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\nRecycling and Composting\n

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\nStudents investigate the reasons for and processes of Recycling and Composting. In this environmental lesson, students learn to identify renewable and nonrenewable resources and then practice recycling by making recycled paper...\n
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\nCompost Bioreactor Design\n

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\nOrganic waste is a hot topic. The second of three installments in the Bioreactor Water Heating unit challenges pupils to create bioreactors that collect energy released from compost. After watching videos on the properties of water and...\n
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\nRotting Away\n

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\nWhat happens at the end of a plant's life cycle? Show kids the natural way that plants show that they're decomposing, as well as the importance of compost, with a lesson about living organisms. After reading Log Cabin by Anne Schreiber,...\n
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\nWorm Your Way Out of This\n

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\nHow can you provide healthy soil for your garden? Study worms, bacteria, and other microorganisms in a lesson about decomposition and organic compost. After discussing what you know about worms and watching a video, watch what worms do...\n
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\nComposting\n

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\nStudents survey what composting is. They observe the benefits of composting over the course of the school year by making your own composters and gardens. Group members compare two different compost piles, make conclusions about...\n
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\nComposting and Mulching\n

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\nSecond graders define composting and recognize what can be composted.  In this composting and mulching lesson, 2nd graders classify objects or pictures as good or bad for composting. Students write a story about life in the compost...\n
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\nCompost in a Bag!\n

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\nFourth graders experiment to see which objects decompose. In this compost lesson, 4th graders observe the changes of labeled objects in a bag. Leave the objects for one month and record the changes by observation and weight. Students...\n
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\nComposting: A Scientific Investigation: California Academy of Sciences\n

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\nGarbage, recycle, compost: Does it really matter where we put our trash once we are done? By making detailed observations over seven weeks, kids will see which materials break down naturally to become a healthy part of the soil, and...\n
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\nSort and Color!\n

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\nSorting is a very important skill that can be used in math and even science. Learners get familiar with some environmentally friendly vocabulary terms as they practice separating objects that can be recycled from those that can't. They...\n
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\nA Design You’ll Dig: Designing a Habitat for Worms\n

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\nStudents discover how worms contribute to the balance of the environment. For this composting lesson, students study the composting and decomposition processes. Students then create habitats for worms that allow them to do their jobs.\n
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\nNutrients Nutrients We Need\n

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\nSecond graders examine the six nutrients humans need to maintain good heath. In this ecosystem lesson, 2nd graders learn about how plants grow and compare how humans need nutrients from plants to how plants need nutrients from the soil....\n
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\nLife, Death, Dirt, & Walt Whitman\n

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\nWalt Whitman was a composter? Certainly the cycle of life and death he describes in \"Leaves of Grass\" parallels the processes going on in a compose pile. The interdisciplinary approach detailed here could be used to foster a deeper...\n
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\nComposting in Schools: Observing Compost Microorganisms\n

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\nStudents explore composting. In this composting lesson plan, students use compound microscopes to observe the microbial communities in compost. Observations and documentation of changes will occur over the course of several weeks.\n
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\nObserving Compost Invertebrates\n

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\nSecond graders examine compost piles and what invertebrates help decompose the organic matter.  In this compost invertebrates lesson students collect invertebrates found in a compost pile and examine them. \n
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\nComposting\n

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\nPupils discover the concept of decomposition. They examine how it makes the soil more fertile and how it helps plants. They put a compost bin in their backyard and record their observations.\n
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\nComposting\n

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\nIn this composting worksheet, students read an informative paragraph about composting and then respond to 7 short answer questions regarding the topic.\n
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\nWhere Should It Go? Recycle? Compost? Incinerate? Landfill?\n

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\nStudents discuss what happens to trash after it is collected. They sort \"clean\" trash into groups depending on whether it should be recycled, incinerated, placed in a landfill, composted or if it is something we could avoid using.\n
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\nWorm Compost & Vermicomposting\n

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\nStudents explore vermicomposting, the species of worms needed and the proper climate for it.  In this composting lesson plan students make their own worm compost bin. \n
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\nComposting\n

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\nIn this recognizing items that can be composted activity, students identify organic items that can be composted, write items that can be composted for each of the letters in the word compost, and make a list of vegetables and fruits....\n
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\nLet's Make a Compost Cake\n

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\nStudents create a compost cake. For this gardening and decomposition science lesson, students review and describe the \"nutrient cycle.\" Students create a compost pile, measure and record the dimensions and temperature of the pile, and...\n
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\nWorm Composting\n

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\nSecond graders discuss worm composting. In this decomposition lesson, 2nd graders look at the anatomy of the worm and how it eats food. They have their own worm bin and review what foods can and can not be given to the worms for...\n
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\nCollecting Compost\n

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\nStudents observe a composting box. For this soil lesson, students create a composting bin by using a bin, newspaper, worms, and food scraps. Students create a composting food web.\n
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\nRecycling by Composting\n

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\nYoung scholars examine the idea of recycling by composting. Using the internet, they research the benefits of composting to the environment. In groups, they collect numbers on how much food and yard waste is produced in their...\n
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\nClassroom Composting\n

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\nStudents discover the benefits of composting. They identify the steps of decomposition as well. They are read a book and discuss what items decompose.\n
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