Aims to gradually replace Australia’s energy source into solar power
The topic
Description
We were introduced to this maths project called “save the human”. We are expected to choose a sustainability related concept to investigate more on and propose a product or solution. Aleisha and I formed a group and we decided to focus on the topic of solar powers out of three other ones that we have been considering, and will present our final work via PowerPoint. We targeted our research on exploring the impacts of increasing solar use in Australia. We started to look for datas that we thought is reasonable because there may be datas that are misleading, and then analysed it in order to further prove our point. These graphs and data have helped us to explain and persuade our ideas mathematically. After all the researching, we summed up all the useful information into an excel spreadsheet which we created ourselves to show our calculations. As a result of our goal of increasing the use of solar energy throughout Australia, it is demonstrated that it will be achievable. Although it is only possible to raise 8% in the future so far, but it will definitely make a difference into such an issue like this.
Reflection
After studying about this project, I have learnt how to communicate mathematically by using a different range of graphs as evidence to support and indicate an idea. Though there may sometime be some hidden messages within that we would need to identify before using the data to avoid misleading.
With regard to sustainability, now I know a lot about solar power and how solar panel works. Of what I already knew earlier was solar power is a type of renewable energy, however, I didn’t know that it is the safest and one of the cleanest sources of energy compared to all the other kinds that are commonly used.
In general, I find this project fascinating and is interested to continue discovering more about.
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