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Ceramics

Lesson overview:

Coil pots is a simple process of layering coils and other shapes.  It is a process that is versatile and it is great for beginners!  This is a lesson that helps improve the clay craftsmanship for students.  For this lesson the students have to make a coil pot that includes both smooth coils and exposed coils.

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Below is a PowerPoint presentation.  To see the slideshow, click on the

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Essential questions:

-What is the coil building technique?

-What is the difference between the smooth coils and exposed coils?

-What is slipping and scoring?

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Objectives:
1) Through a PowerPoint presentation of the coiling technique, students will understand that coiling is a technique used for hand building clay sculptures. 
2) Given a demonstration on creating a coil pot, students will artistically produce a clay pot using the coiling technique.   

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