This is Teacher Appreciation Week. All around the country thousands of communities are taking time out to honor local educators and acknowledge the crucial role our nation’s teachers play in making sure every student receives a quality education. U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan issued the following statement today, recognizing Teacher Appreciation Week, May 6–10, 2013. “Teachers are central to every single community in America. Each day, teachers come to…
Read MoreAcademy Science Participates in College Biology Lab Experiment
Hypothesis: If the nervous system of Daphnia is sensitive to the anticipated excitatory influence of caffeine exposure, then higher dosages of caffeine should result in faster heart rate. Science Experiment Methodology abstract – Dr Mark Schoenbeck: “I am preparing an experiment that we use for our non-majors’ course, that introduces methodology. We will make predictions and observations on the physiological impact of a stimulant (caffeine) and a depressant (ethanol) on…
Read MoreEvery Club Needs Officers
Humans are social by nature. Anytime we have two or more of us get together, we have a political experience. This is often a good thing. So we are wired to make the best of it. It is time for Academy Science Club to elect youth officers. Our club follows in the footsteps of democracy. We allow each member interested in holding a position of political capacity to speak about…
Read MoreSolar Site Collector Demonstration
Michael Shonka is a professional sustainable solar energy scientist, solar equipment designer and installer. Michael’s understanding of solar energy and his company will assist people in saving money on their energy bills. Michael is there at the preparation portion of the Lauritzen Gardens Legobotics Arbor Day event to demonstrate the proper use of his solar instrumentation, including the solar site collector. This tool assists the team in locating, following and…
Read MoreAcademy Science Participates in Lauritzen Gardens Legorobotics
Did you hear someone say Lego and robot in the same breath? Now you have our attention! Legorobotics is the theme for the day at Lauritzen Garden. What better way to celebrate Arbor Day and a Lego Sculpture display at a botanical garden than to include Lego robots! We simply can not wait for the big day to arrive and now it is here! We are impressed with the fantastic…
Read MoreAcademy Science Celebrates Arbor Day
Did you know J. Sterling Morton, the Founder of Arbor Day, called Nebraska City home? Indeed, the holiday began here, over 130 years ago, because Mr. Morton and his wife, Caroline, loved trees so much that they wanted to plant them all over their estate and throughout the Nebraska countryside. As the Secretary Agriculture under Grover Gleveland, Morton was instrumental in formally establishing the national (now international) holiday. As home…
Read MoreAcademy Science Participates in Poultry Clinic and Show
Today we are on a journey to the Cornhusker Poultry Club Spring Show and 4-H Poultry Showmanship Clinic. The weather is cloudy, windy and chilly. Hopefully the birds will enjoy the trip. It feels good to be inside the barn when we get to the fairgrounds. We start by cleaning our birds so they look good and can be shown at their best. We enter our well cared for birds…
Read MoreAcademy Science Makes a Splash at CoCo Key Waterpark
Today’s forecast is wet, wild, and wonderful. When a tropical vacation doesn’t fit your budget or timetable, the next best thing is a tropical indoor water resort. No we are not talking about the waterfall in the Lied Jungle at Henry Doorly Zoo. Cover your ears – that shriek of joy is inevitable, when your kids find out the CoCo Key Water Resort is their destination.
Read MoreAcademy Science Attends NETA
The Nebraska Educational Technology Association NETA exists for the purpose of providing leadership and promoting the application of technology to the educational process. NETA is an official affiliate of the International Society for Technology in Education ISTE. NETA has an honorable vision statement: Nebraska Education will prepare learners for life in an everchanging global and technological society. Our Nebraska Computer Science Teachers Association NE CSTA is represented at NETA. We…
Read MoreInfoTec 2013
Information Technology InfoTec collaborates with Applied Information Management AIM Institute whose mission statement consists of empowering communities, organizations and individuals through Information Technology IT. AIM Institute’s vision statement consists of strengthening the business community through technology centered products and services. AIM Institute has gathered many information technology vendors and event sponsors in support of the two day long information technology InfoTec conference. AIM Institute markets InfoTec in the following manner:…
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