Tag: Science Calendar

Every once in a while it appears like gremlins are loose fiddling with the robot. I know this sounds goofy, but what can we say when we spend hours with time honored tradition strategizing, writing pseudocode in plain English, converting to program structure computer language line by line paying careful attention to the switches, painstakingly transferring this information to the coding blocks in the computer program, compiling into binary and…

There are two weeks until the FLL qualifier. An FLL qualifier is a competition where the best of teams are selected to move on to the next level of the competition. The goal is to learn and have fun while seeing how far you can swim upstream toward becoming overall world champions! Have you ever watched a room full of people going to and fro in the final stages of…

Senior Solutions theme, Core values, Robot game, and Robot presentation. Our team will make four presentations before the challenging day of competition is ended.  Senior Solutions theme: every team must brainstorm, research, develop and share a solution for seniors in presentation format that will enhance their day to day lives allowing them to be more productive, comfortable or better in some way. Core values presentation: every team must demonstrate in…

Donna Connell is experienced in radio presentation and film making. Our team sure can learn a lot from her! As a team we build a presentation. The presentation has creativity and lots of facts that we learned from our research in Senior Solutions. There is so much information out there about how seniors can be more comfortable and enjoy life! When we interview and survey seniors we learn a lot…

What can a youth group do to excel in interpersonal relationship and community engagement success? One great response is to adopt and practice Core Values! FLL Core Values are the cornerstones of the FLL program. They are among the fundamental elements that distinguish FLL from other programs of its kind. By embracing the Core Values, participants learn that friendly competition and mutual gain are not separate goals, and that helping…

Ever wonder what one of the most gratifying experiences is to a youth club leader? All youth club leaders have their own goals and wish lists, but everyone must admit it is inspiring and rewarding to witness the youth club members engaged in tasks as a team. TEAM: Together Everyone Achieves More. – Chambless For the club leader: It is a great day to be alive!

Gloria Erickson from the Eastern Nebraska Office on Aging (ENOA) traveled across Omaha to visit our science club. Ms Erickson informed us all about seniors, the many services her agency offers seniors, seniors’ needs and what we may do to better understand and assist seniors. In return we demonstrated to Ms Erickson what a science club preparing for FLL Senior Solutions does! We wrote exemplary pseudocode, demonstrated the robot computer…