Thursday, July 23, 2009

Part A: Introduction to Jurong Lake Park

History
Jurong Lake Park is created from the area around Jurong Lake, which is a freshwater lake and reservoir located in the western region of Singapore formed with the damming of Sungei Jurong further upstream. The parkland surrounding the lake is a recreational area to serve for the people in the neighbourhood.
(Adapted from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jurong_Lake)

Reflection
On the 12 of july, we went to jurong lake park for our biology project.
we were given the assignment to research on water-edge life.
we first started to find creatures along the water-edge near the bridge.
we saw some eggs which we conclude were snail eggs.
later we saw some dragonflies above the water's edge.
We tried to take a few pictures but failed because they were flying too fast.
because of time constraint and failure to take more photos becouse of the flat battery in our camera, we did not take much photos and therefore, our collection of photos is not that big.

We realised there were a lot of people throwing rubbish all around the area, such as chopsticks, plastic bags and the like around the park. This may pose a hazard as animals and accidentaly think that the plastic bags are food and suffocate on them. We think steps can be taken to minimize the litter around the park and we can also make the park a better place for recreation and other stuffs.

Posted by Zenneth Lim at 2:30 AM