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WorksheetsIntro to Ceramics
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 11mins
The three basic methods of building that we will use are:
pinch, pot, and slab
pinch, coil, and slab
coil, slab, and pot
coil, slab, and glaze
If I throw clay,
I will be suspended
I will have to eat it
my parents and Dr. Allen will be contacted
I won't graduate
While I will avoid splattering wet clay or slip, aprons are available and recommended to protect my clothes.
true
false
I may take clay outside the classroom
true
false
When you score clay, you do which of the following?
scratch into the clay surface
make slip
add points
cut with the wire
Your clay piece should have thickness in the range of?
1/8 to 1 inch thick
1/2 to 1 inch thick
1 to 2 inches thick
1/4 to 1/2 inch thick
If my clay work is NOT finished, I absolutely must
put a comment on Google Classroom
finish it immediately
moisten it and wrap it in a plastic bag so the air will not dry it out
dry off the outside of the piece
When your work is wrapped, it must be
put on a shelf with the glaze
put on a shelf with a tape label with your name on it
put on the teacher's desk and tell Dr. Kurt
left on your table with your name on it
Clay is fragile, so we need to
handle very carefully and avoid touching other people's work
reinforce it with a metal frame
dry it as quickly as possible
coat it with glaze
When you finish your clay work, make sure it is unwrapped to dry, AND
your name or initials are engraved somewhere on your work
leave it on Dr. Kurt's desk
totally glazed
your name is entered on Google Classroom
Clay that has NO water left and has not been fired is...
Leather hard
bisque
bone dry
slip
Before the end of each class, you should always document your work by
making a private comment on Google Classroom
telling Dr. Kurt
putting it on the shelf with a label
taking a picture of it
It's OK if one person cleans up for the table as long as it gets clean.
True
False
The biggest health hazard when working with clay is
dry skin
getting cut
dropping heavy clay on your foot
inhaling dust
Our ceramics work will NOT be graded on
whether it is fully completed
care in craftsmanship
beauty
creativity
The word "ceramic" comes from the Greek word "keramikos", which means
hard dirt
"made of keram"
glassy rock
"of pottery".
Ceramic "glaze" is
the shiny, colorful, glassy coating on ceramics
a sugary substance
a window
a thin film
A kiln is
a glassy coating for ceramics
a clay mixer
a kind of oven for baking ceramics
a drying device
Clay is composed of
3 C's: Calcium, Carbon, and Chromium
Silicon, Carbon, Water
Aluminum Oxide, Silica, and Water
Ceramic and glaze
