Gold

Hey everybody, today I will be talking about gold. Gold is a very valuable metal that was originally worthless. In this post I will tell you a little bit about gold.

Here are six facts about gold.

     Gold's chemical symbol is Au, which comes from the Latin word for gold, aurum.

     Gold has been found on every continent on Earth.

     Gold is so pliable that it can be made into sewing thread.

     Gold can conduct heat and electricity.

     Gold can never rust.

     Gold is edible.

Here is some information on that last fact just in case you were confused.

 Some Asian countries actually put gold in tea, coffee, fruit and jelly snacks. Ever since the 1500's, Europeans have been putting gold leaf in liquors. Some African American tribes actually thought that eating gold could make you levitate, or float in mid-air.

I actually own a little bit of real gold, I got it from panning for gold when I went to South Dakota.

Here are some True or False questions that I would like you to answer in your comments.


1. People used to think that gold could make you float.

2. Gold can easily rust.

3. Gold radiates heat.

4. Gold was only found in the continents of North American, South America, Asia, and Europe.

5. Gold's chemical symbol comes from an American term.

Please answer these true or false questions in a comment. On the last day of April in 2011, I will tell you the answers to these questions.