Students are provided with one metal paper clip. A clay ceramic experiment that demonstrates clay plasticity, dry shrinkage, firing shrinkage, densification, strengthening by sintering. Students are provided with a small sample of ceramic material and measuring tools. A steel tensile test experiment conducted under the supervision of a teaching assistant. Data of load deflection is collected and the students are required to calculate yield stress, stress at failure and elastic modulus.
Students observe the experiment performed by the teaching assistant.