Iron Cereal

Did you know that breakfast cereal and the Earth’s crust have some things in common? They both have some of the same materials in them! It might seem weird to compare a bowl of cereal to a pile of dirt but this activity will help us identify one of the most common elements on Earth in cereal: iron.

Standards

Idea Sheets are cross-referenced to subjects listed in the Common Core, Next Generation Science Standards, and California Content Standards.

Categories include:
  • Earth and Space Science
  • Spanish
  • Vietnamese
  • Grades 3-5
  • Grades 6-8
  • Science
  • Translated
Tags: Magnetism, Matter, Forces & Motion
Grades covered: Grades 3–8
Topics: Elements, Matter, Magnetism

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