English National Curriculum - Science Science
Mission Objectives
State the uses of ceramics
Describe the properties of ceramics
Explain how the properties of ceramics are related to their uses
Words and meanings to learn
firing
heating in a kiln
brittle
hard but liable to break easily; the opposite of malleable
inert
anything that's chemically unreactive
crystal
a solid with a regular polyhedral shape
ceramic
an inorganic and non-metallic solid
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Resources: Concrete, earthenware (e.g. terracotta pot), brick, glass (e.g. beaker) and porcelain (e.g evaporating dish or crucible).
Support Handout: Page 1; Support sheet with examples for each of the table headings.
Core Handout: Table to record results and questions to check understanding. Challenge task to suggest uses of ceramics in bathrooms and kitchens.
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