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Misbehaving plants is a book developed
for junior primary teachers. The resource
presents information about weeds in
various formats including an introduction
to different types of weeds, a narrative
story about weeds, a cartoon strip and
information describing the biological
control of weeds.
Suggested lesson
activities are included at the rear of the
book. Misbehaving Plants was developed
in conjunction with a focus group of
primary teachers across Australia. Nearly
300 copies of Misbehaving Plants have
been distributed to those teachers
requesting a copy.
Following the positive response to this resource and the
continued strong demand in northern
Australia, a second edition has been
produced that includes a section on the
biological control of a relevant northern
aquatic weed. Before the end of June
2008, 200 copies will be distributed
to those teachers requesting a copy,
bringing the total number distributed
to 500.
As a result of this project, weeds and
weed issues have clearly become part
of the curriculum in schools across
Australia. Each of the four resources
and projects were purposely developed
to suit the classroom environment. |
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Teachers who have used and become
involved with the Weeds CRC school
projects have indicated a strong intention to continue to use these resources in
the future, leaving a lasting influence
of the CRC on weeds education.
Viewing the unit
| Download Misbehaving Plants (First Edition: Southern Version) (1,113KB) |
| Download Misbehaving Plants (Second Edition: Northern Version) (1,053KB) |
Teacher comments include:
"I look forward to using this resource!"
"The lesson suggestions are terrific.
Thank you!"
"The suggested activities and content
in this book links in well with our
school's Science and English
programs."
Further information
Chris Preston |
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Some weeds have funny names. This
plant is called ‘fat hen’.
Photo: Misbehaving Plants
Some weeds look mean. This plant is called ‘saffron thistle’.
Photo: Misbehaving Plants
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