What is clay?

Compare and contrast different 3D art media

​Hypothesize how we might use 3D art media

​Shape an artistic investigation of an aspect of present- day life using a contemporary practice of art or design.

​Clay is a material made from the earth

​It can be found anywhere there is water

​It is malleable when wet

Is found anywhere there is water

Must be kept damp

Needs a kiln to be fired

Fires to a glass-like finish

Flexible, colorful "plastic"

Needs to be "fired" in order to harden, but is sometimes still flexible

Never dries out (but may become harder to use)

Needs to be kept damp

Does not need to be fired

May be harder to work with, but is more accessible