The ATNS Youth Science Competition will take place during AAD 2008. It is sponsored by ATNS (Air Traffic and Navigation Services) Company of South Africa
Target Group: Grade 9- 11 from the 9 Provinces in South Africa
15 Topics have been identified for the ATNS Youth Science Competition:
Engineering Science/Chemistry [Space Models/Rocketry]: The Physics of Rocket Motors - Propellant Design
Engineering Science [Robotics]: Robo-Arm
AeroSpace Design: Space Settlement Design in 2050
AeroSpace Design/Ergonomics: The Astronaut’s Bedroom - Design a bed and chair for astronauts who live in outer space, in atmospheres different from that of Earth.
Astronomy/Engineering Design. Planetary Exploration - Picking up Moon Pebbles: Design a device that will assist astronauts to pick up moon dust and small rocks during exploration.
Engineering Science [Communication]: Design and Develop a Communications Grid for Lunar Environment that will be used by the inhabitants of a Moon Settlement
Engineering Science [Technology]; GPS in a Future Lunar Environment
Tourism/AeroSpace Design: CosMotel - Space Tourism in 2050
Aviation Science/Communication/Computer Science: Air Traffic Control Grid for 2050
Aviation Science: High Altitude Aviation in 2050 - The Karman Line
Environmental Science/Technology Design: Earth Gone! - The Underwater Human Habitat in 2050
Astronomy/Mathematics: Asteroid! [Asteroid Paths: Fibonacci Revisited] - Investigate whether the Fibonacci numbers apply when the orbits of the planets in our solar system is analyzed.
Engineering Science [Technology]; Satellite Applications in 2050
The Science of Law [Space Law]: Junior Commission of Investigation: Debris from Space
Computer Science: The Virus Factor: Investigate the impact and role of the CyberVirus in IT, specifically the Internet, in 2050
Youth Information on the Competition Dates:
Launch
7 April 2008
Time for research
21 April – 29 June
Registration
15 May 2008
Closing Date
30 June 2008
2 weeks for judging
Announce winners
15 July 2008
Model building
23 July 2008
Closing date for model building
12 September 2008
Note:The winning students to deliver their models at the Airport “ATNS Tower” throughout South Africa
Documents
ATNS Youth Science Competition: September 17 to 19, 2008 [AAD 2008, Ysterplaat, Western Cape Province
The 2008 ATNS Youth Science Competition [Presented at AAD 2008. 17 to 19 September, 2008]
Discovery Science Competition
The ReFES Code for the Responsible Conduct for Research Projects
