lord of the weeds
Lord of the Weeds was a report-writing competition for high school students that included teacher resources such as suggested lesson activities, student proformas to guide students through writing the report, marking guide and appropriate contacts for teachers to use. This way, finding a weedy site in the school or local area was the only difficult thing to do.
This competition was written with the purpose of enabling students to develop a sense of ownership and pride in their school environment/local area by designing solutions to identified environmental problems.
This competition required students to design a strategy to manage weeds in the school, or in the local area.
Publications
Greig, S. (2006). Schools triumph in Lord of the Weeds competition. Weed Watch 13, p. 9.
The winning reports from the ‘Lord of the Weeds’ competition tell exciting stories of the satisfying work in which school students have rehabilitated weed-infested areas. The students’ sense of pride and accomplishment at developing solutions to a familiar environmental problem is obvious.
Competition flyer
| Competition flyer (108KB PDF) |
Winners and past reports
| 2007 winners |
| 2006, 2005 and 2004 winners |
Further information
Susanna Greig
Education Officer, Weeds CRC
Tel: (02) 6773 2809
Fax: (02) 6773 3238
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