Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve

Educational Materials

By Yishun Junior College

To make the visitors’ visit to the Reserve more enriching.Creating awareness about the happenings in Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve.Promoting Sungei Buloh as a place of interest to be visited by both locals and foreigners.

Educational materials Educational materials that we have createdthat we have created

Down1) Which plant has heart-shaped leaves?2) What are the leaves of the Nipah Palm used to build?3) How many towers are there in Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve?4) Mudskippers can be spotted on the mud during __________.5) What is being excreted and becomes crystals on the leaves of

the mangrove plants?6) What is the general term for birds of prey?

Across7) The island that can be found in Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve

is called_________.8) What is the colour of the blood of a horse-shoe crab?9) The “mini-mud volcano” is made by a ___________.10)Which birds seen at the mudflats or coastal areas like to bob

its tail up and down?11)What is the common name for the plant that bears green fruits

which look like lanterns and its sap used to stun fishes?12)From which part of the body can one differentiate between a

common greenshank and a common redshank?

Crossword Puzzle

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Resident birds1) Emerald Dove2) Dollarbird3) Ashy Tailorbird4) Oriole5) Starling6) Brahminy Kite7) Grey Heron

Migratory Birds1) Little Egret2) Redshank3) Whimbrel4) Osprey

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Word search 2Word search 2Words to look for:Words to look for:

1) Mud lobster1) Mud lobster 7) Cicada 7) Cicada2) Horseshoe crab2) Horseshoe crab 8) Mudskipper 8) Mudskipper3) Monitor lizard3) Monitor lizard 9) Otter 9) Otter4) Cotton stainer4) Cotton stainer 10)Crocodile 10)Crocodile5) Tree snake5) Tree snake 11)Atlas moth 11)Atlas moth6) Archerfish6) Archerfish 12)Skink 12)Skink

**Words could be placed horizontally, vertically or diagonally.**Words could be placed horizontally, vertically or diagonally.

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1)These activity sheets can be downloaded from the SBWR website.

2)There will also be hard copies available at SBWR Information Counter.

After three hours of hard work, we felt a great sense of achievement. Everyone had a beaming smile on their faces as we had planted about six trees. It was great achievement for us first timers! Though having all the backache and aching arms, it was all worthwhile… Liang Thing…..

As there is much more freedom in choosing the areas or age group to work in, there are also more difficulties. We strive to attract and retain the attention of the people outside right from the scratch. But then, we believe that it is going to be one truly enjoyable process……Jun Jie…..

Basically, I feel that this session was very fun as I love drawing therefore I could put my drawing skills to good use. It was also very enriching for me as my ambition is to become a marine biologist. I feel that the skills that I acquire now will be of great use in realizing my ambitions in the future… Liang Juin…

This is a very meaningful experience for me as I have grown to love and understand the beauty of nature. I have also learned that it will never be too late to conserve nature…Cecilia…