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Vermicomposting (Grades 3-5)

Students create a worm bin which will serve as a basis for investigations about ecosystems, life and nutrient cycles, and decomposition.

Grades
3 – 5
Estimated Time
1 hour to set up; additional time for observation
Updated
January 25, 2023
two hands holding soil with worms
Image: USDA/Flickr

Background

Lesson Activities

Credits

Author

Debra Spielmaker and Lynn Wallin | Utah Agriculture in the Classroom

Standards

National Content Area Standards

  • Science
    • 4-LS1: From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes
      • 4-LS1-1: Construct an argument that plants and animals have internal and external structures that function to support survival, growth, behavior, and reproduction.
      • 4-LS1-2: Use a model to describe that animals receive different types of information through their senses, process the information in their brain, and respond to the information in different ways.
    • 5-LS2: Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics
      • 5-LS2-1: Develop a model to describe the movement of matter among plants, animals, decomposers, and the environment.