Ratios and Proportions in Mixing Ceramic Glazes

Ceramic glaze recipes are fluid and not set in stone, but can only be formulated consistently with a good understanding of math!
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Subject(s): Mathematics
Grade Level(s): 7
Intended Audience: Educators educators, Students , Parents
Keywords: art, pottery, ceramics, ratio, percent, scale, proportional, proportion, Taiko-Earth Pottery, glass, silica, clay
Instructional Component Type(s): Perspectives Video: Professional/Enthusiast
Resource Collection: CPALMS Perspectives Videos - General

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