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Composting

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Using 2-liter bottles, junior ecologists create composting tubes in which they place nitrogen-rich and carbon-rich materials. They observe what changes occur over two weeks' time. Provide more specific direction to your class as to what observations should be made: Does the total mass of the tube and its contents change? Does the color or volume of the materials change? How can the drainage that is produced be described?

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human impact on the environment, environmental stewardship, composting, decomposers, decomposition, the scientific method

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Grade
6th - 8th
Subjects
Science
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
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For Teacher Use
Duration
14 days
Instructional Strategy
Inquiry-Based Learning

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