On the periodic table, three-quarters of all the elements are classified as one sort of metal or another. Divided into five sections, this program provides a thorough overview of metals: Metals in Our World (includes iron, lithium, magnesium, mercury, potassium, silver, sodium, uranium, zinc); Alkali Metals (history and properties of lithium, sodium, potassium, rubidium, cesium, francium); Alkaline Earth Metals (history and properties of beryllium, magnesium, calcium, strontium, barium, radium); Transition Metals (properties of iron, cobalt, nickel, copper, silver, gold, zinc, cadmium, mercury); and Metals and Chemical Reactions (exothermic and endothermic reactions, oxidation and combustion reactions, acid/base reactions). A viewable/printable instructor’s guide is available online. A Films for the Humanities & Sciences Production. A part of the series Essential Chemistry. (26 minutes)