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.
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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…
Read MoreYes, somewhere there is a bug in my code!
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…
Read MoreTying it all together…
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…
Read MoreWe see four parts to an FLL competition.
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…
Read MoreRadio comes to Academy Science Club!
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…
Read MoreAcademy Science Club Core Values
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…
Read MoreAcademy Science Club is a recognized Nebraska 4-H Club of Excellence!
A great day in a club member’s and leader’s experience! Nebraska 4-H Extension recognizes Academy Science Club as a Club of Excellence at the Awards Dinner. The certificate reads: Nebraska 4-H Club of Excellence This certificate is presented to Academy for developing enthusiastic young people who boldly take action to demonstrate life skills as capable, caring, confident, competent kids of character thus contributing to the improvement of themselves, their family,…
Read MoreAcademy Science Club practices teamwork!
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!
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