Vocabulary
The definition of compost.
What is a nutrient-rich soil that is created when organic materials like leaves, grass clippings, and food scraps are allowed to decompose naturally?
Explain what is a 3 bin compost system.
What is a composting method that has three compost bins arranged side by side?
The definition of a scientist.
What is a person who observes, tests, and uses evidence to explain phenomena?
The definition of decomposer.
What is an organism that breaks down droppings or dead organisms to create soil and release energy?
The definition of industrial composting.
What is the same process of composting but in a larger scale? Also called commercial composting.
The definition of observe.
What is using any of the five senses (see, hear, touch, smell, taste) to gather information about something?
The definition of consumer.
What is organisms that depend on other organisms for food?
Everything ____ comes from soil.
What is living?
What does it mean to have evidence?
To prove or disprove something.
The definition of biodegradable.
What is a substance or object that is capable of being decomposed by bacteria or other living organisms?
List things that can be composted.
What is apple cores, banana peels, rotten tomatoes, and any organic materials?
Name examples of decomposers.
What is worms, mushrooms, bacteria?
The definition of engineering.
What is a job that involves using math and science to design, test, and build machines and structures to solve problems?
TWO examples of organic materials that CANNOT be composted and why.
What is dairy products and meats? These organic materials smell bad as they decompose and can attract unwanted consumers to our compost bins.
Name producers and how they contribute to the compost process.
What is leaves, plants, trees? These things make fruits that have seeds that grow in soil and when these things die they add to soil to make compost.