Casting the Future aims to provide resources to help you to teach casting as part of your science or design & technology curriculum. We have a kit that can be used by foundry local to you to demonstrate the process.
The casting process uses maths, physics and chemistry to help design and manufacture the components that we need in everyday life and is part of the engineering and manufacturing industry.
We make many of the metals parts used in cars, planes and trains, so bring your lessons to life with real world examples taken from the castings industry.
Resources include:
- Kit for your local foundry to use with your school to demonstrate the casting process – for primary and secondary schools, colleges and universities – includes all the kit that the foundry will need for a demonstration in the classroom – no need for special laboratories.
- Safety kit included.
- Resources and ideals for teachers and lecturers – scalable for one lesson or longer term design projects and using safe, low melting point metal alloy.
- We may be able to help find a qualified teacher to come to your school to take a lesson or organise an activity (chargeable at supply teacher rates).
- Help to find a foundry local to you and who will work with you on educational or community-based projects using cast or additively manufactured parts.
- Speakers from industry to enthuse your students about the casting & foundry industry as part of the manufacturing supply chain.
- Careers and employability information for those interested in a career in engineering.
Contact us for more information on these and other resources to support STEM learning and meeting the Gatsby Benchmarks for Good Career Guidance.