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  • What important job do microorganisms do in the compost?
    They decompose (or break down) the organic matter.
  • Find the Lie: 1. Worms help aerate the soil. 2. A compost pile needs to be completely dry. 3. Food scraps are a "green" material.
    Number 2 is the lie. (A compost pile needs water).
  • What is an example of a "green material"?
    Food scraps, vegetable peels, or grass.
  • Pass the Ball: What do worms add to the compost when they wiggle through it?
    Air or Oxygen.
  • What is the name for the final, nutrient-rich soil that compost creates?
    Humus.
  • healthy / grow / Compost / plants / helps .
    Compost helps plants grow healthy.
  • Unscramble this sentence: in / carbon / are / Brown / rich / materials .
    Brown materials are rich in carbon.
  • Odd One Out: Apple Core, Eggshells, Leaves, Plastic Bottle. Which one doesn't belong?
    Plastic Bottle (It does not decompose).
  • Odd One Out: Worms, Bacteria, Sunlight, Microorganisms. Which one doesn't belong and why?
    Sunlight (It provides energy/heat, but it is not a decompose
  • Unscramble this sentence: nutrient-rich / creates / humus / Decomposition .
    Decomposition creates nutrient-rich humus.
  • Unscramble this sentence: the / matter / decompose / Microorganisms / organic .
    Microorganisms decompose the organic matter.
  • Complete the sentence: "After many weeks, all the leaves and food scraps turn into..."
    Humus (or nutrient-rich soil).
  • Unscramble this sentence: soil / the / to / Worms / mix / help .
    Worms help to mix the soil.
  • Besides "browns" and "greens," what are two other important things a compost pile needs to work?
    Water and Oxygen (or Air).
  • ind the Lie: 1. The final product of composting is called humus. 2. Composting is bad for the environment. 3. Food scraps are rich in nitrogen.
    Number 2 is the lie. (Composting is good for the environment).
  • Odd One Out: Leaves, Sticks, Brown Paper, Grass. Which one doesn't belong and why?
    Grass (It's a "green" nitrogen material, the others are "brown" carbon materials).
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