General revision MODULE 1 E&C | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

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Clay collecting, mentality shift, processes and stages of clay, what happens to my students' pieces

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What's this? Tell me the stage of clay and its characteristics.

It's a PIECE / BLOCK / LUMP of clay

What's this? Tell me the stage of clay and its characteristics.

This is DRY clay.

What's this? Tell me the stage of clay and its characteristics.

It's SLIP.

Explain the term GREENWARE. Then describe the picture saying what you see.

This name is used for clay that has been shaped into an object BEFORE it is fired.

What's this? Tell me the stage of clay and its characteristics.

This is LEATHER HARD clay.

What's this? Tell me the stage of clay and its characteristics.

This is BONE DRY clay.

What does the term BISQUEWARE refer to? Say its characteristics.

When you fire the clay once, you get bisqueware. It’s strong and durable. It’s porous.

What's this? Tell me the stage of clay and its characteristics.

This is GLAZEWARE.

This pot was in a mold. What's happened? Explain the stage and say the problem. Why has it happened?

It is leather hard clay. It has CRACKED.

This work is not standing anymore. What has happened?

It FLOPPED / COLLAPSED.

What has happened?

It has broken.

What do we call the clay we find in nature?

wild clay / raw clay / native clay

Say the name: A method for cleaning or preparing wild clay using water.

The wet process

To pass a liquid through something, like a filter or a screen, to remove solid pieces or impurities. What's the action called?

strain

Meshes or grids with holes, used to separate large things from small things. What is it?

screens

Say at least 3 steps of clay collecting

Dig the ground with a shovel / Purify the clay: add water to a bucket and strain it with a screen / Put the clay into pillowcases to dry. / Add temper if necess