SIKALIAS WHY LAB · EPISODE-03 · 4–7
Iron Is Not a Cooking Pot
Pico brings a cooking pot into the lab! Eirini and Nefeli help him discover iron in food, the journey of oxygen, and teamwork with vitamin C.
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Greek and English narration · 13 subtitle languages. Website playback requires a connection and does not start automatically.
For the grown-up watching with the child
Watch together with your child. Iron is part of haemoglobin, which carries oxygen. The little boats are a metaphor. This episode does not recommend tests, doses or supplements. Discuss individual nutrition or health questions with your paediatrician.
After the story
Close the screen and draw two foods from the episode together, such as lentils and a pepper. Invite your child to explain the picture and add a question of their own. No food tasting is needed.
- Why is a cooking pot not food, even though we heard the word “iron”?
- Which foods did we discover today?
- How can vitamin C help with iron from plant foods?
- What did Pico do when he realised his first idea was wrong?
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