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- Kindergarten - 12th
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Students gather information on composting. They create their own compost pile using proper materials from the lunchroom. They work together to record observations. Full Review »
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- 1st - 8th
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Students set up their own composting bin. They observe and record their findings during a period of time. They describe the decomposing process as well. Full Review »
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- 2nd - 8th
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Students 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. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 5th
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Students study the value of renewable resources, composting and conservation. They watch computer based video before completing a composting activity and making recycled paper. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 6th
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Students examine the decomposition process. They create their own class compost pile and record their observations. They discover which materials decompose at a different rate. Full Review »
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- 7th - 12th
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Students determine that we need to recycle our waste. They identify what organic waste is and identify what compost is and what it is used for. They observe what should and shouldn't go in the compost bin and how to look after a compost bin. They complete a craft activity as an example of reusing waste. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students 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 community. They organize a community wide composting campaign to improve the quality of the soil. Full Review »
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- 12th - Higher Ed
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Students conduct an experiment to demonstrate that many of the enzyme systems needed to break down society's wastes exist in nature among the decomposers in a compost pile. They culture compost bacteria on starch agar to examine the decomposition action of the bacteria. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students investigate the decomposition process and the parameters which influence the rate at which it occurs. They design a "controlled" experiment by comparing decomposition rates between two compost piles. Analysis questions include answer key. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students identify organic items that can be composted and investigate the chemical processes involved in composting. Students create their own compost piles to observe, and collect and record data. Full Review »
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