Iron for Breakfast

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Did you know that some breakfast cereals are fortified with ferric phosphate, while others contain tiny pieces of reduced iron? In this activity, learners will extract reduced iron from foods and examine what makes iron beneficial to our diets. [Activity is publicly available through a web crawler capture on Archive.org. Activity write-up only, images are unavailable.]

Quick Guide

Preparation Time:
Under 5 minutes
Learning Time:
10 to 30 minutes
Estimated Materials Cost:
$1 - $5 per student
Age Range:
Ages 8 - 14
Resource Type:
Activity
Language:
English

Materials List (per student)

  • Non-metal cup or bowl
  • Ring magnet
  • Pencil
  • 2 Plastic sandwich bags
  • 1 packet of Instant Unflavored Oatmeal or Grits (check ingredient panel to make sure that it contains reduced iron)
  • * White paper
  • Rubber band
  • Roll of cellophane tape

Keywords

Subjects

  • Life Sciences
    • Human Body
      • Health and Nutrition
  • Physical Sciences
    • Electricity and Magnetism
      • Electromagnetic Fields
    • Chemistry
      • Chemistry of Life

Informal Categories

  • Food and Cooking

Audience

To use this activity, learners need to:

  • see
  • see color
  • touch

Learning styles supported:

  • Involves hands-on or lab activities

Other

Access Rights:

  • Free access

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Source Collection

  • TryScience

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