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VERMICOMPOSTING
1. What are some "trash" items we could recycle? What's the difference between composting and vermicomposting?
3. Why is it important to build a worm bin of solid materials? What is the purpose of air holes? For an 18-gallon container, how much shredded paper, water, and soil should be added? Why isn't it effective to use commercial (store-bought) potting soil?
2. What is the purpose of the bedding in a worm bin? Why is it important for the bedding to be shredded? How do worms use water to live? What organs do we share in common with earthworms? Name two food items worms like and two items they wouldn't want for food. What is a good temperature range for a worm bin?
4. How does vermicomposting benefit the soil? Name two examples of decomposers. How could we design an experiment to test the efficacy (effectiveness, or how well it works) of vermicomposting?
5. How could our vermicomposting project address each of the 3 R's (reduce, reuse, and recycle)?
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