Webquest: Pottery
Introduction'Ceramics' comes from a Greek word meaning 'of pottery' or 'for pottery'.
Pottery is a beautiful form of art. It doesn't just serve the purpose of something pretty to look at. Pottery can yield beautiful pieces of art that are also useful in our daily lives (ie. plates, cups, bowls). Pottery can also help archaeologists learn about the past. According to the Arizona State Museum, "archaeologists spend a lot of time studying pottery, whether whole or in sherds, because it contains an enormous amount of cultural information: who made it, where it was made, how it was made, how it was used, what it contained, where it got traded to, where it was traded from."
Task
With the help of TLC, you will explore the world of pottery. You will learn about the history of pottery and the process itself. Then, you'll be enlightened by two techniques of pottery - handbuilding (coiling) and throwing (potter's wheel). Personal expression is what I love about pottery, and I hope you will find it to be a great outlet for personal expression as well as you explore the decorating process of pottery. Lastly, you will learn about the various uses of ceramics in our every day lives. In the end, you will fill out an assessment online so I check for understanding. Let's begin this journey through the world of pottery!
ProcessTLC's "Ultimate Guide to Pottery" will be your tour guide for this journey through the pottery world. The following sections are listed below with questions for you to answer throughout your reading.
Part I: Overview
1. True or False: Pottery was always considered an art form.
2. Why was pottery originally created? What was its purpose?
3. Pottery is broken down into three wares - _________, __________, __________
4. True or False: Clay is very easy to manipulate and work with.
5. True or False: According to the American Hobby Industry Association, the craft industry is growing.
Part II: History of Pottery
1. About how old is the oldest known body of pottery?
2. Pottery pots were made to replace what? Why?
3. How were the early pots created?
4. Who is credited with making pottery an art form? How did they make it an art form?
5. What was an important development in pottery making?
6. What is a slow wheel? Fast wheel?
7. Define porcelain.
Part III: Pottery Clay
1. True or False: Clay is scarce.
2. What is the clay body created from?
3. What kinds of things might a potter add to clay in order to aid plasticity? What other reason might a potter add these ingredients to the clay?
4. Why is plasticity of the clay so important to a potter?
5. True or False: Unfortunately, it's impossible to add certain ingredients to the clay to make it lighter in weight.
6. Describe earthenware clay.
Part IV: Handbuilding Pottery
1. Hand building is concerned the most primitive form of pottery making, but why is it considered to be the most complex?
2. What are the three basic techniques of hand building? What's the easiest of the three?
3. Pinch
Part V: Pottery Wheels
1. What is throwing? What are pottery wheels designed to help with?
2. What is the first step, and why is it so important?
3. What is firing? Where does firing take place?
4. What are the two different ways to prepare clay?
5. What is the second step? What are bats?
6. Why is centering such a critical step in the process?
7. What are ribs? What do they do?
8. How do you remove the clay from the wheel?
Part VI: Glazing and Firing Pottery
1. At what stage in the pottery process is a pot if it's leather-hard?
2. What is bisque firing? What is its purpose? After bisque firing, what's the pot called?
3. Why is important that a kiln's temperature rises slowly?
4. After bisque firing, what do you use to paint your pot?
5. What are glazes made out of?
6. True of False: Glazing typically only requires one coat.
Part VII: Types of Kilns
1. How was firing done in the past?
2. True or False: Kilns are large entities and take up a lot of space.
3. What are the three most common types of kilns? Most common?
4. Why do electric kilns always fire in oxidation?
5. Gas kilns run on natural gas and fire in _________.
6. What are gas kilns most ideal for?
7. What is a disadvantage of wood kilns?
8. What do salt kilns do?
9. What do raku kilns do?
Evaluation: Submit your answers via Google classroom. Assessment to come at the end of the project.
Conclusion Now that you have a run down on pottery I key concepts, what will you do with it? It is my desire that you will work hard to show your own personality in your creations and show the same appreciation for your skill
Source Reference: http://worldofinspiration.weebly.com/webquest.html
Introduction'Ceramics' comes from a Greek word meaning 'of pottery' or 'for pottery'.
Pottery is a beautiful form of art. It doesn't just serve the purpose of something pretty to look at. Pottery can yield beautiful pieces of art that are also useful in our daily lives (ie. plates, cups, bowls). Pottery can also help archaeologists learn about the past. According to the Arizona State Museum, "archaeologists spend a lot of time studying pottery, whether whole or in sherds, because it contains an enormous amount of cultural information: who made it, where it was made, how it was made, how it was used, what it contained, where it got traded to, where it was traded from."
Task
With the help of TLC, you will explore the world of pottery. You will learn about the history of pottery and the process itself. Then, you'll be enlightened by two techniques of pottery - handbuilding (coiling) and throwing (potter's wheel). Personal expression is what I love about pottery, and I hope you will find it to be a great outlet for personal expression as well as you explore the decorating process of pottery. Lastly, you will learn about the various uses of ceramics in our every day lives. In the end, you will fill out an assessment online so I check for understanding. Let's begin this journey through the world of pottery!
ProcessTLC's "Ultimate Guide to Pottery" will be your tour guide for this journey through the pottery world. The following sections are listed below with questions for you to answer throughout your reading.
Part I: Overview
1. True or False: Pottery was always considered an art form.
2. Why was pottery originally created? What was its purpose?
3. Pottery is broken down into three wares - _________, __________, __________
4. True or False: Clay is very easy to manipulate and work with.
5. True or False: According to the American Hobby Industry Association, the craft industry is growing.
Part II: History of Pottery
1. About how old is the oldest known body of pottery?
2. Pottery pots were made to replace what? Why?
3. How were the early pots created?
4. Who is credited with making pottery an art form? How did they make it an art form?
5. What was an important development in pottery making?
6. What is a slow wheel? Fast wheel?
7. Define porcelain.
Part III: Pottery Clay
1. True or False: Clay is scarce.
2. What is the clay body created from?
3. What kinds of things might a potter add to clay in order to aid plasticity? What other reason might a potter add these ingredients to the clay?
4. Why is plasticity of the clay so important to a potter?
5. True or False: Unfortunately, it's impossible to add certain ingredients to the clay to make it lighter in weight.
6. Describe earthenware clay.
- It's most similar to what who used in the past?
- Is it porous? If so, what can be used to make it watertight?
- What are typical colors of this finish product?
- What's a good example of this type of pottery?
- This type of clay requires higher firing temperatures and produces what kind of effect?
- What does vitrification do?
- Is glazing necessary? Why not?
- What are some typical uses of these products?
- What is this used to make?
- What's tricky about working with koalin clay?
- Koalin clay is not only useful for pottery. What are some other uses for koalin clay?
Part IV: Handbuilding Pottery
1. Hand building is concerned the most primitive form of pottery making, but why is it considered to be the most complex?
2. What are the three basic techniques of hand building? What's the easiest of the three?
3. Pinch
- How do you make a pinch pot?
- True or False: This technique of hand building helps you learn how clay works.
- What is "leather-hard"? What do you do when a pot is considered "leather-hard"?
- Who used this technique to make bowls?
- What's the process of coil construction like?
- What's tricky about this technique of hand building?
- What is this technique used for?
- Describe the process.
- What is slip, and what is it used for?
- The consistency of slip should be like: __________.
Part V: Pottery Wheels
1. What is throwing? What are pottery wheels designed to help with?
2. What is the first step, and why is it so important?
3. What is firing? Where does firing take place?
4. What are the two different ways to prepare clay?
5. What is the second step? What are bats?
6. Why is centering such a critical step in the process?
7. What are ribs? What do they do?
8. How do you remove the clay from the wheel?
Part VI: Glazing and Firing Pottery
1. At what stage in the pottery process is a pot if it's leather-hard?
2. What is bisque firing? What is its purpose? After bisque firing, what's the pot called?
3. Why is important that a kiln's temperature rises slowly?
4. After bisque firing, what do you use to paint your pot?
5. What are glazes made out of?
6. True of False: Glazing typically only requires one coat.
Part VII: Types of Kilns
1. How was firing done in the past?
2. True or False: Kilns are large entities and take up a lot of space.
3. What are the three most common types of kilns? Most common?
4. Why do electric kilns always fire in oxidation?
5. Gas kilns run on natural gas and fire in _________.
6. What are gas kilns most ideal for?
7. What is a disadvantage of wood kilns?
8. What do salt kilns do?
9. What do raku kilns do?
Evaluation: Submit your answers via Google classroom. Assessment to come at the end of the project.
Conclusion Now that you have a run down on pottery I key concepts, what will you do with it? It is my desire that you will work hard to show your own personality in your creations and show the same appreciation for your skill
Source Reference: http://worldofinspiration.weebly.com/webquest.html