Instructional Video

Iron

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Humans require iron, especially in the blood, but it can cause death in high quantities. The entertaining video discusses the chemical element iron. It demonstrates dangerous experiments while discussing the unique properties of this metal. The video is the 26th installment of a 118-part playlist on chemical elements. 

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CCSS: Adaptable
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Instructional Ideas
  • Extract the iron out of Total cereal to show the iron in food is metal and magnetic
  • Discuss iron alloys in greater detail
Classroom Considerations
  • Relies on prior knowledge of redox reactions
  • This video is hosted on YouTube
Pros
  • Provides closed captioning in Dutch, English, and Portuguese for ELLs
  • Works well in a traditional or flipped classroom
Cons
  • None