This document summarizes a site visit to experience nature at a riverside location. It describes the ecosystem as having trees, fish, insects, and flowering plants. It then details the five senses experiences of various elements in the environment like trees, water, flowers and grass. It also provides descriptions of a spider species, Nephila Kuhlii, and a plant, Melastoma Malabatricum, found at the site. Finally, it outlines the two day process of the site visit, including selecting sites, sampling, sketching, and noting five senses observations.

1. ENBE Project One
Site Visit – Experiencing Nature

2. ECOSYSTEM
My site- By the riverside with a lot of Ikan Talapia
- A lot of trees around
- Polluted with solid waste
- Insect found; butterfly, lizard, spider, bees
- Flowering plant found; melastoma, stachytarpheta

3. FIVE SENSES EXPERIENCES
Feel
Tree- Rough
Water- Cooling
Flower- Soft and smooth
Grass- Smooth and spiky at the
end
Sight
Tree- Tall and thin
Water- Clear and shallow
Flower- Eye catching colour
Grass- Green and short

4. Taste
Tree- Slightly bitter
Water- Tasteless
Flower- Sweet
Grass- N/A
Hearing
Tree- N/A
Water- N/A
Flower- N/A
Grass- N/A

5. Smell
Tree- N/A
Water- N/A
Flower- Has a strong
but pleasant
aromatic smell
Grass- Freshly-cut

6. My Insects
Nephila Kuhlii

7. NEPHILA KUHLII
Nephila Kuhlii Deloschall,
1859 is a spider in the
family of Tetragnathidae.
This spider is usually found
in the primary and
secondary forest, wasteland
and gardens in India, Japan,
Northern Australia, Sri
Lanka, Myanmar and Papua
New Guinea.

8. SENSES
Sight
Cephalothorax- Thin and flat with the cephalus
raised.
Abdomen-long, rounded, narrowing gradually
to a rounded posterior and wide in
the front
Hearing
Doesn’t produce sound
Taste
According to people who eat spider before,
it slightly bitter but no taste

12. My Plants
Melastoma Malabatricum

13. MELASTOMA MALABATRICUM
Melastoma Malabatricum is a
flowering plant in the family of
Melastomataceae. It is also
known as Singapore
Rhododendron, Malabar
Melastone, Indian Rhododendron
and also Senduduk in Malay.
This plant is usually found
between 100 and 2800m on
sparse forests and grasslands in
China, Burma, Malaysia, Japan,
Cambodia, Loas, Philippines,
Thailand, India and Vietnam.

14. SENSES
Medical Properties (Particularly the white flowers)
-Leaves, shoots & roots used to treat stomachache& diar
-Roots & leaves are applied to wounds & lesions to help with the
healing process
-Also used in the treatment of hemorrhoids
-Roots can be used as a mouth wash to cure toothache
USAGE
Sight
Flower- Eye catching purplish-pink petals with yellow stamen
Leaves- Dark green coloured leaves with 3-5 longitudinal veins
Stem- Redish and covered with bristly scales
Fruits- Berry-like, dark purple when ripe

15. Feel
Stem & leaves- Rough as they are covered with fine
bristles
Flower (Petals)- Soft and smooth
Taste
Leaves- Taste sour because it contain a large amount of
oxalic acid
Fruits- Taste sweet & slightly bitter
Smell
Flower- Sweet smelling
Roots- Has a strong but pleasant aromatic smell
Hearing
Doesn’t produce sounds

19. The Process Throughout
This Project

20. THE PROCESS THROUGHOUT THIS
PROJECT
 Selecting site
 Selecting insect and plant
 Sampling
 Sketching insect and plant
 Note the 5 senses of the surrounding
 Note 5 senses of the characteristic of the samples
 Making logo of the group
 Record and understanding the ecosystem

21. Site Visit
Riverstone Eco Resort

22. DAY 1
8:25 a.m
Depart from Taylors
10:15 a.m
​Arrived the River Stone Eco Resort
10: 30 a.m
Check in dorm
11:15 a.m
Start Exploring
4:30 p.m
Play water in the river
7:30 p.m
Dinner

23. DAY 2
07:30 a.m
Breakfast
08:30 a.m
Rempuh Halangan
12:00 p.m
Lunch
01:15p.m
Depart from Riverstone Eco Resort

24. END