What is this?

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The Compost Bucket
Decomposition Photo Essay
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What is this?
What could be inside?
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Hmm
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A compost close-up!
What do you think? Yuck? or COOL!
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What is composting?
Why do we compost?
Does nature know how to compost? You bet! All
the time!!
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The natural process of decomposition
Leaves contain vitamins called nutrients.
Summer
Fall
As summer turns into fall
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Summer in New England dark green leaves
Fall in New England brown leaves
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The leaves drop to the ground! Once on the
ground, the leaves begin to decompose.
And with the help of small insects and bacteria,
the nutrients are returned to the soil. Instead
of throwing away trash, we can help return
nutrients to soil by composting just like nature
does on her own!
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Acknowledgements

• The photos of the colorful leaves and trees in
  fall were provided by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
  Service.
• Other photos were provided by the Aggie
  Horticulture Network, part of the Texas AM
  University System.
• The satellite images used in this lesson were
  captured by a combination of NASA satellites
  (courtesy of NASAs Earth Observatory).