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Weedbusters – Activities, Information and Curriculum LinksWeed habitatsAIM: To explore the local diversity of weed habitatsYou will need:• a local bushland area or your school grounds,• pencils, copies of this worksheet,• weed identification materials,• compass, and• hand trowel.Students are to work in small groups to describe one weed habitat in terms of the features listed in theworksheet. Students will need to do a little digging to gauge soil type and moisture. Stress the need forminimal disturbance when doing this and they need to backfill all holes when finished.Habitat gridCircle the description that best fits each feature of the weed habitat.Habitat description for…(insert name of weed)Moisture Dry Moist WetLight No shade Part shade Fully shadedAspect North South East WestSoil type Sandy soil Clay soil Soil feels like silt Soil fine andfluffyDisturbance No recent fire Black on tree Recent fire– fire trunksDisturbance Soil looks Soil sometimes Soil often dug– soil movement untouched dug or trampled or trampledCompetition Only a few plants A lot of plants Plants take upall the spaceCompare your findings with other groups. How do the habitats of weeds differ? How are they similar?Are there any conditions that all the weeds collected by the class seem to like/not like? What do yourobservations tell you about the requirements of your weed? How might the habitat be changed todiscourage these weeds?28www.gould.edu.auwww.weeds.org.au
Weedbusters – Activities, Information and Curriculum LinksWeed habitats – Weed huntWhere do weeds grow?Use this chart to find out if the weeds in your school are more concentrated in some areas.No weeds Some weeds Lots of weedsGarden bedsVegetable patchLawnPlanter potsIn grooves, concrete paths or brick paversIn guttersUnder trees and shrubsIn cracks in asphaltCompost heapAlong the fenceThe ovalUnder the play equipmentAmong the mulchOtherOtherOtherDiscuss why some areas have more or less weeds than others.29www.gould.edu.auwww.weeds.org.au
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