Visit the linked sites about pottery making and clay and also search the internet for other "clay" and "pottery" sites. You will want to bookmark URL addresses that you may want to return to later in this unit. Bookmark all that look interesting to you. That will make it easier to find them later.

Prepare a report on what you have found by:

1. recording the URL (web address) and name of the sites you have used in this report,

2. reporting on what you have learned about clay. Answer these questions.

2.1 What are the main ingredients in clay and what purpose does each kind serve?

2.2 What materials raise the firing temperature of clay?

2.3 What materials lower the firing temperature of clay?

2.4 What materials make the clay smooth and sticky?

2.5 What happens to the clay when it is fired?