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Elijah Embree and the Embreeville Ironworks
This site gives a biography of Elijah Embree, one of East Tennessee?s leading industrialists of the early 19th century and in the iron industry around the world.
Other
Moms Team: Minerals Important for Child's Diet
At this website find the answers to the following questions: "What Are Minerals?", "What Types of Minerals Are There?", "What Do Minerals Do?", and "How Can I Ensure My Child Gets Enough Minerals?" Information is provided in simple note...
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Moms Team: Food Sources for Iron
Find a chart listing iron-rich foods and serving sizes. Includes foods from all food groups. Use this chart to keep track of your daily intake of iron.
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Clemson University: British Industrial Revolution
Lecture notes for a class on the Industrial Revolution provide an overview of the transition of the British economy from a predominantly agricultural one to an industrial society.
Other
Psbc: Introduction to Hematology
This well-illustrated overview of blood biology examines the development and function of each of the different types of blood cells. Features include an assessment test.
Geography 4 kids
Geography4 kids.com: Yes, Iron Cycles, Too.
Creatures and plants require iron to live. This is an overview of the iron cycle in water and on land.
Exploratorium
Exploratorium: Science Snacks: Curie Point
Did you know that a piece of iron can lose its magnetism if heated too high? There is a point called the Curie point when iron is heated to a high enough temperature that its iron atoms are scrambled and can't line up to form a magnetic...
National High Magnetic Field Laboratory
Magnet Academy: Iron Hidden in Your Food
An activity where students investigate how much iron is in a sample of breakfast cereal.
Curated OER
Kids Health: What Do Food Labels Really Say?
An overview of food labeling history and importance, how to read food labels, basic components of a food label, and a comparison of different foods.
US Department of Agriculture
Vegetarians Can Get Enough Zinc and Other Minerals From Food Alone
Discusses research study which showed that a group of women on a vegetarian diet which included eggs and milk absorbed enough zinc and iron to maintain good health.
Chemicool
Chemicool: Iron
This site from Chemicool and David D. Hsu provides a set of data tables that very clearly summarize all sorts of useful chemical and physical information on iron. This is a great site to check out on the subject.
Nine Planets
The Nine Planets: Meteors, Meteorites and Impacts
Very informative and in-depth site about meteors, meteorites and their impacts. This site provides lots of text to inform about meteors, lots of pictures of the different types of meteorites, tables and statistics about meteors and...
Amethyst Galleries
Amethyst Galleries: The Mineral Hematite
This resource presents thorough geological data on the iron containing mineral hematite, with links to other iron containing minerals.
University of Illinois
University of Illinois Extension: Schools Online: Knowing Your World: Natural Resources
This brief article emphasizing the importance of renewable and non-renewable resources urges readers to appreciate and not waste the earth's natural resources. Following the article, there is an activity, a "Mineral Search," through...
Nobel Media AB
The Nobel Prize: Iron, Steel, and Invar
Read about the history of iron use and the many applications of steel in modern life. Learn about how iron is extracted from ore, how steel is made, and the invention of invar, an iron-nickel alloy, by physicist Charles Edouard Guillaume.
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Magnet Man: Cool Experiments With Magnets
Here is a lengthy listing of activities and resources pertaining to magnets and magnetism. Experiments which can be performed with many different types of magnets are described; detailed directions and photos are provided.
Royal Society of Chemistry
Chemical Society: Iron
Brief information on the history, properties ands uses of iron.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Iron Ore
Wikipedia provides a description of iron ore, where it can be found, and how it is used in the making of steel.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Alloy
This site from the Encyclopedia Wikipedia provides the definition of the term, "Alloy," and then offers hyperlinks to special alloys. The information is very brief, but factual, and worth checking out on the subject.
Instituto Latinoamericano de la Comunicacion Educativa
La Ciencia Para Todos: Ingenieria
In this site you will find several topics such as steel and earthquakes, steel production, microorganism and minerals and microgravity.
Other
Hognosesam: Materials Metal, Wood and Plastic
This site describes building materials, their strengths and weaknesses, and how to choose the correct material for a project.
Other
Hognosesam: Production of Ferrous Metal
This site describes how pig iron is produced and then refined into cast iron or steel.
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Millersville University: A Tool of the Middle Ages
This site is provided for by the Millersville University. Description of iron and its uses during the Middle Ages. Links to other relevant pages and pictures included.