Introduction (20%)
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Large scale renewable energy projects, such as wind and solar, are going a long way to addressing the electricity demands of our state. However transportation still poses an issue if we are to transition fully away from carbon based fuels. Therefore we need to look to different options to address our need for transportation without petroleum.
The Australian-International Model Solar Challenge is a competition aimed at schools in producing small scale solar cars. https://www.modelsolarchallenge.com.au/ |
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In this task you will collaborate to design, construct and test a small solar car in line with the requirements for the Australian Model Solar Car Challenge. A link to these regulations can be found below.
https://www.modelsolarchallenge.com.au/sites/default/files/AIMSC%20Regulations%202021.pdf
https://www.modelsolarchallenge.com.au/sites/default/files/AIMSC%20Regulations%202021.pdf
Personal Journal
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You will need to record your work on this task individually in a Personal Journal. The journal should include your individual deconstruction of the problem and may also include, but is not limited to:
- initial thinking, ideas, and their individual deconstruction of the problem
- planning strategies and methods trialled
- ideas or questions investigated or posed
- reflecting on progress using evidence of you own contribution to the project and supporting documentation on the group’s application of collaborative skills
- Pictorial and photographic records of experiments and progress.
- representation(s) of the data collected by the group
- analysis and interpretation of results/outcomes
- connections between results and scientific concepts
- an evaluation of the procedures and results/outcomes with suggestions for improvements
- a conclusion with justification and the consideration of possible limitations.
Evalution
This evaluation focusses on the effectiveness of the group’s collaborative skills in completing the design and construction of your solar car, it does not evaluate the effectiveness of the solar car itself. You will individually evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of your work as a group at different parts of the process such as:
- identifying a problem
- deconstructing the problem
- formulating an investigable question, testable hypothesis, or proposed solutions
- identifying variables
- designing and implementing appropriate procedures
- collecting data.