Curriculum Sub-Program Logo

Composting Classroom

Composting
Science
Industry & Manufacturing
Grade 7
ON
Composting

Description

Composting turns organic waste into soil carbon, helping reduce methane emissions from landfills. In this lesson, students will observe the composting process over time and record their observations. Students are also encouraged to consider what it would take to set up a composting system in their school.

Lesson Type: Project, Experiential

Duration: Single Class, Multi-Day Lesson

Sector: Industry & Manufacturing

Context: Home, School

Share with Email!

We Appreciate Your Feedback!

We are actively working to improve the offerings of N:OW for Net-Zero and this curriculum library. Have you used a lesson plan? Do you have any issues with a lesson plan? Do you have any suggestions or critiques about the library?

Please share how your experience has been as any feedback is so valuable for us!


More Lesson Plans

Centralized Composting

Science
Industry & Manufacturing
Grade 9
BC/YK

Students investigate the composting cycle of matter and its connection to the carbon cycle. Through direct instruction, note-taking, and a creative pamphlet project, students learn why centralized composting is an important climate solution... read more

Feed Additives

Science
Grade 7
NB

This lesson introduces students to feed additives as an agricultural solution for reducing greenhouse gas emissions from livestock in support of reaching net-zero global emissions. Through an interactive introduction and card-based game sim... read more

Refrigerant Management

Science, Technology
Industry & Manufacturing
Grade 9
NS, PEI

In this lesson, students will explore the prevalence of refrigerants in our daily lives and consider how they impact the environment. Considering these environmental impacts, students will discuss how proper disposal and management of refri... read more

Landfill Methane Capture

Science
Industry & Manufacturing
Grade 10
NB

Landfills produce methane, a powerful greenhouse gas. But this methane can be captured and converted into electricity, replacing fossil fuel energy sources. In this lesson, students will investigate how landfill methane contributes to clima... read more