Weight in Ounces for Apples and Carrots in Soil (oz)

Weight in Ounces of Apples and Carrots in Vermicompost (oz)

Apple and Carrot Decomposition in Soil (oz) Jar 1 Jar 2 Jar 3 Average Pre-Apples & Carrots 30 30oz Post-Apples & Carrots 25 15 21.7oz

Scientific Procedure 1. Get all your supplies for your vermicompost , and regular compost  2.  Use the soil an measure them equal so your can put it into the jar. 3.  Put soil into jar. 4. Put an equal amount of worms inside 3 of your jars. 5. Put the same amount of food scraps into all of your jars. 6. Wrap jars with black construction paper. 7. Put foil on the top of the jars.

Acknowledgements I would like to Thank Ms. Araujo , Ms. Cramer and Mrs. Abernathy and the Librarian for helping us with our science project and for telling us how to get down our data.

Apple & Carrot Decomposition in Vermicompost (Oz) Jar 4 Jar 5 Jar 6 Average Pre-Apples & Carrots 30 30oz Post-Apples & Carrots 5 25 6 12oz

Discussion The data show’s that the vermicompost broke down faster than the regular compost because the data was from 15oz to 25oz for the vermicompost and for the regular compost was from 5oz to 25oz. The data outliers was some of the jars were 25 and 15oz that really surprised me because I thought that it would be all the same because we put the same amount of food and worms. The average for the vermi compost was 12oz and for the regular compost was 21oz. The data changed because before the weight for the fruits were all 30oz and now there 25oz and 15oz.

Conclusion The hypothesis was confirmed, because part of the hypothesis said that the vermicompost would have more air. Our opinion for what happened in this experiment is that vermicompost is better, because it broke down faster. The problems that occurred while doing this experiment was that when we did the food amounts they were all different sizes, and we needed it to be the same size, and oz so we weighed it, and got everything the same, and it was better. Another problem that happened is that we lost our data but soon found it. Further questions that we have for this experiment is that “ What if we didn’t collect the data until later on?”. If we were to do this experiment again what we would do differently is to make sure that we make the food the same size the first time, and try not to lose our data.

Question Will vermicompost, or regular compost break down fruits , and vegetables better?

Hypothesis If the regular compost breaks down not as fast as the vermicompost might have more air, because if there’s not enough air it effects the worms health.

Background Research Decomposing is the process by which organic substances are broken down into simpler forms of matter. Compost is a way through which decomposition happens in nature, and speed up the creation of humus. Humus is a decayed or rotting plant or animal matter. Compost is formed just by having twigs, fallen leaves , and feathers rotting on the ground. Compost is organic matter that has been decomposed and recycled as a fertilizer and soil amendment. Compost is a key ingredient in organic farming. At the simplest level, the process of composting simply requires making a heap of wetted organic matter (leaves , green food waste) and waiting for the material to break down in a few weeks or months. Vermicomposting is a type of compositing in which worms and micro-organism are used to kitchen waste into a into a a black nutrient. In the right environment, red wiggles worms will go to work to dig the kitchen scraps and bedding faster than anyone other compost method. Worm's don't dig the food in the winter time. Soil is made of a mixture of organic material and minerals. Soil is made of layers too. The top layer of earth's surface consists of rock, a mineral particles, mixed with organic matter. What is broken down organic matter that comes from plants, and animals environments. Soil is important because it provides clean water, and most of what we eat grows in soil. Every year, Americans throw away 250 million pounds of trash. Each day the average amount of trash a person throws away is about 4.43 pounds. Garbage attracts rodents and insects which have parasites and other diseases that can affect humans negatively.

Materials 6 Jars Soil Construction Paper White Paper Poster Board Shovels Vermicompost with worms Compost without compost Buckets

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