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- Grade Range
- 4th
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Students explore, examine and study ceramics, a medium of historical importance to China. They review the advanced technology of the early Chinese civilization and are introduced to the scientific method of inquiry and make assumptions about the purpose and function of the objects studied. Full Review »
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- 6th - 10th
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Students discuss the conception of beauty by considering and contrasting the appearance and use of Chinese and Japanese ceramics in this lesson for the middle or high school classroom. Full Review »
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- 6th - 7th
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Students brainstorm different elements that they could add to a castle, such as roof tiles, bushes, etc. and procedure to build a model using wall boards. Students complete their castles by firing them and painting with acrylic paints. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 3rd
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Students explore the ocean environment and its ecosystem. They research the oyster on the computer. Using purchased material, students create a ceramic oyster. They write and illustrate the steps necessary to create the oyster. Students paint the fired oyster. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 8th
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Students create an original ceramic clown face. They form different shapes in clay to make the facial expressions on a clown's face. Students attach fired day parts to a bisque tile in the creation of their clown face. Clown faces are glazed and painted for display. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 8th
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Students discuss different animals and their shapes. They create ceramic animals using teacher guidance with clay. They write and illustrate a description of their project which includes detailed descriptions of the materials used to create their project. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students hone skills applying glazes to ceramic projects. Following a demonstration, they fire and glazes ceramic pieces making sure to spread the glaze evenly. As an expansion, students experiment with various glaze forms to create various effects. Full Review »
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- 8th
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Students examine examples of both modern and historic pieces of ceramic work by feeling the texture, looking at the glazework, and determining how each piece was constructed. They view the use of a pottery wheel before throwing a pot which they glaze and fire. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students are shown examples of ceramic tile wall murals. Individually, they design and create their own section of the mural. While making the wall, they determine its theme and make it part of the school landscape to end the lesson. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students define the terms alloys, metals, ceramics, and glass and give examples of each. They practice reading strategies about the materials amd write one sentence summaries. Full Review »
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