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Curated OER

Porcelain And Trade Economics

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students discover the concepts of importing and exporting through the study of Asian luxury goods, in particular porcelain. This lesson includes resource links to primay source images.
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Curated OER

Why Are Your "Good Dishes" Called China?

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students link monopoly as a result of geography and technology. They recognize technology as a determinant of economic success. Students recognize cultural diffusion based upon societal wants and needs. They compare and contrast methods...
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Curated OER

Gifts From China To The West

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students identify Chinese inventions that are widely used today and explore how these inventions influenced social development in the West in this Social Studies lesson using cooperative learning techniques.
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Curated OER

Time For A Change: Illustrated Plates

For Teachers 6th - Higher Ed
Students create illustrated plastic plate designs depicting a physical, chemical, or biological change of some kind after investigating the artwork of porcelain artist Kataro Shirayamadani.
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Curated OER

Keeping Warm

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders measure the temperature of water using a thermometer. They record the temperatures of water on a chart. Students use the temperature data to determine which materials are the best conductors of heat. They discuss their...
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Museum Network (UK)

Wallace Collection: Material World: Clay

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Interactive investigation about how artists use clay explains where clay comes from and how it processed and decorated.
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Other

Silicon Valley Art Museum: Clay Beads [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
An online lesson plan for getting your hands dirty! The student will learn all about making beads from clay and receive ideas on what to do with them after they are done.
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Smithsonian Institution

Archives of American Art: Digging for Clay

For Students 9th - 10th
A selection of letters, writings, photographs, interviews and other primary sources documenting American artists working in clay.
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Other

The New Children's Museum: Troy's Favorite Clay Hamburger

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Learn basic clay sculpting skills by completing this project.
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Other

Wet Canvas: Art School Online: Sculpture: Pottery Clay in Sculpting

For Students 9th - 10th
Ceramic sculptor Andrew Werby explains sculpting using clay. He explains different types of clay, the tools that he uses, building clay armatures, firing clay, casting clay, and various clay finishes. Site by WetCanvas.com.
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Other

Big Ceramic Store: Ceramic Tips

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a series of seventy-four tips on ceramics. The tips range anywhere from using resists and recycling clay to decorating with oxides and calculating the cost of firing on electric kiln.
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Teach Pottery

Teach Pottery: Ceramics and Pottery

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Loaded with teaching resources for anyone wanting to explore clay with their students. Includes six teaching units for the ceramics studio.
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Goshen College

Goshen College: Personal Clay Box Ceramic Lesson Plan

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson plan uses the slab method to create a clay box decorated to express the individual.
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J. Paul Getty Trust

J. Paul Getty Museum: Colors of Clay in Athenian Vases

For Students 9th - 10th
An examination of unique ceramics made by the ancient Greeks. Be sure to watch the video of how an ancient Athenian cup is made.
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Goshen College

Goshen College: Abstract Expression in Clay

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This is an interesting approach to creating a ceramic vessel with texture. The lesson plan calls for stomping on the clay and attaching pieces of clay by throwing them together. This lesson could be a lot of fun, but exercise caution and...
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Goshen College

Goshen College: Clay Sculpture: Gargoyles

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This resource provides an artistic lesson plan dealing with ceramics, sculpture, and gargoyles.
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Tech4Learning

Pics4 Learning: Images for Education: Ceramics

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Dozens of useful photos of various ceramics from around the world at this stie from Pics 4 Learning Inc. A useful reference in an art or history class. Browse through the examples, then click to enlarge.
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Other

Group Clay Sculpture

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This lesson idea comes from the book "Big Messy Art." Using one board and several lumps of clay see what your students can do with their imagination and teamwork.
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Goshen College

Surreal Animals

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A round-robin clay lesson where each student passes their animal to a neighbor and he/she adds to what is there. This is a great way to teach collaboration or teamwork as well as getting your students to loosen up.
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Arizona State University

A.r.t.s : Navajo Pottery: Beautiful Objects

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This informative website contains pages discussing the history of Navajo pottery. Provides photos and explanations of various pottery techniques. Teachers can use these lessons to show students how to create and fire their own pottery!
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Other

The National K 12 Ceramic Exhibition Foundation, Inc.

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
A resource to support the teaching of ceramics to grades K-12. Submit student work, learn about available scholarships, and get tips and lesson ideas.
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Other

The Palace Museum: Eternal Kindness: An Exhibition of Pottery Figurines

For Students 9th - 10th
These cultural relics span over 1,400 years (from the Han Dynasty to the Song Dynasty) and reflect various aspects of life in ancient China.
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wikiHow

Wiki How: How to Make Paperclay

For Students 9th - 10th
This unique form of clay is a combination of paper pulp and earthenware. It is stronger, light weight, and easier to use than regular clay bodies, especially for beginning potters.
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Jh Pottery: Pottery Tutorial

For Students 9th - 10th
Site contains photos and instructions on how to make: pinch pots, coil pots, pressed coil pots, slab pots, handles, and how to use a pottery wheel. The directions are simple and easy to understand.

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