Nebraska Science Festival Valley BIG THANK YOU to all who volunteered, supported and participated in NESCIFEST Valley held at the Valley Library location this last Saturday! We presented our science projects in airplanes, chlorinator chemistry, disaster preparedness, four forces of flight, robots, rockets to name a few! We enjoyed sharing our GYSD Global Youth Service Day with you! We enjoyed demonstrating science to and visiting with dozens of people and…
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Veni, Vidi, Vici at the USD Robotic Competition; Well Almost! We prepared for the robot competition hosted by USD.edu in Vermillion, SD with minimalistic instructions. We knew there would be a maze and we would have to build and program a robot for autonomous behavior in the undefined maze. We gave this challenge a go as best we could under the circumstances. On the big day, we woke before dawn…
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Nebraska Robotics Exposition CEENBoT Showcase is a great opportunity to demonstrate STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) in Robotics! This CEENBoT Showcase we receive a lot of acknowledgement from judges, referees and other teams for our technology on the Robot games, our novel Autonomous Robot Design and Programming, our excellent, sophisticated Research Project, “Stewards of the Environment.” We follow the time honored Engineering NoteBook Method: Ask, Imagine, Plan, Create, Improve.
Read MoreFLL State Tournament
We enjoy demonstrating everything we learn in Robotics. One favorite demonstration is the FLL (First LEGO League) State Tournament. This FLL State Tournament we receive a lot of acknowledgement from judges, referees and other teams for our technology on the FLL Robot Game Board, our novel FLL Robot Design and Programming, our excellent FLL Core Values and our sophisticated academic Research Project, “Plastic Islands.”
Read MoreFLL Trash Trek Robot Game Board Challenge Build
Tucker’s and Robby’s Mom, Beth shares a picture of a successful FLL challenge build team on Saturday. Pictured: Cathy, Carson, Sebastian, Robby, Tucker. We will have FLL Challenge booklets provided by Beth! Earlier on Saturday: Carter, Cayleah and Grace Kick Off Science club FLL Trash Trek Big Build Day. Thank you! Michael AcademyScience.us
Read More2015 FLL Trash Trek Challenge
Today we are So EXCITED! anticipating the official Kickoff for the 2015 First Lego League FLL Trash Trek Challenge! We have our Robot Game Board Map and some thousands of LEGO pieces in bags. We look forward to the FLL Season Kickoff so we can get our Robot Game Board Challenge Build instructions! We have been planning our FLL Robot Game Board Challenge Build Camp ALL Summer! …
Read MoreRobot Engineering Projects
Robot engineering projects require attention to details … Ask, Imagine, Plan, Create, Improve is an engineering design method. First, Design and Build the Robot. Second, Discuss and Draft the Pseudocode. Third, Write the Code in the Computer Software Program. Fourth, Compile and Run the Computer Software Code on the Robot. The first time may not be perfect so we … Ask, Imagine, Plan, Create, Improve. Now, we see the Robot…
Read MoreAcademy Science Rockets at the Library 4-H Project
Twin Rivers YMCA in Valley has a youth program. The youth want to learn more about rockets. Academy Science has a rocket club. It is also affiliated with the 4-H. An Academy Science adult leader is a NASA Fellow by education, relationship, training and participation in NASA events. If you want a program to learn about and enjoy rockets, you have arrived at one great place on your educational adventure.…
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Academy Science has so much to be thankful for! We are grateful for all the support we have, starting with our parents! As a TEAM we won 1st place overall at the Omaha FLL Qualifier! We have a tremendous World Class Learning research project, a great EV3 robot design, and awesome core values! L to R Rear Tabish, Sebastian, Vincent; L to…
Read MoreFLL State Championship
FLL State Championship takes place at Strategic Air and Space Museum (SASM) in Ashand on the same day as CEENBoT Showcase in the other hangar. Over fifty teams of youth ranging in age from 9 to 14 compete in this event. It takes three rounds of robot game board play, a robot design contest, a research project presentation and a core values presentation to get through the day. Since the…
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