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Weeds
- Plants out of Place
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Student Actitivites
Victorian Essential Learning Standards Domains and (Levels):
Communication (3,4)
Humanities - Geography (4) |
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Working
individually or in small groups, develop a powerpoint presentation
about a weed of your choice (see case study of Paterson's Curse
in 'A purple
haze'). When selecting the weed to investigate, consider
the weeds in the local area, a garden escapee threatening local
bushland or stream habitat, or a weed identified by the local
Catchment Management Authority as a threat in your region.
Elements you may like to include in your case studies are: |
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Common
name |
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Botanical
Name |
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Origin |
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Description
of the plant and its properties |
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Its
threats to agriculture, environment and / or humans |
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Methods
of control |
| g) |
A
map of Victoria showing its distribution. |
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| 2.
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Show
your presentations to the class to teach others about different
weeds OR have other groups try to guess the name of the weed
investigated by the information given |
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Variation:
Create a poster (to display around the classroom) and give an
oral presentation to the class on their weed. |
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CSF
II Links Level 3. This activity could be used to address
the following outcomes:
SOSE Level 3.2
Science - Biological Science Levels 3.1, 3.2 4. |
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Read and discuss 'The Story of Rosy Dock'
by Jeannie Baker.
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Activities based on the book can be found on page
96 of the Catchment Education Resource Book
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