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Dirty Decomposers
| Content Provider | TeachEngineering: STEM curriculum for K-12 |
|---|---|
| Author | Hebrank, Mary R. |
| Copyright Year | 2013 |
| Description | Students design and conduct experiments to determine what environmental factors favor decomposition by soil microbes. They use chunks of carrots for the materials to be decomposed, and their experiments are carried out in plastic bags filled with soil. Students design and conduct experiments to determine what environmental factors favor decomposition by soil microbes. They use chunks of carrots for the materials to be decomposed, and their experiments are carried out in plastic bags filled with soil. Every few days students remove the carrots from the dirt and weigh them. Depending on the experimental conditions, after a few weeks most of the carrots have decomposed completely. |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Rights Holder | Regents of The University of Colorado Duke University |
| Subject Keyword | Biology Nutrient Recycling Decomposition Bacteria Fungi |
| Content Type | Text |
| Time Required | PT2H30M |
| Education Level | Class VI Class VII Class VIII |
| Resource Type | Notes |
| Subject | Biology |
