Ceramics

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Ceramics

• Lesson objective to be able to identify common
  clays and related products

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Facts questions
Stoneware pottery

• Ceramic materials are in-organic (composed of
  minerals rather than living materials)
• What does this mean?

Earthenware
Porcelain pottery
Lesson objective to be able to identify common
clays and related products
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What are the working characteristics of ceramics?

• Example they become brittle and break
• Sticky muddy- earthy moist slippery
• What is the main material that makes up ceramics?
• How are ceramics made?
• Words kiln - clay moist - high temperature
  - glazing - glass - cement plaster of Paris
  - another word for clay is slip
• http//www.youtube.com/watch?viFdfSQbqFjg

Lesson objective to be able to identify common
clays and related products
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Looking on page 112 write up a brief
description about-

• Earthenware
• Stoneware
• Porcelain
• What are the differences in kiln temperatures for
  each.

Lesson objective to be able to identify common
clays and related products
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Did you know?

• That ceramics are being hailed as the materials
  of the future, car engines are being made from a
  combination of ceramics and metal alloys.
• Why do you think this is the case?
• Find out what Beryllia is where can it be used

Lesson objective to be able to identify common
clays and related products
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Beryllia

• Is a combination of glazed ceramics and other
  metal alloys and chemicals that can be heated to
  2350C - this is a very high temperature, meaning
  that it can be used for nuclear power stations,
  space shuttles and more.

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AfL

• You need to know what
• Earthenware is
• Stoneware and
• Porcelain
• then finally glaze

Lesson objective to be able to identify common
clays and related products