Group 4 – Physics Project

 

Group 4 Project.

Theme Alternative energy sources and waste management for sustainable AKA, M

Research question: Exploring the potential viability of meeting the school power demand through harnessing solar energy within the possible areas in AKA,M .

Type of research explorative, investigative, grounded

Methodology: Quantitative

 

Thought process (Guiding Questions)

 

What kind of data do we need?

1. Electric consumption bills for the past couple of years
   
2. Trends over the years
   
3. Use school blueprints to get the area of the roof space
   
4. Light intensity in the locality
   
5. Weather Pattern in coastal region – average monthly sunlight levels – Kilindini
   
6. The amount of light intensity to produce a Watt of energy
   
7. Conversion rates with a variety of solar panels
   

How to collect the data?

1. Electricity bills from school – ask finance department (documents) – Aziz/H.C
   
2. School plans (Abraham/H.C/Ms. Clough) – or measure
   
3. Light Intensity Experiment – cloudy day and sunny day/morning, noon, evening OR a Solar Card
   
4. Weather Pattern from Internet or Metrological Center????
   
5. Check specification of Solar Panel – from shop and internet
   

What instruments will we need?

1. Solar Card/Light Meters
   
2. Internal Assessment Experiment Instruments
   
3. Measuring Tape
   
4. Stationery, Calculator, Laptops, GDC
   
5. Mobile Phone WITH CREDIT!!
   
6. Uncensored Internet Connection – No Firewall to restrict downloads from sites for example email attachments
   

   
    

   
    

How will data be stored?

1. Using Laptops and Paper
   
2. Imaging Devices
   

How are we going to process/analyze the data?

1. Tabulate the electricity bills and draw a trend graph, and find the mean/moving average over the years.
   
2. Graph of potential kilowatts energy to provides in each area of school
   
3. Make a map of school divided into sectors
   
4. Get the average of the light intensities at different times of the day and different areas of the school which will be put on the map of the school.
   
5. Average weather conditions over a period of time - table
   

 

Terms of Reference

All data collected goes to Secretary – Shailen & the nerve center – Levi

 

Duties

1. Electric consumption bills for the past couple of years – LEVI (Thursday 29^th May 2008)
   
2. Use school blueprints to get the area of the roof space - LEVI (Thursday 29^th May 2008)
   
3. Light intensity in the locality – DIANA AND SHAILEN – (Friday 30^th May 2008) by 10:45am
   
4. Weather Pattern in coastal region – average monthly sunlight levels – Kilindini – AKSHAY (FRIDAY 11:00am)
   
5. The amount of light intensity to produce a Watt of energy – SHAILEN (FRIDAY 11:00am)
   
6. Conversion rates with a variety of solar panels - SHAILEN (FRIDAY 11:00am)