# Have you heard of metal or the things it can do?
# A strong material, it's all around you
# Metal here, metal there
# Metal everywhere
# There's lots of different types
# So how do they compare?
# What are the most common types of metal
# And what are they used for?
# Do you know?
# Let's find out
# Aluminium, copper, iron
# Steel, lead, gold
# A useful material, it's strong, hard, cold
# Aluminium, copper, iron
# Steel, lead, gold
# A useful material, it's strong, hard, cold
# Just look around you there is metal everywhere
# Inside a mobile or the legs of a chair
# Have you ever noticed how a swing has metal chains?
# Look a little higher, you'll see metal aeroplanes
Wait, why are there so many types?
# Aluminium's first up because this metal's really light
# Perfect for tin cans or to keep a plane in flight
# Copper's good for wire and for electricity
# Iron is perfect for a pan to cook your tea
# Steel's the material used for bridges and ice skates
# But lead is the metal used for lifting heavy weights
# Then there's gold
# Gold, gold, gold
# It gets bought and sold
# It's perfect for jewellery because it's rare and shiny
# So where does all this metal come from?
# To find that out we have to dig down
# Down into the ground where metal's found
# To get the metal out, we have to heat it up
# Add some special chemicals
# Until the liquid metal separates
# Aluminium, copper, iron
# Steel, lead, gold
# A useful material, it's strong, hard, cold
# Aluminium, copper, iron
# Steel, lead, gold
# A useful material, it's strong, hard, cold. #