Greek Pots- Researching (as a class)

We have been looking carefully at Greek pots and carefully copying some of the banded designs we have seen on them to create new designs of our own. Which do you prefer (and why)? Please leave us a comment!

We have also done some research to see what we could find out about ceramics (pottery) made by the Ancient Greeks.

We researched:
How do we know about the pots? What do we know?

We know about the pots because of the archaeologists digging them up.( Thomas C and Dylan)
All of these pots have been dug up out of the soil.( Joe and Cole)
Medusa was on a Greek pot and if you look at her you would amazingly turn to stone.(Katelyn and Thomas B)
We know a great deal about life in ancient Greece from the pictures painted on Greek vases. ( Joe and Cole) 
Vases were put in tombs with dead bodies. (Ayla and Nathan)

What were they used for?

They were somtimes used for vinager and wine. (Lucy and Katelyn)
They sometimes were used to contain oil. (Freya)
There is a machine called a kiln that gets used and temperatures inside can reach 900 degrees celsius.(Lucy and Tylar)
The pots were used as containers for food and wine.(Ayla and Nathan)
Bull head pottery were used as sprinklers.(Regan and Zak)

What were they made of?
They had lots of patterns on them and they were made of a special type of clay called terricotta, orange clay.(Isla C and Heather)
Pots were made out of terricotta clay. (Lewis and Kian)
Pots were also made out of the same substance as Greek masks.(Faith and Owen)

Who made them?

The best Greek pottery was made in Athens. (Isla and Millie)
The earliest Greek civilzations thrived nearly 4000 years ago and these people made the pots.(Jared)

What can you discover about the questions below? Add your answer to the comments.

How might life have been less easy had they not been made?
Is there anywhere where you can view these pots now?