What is a weed?
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In this section
Students complete weed puzzles to learn what makes a plant a weed.
Learning Objectives
Students will be able to:
- Define the term “weed”.
- Explain that weeds can cause economic or environmental damage.
Curriculum Connections
Science, Living World, Levels 3-6 (details below)
Vocabulary/concepts
weed, exotic, native, invade, invasive, economic weed, environmental weed, compete, outcompete
Time
15 minutes
Materials
- weed puzzles
- copies of “What is a weed?”
Downloadable content & links
- pdf What is a weed? Lesson plan pdf File, 5.1 MB
- pdf What is a weed? Crossword pdf File, 102 KB