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Pre-Visit Activities : Decomposition Terrarium
Objectives

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The learner will be able to:

  • Conduct and keep records of a simple experiment on decomposition. 
  • Describe how decomposers, like earthworms, cause changes in the environment in which they live. 
  • Describe the important role that decomposers play in communities.