Pottery Production and Modern Innovation

Production of pottery is a process that appears to be simple in nature.  I mean, how hard is it to make a bowl?  We all have dabbled with modeling clay and made our own items so it can't be too difficult.... or can it?

As you watch this first video, write down any questions you may have about the process that you are watching.  I know that there is no narriation or captions to tell you specifically but we will discuss that together as a class.  Write down anything that you see but have no idea what it means or what the people are doing in the process.





Now that you have watched the video by your self, we will watch it together as a class whole as I explain some of the processes that you are witnessing.  Mark off your sheet any questions that I have answered and write any new ones you may come up with.


Now, we have to admit that the video above is not from a modern era.  Just like coal mining, the process of doing everything by hand has changed drastically over the years.  In this next video you will see a modern version of some of the same processes from the first video.  Once again, mark off any questions that are answered and write new ones that you may come up with.


 

Now, write down some of the differences that you saw from the first video and the similarities in the processes form then and now.

We will discuss your responses as a class whole.