Food scraps get composted as part of our school lunch compost program. We use the compost as fertilizer in our school garden. How do we explain decomposition? What causes it to happen? How long does it take different food items to decompose? How does food turn into fertilizer? What kind of environment is required for decomposition? Does trash decompose at the same rate as food scraps? Where does all our trash go? What are the benefits of composting and recycling? What factors do engineers consider when building a landfill? Grade 6 students investigate.
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