Knowledge/Skill Building

🧠 Compost System Criteria Sort

Critical Thinking & Problem Solving Content Expertise Collaboration MS-LS2-3 MS-LS2-2 MS-LS1-6 Submission Required

Teams sort evidence cards from the waste audit, compost sample observations, and stakeholder notes into design criteria, constraints, and unanswered questions. The class builds a shared anchor chart naming what a school compost solution must do, what problems it must avoid, and how ecosystem science should guide decisions. Students use this chart to connect design choices to nutrient cycling, organisms, odors, pests, space, and plant growth.

Plan day
Day 12
Duration
40 min
Grouping
Whole Class
Steps