In the Science and Technology Area various activities with a high degree of
motivation have been developed for different levels.
Making compost
This is a work we have carried out with our students of 2 nd ESO mainly Erasmus+
students. The subject reference is physics and chemistry like an “extra” activity in
order to get better marks. We have included this activity in Erasmus+ project because
the final result is a compost that we will use as fertilizer for the orange trees planted
in the school last year regarding the Erasmus+ project.
The Objective was to make compost only with green waste (also including oranges
skin used in the school canteen) in order to avoid bad smells. We have used an old
garbage bin like a composter for environmental reasons (reusing things) and also for
saving money. This is a long term activity that started in January of 2.018 and it will
finish next year because composting is a very slow process.
The procedure is the following, every week the students keep the green waste from
their homes and every Tuesday, at break time, they deposit their waste in our
composter, we move the compost when it is necessary. Finally, we wait until it is
done.