Where do Computational Science Teachers go when they choose to share their ideas and explore resources with like minded individuals? Well, this time of year they attend SIGCSE of course! SIGCSE is the Association for Computing Machinerys Special Interest Group on Computer Science Education, which provides a forum for educators to discuss issues related to the development, implementation, and/or evaluation of computing programs, curricula, and courses, as well as syllabi, laboratories,…
Read MoreAcademy Science Club Welcomes New Members!
What happens when a science club welcomes new members? Well it looks like a festival of sorts. Grandpa says, “Science is one of those those life experiences that a person just can not hide under a rock!” So at Academy Science we celebrate science by sharing our experiences in the journey with new members. Congratulations to new members on board!
Read MoreFirefighters Tackle Nature’s Fury
What do firefighters do to prepare for Nature’s Fury? They make a plan. Then they write the plan down. Then they practice and drill on the plan until each firefighter knows the plan without fail.
Read MoreAcademy Science Club Welcomes Visitors!
Have you ever wondered what goes on in a roomful of young scientists? Science exploration of course! So come on down and visit youth science exploration at its best! Academy Science Club members will demonstrate and share how it is that we go about learning new things and celebrating our achievements! Wanting to get involved? Contact Michael Hanus.Academy@gmail.com
Read MoreAcademy Science Club Celebrates Its Achievements!
What do teams do when they are not planning how to tackle science and enjoy the good life? They celebrate achievements! It is time for us to recall the successes, discuss how to improve the approaches and take a look at tomorrow’s challenges. So we get together and view our photo memories, decorate the club celebration cake and discuss the good life.
Read MoreAcademy Science Studies Nature’s Fury
Have you ever wanted to study something different? Something that would take you to a different place than where you are used to being? Out of your “comfort zone?” This new First Lego League FLL year our club must weigh whether it wants to take on the challenge of the “Nature’s Fury” theme. At this time there is no guidance. The team must explore unchartered water and mix in experience…
Read MoreAcademy Science Wins High School CEENBoT Foosball Tournament
Have you ever had fun just playing Foosball? Well what if you helped your robot play the game? We took on all comers playing more rounds of robot Foosball into the Finals than chickens eat scratch on a good day. I will admit that we played some highly skilled robot operators. I appreciate the fact that these skilled robot operators are comprised of both genders. But in the end the…
Read MoreAcademy Science FLL State Tournament
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…
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