Concord Consortium
Metal Forces
Are you all bent out of shape, trying to find a great resource that illustrates the properties of metals? Show science scholars the unique world of metallic bonding with a hands-on activity. Users apply three levels of force to a sample...
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: It's Hard Work to Work Harden! How to Make Metals Stronger
Metals are a part of our lives in so many ways that we hardly notice them. Cars, bikes, and planes are all composed of metals. Some people even have metal in the dental work in their mouths. Therefore the strength and dependence of metal...
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Chemical Bonding: Metallic Bonds
Given scenarios or diagrams, students will describe the nature of metallic bonding and explain properties such as thermal and electrical conductivity, malleability, and ductility of metals.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Elements Metals, Nonmetals and Metalloids
Students investigate several properties of the given elements and decide whether each element is a metal, non-metal, or a metalloid.
Other
Hognosesam: Materials Metal, Wood and Plastic
This site describes building materials, their strengths and weaknesses, and how to choose the correct material for a project.
Fact Monster
Fact Monster: Malleability
The physical property of malleability is explained. The importance of malleability to various physical processes is discussed. Examples of materials with high malleability are identified.