Materials and Resources
Printed Materials 

• Appelhof, M. (1997). Worms eat my garbage: How to set up and maintain a worm composting system. Kalamazoo, MI: Flowerfield Enterprises.
• Trautmann, N. (1997). Composting in the classroom: Scientific inquiry for High School students. Dubuque, IA: Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company.

Internet Resources

• Bullfrog Films
  http://www.bullfrogfilms.com/index.html*
  A source for educational videos in all subject areas
• Fresh Kills Landfill
  http://www.nyc.gov/html/dcp/html/fkl/ada/about/1_0.html*
  Photographic tour and information about New York's City’s Fresh Kills
• Vernier Software and Technology
  www.vernier.com*
  Technology resources, products, and information about data collecting tools and software for science and math
• Seeing Reason Tool
  www.intel.com/education/seeingreason
  An online tool for mapping cause-and-effect relationships
• Furl, Furled, Furling
  www.classroomhelp.com/workshop/Furl_Guide.pdf*
  An online book that explains what a FURL is and how to set one up
• Master Composter
  www.mastercomposter.com*
  A comprehensive site on how to build a compost pile and the methods and ingredients involved
• United States Environmental Protection Agency
  www.epa.gov/epaoswer/education*
  A very large site about the composting process; very high-level information
• Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection
  www.dep.state.pa.us/dep/deputate/airwaste/wm/recycle/RecyclingLinks.htm#anchor1087848*
  Explaination of how a community can recycle, reuse, and reduce waste through methods such as composting
• United States Composting Council
  www.compostingcouncil.org/index.cfm*
  References to other resources on composting and waste management from a company’s perspective; also contains a questions section
• Canada’s Office of Urban Agriculture
  www.cityfarmer.org/recipe.html#recipe*
  Simple and easy recipe for composting
• Canada’s Office of Urban Agriculture
  www.cityfarmer.org/wormcomp61.html*
  Explaination of why to compost with worms specifically
• United States Department of Energy: Information on Waste Management
  www.em.doe.gov/em30*
  General site about waste management with links to waste storage, disposal, and treatment
• City of San Monica Sustainable City Program
  www.ci.santa-monica.ca.us/environment*
  Specific example of how a community implemented Earth-friendly waste management methods
• Environmental Defense
  www.environmentaldefense.org*
  Information about global warming, the air, and the oceans as they pertain to pollution
• Tropical Savannas CRC
  http://savanna.org.au/all/*
  Glossary of soil terms and definitions

Supplies

• Well-developed compost in a jar for class demonstration
• Materials for compost bins (many of these can be donated from home, including wood, plastic bins, worms, and so forth)
• School kitchen and yard waste for compost material
• Pitchfork for turning compost material
• Buckets to carry compost material
• Hoses for keeping compost wet
• Bathroom scale to measure mass

• Computer to conduct research, create documents, and design presentations
• Digital camera for taking pictures of compost process for presentations
• Internet connection for research projects, student collaborative work, and teacher instruction
• Printer to print documents for presentations and distribution
• Projection system for instruction about probes, research, and lessons
• Scanner to scan images used in student presentations
• Television to display video presentations or show instructional videos
• VCR to show video presentations and instructional videos

Technology—Software

• Database or spreadsheet for data collection during compost process and to present results
• Desktop publishing to create documents and presentations about compost processes and research topics
• E-mail software for collaborative work
• Encyclopedia on CD-ROM for instructional lessons and basic knowledge definitions
• Graphic organization software for presentations about compost processes
• Image processing to process digital pictures for presentations and download Web sites
• Internet web browser to access the Internet for research and instructional lessons
• Multimedia software for presentations on compost processes and research topics
• Web page development for presentations presented in an online optional format
• Word processing to create informational documents for presentations and daily assignments