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Teach Engineering: Composting Nature's Disappearing Act

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In this activity, students explore the idea of biodegradability by building and observing a model landfill. This serves as an introduction to the idea of composting. Students learn about the role of engineering in solid waste management.

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Concepts
ecology, engineering, landfills, solid waste, stem, waste management
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Additional Tags
biodegradable, biology lesson plan, compost, decompose, earth science lesson plans, geology lesson plans, integrated teaching and learning program and laboratory, teachengineering, waste
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Classroom Considerations
  • Knovation Readability Score: 3 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
NGSS
3-LS4-4