Week 6 Hands-on and/or Reflection Assignment: 2 page/500 word minimum; 3 sources

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Week 6 Hands-on and/or Reflection Assignment: 2 page/500 word minimum; 3 sources minimum in APA format and at least 2 digital pictures Composting Go to Composting in a Cup (http://www.sciencemadefunkids.net/experiments.cfm?Exp=2). Set up a two-week (14 day) composting experiment using your home, kitchen, and garden waste. Leaves and grass clippings are useful additions to your pile, to promote decomposition. Include Test for temperature, pH, and odor. In your conclusion report on the results. Report on safety precautions used. Report the weekly results, using a format of introduction, observations, and conclusions. Comment on the degree of decomposition that has, or has not, taken place. Comment: the work consists of 14 days' data. Please take a few pictures (2) of your experiment and include them in your report.

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Introduction:-

Trees and plants are essential for the growth and welfare of human beings. They provide shelter to many organisms and produce their own food. Plants require chlorophyll and sunlight to prepare their food. The waste from the planta is decomposed into the plant soil itself. This waste in turn returns back to the roots of the plants.

Observations:-

The plant is continuously watered day by day and the growth is noted. The waste from the plant gets decomposed into the same soil. When the plant picks up nutrients from the soil,it picks up the decomposed matter. The temperature is normal ambient temperature of about 38-40 degrees and the pH is maintained above 7 so that basic level is obtained.Acidic level may cause some side effects in plants. The odour is the same plant smell.

Result:-

Inspite of watering the plant,the decomposed matter from the soil would add on nutrients to the plant's growth adding extra minerals to it.

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