Follows an aluminum can from the time it is collected for recycling, through ninety days of different processing steps, to a new can that is ready for use.
Examines the history of aluminum, discusses its properties and how it is produced, describes aluminum compounds and their uses, and looks at its relationship to other elements in the periodic table.
Provides an introduction to elements, atomic structure, and the periodic table, discusses the discovery and properties of aluminum and the elements of Group 13, and looks at the many uses of aluminum.
