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- 6th
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Students shape palm-sized pieces of clay into pinch pots. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students research African animals and then design and construct a ceramic pinch pot in the form of a researched animal. They write a paragraph about the animal they chose to represent. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 12th
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Students create pinch pots in clay. They roll a ball, stick their thumbs in the middle and pinch around to form the bowl. They create lids and decorate their pots. Full Review »
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- 6th
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Students inspect various clay pots. They create their own pots and paint them in the horror vacui design. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students make pottery in the same evolutionary order as archeology indicates. They begin with simple pinch pots and then move to plain coil pots, manipulative decoration, and surface decoration. For each type of pot they discuss the time period it first appears and the possible tools that were used. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 6th - 8th
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Students engage in a lesson that is concerned with the concepts related to the creation of imitation prehistoric artifacts. They paint pots using creative patterns that are copied or created under the influence of samples included in the online gallery. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- Kindergarten - 3rd
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Students are introduced to how to make a pinch pot and coil pot out of clay. Individually, they make their own pots by following a set of instructions and teacher guidance. To end the lesson, they glaze their artwork and shares it with the class. Full Review »
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- 5th - 6th
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Students create a bowl or container from clay. They make a pinch pot bowl. Students hold the clay in their non-preferred hand. They push the thumb of the other hand into the ball to make a hole. Students maintain the clay in the hand, pinch the clay between the index finger and thumb to form the walls of the bowl. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students, after reviewing a variety of hand-built clay work, experience how to be sensitive to the nuances of shaping clay with their hands. They assess how to create a three-dimensional, rounded pot from their clay in an appropriate way. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Students are taught the three basic handbuilding techniques used in beginning pottery: pinch pot, coiling, and slab work. They complete 4 pieces of pottery. Students comprehend the basic pottery process from start to finish. They discuss the origin of clay and uses of pottery. Full Review »
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