O give me a home where invertebrates roam, and the rinds and the eggshells decay. Intended for classroom use, this 20-minute video introduces the science of composting, showing high school students building their systems, recording scientific changes, and planting flowers in the finished product. While well-produced and inspirational to future generations of Reducers-Reusers-Recyclers, this expensive video does not address the most commonly asked question about the compost pile: how is one built? To answer that, viewers must use the accompanying 16-page "teacher guide," which provides detailed instructions for constructing a fully functional two-can bioreactor, or a smaller, for-research-purposes-only soda-bottle bioreactor. If you can hang on to the teacher guide, It's Gotten Rotten is recommended; if not, it will disappoint anybody who needs the step-by-step how-to instruction. Aud: J, H, P. (K. Glaser)
It's Gotten Rotten
(1996) 20 min. $195 (booklet included). Photosynthesis Productions (dist. by Bullfrog Films). Color cover. ISBN: 1-56029-682-8. Vol. 12, Issue 4
It's Gotten Rotten
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