Composting: A Great, Rotten Idea

Pupils make compost piles out of food left overs, pine cones, packaging and more, and practice the scientific method by planting new seeds in the piles. For this compost lesson plan, students record the results for each pile.

Students study plant processes through planting botanicals of their own. They discuss and see respiration, erosion prevention, provision on medicines, clothes, homes, food and beauty that the plants provide.