Before and 1st Firing
Harry Potter
After 1st Firing
Animals
Vocabulary
100

A mixture of clay and water that can be used to "glue" two pieces of clay together.

What is slip?

100

Harry Potter's best friends.

Who are Ron and Hermione?

100

Clay that has been fired once, becomes white and is stiff but porous.

What is bisque ware?

100

It can fly straight up, sideways, and backwards.

What is a hummingbird?

100

To rub a spoon or plastic bag on the surface of a leather hard piece to make it smooth and shiny.

What is burnish?
200

Clay that is easily manipulated, moist and elastic to the touch.

What is wet/plastic clay?

200

The name of the wizardry school Harry Potter attends.

What is Hogwarts?

200

The 2nd firing of pottery when glazed materials are heated in a kiln, melts and forms a glass-like surface coating. 

What is glaze fire?

200

A group of these is called a "pride".

What are lions?

200

An oven built of heat-resistant materials for firing pottery. 

What is a kiln?

300

Clay is too firm to bend yet soft enough to carve into or burnish.

What is leather hard? 

300

The name of the house Harry lives in at Hogwarts.

What is Gryffindor?

300

Ceramic piece that has been fired twice and has a shiny coat of glaze on it. 

What is glaze ware?

300

This animal's baby is called a joey .

What is a kangeroo?

300

To scratch the surface of the wet clay in order to attach another piece of wet clay. 

What is to score?

400

Clay that is stiff, light gray, warmish to the touch, and is ready to be fired the 1st time.

What is bone dry?

400

The name of the joke shop Fred and George open up?

What is Weasley's Wizard Wheezes?

400

A paint specifically for ceramics.

What is glaze?

400

The fastest bird in the world.

What is a peregrine falcon?

400

The crack formed where two pieces of clay are joined.

What is a seam?

500

The 1st firing of pottery that hardens clay in preparation for glazing.

What is bisque fire?

500

The name of Harry Potter's godfather.

Who is Sirius Black?

500

The practice of leaving the bottom of a ceramic piece unglazed so it may sit directly on the kiln shelf without sticking.

What is a dry foot?

500

This animal has the longest memory. 

What is a dolphin?

500

A kneading process, manipulating the clay to remove air bubbles, lumps, and excess water.

What is wedging?