Ceramic Unit Worksheet

Pots and other articles made from clay hardened by heat.
A furnace or oven for burning, baking, or drying something, especially one for firing pottery.
A term used to describe greenware pottery that has dried as much as possible before it has gone through its first firing.
Unglazed clay that has undergone an initial, low temperature firing in a kiln.
Raw, dry unified clay. Characterized by being very fragile.
Method of kneading clay to rid it of air pockets.
A ceramic paint typically composed of opaque or transparent colors which becomes glassy when fired.
Clay that has been changed from a lump into a flat piece by rolling.
A pottery common among American Indians made by building up sides of pots with continual rolls of ally.
Rope like pieces of clay.
Mixture of clay and water.
Refers to a method of joining two pieces of clay together.
A hollow container meant to hold something.
A natural earthy material that is plastic when wet, consisting essentially of hydrated silicates of aluminum.