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NATURE RECYCLING, WORM COMPOSTING Overview: It is amaazing how organisms live off dead organic material and recycle those materials back into life. We gained an understanding of how decomposition works and an appreciation for worms and other similar creatures.

"Earthworms are red. I saw lots of worms. There were lots of old bananas. I also saw lots of dirt. I saw about ten worms. Earthworms make your garden look very nice. Worms look gross but they are cool. They live in small dark places. Worms are cool. They wiggle." Tabitha "I love yucky worms because they are slimy. I saw five little worms. They were red and peach. I learned that they help your gardens" Trevor "When I touched a worm it felt gooey. The worms were red and gray. The mud felt wet and squishy. The worms felt slimy and wet. Worms like to live in dark places like soil and mud." Nataly

This activity required us to go outdoors and turn over a rock or log, or leaf litter. By doing this, we would have found sow bugs (rolly pollies) and try to figure out what they eat. Since we had so much rain this year, we were not able to go outdoors. Our docent, Grace brought in a worm-composting bin that she had started. Since we couldn't explore sowbugs, we used earthworms. Worms too are great recyclers. Not only do worms eat most vegetable waste, they make soil that is great for the garden.

We kept our "Earthworm Village" moist and well fed with food scraps. We each picked up handfuls from the bin and wrote about what we saw. You too can make a worm-composting bin, click on the worm to see how.