KS3 Activate: Material Everyday- Ceramics and Composites

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Ceramics & Composite materials ceramic, clay, kiln, composite & concrete

ALL: identify what ceramics and composites are
MOST: describe how ceramics are made and use of composites based on their properties
SOME: distinguish between the properties of ceramics & composites S: What is the link? CLAY

I: What are ceramics?

M:
A1: How are mugs made? With LA show them video before getting them to create or order story board Slide 8
- Could do as card sort if you mix up the order.

A2: Bricks and plant pots (idea of different properties you get when you heat moulded clay)

A3: Introduce composite materials

A4: Concrete and reinforced concrete.

(A5 concrete practical)- could do HW activity in class

H/W LA research a composite material or HA what materials would you use to design an object see

Materials for concrete practical (VERY MESSY)