What is CABS?

This site will help high school students and teachers find original, independent science research topics and questions that can be done without a professional lab...these can be done in a school lab or even in one's basement! The project ideas and research questions being developed and presented here have been vetted and could lead to true discoveries, and not just finding already known results. See our Welcome message. These are the types of projects that could be done and submitted to high school contests such as the Regeneron Science Talent Search, Junior Science and Humanities Symposium, or the Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair, and be competitive. If you have an idea to share, or a question about one of the project ideas, contact us at vondracekm@eths202.org.

Pages (on the right side of the screen) have lists of ideas for different types of science research projects, and clicking on one of those ideas will take you to posts with details and all sorts of information about that type of project. Get more information about why there is a need for CABS!

Sunday, January 26, 2020

On the engineering side, Rocketry a possible option

For those students and teacher who look for engineering challenges, don't forget about rocketry. This is a huge hobbyist field, and there are so many commercial kits and sets one can purchase (many smaller rockets can be purchased for under $100, for instance). And there are also so many videos available on YouTube and other rocketry sites to get ideas for building your own.

Learn about structures and the stresses they undergo on a launch, the chemistry of rocket fuels and motors, the areas of physics called aerodynamics and fluid mechanics, electronics if you want Arduino or Raspberry pi based sensors in the rocket, and so on. This could be a nice way to build interest among larger groups of students and just start with purchased kits; learn from the kits, and let students begin to make their own designs and test them. Just something to consider if there is an interest.

At the college level, many engineering colleges and universities will have rocketry clubs. Check out USC's rocket, the first to have an all-student group build, from scratch, a rocket that surpassed the Karman line, which is the established boundary something needs to cross to be considered in space.


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