http://www.oercommons.org/browse/keyword/compost daily 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://www.oercommons.org/courses/mold-terrarium This activity shows you how to make a mold terrarium using a jar and leftover food. Learners explore mold, an "icky but necessary" thing that helps living matter rot, return to the soil, and provide nutrients for other plants. If you use a variety of food scraps, with preservatives and without, you'll see the different kinds of mold and be able to compare the rate of growth on various foods. Note: don't put meat or fish in your mold terrarium--after a few days, these would start to smell very, very bad. Ellen Klages Linda Shore Pat Murphy Science and Technology 2012-12-07T13:34:17 Course Related Materials http://www.oercommons.org/courses/worm-education-packet Want to compost with worms in your classroom? This packet teaches students and teachers how to do just that! Science and Technology 2012-11-01T15:13:00 Course Related Materials http://www.oercommons.org/courses/%E4%BD%BF%E7%94%A8fbi%E9%80%B2%E8%A1%8C%E5%A0%86%E8%82%A5%E8%99%95%E7%90%86 This fact sheet, translated into Chinese, teaches students how fungus, bacteria, and invertebrates assist in breaking down compost into nutrient rich top soil. Humanities Science and Technology 2012-10-19T15:27:07 Course Related Materials http://www.oercommons.org/courses/composting-with-the-fbi This fact sheet teaches students how fungus, bacteria, and invertebrates assist in breaking down compost into nutrient rich top soil. Humanities Science and Technology 2012-10-19T15:26:44 Course Related Materials http://www.oercommons.org/courses/qu%C3%A9-es-el-abono-org%C3%A1nico This fact sheet, translated into Spanish, teaches students the importance of composting. Humanities Science and Technology 2012-10-19T15:26:44 Course Related Materials http://www.oercommons.org/courses/worm-diner Students learn what to feed red worms in a compost bin. Science and Technology 2012-10-19T15:26:43 Course Related Materials http://www.oercommons.org/courses/waste-less-lunch Students analyze their lunches and learn how to conserve natural resources by packing a “waste-less” lunch. Humanities Science and Technology 2012-10-19T15:26:43 Course Related Materials http://www.oercommons.org/courses/sort-and-color Students learn how to sort their waste into recycling, compost, or trash using the three cart system in San Francisco. Humanities Science and Technology 2012-10-19T15:26:43 Course Related Materials http://www.oercommons.org/courses/compost-tag Students play a game to reinforce their knowledge of what materials can and cannot be composted. Humanities Science and Technology 2012-10-19T15:26:42 Course Related Materials http://www.oercommons.org/courses/haciendo-abono-org%C3%A1nico-con-el-fbi This fact sheet, translated into Spanish, teaches students how fungus, bacteria, and invertebrates assist in breaking down compost into nutrient rich top soil. Humanities Science and Technology 2012-10-19T15:26:41 Course Related Materials http://www.oercommons.org/courses/compost-in-a-bag Students learn what kinds of things decompose by conducting a simple experiment wherein items are sealed in a bag with soil for a month, observed, and weighed. Humanities Science and Technology 2012-10-19T15:26:41 Course Related Materials http://www.oercommons.org/courses/how-to-make-compost Just like manure, compost can improve your garden soil and make your vegetables or flowers grow stronger and healthier. Here’s how you and your family can make some compost. Science and Technology 2012-10-11T16:16:37 Course Related Materials http://www.oercommons.org/courses/creating-the-perfect-compost Composting can be a good way for gardeners to reuse food scraps and yard trimmings while making their gardens healthier. In order to work properly, a compost pile needs the right balance of air, moisture, carbon and nitrogen. In this experiment, you can test different types of compost piles to see which kind recycles materials most effectively. Science and Technology 2012-10-11T16:16:30 Course Related Materials http://www.oercommons.org/courses/worm-farming-and-composting This activity is a lab investigation where students design an experiment to create rich soil using organic matter, dirt, newspaper and red worms. Haas, Sybil Science and Technology 2011-10-04T11:59:48 Course Related Materials http://www.oercommons.org/courses/using-compost-in-agriculture-and-field-horticulture This document from WRAP (Waste & Resources Action Programme) summarises the benefits of compost in agriculture and field horticulture. It outlines the standards and characteristics for compost, together with the potential soil and cost benefits over nitrate use. References to regulations on compost use in Nitrate Vulnerable Zones and organic agriculture are included. Science and Technology 2010-09-10T17:39:53 Course Related Materials http://www.oercommons.org/courses/le-compostage-confortable-hoe-composteren Je weegt de voor- en nadelen van verschillende aspecten van compostering af en schrijft ze overzichtelijk uit. Je kan deze voor en nadelen telkens in een korte beschrijvende tekst gieten. Vlaams Ministerie Van Onderwijs En Vorming Humanities 2009-12-18T07:05:40 Course Related Materials http://www.oercommons.org/courses/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. Amy Kolenbrander Janet Yowell Jessica Todd Malinda Schaefer Zarske Mathematics and Statistics Science and Technology 2009-11-02T09:52:37 Course Related Materials http://www.oercommons.org/courses/what-will-biodegrade Students investigate what types of materials biodegrade in the soil, and learn what happens to their trash after they throw it away. The concepts of landfills and compost piles will be explained, and the students will have an opportunity to create their own miniature landfill in which the difference between organic and inorganic waste will become clear. Roarke Horstmeyer Mathematics and Statistics Science and Technology 2009-11-02T09:52:37 Course Related Materials http://www.oercommons.org/courses/bury-your-trash This activity will allow students to bury various pieces of trash in a plotted area of land outside. After approximately two to three months, the trash will be uncovered to allow the students to investigate what types of materials biodegrade in soil. Roarke Horstmeyer Mathematics and Statistics Science and Technology 2009-11-02T09:52:37 Course Related Materials http://www.oercommons.org/courses/design-a-net-zero-energy-classroom Students create a concept design of their very own net-zero energy classroom by pasting renewable energy and energy-efficiency items into and around a pretend classroom on a sheet of paper. They will learn how these items (such as solar panels, efficient lights, computers, energy meters, etc.) interact to create a learning environment that produces as much energy as it uses. Janet Yowell Malinda Schaefer Zarske William Surles Mathematics and Statistics Science and Technology 2009-11-02T09:52:37 Course Related Materials