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Travelling Nutrients
Tweet Water is often called the Universal Solvent because it can dissolve more substances than any other liquid, often carrying these dissolved particles with it. When water travels through soil, nutrients (food) and dissolved particles travel with the water to be deposited somewhere else. Here is an experiment to visually demonstrate how this process happens. [...]

Worms in Action
Tweet Worms In Action! This is a long term project to make and observe worms in action in your own wormery. Worms are extremely helpful to plants, farmers, and the ecosystem in general. You will need Clear plastic 2 litre drinks bottle (remove the label as best you can) Scissors Sand, soft soil, garden soil, [...]