Composting
Composting
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Composting turns organic waste into soil carbon, which reduces landfill methane emissions in the process! In this lesson, students will watch the cycle of composting and record their observations. Students are encouraged to see what it would take to set up a composting system in their school.
Lesson Type: Project, Experiential
Duration: Single Class
Sector: Industry & Manufacturing
Context: Home, School
We are actively working to improve N:OW for Net-Zero.
Let us know how your experience has been!
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Our lessons bring these solutions into the context of Canadian classrooms. We partnered with 25+ teachers all across Canada to create lesson plans on each of the Project Drawdown climate solutions. Our goal is for these lessons to enhance climate education with relevant solutions and ambitious targets that students can understand and enact.
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There is still a long way to go to fully incorporate climate education into curricula. Our lessons mobilize current Canadian curricula to discuss climate change. And we don’t stop at the doom and gloom. We are finding spaces in all subjects for students to explore climate action and take steps towards a sustainable future, with our lessons on emissions reduction and climate solutions. Search our library by subject, grade and region to find Solution Lessons relevant for your learners.
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