The document discusses two nature reserves in Singapore - Bukit Timah Nature Reserve and Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve. Students are asked to choose an area of land in Singapore to recommend being conserved as a nature reserve. They must write a report justifying their choice and explaining how the land would be conserved, focusing on protecting plant and animal life. The report should be no more than 350 words and can include photographs, maps or articles for support. Students will then use a rubric to self-assess their report based on content, explanation, research, presentation and teamwork.

1. Chapter 7
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1. Photograph A and Photograph B show two nature reserves in conserving land
Singapore.
A The Bukit Timah Nature Reserve was
established as a forest reserve in 1883.
Today, it is home to 840 species of plants
and 500 species of animals.
B
The Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve was
set aside as a nature reserve in January
2002. It is an important habitat for
migratory birds.
In groups of three or four, recommend an area of land in Singapore to be conserved as a nature
reserve and write a report on it. Visit the National Parks Board website at http://www.nparks.
gov.sg to find out more about nature reserves under the heading ‘Parks & Gardens’.
Use the following questions to guide you.
• What is a nature reserve?
• What are the criteria a piece of land must have in order for it to be set aside
as a nature reserve?
Your report should include the following:
• Why the area of land you have chosen should be conserved as a nature reserve
• How the area of land will be conserved to protect its plant and animal life
Your report should not exceed 350 words. Photographs, maps or newspaper articles should be
added where appropriate to support your report.
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2. Use the rubrics below to find out how well your group has done. For each criterion, put a tick
in the box that best reflects your performance.
Criterion Excellent Good Average Needs
improvement
Content You have given at You have given You have given You have given
least three reasons at least three at least two one reason and
and three suggestions reasons and two reasons and one one suggestion
for conserving the suggestions for suggestion for for conserving the
area. You have also conserving the conserving the area.
attached relevant area. area.
evidence to support
your case.
Explanation You have given You have given You have You have merely
clear and detailed clear explanations. given brief listed your points.
explanations. explanations.
Research You have referred You have referred You have You have only
to several sources, to several sources, referred to a few referred to one
including other including other sources, such as source (i.e. the
websites, books websites and other websites, website given)
or brochures and books or brochures to obtain your to obtain your
surveys to obtain to obtain your information. information.
your information. information.
Presentation Your report is well Your report is Your report Your report
organised and well organised. At is neat. Only is untidy.
attractively laid out. least two relevant one relevant Illustrations used
At least three relevant illustrations are illustration is are not clear or
and captioned used. used. irrelevant.
illustrations are used.
Teamwork Everyone in the Everyone in the At least three Only one or
group participated group participated members two members
actively in the in the research and participated in participated in
research and writing, writing. the research and the research and
and the work was writing. writing.
equally distributed.
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