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SERVING UTENSILS
The next time you sit down to eat dinner at a restaurant you should know that aluminum was used to make the utensils. When you see forks, knives, and spoons they usually have some aluminum inside.
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RUBIES AND GEMS
There is a very special stone called a ruby. It is found in all sorts of jewelry. It has a very deep red color. There are aluminum atoms inside of all rubies.
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ALUMINUM FOIL
Sometimes when you go to school your mom might put your sandwich in foil. That foil is made out of aluminum. Some people save it for years and make big balls out of it.
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POWER TRANSMISSION LINES
There are power lines all over the United States. Sometimes those cables are made with aluminum. Aluminum is very good at sending electricity from one point to another. It is a good conductor.
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AIRPLANES AND HELICOPTERS
Aluminum is a really light metal. When it is mixed with other elements it can also become very strong. Engineers found out that they could build airplanes with aluminum because it is sturdy and light.
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SAPPHIRES
Wow! Aluminum is in a lot of gem stones. First you learned that it is in rubies and now you're learning that aluminum is inside of sapphires. Maybe rubies and sapphires aren't that different!
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CANS AND PACKAGING
This one's easy! You should know what an aluminum can is. All of your soda usually comes in cans and those cans are usually made of aluminum.
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