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HUMAN IMPACT ON THE ENVIRONMENT:

The Environment
SMALL STEPS, HUGE IMPROVEMENTS

The Plan
Deeban Fernandez, a student from ISKL plans to conserve water to help him reduce his water usage . Pg 2

The Results
The results of Deeban s and his familys effort have paid off. Below are plans created to help him reduce his water usage. Pg 2

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An environment can be defined as the circumstances or conditions by which one is surrounded. However many humans do not take care their environment especially in developed countries. People take advantage of what nature offers them but they don't care to protect it much. The condition of our environment is deteriorating. People produce a lot of pollution and wastes that destroy our natural environment through human activities. Many of us realize that we shouldn't disregard these problems. Here is an example how development and urbanization count against the natural environment. Firstly, carbon dioxide and other waste gases that are given off in large quantities by factories and power stations as well as motor vehicles contribute to the destruction of our planet. A table shows the amount of water in cubic meters used in Deebans house. Pg 3

Last but not least, Deeban plans to use his mathematical skills to predict how many months it will take him to reduce his water usage to 10 cubic meters per month. Pg 4-

Prediction

Many poor countries suffer from lack of access to clean water and sanitation. Yet, people in wealthy countries waste water by taking long showers and letting the water run while brushing the teeth. We should realize that we do not own Earth and therefore must act sustainably to ensure protect the Earth and the survival of the human race.

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Deebans Analysis

The Plan and Results

For my yearlong project. my family and I have attempt to reduce the amount of water we use. Water is a precious resource and it is not as abundant as people might think. My family and I have identified that a lot of water is used at the sink, since it is a place where all of us use water daily. Another place where we use a lot of water is in the bathroom. We use sink water for drinking and washing hands, dirty dishes, fruits, vegetables, meat and fish. It is difficult to use less water to wash fish or oily curry from plates. However, we would like to reduce water consumption on weekends when we have more time. We hope to fill up the sink with water to wash dishes and throw the used soapy water into the drain so that it is also kept clean. In the bathroom, we will fill up the bucket with water rather than use the shower to wash ourselves. We will also turn off the tap when brushing our teeth. We have been trying to save water by following some of the water saving steps. According to the October water bill, we have reduced our water usage. For August, water usage was 20.2 cubic meters; for September it was 18.5 cubic meters whereas for October is was 17.00 cubic meters. There is an average reduction of 1.6 cubic meters of water between August and October. This shows that we have been saving water. We did reduce water consumption on weekends. We filled the sink with water to wash dishes and throw the used soapy water into the drain to clean it up. In the bathroom, we cut down running water by filling up the bucket with water rather than use the shower to wash ourselves. We also turned off the tap when brushing our teeth. These steps have had a great impact on our water usage. We hope to reduce even more water usage.

Months August September October November December January February March April May

Cubic Meters(m) 20.2m 18.5m 17.00m 35.00m 36.00m 32.00m 29.50m 28.60m 28.00m 26.00m

Table:
Here is Deebans table showing the amount of water in cubic meters he and his family have used over the months.

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Water Usage Per Month

40 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 0 2 4 6 8 10 Cubic Meters

C u b i c M E t e r s

Months After August

The graph above shows Deeban and his familys monthly water usage. The line shown is the line of best fit. Below we interview Deeban and he shows us how long it will take him to reach 10 cubic meters of water used.

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Prediction

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Today, Deeban disclosed to us that his goal is to reach 10 cubic meters of water used. One of our news reporters asked Deeban how long it will take him to attain that goal. And this is what Deeban said:

I will have to use a bit of my mathematic skills to make an accurate prediction. Firstly, we need to make an equation. We can do so by calculating the slope of the line of best fit as shown in the graph. To nd the equation of this line of best t, I have to find two points on the graph which is on the line of best fit. I chose (0,32) and (8,20). Now I can figure out the slope by using the formula: Slope = Change in Y / Change in X

I can then substitute the formula with my results: Slope = 32- 20/ 0-8 Slope = 12/-8 Slope = -1.5 The slope of my tted line was-1.5. Since this value is negative, this means that my water usage is decreasing. The general equation of a linear line is y=mx+b. In this case, the slope ( m ) is - 1.5 and the y intercept ( b ) at x= is 32. This means that the equation of my line is y= - 1.5x+32, where x is the number of months from August and y is the cubic meters.

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Now I can use my equation y= -1.5x+32 to predict how many months it will take me to reach 10 cubic meters of water usage. So now I substitute 10 cubic meters into the equation as y and solve for x, y= -1.5x + 32 10 = -1.5x + 32 10 - 32 = -1.5x + 32 32 -22 = -1.5x -22/-1.5 = -1.5x/-1.5 14.6 =x

This means it will take be about 15 months to reach 10 cubic meters if I keep up with the same rate shown in the graph. That was a lot of math shown by Deeban. Now we asked Deeban another question which was, What has he learned from this? Deeban simply replied Small steps can make a huge dierence. This action has helped my family and I reduce our water usage. However I would like to thank especially thank my mom for helping me to save water. She would often remind me to have short showers and to turn off the tap when I wasnt using it. So, look around your own house and create your own environmental action plan with your family and see the dierence in your water usage and your bill prices! Now this concludes Deebans plans about saving water, so I guess now its our familys turn!

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