ENBE PROJECT ONEName : Zoe Kan (0313630)Location : Riverstone Eco Resort

Journey to the visit

Riverstone Eco Resort

Taylor’s Lakeside University

MY SITEWe walked deeper into the river to look for a nice and soothing spot which had all the elements which was land, water, wind and sunlight as well.

A rough sketch of my site

Findings at our site

A tortoise!

It was stuck hiding around the between 2 huge rocks and together, as a group we managed to save it.

Unevenly shaped rocksIt was really rocky and the journey there was quite difficult but nevertheless, it was an adventure.

It was kinda slippery because of the algae.

Look how rough and uneven they are!

WATER STRIDERS

Image source : Google Image

MY ANIMAL/INSECT

WATER BEETLE

Facts on the beetle

• Can only live in fresh water.• Dark brown in colour.• Has a hard shell (It’s upper wing)• Has a segmented body.• Particularly suited to live in water • Exosckeleton animals.• Hind legs used for swimming.• Compound eyes.• Streamlined shaped.• 6 legs.• 0.08 – 1.57 inches long.• Smooth oval-shaped bodies.• They bite

my sketch of the beetleFOREWINGS :

• Solid• Cannot be seen through.

• Covers lower wing.• Almond shaped.• Has lines on it.

• Aerolined to reduce friction in water.

• Known as ELYTRA.

HINDWINGS : • Thin, delicate and membranous.• Has vein-like patterns on it.• Is transparent.• Folded beneath forewings.• Used for flying.• Produces a buzzing/humming sound.

BODY SEGMENTS :1. HEAD – has compound

eyes and fillers which are adapted for chewing

2. THORAX – wings and legs are attached here, extends from head to hind legs (protonum)

3. ABDOMEN – cylindrical/dome shaped, has rings around it (like beads) and is divided into 8 parts.

4. SCUTTELUM – Small triangular shield connected to the hindwings.

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MY PLANT

THEBAMBOO

Facts on the bamboo

• Has a hollow trunk.• Fibrous trunk.• Has an arrowshape leaf.• Trunk is tough and strong.• When trunk is dead it becomes hard.• Leaves are soft and flimsy.• Has grass taproots.• Bamboo shoots can be eaten.• Bamboo is used in scaffolding architecture.• Chinese believe that they provide a lot of “chi” aka energy.• Used for furniture.• Fastest growing plant in the planet.• Flexible and lightweight.• Herbal medicine used in Asia.

my sketch of

the bamboo

THE FIVE SENSES

TASTE

•Tasted the water.

•What it tasted like : Tasted just like normal mineral water.

•It was refreshing after a long hot day as well.

• Tasted the food provided.

• Yummy especially after a long day.

•Spicy, sour, sweet and salty!

ScentCow

dung.

The smell of soil/ mud/ earth.

Freshness of the dew drops and leaves.

River water.

Dead

fish.

The smell of salt (from the sea water)

Smell of flowers.

SIGHT• Ants• Water Beetles• Fish• A tortoise • Some rubbish

laying around• Trees• Grass

•A lot of rocks•Water flowing•The clouds and the sky•The sunlight•Sand•Pebbles•Water Striders

HEAR

• The movement of the water flow.• Rocks getting hit by the current.• The trees leaves swaying due to the

wind.• Water splashing.• Crickets.• Birds chirping.

FEEL&TOUCHFEEL :• I felt happy to experience

something new.• I also felt agitated by the heat

sometimes as well as the pollution.

• Happy that I managed to discover new things.

• Happy that I got to know and learn more about nature and what it has to offer.

• Happy that I was away from technology and had actual contact with nature, as well as my peers and teachers.

• Relaxed especially during the night when we all lied down under the stars.

TOUCH :• The bark of the trees.• The water flowing.• The leaves.• The tortoise, it’s shell.• The rocks and how rough it was.• The algae on the rocks (slimy).• The sand.• The mud.• The pebbles.• This leaf! Which was furry..

ECOSYSTEM OF MY SITE Through this experience, I’ve learnt about the relationship between biotic and abiotic elements. For example :

• The algae needs sunlight in order to undergo photosynthesis to produce starch as it’s own source of food.

• The animals, (tortoise/fishes/tadpoles/snails) eat the algae and act as a primary consumer.

• The bigger fishes/water beetle (carnivore) which is the secondary consumer would then eat the fishes and thus, a food chain is formed.

The wind is also strong enough to allow pollination to occur. Same goes to the movement of the water current.

The soil/mud is also moist enough for animals such as worms to stay in.

JOURNEY THERE!

#1 The arrival #2 Our dorms

#4 Briefing

#5 Discovering places!

#5 Recording

#6 Group photos

Creating a logo for our group

Building a raft and then going on it!

group photo! I had a great time :-)