Earthenware

High school (ages 12+)
Science & Technology

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/earthenware

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the earliest archaeological evidence?29,000–25,000 BC
2. What is the typical firing temperature range?Below 1,200 °C (2,190 °F)
3. Why is earthenware important for early humans?Earthenware helped early people store food, cook, carry goods, and build homes, letting societies grow and settle.
4. How is earthenware made?Earthenware is made by shaping clay, letting it dry, then firing it in a kiln at less than 1,200 °C so the clay doesn’t turn into glass.

Vitrification: The process by which a substance is heated to the point where it fuses into a glassy, non-porous solid.
Permeability: The ability of a material to allow fluids or gases to pass through it.
Ceramic Glaze: A glassy coating applied to pottery surfaces to render them impervious, decorative, or both.
Nonvitreous: Lacking the glassy, fused structure characteristic of vitrified materials; typically porous.