- To introduce the idea of objects as products of manufacture
- To understand how object manufacturing is an iterative process
- To understand how cultural influences and economic constraints affect the materials chosen for manufacture
- To be able to identify the process and materials necessary for forming clay
- To understand the manufacturing process in which pre-historic/ancient pottery was made
- To gain experience about the process of pit-firing clay
Curricular Tie-ins:
This clay forming workshop is a useful teaching method for understanding how objects, even museum objects, are products of manufacture.
- Helps the student to understand how manufacturing processes, such as the temper used in a clay pot, affects the physical properties of an object
- The student will also understand how these processes affect the preservation of the object over time (e.g. weathering, weak spots, etc.)
- Students will also understand how additive and subtractive processes affect the final product of a design