The URL will take you to the Green Teacher home page. Many schools compost lunch room wastes but teachers may miss the educational lessons it can provide. One chapter studies the chemistry, physics, and biology of composting. Another is devoted to comparing different bioreactors and composting bins. Most of the book is given to detailing over 20 experiments or studies of composting processes, microorganisms and products, using common science equipment or adapted recycled items.
Detailed procedures are easy to follow.
A final chapter suggests additional research possibilities in which students frame their own research questions. Microorganisms. pH. Physical properties. Cornell Center for the Environment. Cornell Waste Management Institute.