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Project Our Compost Pile!

Read the background information and discuss.

With the help of micro-organisms and insects, we can take our organic materials and turn them into a rich, dark soil amendment called compost. In this way, valuable nutrients are returned to nature rather than shipped away to a landfill.

Composting is an excellent way to demonstrate the cycle of life: life, death,decomposition, and re-birth."Browns”are dry and woody plant trimmings,

materials by volume. Decomposer organisms need air and water to break down organic matter.

Adapted from “Do the Rot” (2020).

Materials needed:

Follow the instructions to build a compost pile at school!

Stack the pallets creating a box.

Remember

a. Chop materials into pieces.b. Mix bedding material with food scraps (half of each by volume).c. Maintain moisture by keeping the pile humid.





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