OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) Omaha Fire Department will be announcing their newest addition on Wednesday morning: An arson dog named Alley. Alley is coming to the department thanks to a $25,000 grant from the State Farm Arson Dog Program. The grant has covered the costs of acquiring Alley, and all associated training and travel expenses. “This dog is not designed and not trained to go after people. It’s just designed…
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AcademyScience supports STEM (STEAM) education. Brief Simplified History. Increasing Numbers. Post World War II recovery brought much of the North American Continent a “Baby Boom.” Prior to this era, the focus of education often revolved around discussion and delivery of Reading, Writing and Arithmetic. We considered ourselves successful if our next generation of youth managed these three subjects in a “satisfactory” manner. The Challenge. After rising up and evolving to…
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Police Dog Handler Presentation AcademyScience.us a Nebraska 4-H Club, shares with the community! We are preparing for our FLL First LEGO League “Animal Allies” themed research project. People may be interested in knowing what role police dogs play in the community. This Free presentation is scheduled for Monday, September…
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WO!W Presentation AcademyScience.us a Nebraska 4-H Club, shares with the community! We completed the presentation draft of our FLL First LEGO League “Trash Trek” themed research project. People may be interested in knowing what role our trash plays in the community, locally and globally; the problem and our proposed solutions. This Free presentation is scheduled for Saturday,…
Read MoreNational Preparedness Month
September is recognized as National Preparedness Month (NPM) which serves as a reminder that we all must take action to prepare, now and throughout the year, for the types of emergencies that could affect us where we live, work, and also where we visit. The theme of this special NPM is “Don’t Wait, Communicate. Make Your Emergency Plan Today!” https://www.ready.gov/make-a-plan We follow…
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Asteroid Day, officially started in 2015, is an educational effort designed to bring scientists, artists and concerned citizens together to raise awareness of the hazards of asteroid impacts and build support for effective solutions. Asteroid Day coincides with the anniversary of the most powerful measured asteroid impact with Earth in history, detailed a little farther down in this article. Estimates vary, but such collisions may happen roughly once every several…
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Are you interested in weather WX and the study of meteorology? Are you interested in answers to your weather WX questions? Are you interested in a tour of a National Weather Service NWS facility? Please contact our Science Leader: academic@academyscience.us Please keep in contact with us if you want information about future plans.
Read MoreFree Valley Days Community Event
FREE VALLEY DAYS THREE DAY COMMUNITY EVENT Everyone is Welcome! Come as You Are! Sponsored by AcademyScience.us and Spirit of Peace, Valley, NE – Valley Days Saturday, May 21, 2016 from 1 pm to 7 pm or so FREE Activities: Airplanes, Rockets Modest Lunch and Snack Prices Where: Valley City Park AcademyScience and Spirit Tents 400 West Gardiner Street Valley, NE 68064 Questions?: Please contact Michael or Cathy Hanus Interested in…
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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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