Creating a Classroom Compost Box

Standard Rating Guide
  • References: the lesson only references the standard
  • Part: the lesson teaches part of the lesson
  • Assesses: the lesson teaches the standard thoroughly so that the standard can be assessed

Activity Description

Abstract: 1. Students will understand and be able to describe the decomposition process of organic waste. 2. Students will evaluate the importance of decomposers (detritivores) as contributors to fertile soil. 3. Students will describe the importance of detritivores to ecosystems.

Curriculum Book: Alaska's Ecology
Page number: 115

Age Groups

3rd grade - 12th Grade

Educational Standards

   Science A-1   Part
   Science A-3   Part
   Science B-2   References
   Science C-2   Part
   Science C-3   Part

Educational Topics

   Renewable and Non-renewable Resources
   Responsible Human Action/Effects on Wildlife and Ecosystems
   Conservation