biodiversity > Will The Worm

About

Building a compost bin in you school grounds is a great way to get everyone involved in understanding how compost is made and why it is important for biodiversity.

Will The Worm is an activity which focuses on composting within schools. Through completing the activity of building a compost bin in their school, students will investigate and learn how compost is made, what its uses are, why it is important and how to compost in their schools and local community.

 At the end of the activity students will also have learnt about how to separate waste, which types are suitable for compost and which types are unsuitable.

Your step-by-step guide to getting started and all the resources you need are below.

Good luck!

Info

There are opportunities to use this activity when teaching these subjects:

England: Science; Art

Scotland: Science: Technologies; Expressive Arts

Wales: Science; Art

Northern Ireland: The World Around Us; The Arts

 

Get Started

  1. Prepare by reading the resource pack (and using the other resources)
  2. Run your 'start audit'. This will start your activity blog.
  3. Run the activity - remember to update your blog with pictures of you compost bin.
  4. Finish the activity, complete your compost bin and run an 'end audit'.
  5. Submit your blog for a medal.
  6. If you win a medal, download a free certificate for your class!

Run start audit

Resources

To get some inspiration, see what biodiversity projects are happening at the London 2012 Olympic park:

Use these resources to help plan and complete the activity:

 

How you can win a medal

Podometers

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When you finish an activity we use your start and end audits to count your activities and measure any savings you make. You can track your savings using your school's pod-o-meters.

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Eco-schools England

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This activity will contribute significantly towards the curriculum aspect of the Eco-Schools Bronze Award.

By understanding and promoting the sustainable impact of the project to the school and wider community, the school will also be able to use the activity towards an Eco-Schools Green Flag Award.

Remember you will need to complete an Eco-Schools simple environmental review and action plan to meet Bronze Award criteria.

For more information go to www.eco-schools.org.uk/apply.