Learning Goals	Resources
Lesson 1: Wondering About Nature’s Waste	​ Nature's Waste
Lesson 2: Nature’s Breakdown	The Dirt on Decomposers
Lesson 3: Nature’s Clean-up Crew	​  Carrion Beetle: http://beneficialbugs.org/bugs/Carrion%20Beetle/Carrion_Beetle.htm   American Burying Beetle: http://www.stlzoo.org/animals/abouttheanimals/invertebrates/insects/beetles/americanburyingbeetle/   Hide Beetle: http://www.stlzoo.org/animals/abouttheanimals/invertebrates/insects/beetles/hidebeetle/   Darkling Beetle: http://www.stlzoo.org/animals/abouttheanimals/invertebrates/insects/beetles/darklingbeetle/   Decomposers Video http://www.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/tdc02.sci.life.oate.decompose/decomposers/
Lesson 4: Looking at Worms	​Earthworms
Lessons 5: Feeding Worms	About Our Worm Factory
Lesson 6: From Decomposers to Soil	Create your own worm bin
Lesson 7: How Fungi Feed	The Kingdoms of Life
Lesson 8: Investigating Bread Mold Growth	Food Mold 101
Lesson 9: Looking at Mushrooms	How do mushrooms grow?
Lesson 10: Agents and Evidence of Decomposition
Lesson 11: Drawing Conclusions About Mold Growth
Lesson 12: Soil Nutrients for Plants	Study Jams Photosynthesis
Lesson 13: Producers, Consumers, and Decomposers	Study Jams Food Webs
Lesson 14: Recycling Nutrients