In 7th grade, we are in the beginning of studying matter, intro to chemistry and compounds, we did a very challenging lab where we pulled out the iron in the breakfast cereal of Cheerios, in the aspect of the lab, students used new challenging academic language, got their intro to the Periodic table and got some fun kinetic activity that served as a shaking off the stress of the 7th week of school. (we had to shake the cereal with water to break down the elements for 15 min and they loved it!!! They loved being challenged in finding the elements off of the label of real breakfast and matching them on the periodic table.
Iron helps transport blood, supports your nervous system, alleviates fatigue, prevents anemia, may enhance sports performance and so much more.
Nutrition council on health
One exchange after see the iron that is attracted to strong magnets.
-7th graders in room 115
Student one: Why are we eating metal? GROSS!
Student two: We need that stuff in our blood — what was the word? Hemoglobin??
Student one: I still like pop tarts better.
Me: lots of food are rich in iron which is something we need for our bodies. More teacher talk…..
Class Discussion of foods that are rich in iron. (Meats, leafy veg, dried fruits, beans, etc etc)
Student one: OK- I can’t give up carne asada.
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