3.2 Ceramic Materials

• Meaning of ceramic materials
• Identifying ceramic materials in the locality: pottery, ceramic utensils, glass and shells
• Pottery and ceramic utensils
• Glass as a ceramic material
• Shells as ceramic materials in the locality
• Physical properties: brittleness, fire resistance, heat resistance, water resistance, corrosion resistance
• Uses of ceramic materials in the work environment
• Importance of ceramic materials used in the locality

• identify common ceramic materials in the locality
• describe the physical properties of ceramic materials in the locality
• relate ceramic materials to their use in a work environment
• acknowledge the importance of ceramic materials used in the locality

“How are ceramic materials used in day-to-day life?”

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1. What ceramic materials are
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Define ceramics in Grade 8 as pottery, utensils, glass and shells, and start identifying them in the locality.
2. Pottery and ceramic utensils
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Identify pottery and ceramic utensils, describe clay-shape-fire, and relate pots, plates and tiles to home and hotel work.
3. Glass as a ceramic material
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Identify glass products in the locality and relate windows, bottles, tumblers and bulbs to their jobs.
4. Shells as ceramic materials
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Identify shells as hard mineral cases on the Grade 8 ceramic list, and relate them to craft, lime and teaching samples.
5. Physical properties of ceramics
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Investigate brittleness, fire resistance, heat resistance, water resistance and corrosion resistance using safe classroom tests.
6. Uses and importance of ceramics
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Match pottery, utensils, glass and shells to work-environment jobs using their properties, and acknowledge why the locality needs them.