Composting

Autor/inn/en	Stanley, Andrew; Turner, Geraldine
Titel	Composting
Quelle	In: Teaching Science, 56 (2010) 2, S.34-39 (6 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1449-6313
Schlagwörter	Investigations; Vocational Education; Internet; Science Education; Foreign Countries; Experiments; Agriculture; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Untersuchung; Ausbildung; Berufsbildung; Naturwissenschaftliche Bildung; Ausland; Erprobung; Landwirtschaft; Australien
Abstract	Composting can provide both a means of managing organic waste, and a vehicle to teach Science at all levels of schooling. In response to a local organic waste issue a process has been developed to compost waste from an olive oil press and analyse the resultant compost. In this article, the composting process is described in a manner that can be effectively used in the classroom, along with the findings of our research into successfully composting the olive waste. This process has the potential to be applied to many other forms of organic waste generated by schools. A series of experiments to evaluate the quality of the product based on the Australian Standards for Compost have also been developed. These experiments have been designed to provide students with a series of tools that they can use in the development of their own scientific investigations into compost. (Contains 2 tables and 1 figure.) (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Australian Science Teachers Association. P.O. Box 334, Deakin West, ACT 2600, Australia. Tel: +61-02-6282-9377; Fax: +61-02-6282-9477; e-mail: publications@asta.edu.au; Web site: http://www.asta.edu.au/resources/teachingscience
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10