Worms, Nature's Recyclers!

Learners explore vermi-composting. In this vermi-composting lesson, students listen to the story Diary of a Worm and discuss the parts of a worm. They create worm bins and add organic food for the worms to recycle. 

Third graders explore the process of composting. For this composting lesson, 3rd graders read the book Wonderful Worms, and create composters.

Students set up composting sites that allow food scraps and paper to be recycled by nature. They are introduced to one aspect of recycling; composting. Students see how God recycles as the worms change garbage into something that brings...

Your class will learn about natural resources and man-made items and differentiate between them. They chart resources from seven pictures and explain how each natural resource is used.

Learners examine the process of composting. For this environmental lesson, students watch the video "Worm Bin Creatures Alive Through a Microscope" and simulate the composting process using a jar with soil and natural materials. Learners...

For this researching the nutrient cycle worksheet, students read about the cycle of nutrients, look at the diagram, then answer two questions by doing research on this topic.

Students study decomposition. In this decomposition instructional activity, students discuss the background information about decomposition. Students then complete the 'Chew It Twice' worksheet.

Young scientists create a compost bag, predict changes, and after one month, examine the bag to observe the changes that have occurred.

Third graders predict what happen in two (control and experiment) containers -- one with soil and trash, the other with soil, trash, and worms.

Students discuss the importance of reducing, recycling and reusing materials to help the environment. As a class, they create a worm bin and observe how it turns material in to compost. They use the internet to research the...