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| DID YOU KNOW... ABOUT CLAY??? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Clay is a natural resource. It comes from the Earth. |
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| Clay can be used to make Bricks, Tiles, Dishes and Mugs. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Clay is Fired or "cooked" in a Kiln. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The temperatures used in Firing clay poducts range from 1100 degrees F to 3200 degrees F to as high as 4200 degrees F | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Some Tennis Courts are made from an Asphalt and Clay mixture. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| A Potter Wasp makes a nest totally out of Clay. Thay form it into a pot shape and even put a clay plug in it to protect their young. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Clay comes in different colors. All of them natural colors like tan, brown, white, black, and even green. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Some people use clay as a relaxing bath. There are natural healing minerals in clay. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stoneware Clay is very durable and strong. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pueblo Indians painted their pottery with residue of boiled plants or finely ground metallic rocks. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In early times clay was hardened by putting the pottery in a very hot fire pit. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Some animals eat clay along with their food to help in digestion. Humans used to mix it with their foods a long time ago. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| There are homes made completely out of clay. They are called Adobe homes. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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