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American Zinc Association: Zinc Uses
The American Zinc Association provides everyday uses of zinc. Learn how zinc is natural, essential, durable, sustainable, and vital.
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Wikipedia: Alloy
This site from the Encyclopedia Wikipedia provides the definition of the term, "Alloy," and then offers hyperlinks to special alloys. The information is very brief, but factual, and worth checking out on the subject.
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Zinc an Essential Mineral
This site promotes the benefits on zinc and other not so well-known minerals; calcium is best known. Discusses the importance of zinc, and the types of food zinc is found.
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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.
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Ducksters: Chemistry for Kids: Elements: Zinc
On this site, students learn about the properties and characteristics of zinc. Kids learn about the element zinc and its chemistry including atomic weight, atom, uses, sources, name, and discovery.
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Kids World : Plant Nutrition
Plants need certain nutrients to grow well. Use this site to find out what plants need, how to care for them, how to read a fertilizer label, and do the fun activities, like a quiz, a puzzle and a coloring book.
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Science Kids: Science Images: Zinc
This photo shows a close up view of zinc, a metallic chemical element with the symbol Zn.