Decomposer program

Decomposers song

Decomposers

C                     Em             F        G
Decomposers have a lot to do
C                     Em             F           G
Their friends in the forest love them too!
C                    Em              F              D
Chews the leaves that fall on the ground
C                     Em          F         G       C
Making rich soil for the trees to be sound
F                     C               F               C
Decomposers,  you may be small (use decomposer voice)
F                     C               F                 C
Decomposers helps the trees grow tall  (use tree voice)

Compost

What is Compost?

Compost is vegetable, leaves and paper

Vegetables, leaves and paper

Decomposers

Make compost into rich soil.

Decomposers

What’s a decomposer?

Worms

and other soil creatures

Decomposers

They’re important because

they make rich soil

For the trees to grow.

Never, say yuck, never say ick

They’re important to nature.

                      Anatomy of an Earthworm

A worm has 5 hearts

                                                           Cycle of Life

Earthworm Eggs

Newborn earthworms  – “Whiteys”

A young Earthworm  “Pinky”

An adult earthworm with an enlarged Clitellum (ready to lay eggs)