3 Ways to Make Your Own Worm Compost System. Steps Part 1 of 3: Making a Home for Your Worms 1Obtain a worm bin. The worm bin is basically the home for the worms, and the place where they digest the organic material you will give them. Worm bins can be purchased from many online vendors, or from your local gardening or farm supply store. Ad 2If you don't want to buy a worm bin, you can also build one on your own. 3Use four old car tires for a makeshift home. Part 2 of 3: Building Your Ecosystem 1Prepare the bedding for your worms. 2Choose which worms you want. Part 3 of 3: Maintaining and Harvesting Your Compost 1Feed your worms digestible amounts regularly. 4Harvest the compost once it's ready.
Tips Green food increases nitrogen in your finished compost. Ad Warnings Powdered limestone will create carbon dioxide in your bins and suffocate your worms if the bins are not well ventilated. Build an Ant Farm. By Rebecca ClarkIllustrated by Sabine Deviche Materials Two clear plastic CD cases, standard width Sieve for soil Dry soil, ideally from place where ants were collected (approximately 3 cups before sifting) Container for sifted soil (approximately ½ cup after sifting) Utility knife or other sharp knife that can cut plastic Clear packing tape Spoon Eyedropper (for watering soil) Straightedge for scoring and cutting plastic Marker to note exit/entry point location Two pieces of dark construction paper, or aluminum foil to cover sides of farm This project requires adult supervision for cutting plastic. Video Tutorial Step by Step Instructions 1. Empty CD cases Remove interior plastic pieces from both CD cases. 2.
Mark the corresponding location on the underside of the upper CD case, where you will carve a small, circular hole using a utility knife or other sharp blade.The plastic may crack if you carve too quickly, so work gradually and avoid applying too much pressure. 3. 4. C. D. 5. 6. 7. E. Growing Up Wild. Io's Extinct Species. Species Guide Index. p06create_304664_7. Project WILD in Ohio. Project WILD Training Workshops >> Project WILD involves young people and wildlife, a proven formula for generating interest and participation.
Project WILD is a supplementary education program emphasizing awareness, appreciation, and understanding of wildlife and natural resources. Attractive and easy to use, Project WILD is an ideal way to supplement your curriculum and fire the imagination of your students. Project WILD teaches young people how to think about wildlife, not what to think. Students in kindergarten through twelfth grade learn basic concepts about wild animals, their needs and importance, and their relationships to people and the environment. The hands-on, diverse activities help develop problem-solving and decision making skills in determining responsible human actions. Project WILD was developed through a joint effort of the Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies and the Council for Environmental Education. Hello High School Teachers!!