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Module 1: Nutrient Cycling

What happens to our "waste" once we dispose of it? The following activites have been developed to encourage students to think critically about the life cycle of our evey day items and how our waste management systems work.  

Activity: Resource
Recovery Hierarchy

Students will examine the life cycle of everyday items and create a recovery hierarchy to identify alternatives to sending them to landfills when they become “waste”. They will also design efficient waste management systems that maximize the value recovered from our food and other waste. 

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Activity:
Nutrient Cycling

Students will participate in a game to model how carbon and nitrogen are (re)cycled in healthy ecosystems. Each student will take on a unique role to see how these elements move through our plants and decomposers.

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