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Coil Pots

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Children learn by doing. Here, they discuss cultural uses of containers, coil and slab techniques, functional aesthetics, and the principles of art and design. The entire process for making a coil pot is fully described here to make the experience run as smoothly as possible. 

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color recognition, colors, principles of design, design, clay, elements of art, lines, shapes

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balance, clay, coil pots, color, elements of art, line, principles of design, shape, coil technique, form, slab building technique, social studies
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Grade
1st - 8th
Subjects
Social Studies & History
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