{"product_id":"zart-glass-mini-domes-pack-of-10-clear-glass-with-natural-cork-base-50-x-30mm","title":"Zart Glass Mini Domes Pack of 10 Clear Glass with Natural Cork Base 50 x 30mm","description":"\u003ch2\u003eGlass turns a small thing into an exhibit\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e10 domes. Clear glass. Natural cork base. 50 x 30mm. $21.60 - $2.16 each.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA miniature on a desk is a bit of clay. The same miniature under glass is a museum piece.\u003c\/strong\u003e That is not a trick - it is a genuine lesson about presentation, and students feel it immediately. Work they would have shoved in a bag suddenly gets carried carefully.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIt forces students to think at a scale they normally avoid.\u003c\/strong\u003e Fitting a scene inside 50 x 30mm means every decision about composition, proportion and what to leave out has to be made deliberately.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe cork base is the practical half.\u003c\/strong\u003e It grips, it does not slide, and you can push a pin or a wire into it to stand something up - which glass alone would never let you do.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIt crosses subjects.\u003c\/strong\u003e Clay miniatures and dioramas in art, nature and specimen collections in science, and commemorative keepsakes at the end of a year.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTen is a group set\u003c\/strong\u003e at $2.16 each, so a table can each build their own rather than watching one being made.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eTwo things to be straight about\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThese are glass, and Zart gives no age rating.\u003c\/strong\u003e That is worth a moment's thought before you hand them to a Year 1 class. We are not saying they are unsafe - we are saying nobody has told us who they are meant for, and glass in a classroom is a decision a teacher should make with their eyes open.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"50 x 30mm\" is ambiguous.\u003c\/strong\u003e Zart does not say which figure is the height and which is the diameter, and it changes what fits inside. \u003cstrong\u003eWe have asked.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Zart","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53793542275435,"sku":"EVCNZ569","price":21.6,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0963\/2795\/8891\/files\/CNZ569.jpg?v=1788378881","url":"https:\/\/megaofficesupplies.com.au\/products\/zart-glass-mini-domes-pack-of-10-clear-glass-with-natural-cork-base-50-x-30mm","provider":"Mega Office Supplies","version":"1.0","type":"link"}