1. I hope you don't mind the heat. Death Valley, California provides 85% of the world's supply of this element.
2. Cound your beads. Metal oxides dissolve in a molten bead of one of my compounds to give characteristic colours which can be used to identify the metals.
The elements are both...
It depends if he wants it, or if he needs it. I know my parents would never buy me a car, because there are two perfectly good ones sitting in the driveway. However, if he needs a car to get to school/work and you only have one for the family that already gets used everyday, I'd probably help...