Iron you eat

Variables

My independent variable is the cereals.

IRON YOU EAT!

My dependent variable is the shavings of iron.

Scientist

Materials

Results

Cheerios

Mini Wheats

Cocoa Puffs

Corn Flakes

4 Soda bottles of 2 liters each

Duct Tape

Distilled Water (1 gallon)

Sharpie

Heavy Duty Magnets (4)

4 or more cereals with different Iron amounts

Scissors

Blender

Large bowl

Measuring cup

Julian F. Soto

Unfortunately, in Corn Flakes, I was unable to collect any Iron. So, both visually and to the touch you will find that no Iron is present.

In Cocoa Puffs, I was able to collect somewhat of Iron. Visually, you will find two non solid lines of collected Iron but on contact, you can slightly feel the amount of Iron collected.

With Mini Wheats, I was able to collect a great amount of Iron. You will find one solid thick line and when you touch it, you are able to feel the thickness of the amount of Iron that I was able to collect.

In Cheerios, I was able to collect a good amount of Iron. Visually you will find one thin broken line along with one thick solid line. You will find that when you have contact with these two lines, the thickest is the one with most Iron.

Hypothesis

I believe that once I test all the cereals, I will extract the most Iron from Cocoa Puffs.

Procedure

Step 1... Get four 2 liter soda bottles

Step 2... Cut the bottom of each soda bottle to make a funnel in which you will pour the cereal mixture in.

Step 3... Clean the inside of each soda bottle to remove any drops of soda.

Step 4... Use duct tape to attach a magnet to each soda bottle (make sure magnets are on right).

Step 5... Put the cereal names on each soda bottle.

Step 6... Measure cereal and distilled water to 250ml.

Step 7... Put cereal and water in the blender and blend for about 2 minutes.

Step 8... Slowly pour cereal mixture into corresponding bottle (funnel) making sure the mixture goes over the magnet so it catches the Iron. If mixture is too chunky, add 100ml of water and reblend.

Step 9... Once Iron is collected allow it to dry for a couple of minutes and collect Iron by removing magnet.

Step 10... Repeat the procedure with each cereal.

Water

Cereal

Conclusion

Abstract

After doing my experiment, my hypothesis was wrong. Once I collected my samples, turns out that Mini Wheats had the most Iron extracted followed by Cheerios, Cocoa Puffs, and finally Corn Flakes. The one with least was Corn Flakes which was shocking because it said it contained 45% of Iron and I was not able to collect any.

If I did this experiment again, I would change two things; one of the changes would be going from cereal to a different type of food. The second thing that I would change is to use tap water or a different liquid to see if it would help extract more Iron or different mineral.

With in this experiment, I'm going to be able to explain:

How much Iron is in your cereal? Is it extractable? What foods can you encounter Iron in? Once I start my procedure I will blend 4 cereals (independent variable) separately add water to make a mixture to be able to extract the Iron shaving (dependent variable). I believe that once I test all the cereals, cocoa puffs will have the most Iron.

But after I conduct my experiment, my hypothesis was wrong. My actual results were that Mini Wheats had the most Iron.

After this experiment I learned that most food contains Iron and nutrients that are good for our bodies.

Condition and Control

My condition and control is the extraction of Iron.

Research

Questions

For my research, I looked up these important questions:

1. What is Iron ?

Iron is a nutrient that helps carry red blood cells with oxygen inside throughout your body.

2. Does our body need Iron and why does it need Iron?

You need Iron in your body because if not, you will have Iron deficiency which means that you lack eating foods that contain Iron which leads to anemia a sickness with symptoms such as energy loss, dizzyness, pale skin tone and leg cramps.

3. Is iron only in cereal?

Well no, Iron is found in many other foods such as pork, sea food, beans. peas and many more foods.

As part of my research, I asked Dr. Jacobs (heart surgeon) about what is iron and he said.......

My questions are...

How much Iron is in your cereal?

Is it extractable?

What foods can you encounter Iron in?

Research pages:

1. www.kidshealth.org

2. www.webmd.com

3. www.mayoclinic.com

4. Children's dictionary

5. www.sciencebuddies.org

6. Dr. Jacobs