• Nature's Recyclers
     
     

    Learning Goals

    Resources

    Lesson 1: Wondering About Nature’s Waste

    ? Nature's Waste

    Lesson 2: Nature’s Breakdown

    The Dirt on Decomposers

    Lesson 3: Nature’s Clean-up Crew

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    Carrion Beetle:

     

    American Burying Beetle:

     

    Hide Beetle:

     

    Darkling Beetle:

     

    Decomposers Video

     

    Lesson 4: Looking at Worms

    Earthworms

     

    Lessons 5: Feeding Worms

    About Our Worm Factory

    Lesson 6: From Decomposers to Soil

    Lesson 7: How Fungi Feed

    Lesson 8: Investigating Bread Mold Growth

    Food Mold 101

    Lesson 9: Looking at Mushrooms

    How do mushrooms grow?

    Lesson 10: Agents and Evidence of Decomposition

    		  

    Lesson 11: Drawing Conclusions About Mold Growth

     

    Lesson 12: Soil Nutrients for Plants

    Lesson 13: Producers, Consumers, and Decomposers

    Lesson 14: Recycling Nutrients

    		  
     
     
    Study Game for Quiz 2: