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: Bricks - '''Ceramic''' blocks used to build houses.: Pottery - '''Ceramic ''' bowls, plates, cups and pots used for storing/holding food and drink. ==Key Stage 4=====Meaning==='''Ceramics''' are [[Hardness|hard]] and [[brittle]] [[material]]s that are made by heating a [[mixture]] in an oven. ===About Ceramics===: [[Ceramic]]s are made form a [[mixture]] that is heated in a kiln. ===Applications and Properties==={| class="wikitable"|-| style="height:20px; width:100px; text-align:center;" |'''Application'''| style="height:20px; width:400px; text-align:left;" |'''Properties'''|-| style="height:20px; width:100px; text-align:center;" |Plates| style="height:20px; width:400px; text-align:left;" |Hard - They are not easily scratched. Poor Thermal Conductors - Hot food is insulated from the table below preventing it from cooling too quickly.|-| style="height:20px; width:100px; text-align:center;" |Heat Shields| style="height:20px; width:400px; text-align:left;" |Poor Thermal Conductors - Spacecraft re-entering the atmosphere are protected from extreme temperatures.|} ===References=======AQA==== :[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0198359381/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=0198359381&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=47c8d1ae58d8b3a5e2094cd447154558 ''Ceramics, page 226, GCSE Chemistry; Third Edition, Oxford University Press, AQA '']:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1471851346/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1471851346&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=3ac654f4b0da781c49c855a1af4c92ea ''Ceramics, page 264, GCSE Chemistry, Hodder, AQA '']:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1782945962/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1782945962&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=476bb5c8d1dfb5c08ac81b6d4d1c98d8 ''Ceramics, page 280, GCSE Chemistry, CGP, AQA '']:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1782945571/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1782945571&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=9e29fad914244909903e5e93f8a01d78 ''Ceramics, pages 96, 97, GCSE Chemistry; The Revision Guide, CGP, AQA ''] ====Edexcel==== :[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1292120215/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1292120215&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=8f96ddb76196848bafdb124354e4cf77 ''Ceramics, page 202, GCSE Chemistry, Pearson, Edexcel '']:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1782945725/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1782945725&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=694be7494de75af3349537d34e13f7f0 ''Ceramics, pages 106, 107, GCSE Chemistry; The Revision Guide, CGP, Edexcel '']:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1782948147/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1782948147&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=f63dcd8345f4e49c717b39a228a36c7c ''Ceramics, pages 313, 314, GCSE Chemistry, CGP, Edexcel ''] ====OCR====:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0198359829/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=0198359829&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=90e8d7b4f039d53035238fa0320fe00b ''Ceramics, pages 220, 221, Gateway GCSE Chemistry, Oxford, OCR '']:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1782945679/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1782945679&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=a2db42f7b4bdf10cafaafa3bb9120940 ''Ceramics, pages 86, 87, GCSE Chemistry; The Revision Guide, CGP, OCR Gateway '']