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Read MoreNESciFest Valley
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…
Read MoreUSD Robotic Competition
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…
Read MoreSharing with The Rose
Plastic Drastic! is a great theatrical performance organized and shown by The Rose. rose theater.org Academy Science AcademyScience.us joined The greenOMAHAcoalition keepomahabeautiful.org and The Nebraska Sierra Club sierranebraska.org in presenting and educating the community about The Science of Trash. AcademyScience.us met the First Lego League Trash Trek Challenge in 2015, then went on to qualify for FLL Nebraska State Tournament in December. Team Academy then won some cool awards…
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.…
Read MoreTeach Us to Build Clocks Rather Than Just Tell Time
Academy Science youth are inspired and ready to take on the World Class Learning Unleashed Challenge presented by First Lego League FLL www.firstlegoleague.org/challenge/2014fllworldclass Dr Craig Christiansen of the Nebraska State Education Assn. visited Academy Science youth today. Dr Craig suggests that youth engaging the learning process today looking into the future focus on the learner, knowledge content and reasonable assessment practices. Did you know that Dr Craig was an Omaha…
Read MoreRCR Robotics Competition – True Legends are Made in Omaha
2014 Omaha River City Rodeo RCR Theme The Best versus the Best – True Legends are Made in Omaha The RCR Robotics Competition games, like the individual RCR Rodeo events, are played and come to conclusion quickly. The Robots are controlled by Youth training to take on the challenge for less than one month. The Bull is played by Sphero. When used, the Sphero is an iPad remote controlled ball…
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