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- Grade Range
- 1st - 3rd
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Students investigate many of the relationships that contribute to the look and design of decorative arts objects such as ceramics. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 11th
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Students view ceramic vessels from different time periods and cultures, and discuss their meanings, functions, and original contexts. Full Review »
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- 4th - 12th
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Students explore the medium of clay and use a variety of tools to impress designs into a small clay slab. They create a ceramic tile, paint it with faux metallic finish, and affix the tile to a box to decorate the lid. Full Review »
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- 7th - 8th
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Students become familiar with the vocabulary and processes of ceramics. This is a good first lesson for introducing students to what is possible in the creation of ceramic pieces. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 7th - 8th
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Students brainstorm and illustrate different types of costumes and characters. After a lecture/demo, students choose their favorite character and create a ceramic marionette. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students examine new vocabulary associated with ceramic processes. They watch demonstrations of different techniques. They complete a crossword puzzle to help them with the vocabulary. Full Review »
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- 4th - 12th
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Students create ceramic rattles using the pinch method of building with clay. They view a slide show of different types of rattles, draw designs of their rattles, and create them using clay and the pinch method. They create the rattles to be used as musical instruments in the play The Lion King. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Students explore the amount of lead in ceramic plates through an experiment. Students determine if everyday dishware is leaching lead into food. They chart their results and discuss how much lead in ceramic dishware may cause lead poisoning. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Students participate in an experiment to show the effect of PH on the flocculation of suspensions. Students investigate and discuss how chemistry influences suspension structure in ceramics, the paint industry, and food products. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Students examine a variety of ceramic pieces and trace their route through China into Europe. As a class, they discuss how ideas and patterns were carried along with the art itself. To end the lesson, they write a report on the information they gathered. Full Review »

