River City Rodeo Robotics

River City Robotics RCR is a cool robotics challenge. The Knights of Aksarben host this event as part of the River City Rodeo celebration. We even had a real cowboy stop by and ask us about our robot planning, engineering and programming because it looked like we were having so much FUN! We are up for the challenge this year working with coordinating two CEENBoTs to do the “heavy work”…

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2013 FLL Nature’s Fury Game Board

Hello readers of the Academy blog! This year’s game board appears to be very challenging, with challenges representing real life natural disasters and disaster recovery. As you can see, the game board has 9 colored zones. In the top-left corner of the game board is the tree, pets, and flashlight. The objective of the tree is to knock the loose branch off without making serious contact with the electrical wires.…

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First Lego League Nature’s Fury Challenge

Nature’s Fury Challenge may very well be one the most exciting FLL challenges I have met so far! Just take one look at the mission challenges on the game board. There are pets we have to place with people. A plane has to come in to land safely. I have no clue as to how it will get out of there after all the debris collect on the runway. There…

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Academy Science Robotics Demonstration

Academy Science Robotics Demonstration Hosted by Academy Science Adventures When: Saturday, August 10, 2013 – 11:00am – 1:00pm Organizer Contact Info: Michael Hanus Hanus.Academy@gmail.com Where: Westlake ACE Hardware 8425 West Center Road Omaha, NE 68124 Price: It’s Free (sweet!) Academy Science Robotics Demonstration presents the STEaM Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math our youth ages about 8-18 engage in: Robots: Lego NXT Mindstorms, EV3 and CEENBoT, Art, Rockets, Planes, GIS,…

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Academy Science Robotics Rockets Demonstration

What: Academy Science Robotics Rockets Demonstration Hosted by Academy Science Club Adventures Academy Science shares its experiences with the community! When: Thursday, July 25, 2013 – 4:15pm – 6:00pm Contact: Michael Hanus Academy Science Hanus.Academy@gmail.com AcademyScience.us Where: Valley Public Library 232 North Spruce Street Valley, NE 68064 Price: It’s Free (sweet!) Organizer: Michael Hanus Academy Science Robotics Rockets Demonstration presents the STEM / STEAM Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math…

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Academy Science Robotics Rockets Demonstration

What: Academy Science Robotics Rockets Demonstration Hosted by Academy Science Club Adventures Academy Science shares its experiences with the community! When: Thursday, June 20, 2013 – 4:15pm – 6:00pm Contact: Michael Hanus Academy Science Hanus.Academy@gmail.com AcademyScience.us Where: Valley Public Library 232 North Spruce Street Valley, NE 68064 Price: It’s Free (sweet!) Organizer: Michael Hanus Academy Science Robotics Rockets Demonstration presents the STEM / STEAM Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math…

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Academy Science Robotics Rockets Demonstration

What: Academy Science Robotics Rockets Demonstration Hosted by Academy Science Club Adventures Academy Science shares its experiences with the community! When: Thursday, May 30, 2013 – 4:15pm – 6:15pm Contact: Michael Hanus Academy Science Hanus.Academy@gmail.com Where: Valley Public Library 232 North Spruce Street Valley, NE 68064 Price: It’s Free (sweet!) Organizer: Michael Hanus Academy Science Robotics Rockets Demonstration presents the STEM / STEAM Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math our…

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Academy Science Demonstration at Lauritzen Garden

What does a person do at a botanical garden when it is still winter outside and there is a storm forecast for later in the day? Go play with Lego Mindstorms NXT robots, enjoy display of your Lego art and look around at other people’s creativity. Imagine communing in a warmly lit room full of bright green clothed tables with over two hundred pieces of Lego art on display. Life…

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Valley Library Computer Class and FLL Robot Game Demonstration

Academy Science Club enjoys meeting people in the community to assist with computer use. This opportunity promotes and exercises our leadership skills and allows us to work together as a team! Today we are off to the place where people go to find answers – the library.  We started by asking the audience about expectations and moved on with a general presentation about using computers for email, downloads and research…

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Academy science FLL prep camp

What does a science club do to prepare to be all they can be at the next big competition? They go to science camp! Science camp is fun! Especially out in the woods where deer stop by to see what we are doing! The people at Nebraska 4-H are great! They have a camp out in the woods where we can go all day and camp overnight to get away…

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