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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Our Friend the Worm!: Introducing Worm Composting Into the Classroom

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
An activity for students to explore vermicomposting. Students will research worms and investigate how they can be used in composting in a classroom environment.
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Junior Master Gardener: Compost Critters

For Students 3rd - 5th
Try to guess the name of each insect, worm, or other small creature that lives in a compost bin. Clicking on each image leads to a page of detailed information about that species.
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Texas A&M University

Texas A&m University: Composting

For Students 3rd - 5th
This resource from the Texas A&M University is easy to understand and contains everything you need to know about composting. The basic lessons are supplemented with pictures of students involved in setting up compost bins and trenches.
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Texas A&M University

Aggie Horticulture Network: Composting for Kids

For Students 3rd - 5th
Use this resource to learn about how we make compost and how we use it to grow gardens.
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Texas A&M University

Aggie Horticulture: Kinder Garden: School Gardens

For Students 3rd - 5th
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.
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US Environmental Protection Agency

Epa: Dumptown Game

For Students 3rd - 8th
This fun game helps students learn ways to recycle, reduce waste, and compost. You can also create your own Recycle City Scavenger Hunt.
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Better Planet Productions

Earth Care: Worm Wranglers [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
A lesson in worm composting for Grade Three.
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Environmental Education for Kids

Eek!: Nature's Recyclers Coloring Book

For Students 3rd - 5th
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...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Environment

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Through 10 lessons and more than 20 hands-on activities, students are introduced to the concept of an environment and the many interactions within it. As they learn about natural and human-made environments, as well as renewable and...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Design a Net Zero Energy Classroom

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
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 learn how these items (such as solar...
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Investigating Soil Which Soil Help Plants Grow?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this guided inquiry lab, students will investigate what type of soil let plants/grasses grow the best. Students will answer the question by conducting an experiment using five different soils found in our area, school soil, potting...
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Read Works

Read Works: Famous African Americans Duke Ellington

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This passage contains biographical information about the famous jazz composter, Duke Ellington. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and...
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ABCya

Ab Cya: Litter Critters Learn to Sort and Recycle

For Students 1st - 6th
Learn the basics of recycling with the Litter Critters! Kids will sort trash into four different litter categories: recyclables, compost, electronic waste, and landfill waste. In Easy Mode, users sort trash into one category of litter at...
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University of Illinois

University of Illinois Extension: Urban Text: Adventures of Herman the Worm

For Students 2nd - 5th
WORMS- What are they? Where did they come from? If you are interested in Herman the Worm's family tree (biologically speaking), his body structures, or all the facts about him that you'll ever need, go to "The Adventures of Herman the...

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