Invitation … To Explore Robotics FUN! – Are you interested in Robots? – In using Robots in Games and Contests? Come visit us! AcademyScience.us We meet locally about once each week. Phone: 402-541-7019 – email: academic@academyscience.us We have FUN! Michael or Cathy Hanus academic@academyscience.us 402-541-7019 AcademyScience.us #Iam4H @AcademyScience #CEENBoT #STEM
Read MoreNational Weather Service Presentation
Are you interested in weather WX and the study of meteorology? Are you interested in answers to your weather WX questions? Are you interested in a tour of a National Weather Service NWS facility? Please contact our Science Leader: academic@academyscience.us Please keep in contact with us if you want information about future plans.
Read MoreNESciFest Valley
Nebraska Science Festival Valley BIG THANK YOU to all who volunteered, supported and participated in NESCIFEST Valley held at the Valley Library location this last Saturday! We presented our science projects in airplanes, chlorinator chemistry, disaster preparedness, four forces of flight, robots, rockets to name a few! We enjoyed sharing our GYSD Global Youth Service Day with you! We enjoyed demonstrating science to and visiting with dozens of people and…
Read MoreSharing with The Rose
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 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…
Read MoreAcademy Science Rockets at the Library 4-H Project
Twin Rivers YMCA in Valley has a youth program. The youth want to learn more about rockets. Academy Science has a rocket club. It is also affiliated with the 4-H. An Academy Science adult leader is a NASA Fellow by education, relationship, training and participation in NASA events. If you want a program to learn about and enjoy rockets, you have arrived at one great place on your educational adventure.…
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 MoreCEENBoT Showcase
CEENBoT Showcase is a grand activity that takes place in the Hangar at Strategic Air and Space Museum (SASM) in Ashland. There are at least fifty teams of youth from Elementary school grades through High School, all excited to compete with their CEENBoT robots in four possible games using PS3 game controllers, or an autonomous maze that increases in challenge level the older a competitor gets.
Read MoreRCR Robotics Competition – True Legends are Made in Omaha
2014 Omaha River City Rodeo RCR Theme The Best versus the Best – True Legends are Made in Omaha The RCR Robotics Competition games, like the individual RCR Rodeo events, are played and come to conclusion quickly. The Robots are controlled by Youth training to take on the challenge for less than one month. The Bull is played by Sphero. When used, the Sphero is an iPad remote controlled ball…
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…
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