Having fun with composting |
Composting
101 has visited several schools in the Westman area.
In Manitoba, composting fits with the science curriculum best
in Grades Three, Seven and Eleven, but other grades also benefit.
For example, vermicomposting fits well with Grades One and
Four.
During a typical school presentation we talk about composting
and vermicomposting, linking these concepts with what students
may have already learned about decomposition, feeding and
digestion, soil, living things, recycling and the environment.
Students have a chance to touch and smell humus from different
sources. Often we build a vermicomposter that is left in the
classroom for the students to take care of. A family information
package is sent home with the students.
Classes we have visited include:
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Linden Lanes School (BSD) Grade III 2001-2002
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Linden Lanes School (BSD) Grade III 2002-2003
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Meadows School (BSD) Grade VII Adapt Class 2001-2002
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Meadows School (BSD) Grade VII Adapt Class 2002-2003
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Neelin High School (BSD) EcoOdyssey Class 2001-2002
- Neelin
High School (BSD) EcoOdyssey Class 2002-2003
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Kids In Bloom Summer 2002
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Crocus Plains Regional Secondary School (BSD) Environmental
Studies Class 2001-2002
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Kirkaldy Heights School (BSD) Grades III, IV, VIII 2002-2003
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Boissevain School Grade III 2002-200
- George
Fitton Grade III Environmental Club 2003
- King
George Grade VII Classes 2002 - 2003
Kids in Bloom: creating mini-composter |
Grade 3 class at Riverbank Discovery Centre |
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