Exploring A Decomposition Community

In this classroom lab setting, students will construct Decomposition Columns from two-liter plastic bottles. Students will gather organic material and observe activity in the column. Students will record observations and construction steps in their science notebook.

Resource ID#: 24859 Type: Teaching Idea

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Subject(s): Science

Grade Level(s): 4, 5

Intended Audience: Educators

Keywords: decomposition, ecosystem, organic, food chains, carbon and nitrogen cycle, recycling, landfills, bacteria, fungi

Instructional Component Type(s): Teaching Idea

Instructional Design Framework(s): Structured Inquiry (Level 2), Cooperative Learning

Resource Collection: General Collection

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