Actividades de aprendizaje sobre el compostaje

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ILSR developed these Composting Learning Activities under its Programa de capacitación sobre compostaje de Neighborhood Soil Rebuilders to assist community composting sites in training their own community participants. These Learning Activities provide a hands-on complement to our Curso en línea con certificado «Compostaje comunitario 101», que prepara a los participantes para establecer y gestionar proyectos de compostaje que involucren y sirvan a sus comunidades. These Learning Activities are available for free! Por favor tómate un momento para contarnos cómo utilizará estos recursos, enviarnos sus comentarios o darnos su opinión sobre futuros recursos.

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All learning activities are also available in Spanish.

What’s included in the download:

The following Learning Activities cover different aspects of the composting process. Each Learning Activity covers: duration, appropriate age group, learning objectives, materials needed, and instructions.

Identifying Compostable Materials

Spanish: Identificación de materiales compostables

Duration: 20-minute minimum

Age Group: All ages

Building Piles and Measuring Bulk Density

Spanish: Construcción de pilas y medición de la densidad de la pila

Duration: 2 hours

Age Group: High school age and older

Hand Squeeze Moisture Test

Spanish: La Prueba de humedad del “apretón” para una pila de compost

Duration: 15 to 30 minutes

Age Group: All ages

Demonstrating the Water-Holding Benefits of Compost

Spanish: Demostración de los beneficios de retención del agua del compost

Duration: 15 minutes

Age Group: All ages

Seed Germination Test to Determine Maturity

Spanish: Prueba de germinación de semillas para determinar la madurez del compost

Duration: 5 days to 2 weeks (depending on seeds used)

Age Group: All ages

Composting & Soil Health Learning Activities

Microbe Identification Under the Scope

• Practice identifying the soil microorganisms that influence soil health.
• Duration: 10 minutes minimum
• Age groups: All ages

Sensory Sampling

• Use your senses to make observations and hypotheses about which microorganisms you will find in your soil or compost sample.
• Duration: 20 minutes minimum
• Age groups: All ages

Safe Sampling Guide for Contaminant Testing

• How to safely collect a soil or compost sample with a proper personal protection protocol.
• Duration: 30 minutes
• Age group: Adults

Interpreting Contaminant Test Results and Creating a Bioremediation Plan

• Practice interpreting sample test results and creating a plan for bioremediation depending on the contaminants of concern.
• Duration: 45 minutes
• Age group: Adults

Additional resources:

Guía de capacitación sobre compostaje 101

This training guide covers the fundamentals of composting, including benefits of composting, building and managing a compost pile, and troubleshooting. 

Este proyecto ha sido financiado en parte por la Agencia de Protección Ambiental de los Estados Unidos en virtud de un acuerdo de asistencia en materia de reciclaje, educación y divulgación (REO) con el ILSR.