More to explore about tin

In Chapter 5, we meet the Tin Woodman, who is rusting in a field.

Explore these websites and videos to find out more about tin.

Elements for kids – Tin

Tin used to be used for all sorts of things,  This is an old story by Hans Christian Andersen called The Brave Tin Soldier.

Did you know that tin was one of the first metals used by humans? People travelled to Cornwall for thousands of years to buy tin.

Cornish mining

Challenge yourself!

Tin cans are mostly made of aluminium these days, but sometimes there is still a little bit of tin used to seal them. Think of the weirdest food you can think of that could be stored in a tin. How would you advertise it? Can you design a label?

You can also look at the Help with Challenges page to come up with your own tin challenge.

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