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Laurence McGowan - thrower and painter of pots
Learning Outcomes
Children can be given opportunities to:
- Recognise that much historical information can be gleaned from pottery artefacts
- Understand the skills needed, and the rewards and difficulties experienced by a potter of Laurence McGowan’s calibre
- Begin to appreciate the properties of clay and the potential of this medium
- Appreciate the pleasure of producing a finished product
- Recognise and appreciate Islamic patterns; understand the principle of tessellation
- Research into alternative uses of clay – in medicines, confectionery, papermaking and electrical components, for example
- Recognise that many materials change form when heated or cooled
- Recognise that clay is a constituent of soil
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