Representing nature – the surviving skill

Representing Nature –
The Surviving Skill
ENBE Project 1
Site Visit : 15th – 16th April 2013 at River Stone Eco Resort
ENBE Group X Unit 2 – Tan Shing
FNBE April Intake 2013
Lecturers : Ms. Deliya Zain & Miss Norman
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Content Layout
• Introduction
• Project Tasks
• The Theme
• The Site Picture
• The Plant – Bamboo
• The Animal – Lizards
• The Insect – Ants
• Five Senses
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• Infographic Poster Progress
• Ecosystem

Introduction
The idea of this project is for us to
experience nature. The site visit allow
us to be part of nature to observe and
collect information. We are asked to
collect the 5 senses during the site
visit to enhance our feeling into the
nature. We will have to represent our
findings and information as an
Infographic Poster and our experience
through a documentary video.
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Project Tasks
1st Site Visit - Experience the nature with 5 senses (see, smell, hear,
feel & taste), sketch the layout of site, Take note on the details of
insects/animals/plants, collect samples
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Project Tasks
2nd Documentary Video – A reflection of what we have learnt from the
site visit & The project, should not exceed 10 minutes
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Project Tasks
3rd The Habitat Info Graphic Poster – Select a theme to present the
information collected at the site. May use 4-6 A1 size board
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Project Tasks
4th Power Point Report – Scan all the paper documents, should not
be more than 50 pages
Which is what this is.
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The Theme
“The nature surviving skill ”
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Defend
Attack

The Site
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The Site
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Site map, included the
Location we found the plants,
animals, and insects

The Plant
I found and decided to use Bamboo as
the species to explore, investigate and
research.
In this draft note, I have recorded the 5
senses, the observation and the place I
found on my site.
After my research and matching with the
Bamboo species list, I am sure that this
Bamboo species name, Bengal
Bamboo.
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Bengal Bamboo
• Found in Southeast Asian rainforest
• Temperature, 40 degrees Fahrenheit to 100
degree Fahrenheit
• Height, 40 feet to 80 feet
• Perennial Plant, it is not a tree or a shrub, it is a
grass.
• It is the largest grass
• Can be fully grown in two or three months
• Has dark green straight stalky clums
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Bengal Bamboo’s Leaf
• The leaves are long and narrow and green
in color
• Approximately 3 inches in diameter
• Grow alternately on opposing sides of the
stem, in two rows
• Only flower once in their lifetime and die
after they bloom
• No matter where they grow, different plants
of same species flower at the same time
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Bengal Bamboo’s Charectheristic
• Life span is 25-40 years
• New plants grow from the seeds that
resemble rice kernels.
• Help reduce soil erosion, sucks up water
from heavy rains that might cause
flooding.
• Provides shelter for animals
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The Animal
This is the first animal I found at our site.
Looks like a lizard. I decided to use
this as one of my investigation and
research topic.
The draft note recorded the image of the
animal, and 5 sense. By observing the
animal, I recorded down how it looks
like and the obvious characteristic, to
make sure that I could find out the
name of species afterwards.
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Earless Agamid
The found lizard at the site has quite a
similar characteristic matched with
this online research.
It belongs to the family named,
AGAMIDAE, which the species name
is Aphaniotis fusca.
The size (snout to vent) : 7cm
The size (total length) : 21cm
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Earless Agamid
- Found mainly in primary forest
- Spindly body shape
- Almost no external ear opening
- Body scales are extremely small
- Neck crest is generally not visible
- Inside of the mouth is light blue
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The Animal
This is the second or maybe the last animal
I found at our site. Looks like a lizard too.
But it was too far away and did not stay
for long, I could not get much of
information by just observe.
The draft note recorded the image of the
animal, and 5 sense. By observing the
animal, I recorded down how it looks like
and the obvious characteristic, to make
sure that I could find out the name of
species afterwards.
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Rough-scaled Brown Skink
This found lizard has a very unique yellow
line from the head to the tail. It is contrast
with the black body so I can identify very
fast through online.
The family of this species is SCINCIDAE,
and belongs to Eutropis Rudis species.
The size (snout to vent) :12cm
The size (total length) :34cm
Place found : Sumatra, Borneo and adjacent
smaller islands to Sulawesi and parts of
the southern Philippines
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•This large skink is terrestrial in habits
•Found mainly in lowland primary and secondary
rainforests
•Can also adapt to drier heavily disturbed
secondary habitats
•Best identified by its robust body form
•The broad pale-edged dark brown stripe along the
top of each flank
•It feeds on a wide variety of forest flour
invertebrates including insects
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Rough-scaled Brown Skink

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The Insect
Insect Found : Ant
6 Legs, 2 Cirruson Head
Three Part of Body : Head, Body, Tail
Their leg Are Joined from Thick to Narrow
Move Rapidly
Found in Secondary Rain Forest
Form Ant Line on The Ground

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The Ant
The Body Part of Ant
Three Main Part,
1. Head / Mesosoma
2. Thorax / Petiole
3. Abdomen / Gaster

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The Ant
Compound Eye – Contain Hundreds f Lenses
Ocelli – Small Extra Eyes, Detects Light
Antennae – Touching, Taste and Smell
Manoibles – Hold and Carry Things, Used to
Bite, Crush, Cut

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The Ant
Hind Leg of An Ant
At the End of the Pre-Tarsus, It is a
Tarsel Clan
They use legs to sense the vibration of
ground.

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Five Senses
1st Senses One – FEEL
2nd Senses Two – TASTE
3rd Senses Three – SMELL
4th Senses Four – SEE
5th Senses Five – HEAR
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Sense One - FEEL
FEEL the nature - Wonderful Experience
FEEL the river - Cold
FEEL the water - Tempted to Bath
FEEL the tree - Tall
FEEL the leaves - Textures
FEEL the animals - Afraid of Us (Human)
FEEL the insects - Nature Architects
FEEL the environment - Fresh
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Sense Two - TASTE
TASTE the nature - By the Food Provided
TASTE the river - Cold, Tasteless
TASTE the water - Cold My Stomach
TASTE the tree - Wooden Taste
TASTE the leaves - Raw Vegetable, Bitter
TASTE the animals - N/A
TASTE the insects - N/A
TASTE the environment – Pleasantly Nice
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Sense Three - SMELL
SMELL the nature - Sandy, Greeny
SMELL the river - Normal Water
SMELL the water - Fishy
SMELL the tree - Wooden Smell, Flowers
SMELL the leaves - Freshness Leaves
SMELL the animals - Fish Smell
SMELL the insects - Nature Architects
SMELL the environment – Mud, Sand
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Sense Four - SEE
SEE the nature - Traditional Building
SEE the river - Long but not Deep
SEE the water - Brownish
SEE the tree - Tall and Various Types
SEE the leaves - Mainly green
SEE the animals - Movement
SEE the insects - Mostly Ants
SEE the environment – The Nature, Like Movie
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Sense Five - HEAR
HEAR the nature - Bird Chirping
HEAR the river - Movement of Water
HEAR the water - Continuous Flow
HEAR the tree - Vibration of Leaves
HEAR the leaves - Wind
HEAR the animals - Birds Chirping
HEAR the insects - Cricket Chirping
HEAR the environment – Animals Sounds, Wind
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Infographic Poster Progress
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Ecosystem
The ecosystem found on our site is
basically surrounded by how the living
things survive.
Like how this picture presented, it is a
battle between bee and spider. The bee
won, and because of the lack of ability
of spider, he has to be the bee’s food.
The relationship between every
characteristic of living things tell us
about how they survive in this jungle. To
hunt for food, or to prevent being hunt
as a prey. Here comes the Surviving
Skill of Nature

THANK YOU
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