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- Grade Range
- 6th - 8th
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Students explore how to form clay by pinching to create a bottle with an elongated neck Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 8th
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Students compute circumference from a section of a circle and construct analogies based on their own experience about possible functions of ancient or historic ceramics. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students discover the origins of Talavera ceramics and its place in New Spain. They identify the defining characteristics of traditional Talavera earthenware and examine the history behind ceramic production in Puebla, Mexico. Full Review »
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- 4th
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Students apply knowledge of the elements of design and hand building techniques in clay to illustrate the concept of negative space by cutting shapes out of the form to create an intricate pattern. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Students combine handbuilding techniques to create zoomorphic form. They demonstrate craftmanship in forming and decorating a tripod vessel. They compare and contrast ceramics by Pre-Columbian cultures. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Students study the role gargoyle and chimeras have played in the architectural history of various cultures. They examine what gargoyles reflect about a culture. Students using a design process, create a ceramic gargoyle sculpture that expresses a mood of feeling and evaluate their product based on established criteria. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Students study the history and many uses of ceramic relief tiles. They survey the community through a tour of the Joslyn Art Museum and the Hot Shops including Wilson Custom Tile Company, or another company that produces artistic tiles and completion of a ceramic tile project. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Students create plans for their ceramic birdhouse and draw up a "blueprint" for their design. They cut patterns on clay slabs for the house walls and score and slip each piece as they assemble their house. Full Review »
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- Higher Ed
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Students investigate some of the basic skills involved in the art of ceramics. They practice slab rolling, slumping, texture, and design characteristics. The final product is a bowl that has been fired and glazed. Students practice the hand over hand technique to aid those who have physical impairments. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Students discuss the origins of ceramic tile. Individually, they create three relief tiles out of ceramic, one in human form. They glaze each one with a different color scheme and treatment. To end the lesson, they share their creations with the class and describe them. Full Review »
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