Lesson Planning
Learn about the invention of pottery and make replica pots. Devise an experiment to test how long it takes to polish a stone axe.
Teaching Outcomes:
- To find out when pottery was invented and how it was made.
- To plan and undertake a science experiments about ground stone tools.
- To design and make a replica pot.
Children will:
- Work out how people made pottery in prehistory.
- Use a specific pottery making technique to make a replica Neolithic vessel.
- Undertake an experiment about grinding stone tools.