Innovating Science™ AP Environmental Science: Landfills and Decomposition

Description

Simulate a sanitary landfill and an open-air dumpyard to explore the advantages of a landfill while observing decomposition in both aerobic and anaerobic environments.

• Simulate a sanitary landfill and an open-air dumpyard to explore the advantages of a landfill while observing decomposition in both aerobic and anaerobic environments.
• This kit contains enough materials for 8 groups of students and comes with a Teacher's manual and Student Study Guide Copymaster.
• The activity covers AP Environmental Science primary learning objectives STB-3.K and STB-3.L.
• It will take a total of 2 to 3 hours, with over a 5-day wait time to complete this activity (Day 1: 1.5 to 2 hours, Days 2 through 5+: 10 to 15 minutes each).

The kit contains:

• Soil, 3000 cm³
• 10 Plastic Cups, 9 oz.
• 8 Plastic Jars with Lids
• Cotton Fabric 3 x 6 in.
• 8 Starch Packing Peanuts
• 32 Paper Squares
• 4 Straws
• 16 Aluminum Squares

Needed but not supplied:

• Graduated Cylinders, 25 mL
• Markers (for labeling)
• Metric Rulers
• Scissors or Razor
• Leaves, Bread, Fruit, etc., are optional (for additional organic waste sources)

Specifications

• Grade Level: High School
• Grade: 9 to 12
• For Use With (Application): Education
• Class Size: 8 Lab Groups
• Product Type: Landfills and Decomposition