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Landfill in a Bottle

Landfill in a Bottle

In this activity, learners discover how landfills affect the natural environment. By observing a 2-liter bottle filled with household garbage over a month, learners can estimate how long it takes for average household garbage takes to break down.

Keywords:
Life Science, Social Sciences, Garbage, Trash, Human Impact, Geoscience, NSDL, Biological Science, Ecology, Anthropology, Nature and Environment, Waste, Life Sciences, Pollution, Human Impacts, Landfill, Forestry and Agriculture
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Material Type:
Simulation
Date Added to MERLOT:
July 27, 2016
Date Modified in MERLOT:
August 4, 2016
Author:
Submitter:
Barbra Bied Sperling
Hispanic Serving Institution
Primary Audience:
Grade School, Middle School, High School
Technical Format:
PDF
Mobile Compatibility:
Not specified at this time
Language:
English
Cost Involved:
Unknown
Source Code Available:
No
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Unknown

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