the making of an object by pouring a substance into a mould

Make a fossil 

British English CC

Make a future fossil sculpture 

Art and design

Pupils will look at the theme of fossils as a starting point for this unit. They make and abstract a drawing of a fossil using chalk pastels and charcoal. Pupils design and make a 3D fossil of the future sculpture using the casting process and design principles.

Future fossils: drawing and sculpture

a hollow container used to give shape to liquid substance

creating a replica by pouring liquid into a mould

poured into the mould to create a plaster cast

Match the words to the correct definition.

A {{ }} is a hollow container used to give shape to liquid substance when it cools or hardens.

Which design principles are appropriate when selecting a suitable object to cast for fossilisation?

Artists and craftspeople use casting to only make food.

because the casting material covers the entire surface

because the casting process only captures three-dimensional shapes

Jacob has picked to cast a LEGO toy. Why would an eye printed on the surface of the toy not show up in the casting process?

Sculpture primarily involves carving shapes out of wood or stone.

the process by which a species, or family of organisms ceases to exist

organic matter breaking down into smaller parts

Match the keywords to the correct definitions.

Fossils often form in wetlands, marshes, caves and the ...

Fossils are {{ }} creatures that date back millions of years BCE.

Match the items to the correct categories.

Arrange the following objects in the order of their likelihood to fossilise, from most likely to least likely.

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.

Make a future fossil sculpture

Lesson outcome

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.