LEARNING RESOURCES Nancy B Science Club Garbage To 5359

I received this kit to review but my comments are based only on my experience with this kit. I used this with three 3rd grade boys. They were very excited and enjoyed looking at the kit and book. We were able to brainstorm items that we could put in to make compost. It was decided that we would get fruit from lunch and look for a banana peel and an uncooked vegetable. The soil I purchased and the boys helped to set up the compost kit. It was easy to follow directions. At this time the boys are watching what happens and recording their findings in the compost booklet. We will continue this experiment for a few weeks and see how it all turns out. The only down side is if you want to do this with another group you would not be able to write in the compost booklet. I made copies of the pages that were needed to write on and this has worked the best for my situation. There is more than one option in the book to use. So this could be an ongoing experiment using different items in the compost container. The kit also has a web site to visit that has other experiments from the Nancy B's science club that need only a few materials. The boys have already picked out the next ones they want to try!

I received this to review and really enjoyed seeing how fast different things turned into compost. It was very interesting, sometimes a little gross but the kids loved it and then using the soil to plant flowers this spring is a wonderful idea. It shows kids recycling on a easy level