Video Assignment: Metal: The Secret Life of Material

Now that you have read the text and thought about the questions I posed, go to Lesson 5 in Canvas and watch "Metal: The Secret Life of Materials" (51 minutes) about how science has unraveled the secrets of metal at the atomic level. In "Metal: The Secret Life of Materials," materials scientist Dr. Mark Miodownik explains the history, production, and uses of metals. Metals can be strong enough to build modern cities but soft enough to be crumbled in hand.