# Careers that Use Math in a Foundry

ACP Lesson Plan

Overview / Description:

This lesson will be an introduction to the many areas where math is utilized in an iron foundry.

Learning goals/objectives:

After completing this activity, students should be able to . . .

• Explain why math is important
• Name a variety of jobs that use math with in a foundry
• Provide examples of the types of math used with a job at a foundry

Content Standards:

Wisconsin Standards for Mathematics

Number and Operations: Fractions

Apply and extend previous understandings of multiplication and division.

CCSS.Math.Content.5.NF.B.3. Interpret a fraction as division of the numerator by the denominator (a/b = a ÷ b). Solve word problems involving division of whole numbers leading to answers in the form of fractions or mixed numbers, e.g., by using visual fraction models or equations to represent the problem.

Materials:

Foundry Jobs Powerpoint -

Word Problems-Foundry Jobs assessment

Learning Activities:

Assessment

Formative Assessment - Small group answer sheet - teacher will solicit answers from students to check for understanding.

Summative Assessment - Word Problems - Foundry Jobs assessment linked above

Wrap-Up:

• Review what a foundry is and what jobs it provides.  Explain current salaries that people in a foundry may make.
• Students could discuss other career areas and how math is significant for those careers as well.

Extension Activity (for intervention or enrichment):

• Tour a foundry
• Have speakers in the classroom from the foundry (Foundry in a box presentation)
• Have each student or pair/group of students create their own word problem using the information found in the Powerpoint