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Most of the iodine produced gets used in livestock feed. Learn more about iodine in a video from a series on each of the chemical elements. Chemistry professors share the properties, history, and applications of this element. Viewers understand why cleaning with iodine makes your hands red and why the fumes from iodine can be purple.
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Instructional Ideas
- Use a KWL chart to see if scholars know about iodine to clean cuts or other applications
- Discuss the importance of iodine in students' diets
Classroom Considerations
- Relies on a basic understanding of health and human anatomy
- This video is hosted on YouTube
Pros
- Demonstrates experiments not typically allowed in schools
- Presents closed captioning in English, Italian, and Portuguese for English learners
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- None