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Austin Nutritional Research: Reference Guide for Minerals
This site provides a reference guide to various minerals found in your daily diet. The site offers an overview of each mineral, explains the importance of each, and identifies the deficiency symptoms. Links to related information are...
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Chemical Elements: Potassium
A nice, clear site, containing a good deal of elemental information, including atomic weight, density, boiling point, isotopes and more. An image shows the electron energy levels for the element.
University of Wisconsin
U. Wisconsin: The Lowdown on Potassium Uptake in Plants
This article describes research findings from the University of Wisconsin. It shows that plants create an electric potential to draw potassium in from the soil.
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Chemistry Resources: The Elements: Alkali Metals
This subtable lists and describes the six alkali metals of the periodic table of Elements. Related links are provided.
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Supralife International: Colloidal Minerals: Potassium
This site provides general information about potassium. Includes function, deficiency symptoms, food sources, toxicity, and precautions.
US Department of Agriculture
Choose My Plate: Why Is It Important to Eat Fruit?
Learn about the connection between eating fruit and preventing cardiovascular diseases, reducing the risk for diabetes, and maintaining a healthy body. Also, read about the nutrients that are found in fruits. Includes a link to further...
US Department of Agriculture
Choose My Plate: Dairy Nutrients and Health Benefits
How does milk help maintain health? What nutrients are present in dairy products like milk, cheese, and yogurt? Find the answers to these questions and more.
WebMD
Web Md: Drugs and Medications: Potassium Bicarbonate
This site from WebMD Health is a general overview of potassium bicarbonate. Answers questions on dosage, counterindications, side effects, etc.. Also includes general information and a description.
American Heart Association
American Heart Association: Getting Healty: Nutrition Center: Potassium
Learn about potassium and why the mineral is important to our health.
Curated OER
Kids Health: Electrolytes
What happens when your blood is tested for electrolytes? Find the answer to this question, and learn how electrolytes, like sodium, potassium, and chloride, function in the body and keep you healthy.
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Nephrology Channel: Electrolyte Imbalance
In addition to defining "Electrolyte," and providing examples, this website describes hypotremia, "The most common electrolyte imbalance associated with kidney disease."
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...
American Geosciences Institute
American Geosciences Institute: Earth Science Week: How Can You Test Your Soil?
As a citizen scientist, students use a soil test kit to find out how much of each type of chemical is in the local soil.
Science Struck
Science Struck: Properties of Alkali Metals
Describes the physical and chemical properties of the six alkali metals.
Science Struck
Science Struck: Uses of Alkali Metals
Lists the properties of the alkali metal group of the periodic table and describes each of the six elements and their uses.
Other
Ed Hume Seeds: Testing Your Soil
Conduct a soil test to find out what nutrients your soil is lacking. This site gives directions on how to gather a soil sample and what nutrients you should test for to get the best soil.
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Moms Team: u.s. Dietary Reference Intakes (Dr Is) for Minerals
Here is a chart with useful information on the minerals you need to be healthy. Includes "functions" and "sources" of calcium, iron, magnesium, sodium, potassium, zinc, copper, selenium, chromium, manganese, iodine, fluoride, and phosporus.
Precision Nutrition
Encyclopedia of Food: Potassium
Take a look at the dietary benefits of consuming potassium and identify sources of the mineral. Find out how to recognize deficiencies or when there is too much potassium in the body.
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Uk Tea & Infusions Association
Learn the history of tea, from its beginnings as a drink to its social implications.
WebMD
Web Md: Potassium (K) Test
A discussion of what potassium is and potassium level tests are given by WebMD. Read about why potassium level tests are given, what they reveal, how they are done, and what the possible results may mean.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Chemistry for Kids: Elements: Potassium
Study the properties and characteristics of potassium on this site. Learn about the element potassium and its chemistry including atomic weight, atom, uses, sources, name, and discovery.
Science Struck
Science Struck: Interesting Facts About Potassium
Read some facts about potassium and what its uses are.
Science Struck
Science Struck: Fun Facts About Potassium
Describes some characteristics of potassium and presents interesting facts about it, its applications, and its important role in human nutrition.
BiologyWise
Biology Wise: Uses of Potassium
The uses of potassium as a human nutrient, a plant nutrient, and in different industries are described.