PBS
The Lowdown — Rot and Rubbish: The Rancid Truth about How Much Food We Waste
Compare waste a percent at a time. The resource contains an infographic on food waste. Using images, the informative activity describes the amount and types of food waste that occur. Pupils compare the percentage of waste from their...
US Environmental Protection Agency
Epa: Composting at Home
Investigate the benefits of composting and discover ways to do it easily at home.
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Texas A&M University
Texas Agri Life Extension Office: Composting for Kids! [Pdf]
This slide show illustrates how kids can improve our environment by creating and utilizing composting. This comprehensive site provides instructions on how to build a compost bin to collecting the key ingredients to make high nutrient...
Other
Composting Practices (Pdf) [Pdf]
This publication explains the agricultural and environmental benefits of composting household waste. It explains the difference between hot and cool composting systems. It also documents research indicating turfgrass benefits from humus...
Encyclopedia of Earth
Encyclopedia of Earth: Composting
Explains, using scientific language, what composting is. Also explains what compostable and compost compatible materials are, the conditions necessary for composting to occur, and the role of composting in recycling waste. (Updated:...
National Wildlife Federation
National Wildlife Federation: Worm Compost Bin
Composting not only helps to get rid of food and lawn waste but also helps to fertilize our garden. Find out how to set up a compost box in this brief, informative article.
Government of Alberta
Alberta Environment: Focus on Composting [Pdf]
Explains all the ins and outs of composting, including how to maintain a composter once you've started.
Environmental Education for Kids
Eek!: Be the Change: Recipes for Composting
Some recipes for composting, with a link to how to compost with worms.
Other
Paul's Garden World: The Science of Composting
Very thorough description of different organisms involved in decomposing organic material through composting. Includes actinomycetes, bacteria, fungi, and a variety of macro-organisms which also function as decomposers. Also discusses...
Texas A&M University
Aggie Horticulture: Kinder Garden: School Gardens
Get all the information needed to begin and maintain a school garden and a composting program. Features include step-by-step slide shows for creating a school garden or compost program.
Environmental Education for Kids
Eek!: Be the Change: How to Be a Vermiculturist
Learn all about worm composting in this article.
eSchool Today
E School Today: Your Cool Basics on Natural Resources
Looks at the two categories of natural resources, what they are used for, their distribution around the world, threats to natural resources, recycling and composting, and conservation.
Other
City of Phoenix: Recyclesaurus Activity Book [Pdf]
This activity book teaches about reducing, reusing, and recycling materials. Students can decode words, color, do a word scramble, and learn how to compost. Written in both English and Spanish.
Environmental Education for Kids
Eek!: Nature's Recyclers Coloring Book
Did you know that nature has its own clean-up crew and recycling staff? Yeah, there aremany plants and animals that help recycle natural materials in our environment. They take deadmaterials and turn them back into rich soil. Use this...
BiologyWise
Biology Wise: Eisenia Fetida
Eisenia fetida is a type of earthworm commonly used for vermicomposting. This resource provides facts about its habitat, range, anatomy, and method of reproduction. It also provides a few tips on composting.
eSchool Today
E School Today: Waste Management
Learn all the aspects of waste management including recycling and solid waste disposal.
ArtLex
Art Lex: Harmony
This site from Artlex provides a brief but effective definition of the Principle of Design known as Harmony. There are links to other terms within the definition as well as quotations by Cezanne, Seurat and Ingres.
Geography 4 kids
Geography4 kids.com: Earth's Atmosphere
Site studies what air is as well as what composes the atmosphere.
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