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Science & Plants for Schools (SAPS)
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Composting, Recycling and the Curriculum
This sheet provides an overview of what happens during the composting process, thinking about the microorganisms involved in the decomposition of plant material. It offers ideas for monitoring temperature change within a compost heap over time and information on how to start your own compost heap.
Produced by Science and Plants for Schools (SAPS), it is part of a series of resources written to support plant science in the primary curriculum.
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