Texas A&M University
Aggie Horticulture Network: Composting for Kids
Use this resource to learn about how we make compost and how we use it to grow gardens.
Other
Master Composter
Learn about composting, and find our how it helps connect people to the Earth's natural processes.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: 3 Rc (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle and Compost)
In this instructional activity, students expand their understanding of solid waste management to include the idea of 3RC (reduce, reuse, recycle and compost). They will look at the effects of packaging decisions (reducing) and learn...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Composting Nature's Disappearing Act
In this activity, students explore the idea of biodegradability by building and observing a model landfill. This serves as an introduction to the idea of composting. Students learn about the role of engineering in solid waste management.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Environment
Through 10 lessons and more than 20 hands-on activities, students are introduced to the concept of an environment and the many interactions within it. As they learn about natural and human-made environments, as well as renewable and...
Other
Waste Watch: Recyclezone: Activity Zone: Wonderful Worms: Composting
Learn how to create a worm-powered compost system. Find materials needed, where to buy worms, what to put in the compost, and questions and answers about making nutrient-rich compost from table scraps.
Environmental Education for Kids
Eek!: Be the Change: How to Be a Vermiculturist
Learn all about worm composting in this article.
Environmental Education for Kids
Eek!: Nature's Recyclers Coloring Book
Did you know that nature has its own clean-up crew and recycling staff? Yeah, there aremany plants and animals that help recycle natural materials in our environment. They take deadmaterials and turn them back into rich soil. Use this...
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: How Diets Affect Earthworms and the Soil They Enrich
In this environment-oriented experiment, you will mix it up with earthworms, soil, and various types of organic kitchen scraps. The basic idea is to set up small earthworm colonies to compost different types of food waste. You test the...
PBS
Pbs: Independent Lens: Dirt! The Movie
'Dirt the Movie' is an independent film about the importance of soil, how it is affected by things like climate change and pollution, and how we can learn to take better care of it. The site features video clips from the film, articles...
Other
City of Phoenix: Recyclesaurus Activity Book [Pdf]
This activity book teaches about reducing, reusing, and recycling materials. Students can decode words, color, do a word scramble, and learn how to compost. Written in both English and Spanish.
Read Works
Read Works: Famous African Americans Duke Ellington
[Free Registration/Login Required] This passage contains biographical information about the famous jazz composter, Duke Ellington. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and...