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Cornell University: Cornell Composting: Why Composting?

For Students 9th - 10th
This article describes the advantages and opportunities that can be utilized by composting in schools. Biology, chemistry, and physics can all be explored with simple schoolyard composting.
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Nrdc: Composting Is Way Easier Than You Think

For Students Pre-K - 1st
The NRDC breaks down how to easily achieve at-home composting. Find out what can and cannot be composted.
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Waste Watch: Recyclezone: Activity Zone: Wonderful Worms: Composting

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Learn how to create a worm-powered compost system. Find materials needed, where to buy worms, what to put in the compost, and questions and answers about making nutrient-rich compost from table scraps.
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Grace Communications: Food Print

For Students 9th - 10th
An environmentally conscious group brings to light the relationship between food, water and energy, and the importance of sustainability. The site looks at issues such as animal welfare, social justices, food policy, the industrial food...
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Asia Art: Chinese Brush Painting

For Students 9th - 10th
This online resource is for an art or social studies teacher looking for ways to explore the fundamentals of Chinese art with their students. The site provides information on techniques, composition, calligraphy, color, and much more. At...
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DOGO Media

Dogo News: Innovative Ideas to Curb Food Waste

For Students 5th - 8th
Article reports on some interesting strategies that schools and restaurants are using to help raise awareness and combat food waste. Includes video.
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Pbs: The Lowdown: The Math of Trash: Percents and Proportions

For Students 6th - 8th
Discover how percents and proportions help explain issues like climate change, composting, and zero waste in this video from KQED. In the accompanying classroom activity, students estimate the percentage of various types of trash that...

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