Clay info to Know...

Your Name: Please type your first and last name. What is clay? Something you can eat Something that goes in your sinks Something that comes from the earth Something that stains your clothes Stages of Clay - Label the Photo Label each stage of clay: BISQUE, GLAZE, SLIP, LEATHER HARD, PLASTIC, BONE DRY Slip Plastic Bone Dry Bisque Leather Hard Glaze Manipulating the Clay - Match the term to the correct definition. Click on the term and match it to the correct definition. Pinch using your fingers to shape the clay Coil using rolled coils to build Slab using flat pieces of clay to build or cut from Sculpting removing clay from a solid form of clay Throwing using the potter's wheel to shape the clay Attaching Clay Match the definitions with their correct vocabulary word. Score Slip Stick Smooth How many times do you fire the clay? 1 Time 2 Times 3 Times 4 Times Sorting Which firing comes first? Put them in the correct order. First Firing Bisque Second Firing Glaze EXPLOSION!!! - Why did your project break? Describe two reasons your project may break below. Use complete sentences, be descriptive with your writing. Why should you prep your clay by wedging? Select the right answer(s). It removes air bubbles from your clay You can tell if your clay is too wet or too dry You can tell the consistency of your clay At what stage is your project the most fragile? Plastic Slip Leather Hard Bone Dry True or false: You will have to fire every project (even if it's really bad) in the kiln to earn credit. True! If you don't fire a project you won't get credit. False! If you aren't happy with how a project turned out, you can recycle your clay and do an alternate assignment to earn credit.