Lesson 1: Modeling Clay

It’s hard to find someone who doesn’t like playing with clay. Playing with clay helps you express your creativity and can even relieve stress. Clay has been used for centuries, and it still continues to be a very important material. So how did polymer clay come to be?

In this lesson, we will be learning all about polymer clay. From getting to know what a molecule is to how these molecules interact to make different states of matter. We will also learn about the applications of clay at home and in industries. We will also familiarize ourselves with material testing. In a lesson where art and engineering collide, let’s dive in!

Lesson Keywords 

Matter: everything around us that we can identify using our senses

Molecules: the building units of the universe

Monomers: They are the smallest active unit from which a chain of polymer is made

Polymers: They are a large chain of monomers produced from a chemical reaction