To have students investigate the pros and cons of composting. These recyclables are food scraps, leaves, grass clippings and other biodegradable organic wastes. Organic waste can be recycled by composting. Simply stated, composting creates optimal conditions for decomposition to occur.
Decomposition occurs in nature whenever a leaf falls to the ground or an animal dies.
The results of decomposition in a compost pile is a nutrient-rich humus that is excellent for improving soil quality and plant growth. Feel, smell, and look at the rotting log, grass clippings, leaves or food scraps. List these words. Explain what is happening to the rotting material. Take a look under a microscope to find out what you cannot see with the naked eye.