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Ceramics Techniques and Tools Crossword Puzzle

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This 25-clue crossword covers essential ceramics vocabulary for middle-school art students. Clues span clay tools like the fettling knife and wire loop tool, clay stages from plastic to bone dry, studio equipment like the kiln and banding wheel, and techniques such as glazing and reclaiming. Use it as a vocabulary review for students working in a ceramics studio or editing it as a template for other pottery units.

Subject:
Art
Topic:
Ceramics
Grade Level:
6th – 8th Grades
Updated March 2020

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