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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.
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- 1. Chapter 7 7.6 Name: Class: Date: Greenery Galore ge t Skill: r Ta Analysing reasons and ways of 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 鍖nd 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. Worksheet 7.6 79
- 2. Use the rubrics below to 鍖nd out how well your group has done. For each criterion, put a tick in the box that best re鍖ects 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. 80 Worksheet 7.6