Module B

Work with your classmates to create a questionnaire that asks family and friends or people in your community about iodine and how it affects their health.

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Work together with your group to create iodine food records, focusing on where they get iodine in their diets. Use the iodine feedback tool.

How to make a food record? Click here to find out.

You and your group will study and compare iodine fortification programmes in different countries, including your own.

Click here to learn more on fortification programmes!

Explore local stores and markets to uncover iodine-rich foods. Collaborate with your group to select stores, examine products and document findings. Prepare a presentation for the class. Alternatively, conduct an online search.

Find guidelines for your investigation here.

Use the "Iodised Salt Test Kit" to check if the salt you use contains iodine added as potassium iodate (KIO₃). Add the solution to your salt sample and observe the colour change. Try with different types of salt and assess their iodine content.

Learn more about the salt test kits here.