Wet and Wild
Stage 3
The challenge
Wet & Wild is a research challenge for Stage 3 level students, which integrates technology, research and language skills in the areas of Geography and Science. Students from around the state compete and are challenged to find the names of 16 organisms using mixed up sets of clues over four weeks.
Each Monday, students download 24 clues related to a wetland theme. The students will have until Friday to sort the clues to find and match with four organisms. They may be plants, birds, animals or insects.
The challenge runs for four weeks. In 2025 the challege ran in Term 1, weeks 6- 9. This timing is under review for 2026.
Students may participate in class teams or group teams within a class, but each school is limited to three teams only.
Check out past clues to see what it's like!
FAQ
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How do we return the answers?
Use the proforma to complete your answers.
Email back to awabakal-e.school@det.nsw.edu.au by 12 noon on Friday each week.
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How is it marked?
Total each week of 40 marks.
4 marks for a correct animal or plant common name.
If that is correct, then 1 mark for each correct clue.
The species has to be correct for the clues to be marked.
Each clue can only be used once.
A team may get a species correct but not all the clues (4 marks for the species and then up to 6 marks for the correct clues).
If you have questions or to register teams, please contact the centre.