Relates pottery making to chemistry by providing chemical information about clay, its origin, composition, properties, and changes that occur during firing; also describes glaze compositions, examples of redox chemistry, salt glazing, crystalline glazes, and problems in toxicity. (CS)

Written to describe successful projects which have been used in special education art classes, and to assist teachers in planning a worthwhile program, the booklet makes suggestions for arranging the long-range program in blocks or units, planning projects around changing seasons and established celebrations, using materials with definite weight…