Unit Overview: Students learned how to create a closed ceramic vessel using clay, clay tools, and pinch pot technique in order to create a personal ceramic cupcake. Fourth grade made ceramic cupcakes. For this project, we reviewed how to make a pinch pot by making both the bottom and lid using a pinch pot form. Next, we studied how to properly "score and slip". I have a special rhyme I use to get students to remember how to score and slip. It goes, "Scratch, scratch, water, attach".
For every piece of clay that is used to attach, the score and slip method must be used. Otherwise, the whole project falls into one giant mess. These cupcakes are so cute! Mine is a chicken. I plan on buying little chocolate eggs to put inside the vessel so when you lift the lid, the chicken has left you some eggs.
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