What does a person do at a botanical garden when it is still winter outside and there is a storm forecast for later in the day? Go play with Lego Mindstorms NXT robots, enjoy display of your Lego art and look around at other people’s creativity. Imagine communing in a warmly lit room full of bright green clothed tables with over two hundred pieces of Lego art on display. Life…
Read MoreAcademy Science Visits Lauritzen Garden Lego Sculpture
Lauritzen Garden is also known as the Omaha Botanical Garden. Of course Lauritzen Garden is a horticultural extravaganza where a visitor could easily spend a good portion of a pleasant day walking through the bountiful garden display. Academy Science explores horticulture every chance we get. Academy Science also explores Lego art and science with plastic pieces and NXT Mindstorms. I think you can see what is coming… Lauritzen Garden has…
Read MoreAcademy Science Prepares for a Demonstration
There are levels of exciting activities that we engage at Academy Science. Bruce Tuckman and Mary Ann Jensen may have been thinking about our team when they present the group development model. We start out with forming, where we jump in as a team and get busy accomplishing those “day to day” tasks. Then we come upon those tasks where we get storming because we really need to address the…
Read MoreAcademy Science Participates in AHEC Science Fair
Science Fairs are Fun! Do you ever find yourself looking for something to do in March? Well, whether you are looking for something to do or not, get yourself signed up for a science fair! University of Nebraska Medical Center UNMC has an outreach agency called Nebraska Area Health Education Center AHEC. AHEC is a wonderful resource for health education. AHEC sponsors primarily health related science fairs throughout this month…
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 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 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 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…
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