National Visual Art Standards that this project meets:
Creating: Conceiving and developing new artistic ideas and work.
VA:Cr1.2.7aDevelop criteria to guide making a work of art or design to meet an identified goal.
Responding: Understanding and evaluating how the arts convey meaning.
VA:Re9.1.7aCompare and explain the difference between an evaluation of an artwork based on personal criteria and an evaluation of an artwork based on a set of established criteria.
VA:Cr1.2.7aDevelop criteria to guide making a work of art or design to meet an identified goal.
Responding: Understanding and evaluating how the arts convey meaning.
VA:Re9.1.7aCompare and explain the difference between an evaluation of an artwork based on personal criteria and an evaluation of an artwork based on a set of established criteria.
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STages of Clay
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Firing Clay
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Electric Kiln Firing
Below is a picture of an electric kiln as it reaches Cone 06. Cone 06 is what students' clay and pottery is fired to, which is around 1,800 degrees Fahrenheit. Wow! That is much hotter than your oven at home can cook food at. The chart on the right shows the difference between various cones while firing ceramics.
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Bisque Firing
Glaze Firing
Finished Artwork
Exploded Clay
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Clay Shrinks 10%
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Clay Study Guide
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Firing & Glazing
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Teaching Videos
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Building a Slab BoxThis demo takes you through the basics of hand building with slabs to create a box complete with a lid!
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Hand Building with ClayThis demo takes you through the basics of hand building along with amazing decorative techniques!
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Coil PotThis two part demo will take you through how to build a coil pot.
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Past Projects
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