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Subject:	Re: Sculpting material for potsherds activity
From:	Beryl Rosenthal <[log in to unmask]>
Reply To:	Informal Science Education Network <[log in to unmask]>
Date:	Tue, 8 Jan 2013 17:07:01 +0000
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Why wouldn't you work with a local potter to produce the pottery for you? There should be quite a few in eastern VA who do period pottery reproductions (Williamsburg???).
Beryl

On Jan 8, 2013, at 11:43 AM, Stein, Emily wrote:

Hello all -

I work in education at the Smithsonian NMNH. I am developing a hands-on activity centered on reconstructing a piece of pottery from potsherds. Visitors will analyze the shape and size of fragments, then try to recreate the pot with a sculpting material, such as clay, to better visualize what the pot looked like. Has anyone had experience with a similar type of activity? What materials did visitors use to sculpt their pot? I thought that a non-drying modeling clay like Plasticine would work well. Please let me know if you have any recommendations for materials.

Thank you!

Emily Stein
Office of Education and Outreach
National Museum of Natural History
Smithsonian Institution
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