Hear Ottilie’s Amazing Aluminium radio ad!

We asked YOU to create a radio advert to help promote Amazing Aluminium and to remind people to recycle their aluminium products. And you did amazingly!

There were so many amazing scripts and adverts that you created and sent in. But there can only be one winner, and that’s… Ottilie!

Ottilie’s advert follows an old drink can all the way to the recycling centre, to find out what happens to it next. You can hear it in the latest Amazing Aluminium special of Fun Kids Science Quest, or just press play below…

Amazing aluminium facts

Want to know more about this amazing metal? Here are some of our favourite facts…

Aluminium is the most abundant metal on Earth. It is light and strong, meaning it makes everything from fizzy drink cans to aeroplanes!
It used to be worth more than gold! Long ago, it was super difficult to pull pure aluminium out of rocks. It was so rare that French Emperor Napoleon III made his most important guests eat off shiny aluminium plates, while the rest of his guests just had to use gold!
It’s inside the Earth’s crust. Aluminium is the third most common element in the Earth’s crust (after oxygen and silicon). It doesn’t grow on trees… it is dug up from the ground as a special reddish-brown rock called bauxite.
It’s an extreme super-recycler! Recycling aluminium is amazing for the planet because it uses 95% less energy than making it from raw rocks. An old can be crushed, melted, and put back on a shop shelf as a brand new drink can in as little as 60 days!
It does not rust. Unlike iron, which turns red and flakes away when it gets wet, aluminium doesn’t rust because of a superpower. When it touches the air, it forms a microscopic layer of “shielding” that protects it from water and weather.
It is incredibly light. Aluminium is three times lighter than steel. Its low weight is what allows huge jumbo jets to soar through the sky. It also keeps your snacks fresh in lunchboxes!

Here are some clicky links to help you find out more

Click here to listen to the Science Quest Podcast

Click here to find out more about Amazing Aluminium

And Click here for some amazing free aluminium education resources!

Always remember to always recycle your aluminium, whether a drink can or foil tray, foil wrapping or bottle cap. Always put your aluminium into your recycling. After all, aluminium is infinitely recyclable.