You are Welcome! … If you have a desire to explore science then come and visit our science laboratory! Of course we do things we enjoy and we have FUN! Interested in visiting? Contact Michael or Cathy Hanus. Hanus.Academy@gmail.com
Read MoreValley Sesquicentennial
Valley is a town that is celebrating its official 150th year in existence over the weekend commencing August 15th. Valley established and grew along the Union Pacific Railroad line. When locomotives were steam engines, Valley was located at a point convenient to pull in and refill the locomotive steam boiler. Of course passengers would take a break from rail car adventure to visit amenities in the community. So grew an…
Read MoreAcademy Science DC West Robotics Presentation
Academy Science enjoys robotics demonstrations. Today is a big day! We get to present to over one hundred middle school students! We are selecting two popular robot models for our presentation: Lego Education Mindstorms NXT and UNO PKI CEENBoT. We have a US First FLL First Lego League award winning robot engineering design and build for a solid robot structure to demonstrate today. This robot is well designed and outfitted…
Read MoreCEENBoT Showcase
University Nebraska Omaha UNO Peter Kiewit Institute PKI has a Computer Science Engineering CSE Program that develops and integrates a CEENBoT robot into its curriculum. K-12 schools benefit from the education outreach of the program. Academy Science is a K-12 classroom beneficiary of the CEENBoT program. CEENBoT Showcase is a day long demonstrate your skills experience in an airplane hangar at SASM sasmuseum.org. How does this work? You get a…
Read MoreFirst Lego League State Tournament
Academy Science started research on its 2013 First Lego League FLL theme Natures Fury last March. As you can see in this blog, community resources on a global scale are thoroughly queried and absorbed. Disaster preparedness and emergency planning are large targets for research. The absorption of creative and intellectual resources is qualified and quantified. The result? The problem is that significant portions of the local community: the young, elderly…
Read MoreAcademy Science Meets Nebraska Computer Science Teacher Association NE-CSTA
What do a dozen computer science teachers do on a Tuesday evening in Nebraska? They meet at Parker’s Smokehouse and swap stories about computer science of course! Nebraska Education Technology Association NETA has a big meet coming up in the spring. Some of our finest Computer Science Engineering Education teachers are making presentations at the NETA spring conference. Computer Science is gaining traction in the classroom. Computer Science Teacher Association…
Read MoreAcademy Science Weatherization Building Science Field Trip
Doug Sea is a fantastic presenter of Building Science with many years experience. We are privileged to visit him at LIUNA, where he is Director of Training. Today Mr. Sea demonstrates the building science of sealing air flow in order to conserve energy resources. Do you know that you can enjoy an estimated fifty per cent savings on your energy bill if you air seal properly? Well you do know…
Read MoreMerry Christmas! Academy Science Club
At the Science club it is fun and a tradition to celebrate our achievements! Why? Achievements are FUN and celebrating them is more FUN! This year we have so much to celebrate! Meeting the community with Senior Solutions, Weather station, Guest speakers, Airplane flights, Embryology, Rockets, 4-H County and State Fairs, Disaster Planning and Emergency Management, River City Robotics, Science club Programming Camps, Art and 4-H awards like Club of…
Read MoreAcademy Science In the News!
Academy is a science club for youth that meets at Community of Grace Church in Elkhorn. Academy activities focus on STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math) topics. This past year, they have learned about robots, rockets and flight, solar energy, building science, embryology, and caring for and showing birds. This time of year is robot season. Members learn how to design, build, and program robots. They learn about engineering…
Read MoreNebraska 4-H Club of the Year
Someone is always watching … Grandpa says this. Guess who is “4-H Club of the Year?” The Awards Moderator’s introduction for Academy Science Club, 4-H Club of the Year: Academy 4-H Club lives the 4-H Pledge and 4-H Motto all year round! We are a club that is always accepting visitors and new members. We serve the community all year round through community projects and club demonstrations. This last year…
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