Dan Schmidt - Science

" This is my first year of teaching and I'm having a great time so far!"



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       Schedule

     Period 1     Planning
     Period 2     Physical Science
     Period 3     Earth Science
     Period 4     Life Science
     Period 5     Biology
     Period 6     Chemistry
     Period 7     Physics
     Period 8     Planning

     Science Olympiad Sponsor

     Junior High Track

 Daniel A. Schmidt went to Schuyler Central High School and graduated in 1974. After attending the University of Nebraska-Lincoln for three semesters he came back to the family farm where he raised hogs for 30 years. He recently continued his education at Central Community College-Columbus, and Wayne State College. Dan graduated in the spring of 2007 with a Bachelors Degree in Education with an endorsement in Natural Science. Mr. Schmidt is married to Virginia, with a daughter (Katie) and a son (Andrew).

He currently lives on the same farm that he grew up on. His wife and he are empty-nesters with both of their children in college

"I find both Science and young minds fascinating. There is always something new that pops up when dealing with Science and I am continually intrigued how high school and junior high students reinvent and construct a worldview often superior to their predecessors."

E-mail: danschmidt@esu7.org

Favorite Quotes

"A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds."

"All life is an experiment."

"Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm."

"Make yourself necessary to someone."

Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Interesting Facts about Mr. Schmidt

Hobbies/ Interests:
Entomology (especially the study of the Family Staphylinidae, a group of common but poorly known beetles), gardening, and eating out.

Favorite Sport:
No particular favorite

Favorite Movie:
Serenity (latest in a long line of Sci-Fi movies I've liked)

Favorite Color:
Purple

Favorite Actor/Actress:
No particular favorite

Favorite Person You would like to meet:
None in particular. I've met some "famous" people and I've found they're not as interesting as the people I meet in my everyday life.

Favorite Food:
Mexican

Favorite Pop:
Mt. Dew (but Dr. Pepper with meals)

Favorite Book:
Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared Diamond

Web Sites

Mr. Schmidt's Curriculum Vitae
www.geocities.com/neobisnius

University of Nebraska
State Museum, Entomology
http://www-museum.unl.edu/research/entomology

The Coleopterists Society
http://www.coleopsoc.org

Nebraska Acadamy of Science
http://www.neacadsci.org/

Nebraska Asociation of
Teachers of Science
http://www.neacadsci.org/nats/index.htm

 

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