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Vermiculture!
Comparing pesticide use in a vermiculture Bin
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Engage!
Dump a small amount of appropriate kitchen waste (banana peels, apple cores, squashed grapes, lettuce, coffee grounds etc) on lab tables. Hand out rest of materials after short discussion and build a worm bin
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wormbirth.mov
wormbirth.mov
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Harvesting!
“Exploring! & Gathering!
of the “Black Gold!”
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Explore!
RECORD ALL IN JOURNAL• Periodically analyze samples with
microscope, temperautre, pH probes
• Periodically mas and volume
• Periodically make compost tea and analyze and use as fertilizer
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Explain!
• Monthly harvest compost and use as fertilizer
• Concepts/vocabulary related to law of conservation of mass
• Concepts/vocabulary related to flow of energy in an ecosystem and cycling of matter through decay of busy mass
• If not discovered by students the teacher can provide ideas connecting the above concepts.
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Elaborate!
• This is a continuing process combined with regular analysis and review of actual applications
• Constantly comparing and contrasting information
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Evaluate!
• Many formative opportunities: exit tickets, quizzes, discussions, journal checks
• Further explorations of student developed questions
• Unit test
• STAAR
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Additional materials on my website:
Bin instructionsDetailed lessonThis presentationFBMG presentation with the short vids
http://www.myteacherpages.com/webpages/KFletcher/aug_6_teacher_com.cfm