Veni, Vidi, Vici at the USD Robotic Competition; Well Almost! We prepared for the robot competition hosted by USD.edu in Vermillion, SD with minimalistic instructions. We knew there would be a maze and we would have to build and program a robot for autonomous behavior in the undefined maze. We gave this challenge a go as best we could under the circumstances. On the big day, we woke before dawn…
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Plastic Drastic! is a great theatrical performance organized and shown by The Rose. rose theater.org Academy Science AcademyScience.us joined The greenOMAHAcoalition keepomahabeautiful.org and The Nebraska Sierra Club sierranebraska.org in presenting and educating the community about The Science of Trash. AcademyScience.us met the First Lego League Trash Trek Challenge in 2015, then went on to qualify for FLL Nebraska State Tournament in December. Team Academy then won some cool awards…
Read MoreFLL Trash Trek Robot Game Board Challenge Build
Tucker’s and Robby’s Mom, Beth shares a picture of a successful FLL challenge build team on Saturday. Pictured: Cathy, Carson, Sebastian, Robby, Tucker. We will have FLL Challenge booklets provided by Beth! Earlier on Saturday: Carter, Cayleah and Grace Kick Off Science club FLL Trash Trek Big Build Day. Thank you! Michael AcademyScience.us
Read More2015 FLL Trash Trek Challenge
Today we are So EXCITED! anticipating the official Kickoff for the 2015 First Lego League FLL Trash Trek Challenge! We have our Robot Game Board Map and some thousands of LEGO pieces in bags. We look forward to the FLL Season Kickoff so we can get our Robot Game Board Challenge Build instructions! We have been planning our FLL Robot Game Board Challenge Build Camp ALL Summer! …
Read MoreRobot Engineering Projects
Robot engineering projects require attention to details … Ask, Imagine, Plan, Create, Improve is an engineering design method. First, Design and Build the Robot. Second, Discuss and Draft the Pseudocode. Third, Write the Code in the Computer Software Program. Fourth, Compile and Run the Computer Software Code on the Robot. The first time may not be perfect so we … Ask, Imagine, Plan, Create, Improve. Now, we see the Robot…
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Academy Science has so much to be thankful for! We are grateful for all the support we have, starting with our parents! As a TEAM we won 1st place overall at the Omaha FLL Qualifier! We have a tremendous World Class Learning research project, a great EV3 robot design, and awesome core values! L to R Rear Tabish, Sebastian, Vincent; L to…
Read MoreFLL State Championship
FLL State Championship takes place at Strategic Air and Space Museum (SASM) in Ashand on the same day as CEENBoT Showcase in the other hangar. Over fifty teams of youth ranging in age from 9 to 14 compete in this event. It takes three rounds of robot game board play, a robot design contest, a research project presentation and a core values presentation to get through the day. Since the…
Read MoreAcademy Science 2014 First Lego League Programming Camp
2014 FLL World Class Challenge! We will be ready! Academy Science Youth and volunteer Coaches like to “Get Our Game On” fast and furious! We are developing robot game strategy and programming the robot to complete missions autonomously here. Snacking on “Brain Food!” Time for “Presentation Showdown!” Which Presentation Plan is Best? Hold on! We are not done yet! There is Always Room for One More! It is Late! Good…
Read MoreValley Sesquicentennial Celebration Adventure
Academy Science greeted the public over this weekend at the Valley Nebraska Sesquicentennial Celebration! We presented much of what we learned about Disaster Planning, Lego Mindstorms Robots, First Lego League, River City Rodeo Robotics, CEENBoT, Robotics Expo, Rocket Building and Launching and stargazing at the Star Party! Disaster Planning. FLL Lego Mindstorms Robots. River City Rodeo Robotics, CEENBoT, Robotics Expo. We advertised and called visitors the old fashion way! Of…
Read MoreBuild a Lego Microscope
Academy Science has designed and built many Lego projects over the years. This one looks like it hits the science sweet spot. https://ideas.lego.com/projects/44370 Perhaps we can use the Lego microscope to further study our Daphnia project. https://academy.qualityone.us/2013/05/06/academy-science-participates-in-college-biology-lab-experiment/
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