As part of their science curriculum, seventh graders are investigating the decompisiton of vegetable scraps in different soil types: sand, soil, and water. “In seventh grade science,” teacher Sarah Freilich explains, “students are learning how the world works, specifically that materials cycle through organisms and the environment.” Students brought in vegetable scraps, which they divided up into three separate bags. Each day they observe changes in their vegetable material and bags, noting the condensation, temperature, and, “of course, the disgustingness,” adds Ms. Freilich.

 

“In this lab students are able to connect their home life to science, learning by investigating on a small scale what happens to the material they put in the green compost bins. Students are also learning to take specific observations, which will be a skill they continue to use throughout their science education at Brandeis and beyond.” MORE PHOTOS