3.1.1a Todays artefacts

3.1.1a today’s artefacts
Student Book
pp 78–81

Can you think of anything that you own or have seen around you that might have been made by hand?
Make a list below of things which we have in our homes or use in everyday life that are made by hand.
Ÿ Hair Clips
Ÿ Hand made wood calving
Ÿ Clay Pot
Do you prefer things that are made by hand or things that are made using machines?

I prefer things that are made by machines because in my opinion I think that things made by machines are more able than things that are hand made. And also they are a lot stronger and long lasting in my opinion

3.1 Story Board on Clay Pots

3.1.1 Go Back in time

3.1.1 Go back in time!
Student Book
pp 78–81

On page 81 of the Student Book you will find some information about the Industrial Revolution – a time that saw big changes in the way products were made and how people lived.
Today you are going to consider what the processes of producing artefacts may have been like before machines were invented. Your teacher will give you an everyday household object. Look at it carefully and answer the questions below.
What materials do you think this object is made from?
Wood, Metal.
Do you think this object was created by hand or by a machine?
I think that this object could have been created by hand, but it also could have been created by a machine because the way it is put together looks like it.
Now imagine you are designing an object to do the same job that this item does (e.g. scissors = to cut paper) but without machinery to help you make it.
What materials would you make your object out of?
Metal, Screws, Had Plastic
Would it look different from the object you have in front of you?
The Handle Part would be different
Would it operate differently?
No
How would you make this object without using machines?
by calving the handal, then getting scrap metal to put it together

3.1 Artefact Presentation

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3.1 How to make a clay pot

To make a clay pot you have to bang the clay on the table lightly and make sure there isn't any holes in the clay for air to go in. If there is air in the clay pit then it will make cracks in the pot after wards when it comes out of the kiln. You have to take a ball of clay and mould it into a round all shape and also make it smooth.

You have to make strips of coil and make sure its not 1 or 2 cm long but it shouldn't be too thick or too thin. You have to smooth it out so air can't enter it.


You can use water to smooth out your coils. Then add those coils onto your base and use water to put it all together. Make sure there are no cracks. Smooth down all the joints with water but not too much or it will become soggy.

Double check your base and your whole pot to make sure there are no cracks. It is important to make sure it has no cracks in it. Make sure the base is strong enough to hold your pot up.

While your clay pit is drying make clays for extra bits you want to add on your pot. You could smooth you clay pot out. Do not use too much water for your handles or they will become very soggy. Stick the coils onto the sides of your pot as handles.

Before your pot goes inside the kiln make sure you leave it out in the air for a few days.