Starter quiz
- Plants absorb water and nutrients from the ______ they are growing in.
- 'soil' ✓
- Which of these is not a micro-organism?
virus
bacteria
fungi
tick ✓
- Humans create lots of waste everyday at home and school or work. What is waste?
- rubbish ✓
- dirt
- a body part around our middle
- a type of micro-organism
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- Match the living thing to the correct group.
- bacteria⇔micro-organism ✓
- fly⇔insect ✓
- slug⇔mollusc ✓
- frog⇔amphibian ✓
- What is moisture?
- dryness
- wetness ✓
- creaminess
- thickness
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- What are nutrients?
- substances that living things use to grow and stay healthy ✓
- foods containing lots of vitamins and minerals
- energy drinks
- micro-organisms that keep living things healthy
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Exit quiz
- When we leave certain types of food waste and other materials to decompose over time, what is made?
- dirt
- soil
- mud
- compost ✓
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- The 5 Rs are refuse, reduce, reuse, recycle and ...
- 'rot' ✓
Which of these things does compost not need?- air
- moisture
- light from the Sun ✓
- the right mix and types of waste
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Which of these types of waste should not be put into a compost bin?- empty metal drink cans ✓
- cardboard toilet rolls
- chicken bones ✓
- weeds
- potato peel
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What do we call the micro-organisms and small animals that break down the waste in a compost heap?- decomposers ✓
- producers
- pollinators
- decayers
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Compost provides ______ that plants need to grow and be healthy.- 'nutrients' ✓
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Key learning points
- The 5Rs are Refuse, Reduce, Reuse, Recycle and Rot.
- Compost is made by allowing certain types of food waste and other materials to decompose over time.
- Compost provides nutrients to help plants grow and be healthy.
- Compost needs air, moisture and the right mix of waste food and materials.
- Compost can be used in the school grounds to help plants and animals grow.
Common misconception
Pupils may think that compost is just dirt or mud, or is no different from soil.
Explain that compost has a different composition to soil, and is full of nutrients that are beneficial to growing plants.
Keywords
Rot - When something rots it decays or decomposes.
Compost - Compost is useful for growing plants. It can be made by rotting down certain types of food and garden waste.
Nutrient - Nutrients are substances that living things use to stay alive and healthy. Animals take in nutrients from their food.
Decompose - To decompose is to break down or decay.
Micro-organism - A micro-organism is a very tiny living thing.
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