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K–12 teaching and learning · from the UNC School of Education

Goal 2

The learner will conduct investigations to build an understanding of soil properties.

Objective 2.05

Determine how composting can be used to recycle discarded plant and animal material.

Resources aligned to this objective

All about trash
Students will discover which kinds of trash break down naturally and which do not when they make their own landfills.
Format: lesson plan (grade 3 English Language Arts and Science)
By Dawn Gilbert.

Lesson plans on the web

Paperbag paleontology
Cornell Paleontologist John Chiment enlists the aid of younger school children in sorting through materials collected at a dig site and, in the process, demonstrates that anyone can “do science.” (Learn more)
Format: activity (grade K–5 Science)
Provider: American Association for the Advancement of Science
Social trade-offs
The purpose of this lesson, from Science NetLinks, is to make and evaluate decisions by weighing the benefits and drawbacks of each alternative. In the lesson, students practice the skill of decision-making through role-playing. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 Science)
Provider: American Association for the Advancement of Science