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Recipe for a 1-2-3 Compost Box

Recipe for a 1-2-3 Compost Box . Start with an open rectangular wood box that is 1 foot high, 2 feet wide, and 3 feet long. We call this a 1-2-3 box. Mix 10 pounds of shredded newspaper with 15 quarts of water, and put the mixture in the 1-2-3 box Add a few handfuls of soil

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Recipe for a 1-2-3 Compost Box

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  1. Recipe for a 1-2-3 Compost Box • Start with an open rectangular wood box that is 1 foot high, 2 feet wide, and 3 feet long. We call this a 1-2-3 box. • Mix 10 pounds of shredded newspaper with 15 quarts of water, and put the mixture in the 1-2-3 box • Add a few handfuls of soil • Add about 1000 red-worms (about 1 pound)

  2. Everyday, mix the collected kitchen waste with the soil in the box. The worms will do the rest of the work, turning the waste into new soil. A 1-2-3 box will decompose about ½ pound of garbage per day.

  3. Deshondra wants to compost her science project. She plans to build a compost box at home and to keep records of the amount of soil produced over several weeks. She wants her compost box to be larger than the 1-2-3 box. She decides to double each edge of the 1-2-3 box.

  4. Use grid paper to make the scale models of the 1-2-3 box and Deshondra’s 2-4-6 box. The boxes should have open tops B. Deshondra wants to increase the composting capacity of her box by the same facor as the volume. How much shredded paper and water will she need for her 2-4-6 compost box?

  5. How many worms will she need?D. How much plywood will she need to build the box?E. How many pounds of garbage will the box be able to decompose in one day?

  6. Follow-up questions?1. Find the ratio of the length of each side of the 1-2-3 box to the length of the corresponding of the 2-4-6 box. 2. Find the ratio of the surface area of the 1-2-3 box to the surface area of the 2-4-6 box. 3. Find the ratio of the volume of the 1-2-3 box to the volume of the 2-4-6 box

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