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Welcome all to YISS Science IT Project @ Sungei Buloh 2007.

Our Secondary 1 Express students will be going to Sungei Buloh Nature Reserve for a Science IT Project.

1E1/1E3 : 22nd October 2007 (Monday)
1E2 : 24th October 2007 (Wednesday)

On each trip, they will be split into two groups. They will be exploring two sections of Sungei Buloh, namely the Mangrove Boardwalk and Route 1. The purpose of this project is to promote learning in the 'outdoor classroom'. It also means that students are less dependent on the availability of human guides for their learning experience.

At the Mangrove Boardwalk, the students will be embarking on the Wireless Learning Trail, which is the first of its kind in the parks in Singapore. Students will be using webcams installed on the Ultra Mobile PC (UMPC), to access information on the wetland reserve. They will be scanning the 2-D barcodes that are located strategically along the wireless learning trail. They will then be directed to information on the particular flora/fauna. They are also prompted with questions on what they can see along the trail. There are about 20 barcodes along the Mangrove Boardwalk.

At Route 1, the students will be using dataloggers to investigate the conditions of the water and air at two locations (Main Hide 1A and Platform 1). They will be investigating on the temperature of air and water, conductivity of water and the pH level of the water at the specified locations.

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