Lesson Planning
Find out how bronze is made and devise a way to safely replicate casting a bronze tool from chocolate, ice or jelly. Make replica bronze tools or gold jewellery from gold foil.
Teaching Outcomes:
- To find out when bronze was invented and how it was made.
- To plan and undertake a science experiment replicating the bronze-casting process.
- To design and make Bronze Age replicas using foil.
Children will:
- Learn how people made bronze in prehistory.
- Replicate the bronze-casting process using water, chocolate or jelly.
- Design and make replica bronze age objects with gold foil.