Setting Up Your Compost Column

This lab is an observation lab that will be set up and observed over several days.

Lab Jobs Primary Investigator – Make sure you follow the

directions EXACTLY. Recorder Reporter – Your group will need to turn in a

lab group work grade sheet for this lab after you are completely done with the lab. You will also need to take pictures with your computer and collect data on the data sheet.

Safety Inspector/Times – Make sure everyone washes their hands each day the column is handled. You are also in charge of doing the temperature readings.

Materials Manager – You will need to gather supplies when your group starts and put the column on the outside table once it is ready. You also will need to go get the column each day to do observations.

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Step 3 - NOTE – Please use as little tape aspossible!

Step 4 - NOTE – We will use newspaper forour browns. These need to be torninto small pieces. (About this size.)

Step 5 - At this point, the safety inspector/timer will need to take a temperature reading with your temperature probe. Make sure that you put the probe all the way down into the greens of your column.

Recorder Reporter – record this temperature on your data sheet and take a picture of your column with your computer. Save this picture in your pictures for later use.

Step 6 - NOTE – Only use TWO pieces of tapeto hold the top on!

Materials Manager – Using some blue tape, label your column with your group’s names and place it on the table outside the back door of the building.

EVERYONE ELSE WILL NEED TO CLEAN UP!!!

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