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Wet & Wild is a research challenge for Stage 3 students.
Wet & Wild is a research challenge for Stage 3 students.
It integrates technology, research and language skills in the areas of Geography and Science.
It integrates technology, research and language skills in the areas of Geography and Science.
You can download, link or print the 24 clues related to a wetland theme. Students research and sort the clues to find a match with four wetland organisms each week. They may be plants, birds, animals or insects.
Each year students from NSW Department of Education schools around the state compete against other schools and are challenged to find the names of organisms using mixed sets of clues over four weeks through our school website. You can find more information or to register using the link
Department of Education schools from all over NSW participate each year in the Wet & Wild Challenge
Teaching Notes
Teaching Notes
This website has some past clues for you to practice before the Challenge or to use any time. Great to extend students or to leave for casuals.
Clues
Supply students with a set of clues. All organisms are found in Australia.
The clues are often paraphrased from popular web pages to make it easier for students 'find' the organism.
The blank answer sheet is provided on the answers page to record and return the answers back to you.
You can have students email or return the physical answer sheet to you.
You may have students work individually or in groups.
The 24 clues. 4 organisms and matching 6 clues for each organism.
Marking
Students receive four points for each correct organism and then one point for each matching clue. Each clue can only be used once. Mark out of 40.
The answers page has the tried and tested answers from past state wide challenges that fit the clues.
Useful instructions to help to speed up marking.
Please put the clues in numerical order on the answer sheet.
Check the scientific name carefully if you are going to include it. Your team can get full marks with just a correct common name. For example a number of teams put the scientific name for the Fishing Bat as Myotis aelleni which is from Argentina!
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