So what comes of our illustrious band of merry science club team players at this years final showdown? Please remember that we already are First Lego League FLL robot programming documentation winners at our prior match, the Omaha FLL Qualifier. We had two months to sharpen it up and get it supercharged. We breathe, eat, dream and displace “normal” with extraordinary visions of success! Well, we ran between hangars to…
Read MoreAcademy Science CEENBoT Showcase
Question: Ever wonder what is almost as good as a gift certificate to a candy store? Answer: A trip to Strategic Air and Space Museum SASM in Ashland Nebraska to see the CEENBoT Showcase! http://www.ceen.unl.edu/CEENBoT/Showcase/ This time around the museum the challenges are the brainstorms of computer science engineers at University of Omaha UNO CSE program at PKI. This year’s challenges encompass agriculture and robotics. The challenges are met by…
Read MoreAcademy Science Nebraska Robotics Expo
The Nebraska Robotics Expo comes in three flavors. If you hustle on down to Strategic Air and Space Museum SASM in Ashland Nebraska on February 16 before the snowstorm moves in, you can enjoy the show and even participate in some CEENBoT games! http://www.ceen.unl.edu/neroboticsexpo/ The NE Robotics Expo is hugely fantastic! There are three competitive parts to keep all computer science robot nerds on a roll – deep dive! CEENBoT…
Read MoreValley 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…
Read MoreAcademy 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…
Read More“How to Download, Copy, Paste Computer Help Booklet” by Academy Science
Every good deed has a story! No challenge is too large or small. Academy science club wants to develop a solution that will help seniors use computers comfortably and productively. Why? We visited seniors at Elk Ridge Village. We demonstrated things we do for fun and education at the science club. We are impressed with the interest that seniors have in robotics. They have ideas that are cool and work!…
Read MoreAcademy Science Club seeks Quality Partners
Academy Science Club assists seniors with their computer use needs. Did you ever know you have something so good to offer that it can take off on its own? We know from our research, survey responses and just getting out there meeting and speaking with people that seniors want to be informed about their options when it comes to using computers. This is bigger than us. So what does a…
Read MoreHappy Holidays from Academy Science Club
Academy Science Club wants to thank all people everywhere and let you know that we are grateful for your support! We try our best throughout the year to be all that we can be. We celebrate this season with respect for our popular belief that there is a supreme being out there that watches over us and leads us down the productive path.
Read MoreThank You Academy Science Club Supporters!
Omaha FLL (First Lego League) Qualifier I have a special Thanks for parents, relatives and supporters of our science club family, including Mayor Suttle, on this special day. We demonstrated a fantastic team effort at the Omaha FLL Qualifier! At the coaches meeting before the competition, we were told that nine teams would advance to the tournament in February. We were also told that not all nine teams advancing…
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Grandpa always says that you have to be a bit of a geek to spend the day hanging out with the First Lego League. Why? Well, there are robots everywhere, the youth and even adults play with Lego pieces and they are so involved! Today the action is at Omaha Boys Girls Club. Eighteen teams are in the robot pit making sure their robots are calibrated and ready to run…
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