CERAMIC RATTLES

Students will be able to create ceramic rattles while understanding the relationship between pitch sound levels and sphere sizes, and how to manipulate clay without adding more clay.

OBJECTIVE:

OBJECTIVE:

California Visual Arts Standards:

1.0 Artistic Perception: Students perceive and respond to the visual arts.

2.0 Creative Expression: Students apply artistic processes and skills to create artwork.

I will be able to create ceramic rattles while understanding the relationship between pitch sound levels and sphere sizes, and how to manipulate clay without adding more clay.

REQUIREMENTS

PROJECT MUST HAVE/BE:

1. MADE WITH PINCH (HAND BUILDING TECHNIQUE)

2. NO LARGER THAN 4 INCHES

3. MUST BE SHAPED WITH HAND, FINGERS, PENCIL, OR ANYTHING AT YOUR TABLE

4. MUST BE SCORED AND SLIPPED TOGETHER

5. MUST HAVE AIR ESCAPE

6. MUST HAVE LARGE, SMALL, or MEDIUM SPHERES INSIDE WHEN SEALED

SMALL SPHERES

WHAT SOUND WOULD MEDIUM SPHERES MAKE?
Sound Level? High, Low, No Sound, High and low, Medium
Why?

LARGE SPHERES

MEDIUM SPHERES???

Larger clay balls make a deeper sound.

Small clay balls make a higher pitched sound.

Air holes, or vents, are added to clay pieces, particularly when creating enclosed forms.

This allows for proper drying and prevent cracking or exploding during firing by providing a pathway for moisture to escape as it evaporates.

This releases built-up pressure inside the clay body; essentially, they act as a release valve for steam during the firing process

LARGE SPHERES MAKE ___________
SKETCH FINAL DESIGN CREATED AFTER IT IS MADE

SKETCH 3

SMALL SPHERES MAKE ___________
SKETCH FINAL DESIGN CREATED AFTER IT IS MADE

SKETCH 1

SKETCH 2

MEDIUM SPHERES MIGHT MAKE ___________
SKETCH FINAL DESIGN CREATED AFTER IT IS MADE