Curated OER
"IMPRESS"ive Pinch Pot Vases
Students discover and perfect basic construction methods and decorative methods of clay and glaze. They create vases using the pinch method and stamping and impressing methods of decorations. They glaze their pots with pre-made glazes.
Curated OER
Ceramic Terms Crossword Puzzle
In this ceramic terms crossword puzzle worksheet, students use the 20 art clues to fill in the appropriate words pertaining to ceramic studies in order to solve the word puzzle.
Curated OER
What is Cultural Evolution?
Young scholars comprehend what is meant by Cultural Evolution and that it primarily applies at Human Evolution, but that there are examples in higher mammals such as a killer whales, dolphins and great apes of particular groups by...
Curated OER
Ceramics - African African American Folk Art
Middle schoolers gain appreciation and knowledge of art history, specifically the African American contributions to folk art made in the South Carolina region.
Other
Pottery Studio
This site boasts 5,000 pages of information about pottery! You'll find extensive lists of potters and examples of their artwork. Thousands of photographic examples to use as references or inspiration!
Teach Pottery
Teach Pottery: Ceramics and Pottery
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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Jh Pottery: Pottery Tutorial
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.
Arizona State University
A.r.t.s : Navajo Pottery: Beautiful Objects
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!
University of Iowa
Streaming Videos of Burkina Faso and Ghana
Dozens of streaming videos to view based on African art and culture. View examples of how masks are used in festivals and ceremonies, how pottery is formed and fired, art that is created for everyday living, weaving on a loom, funeral...