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Author: Matthew Futrell
Major Program: Science, Engineering and Technology 4-H Core Curriculum
Ever since the bicycle was first created, safety has been an issue. According to the Fatality Analysis Reporting System in 2015 there were 817 bicyclist fatally killed in 2015. This number is on the rise from 749 fatalities in 2013 and 729 in 2014. With more bicycles and vehicles on the road than ever before it is crucial that we educate our youth on bicycle safety. According to the National Safety Council the estimated cost of injury and or death of bicyclist each year i
Author: Marsha Hagler
Major Program: Science, Engineering and Technology 4-H Core Curriculum
Kentucky consistently ranks within the top six states for ATV related death in the nation. The 4-H ATV Safety project is a tool that Cooperative Extension employees, volunteers and cooperating partners can use to educate youth of the risks associated with ATV use and provide them with the skills and knowledge to prevent ATV accidents and unsafe driving habits.Kentucky 4-H believes that all youth should have opportunities for positive youth development in our four guiding concepts: mas
Author: Mary S Averbeck
Major Program: Science, Engineering and Technology 4-H Core Curriculum
Why are so few women in science and engineering careers? According to The American Association of University Women (AAUW) there are still environmental and social barriers that continue to block women’s progress in these fields. AAUW’s research shows that emphasizing real-life applications in early STEM courses, encouraging girls to develop their spatial skills and helping girls recognize their career-relevant skills are proven strategies to encouraging girl
Author: Kimberly Whitson
Major Program: Science, Engineering and Technology 4-H Core Curriculum
Kentucky ranks 47th in the nation for the number of scientists in the work force, according to the Kentucky Science and Technology Corporation. A key to producing more scientists is to introduce youth to the wonders of science and technology at an early age. Local teachers and Extension Council members identified science, engineering and technology as needed programs in the county.The 2017 National Youth Science Day experiment, Incredible Wearables, empowers youth to explore the world of (
Author: Renata Farmer
Major Program: Science, Engineering and Technology 4-H Core Curriculum
Technology is a growing field in the job market and it touches most every part of our daily lives. Statistics show that there is a shortage of people to fill this field. With the 4-H Science, Engineering & Technology program, Knox County 4-H has helped to develop the skills needed to advance in an increasing demand for knowledge in technology. In 2010, Knox County 4-H was awarded $10,000 in grant funding to establish a Robotics Club. In 2018,Kentucky
Author: Tyrone Gentry
Major Program: Science, Engineering and Technology 4-H Core Curriculum
The United States is behind many countries in the world in producing college graduates in the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) fields ranking 20th worldwide. The National Science Board studied the decision process of a child through their K-12 studies and their choice of career field for their post secondary education. 22% of youth who chose a STEM major in college had taken an advanced math class in high school while only 11% of youth enrolled in STEM fields with Al
Author: Marsha Hagler
Major Program: Science, Engineering and Technology 4-H Core Curriculum
Kentucky 4-H recognizes a strong background in science, technology, engineering and mathematics can benefit young people, not only as they progress through school but as they enter the job market. In 4-H, our educators work to help youth develop an understanding of a variety of STEM-related disciplines. 4-H robotics is a popular STEM offering. Robotics projects can range from junk drawer robots, which teach young people basic robotic construction using everyday items, to robots so large the
Author: Brandon Darst
Major Program: Science, Engineering and Technology 4-H Core Curriculum
According to Excerpt from Home-School Relations: Working Successfully with Parents and Families Henderson and Berla (1994), "the most accurate predictor of a student's achievement in school is not income or social status but the extent to which that student's family is able to: Create a home environment that encourages learning, express high (but not unrealistic) expectations for their children's achievement and future careers, and become involved in their children's educati
Author: Lisa Adams
Major Program: Science, Engineering and Technology 4-H Core Curriculum
An eight-year longitudinal study conducted by the Institute for Applied Research in Youth Development at Tufts University demonstrated that compared to non-4-H youth, participants in 4-H: * Reported better grades and an elevated level of engagement at school * Are nearly 2x's more likely to plan to go to college and are more likely to pursue a STEM career * 4-H girls are nearly 3x's more likely to participate in STEM programs Since one of the fastest growing job field
Author: Raven Ford
Major Program: Science, Engineering and Technology 4-H Core Curriculum
Many people see 4-H as a traditional program focusing on agriculture only. To help combat this, the Rowan County 4-H program found ways to expand their program efforts. The Rowan County Extension District Board and 4-H received a grant from the Kentucky 4-H Foundation/National 4-H Council to expose youth to the technology revolution that impacts their lives.Rowan County currently has been on the grant for three years totaling a little over $27,000. Throughout the grant years, the Cooperative Ext
Author: Virginia Harper
Major Program: Science, Engineering and Technology 4-H Core Curriculum
In 2017-2018, support and technology interest has enabled a variety of Calloway County 4-H Robotics endeavors. Two thousand five hundred dollars from United Way and eleven thousand dollars from the Area Technology Center Board gave the First Robotics Competition Team the start up money needed for their season. The Robo-Racers will also have a location within the Area Technology Center where they can meet and practice. This is an exciting time as all the competition
Author: Rhonda Jewell
Major Program: Science, Engineering and Technology 4-H Core Curriculum
The KY 4-H Program offers many opportunities for youth ages 9-18 to learn new things, meet new people, and develop essential skills that they will continue to use throughout life. Participation in 4-H programs can also open many doors for youth that they may not have had otherwise. Many young people don’t see the value in 4-H and miss out on some wonderful learning experiences. Every now and then, there is a 4-H’er that takes every opportunity to participate in activitie
Author: Wade Raymer
Major Program: Science, Engineering and Technology 4-H Core Curriculum
The Webster County 4-H Agent worked with the Webster County Middle School Science teacher/4-H Volunteer to offer a SET: Lego Robotics day camp. 25 youth were engaged in a 16 hour 4-H Robotic camp for 9 to 14 yr. olds. Youth were involved in hands-on activities using the LV3 Lego Robotics kits. Youth learned how to construct different Lego robots and how to program the robot using a computer coding program. The youth were divided into teams where they designed and programmed the robot
Author: Patrice Thompson
Major Program: Science, Engineering and Technology 4-H Core Curriculum
Success Story 3/28/2018 Patrice Thompson “Robotics Team Work” In the past, Maupin Elementary prided themselves onimplementing technology in their curriculum and specializing as a technologycentered school. Upon a change of administrators, Maupin moved away fromintegrating technology in their curriculum and as a result their students fellbehind academically. After visiting the school and offering 4-H STEM programming, the FRYSC (Family Resource & Youth Services
Author: Dianna Reed
Major Program: Science, Engineering and Technology 4-H Core Curriculum
The Johnson County Extension Council identified offering local options for acquiring life skills in the area of Science, Technology and Engineering as a program priority for the 2017-2018 Plan of Work. To address this need, local schools, teachers and extension personnel worked together to provide an opportunity for local students to attend the 4-H Biotechnology Workshop. This was a free workshop hosted at the Johnson County Extension Office and was designed to encourage
Author: Catherine Webster
Major Program: Science, Engineering and Technology 4-H Core Curriculum
The Simpson County 4-H Agent partnered with the Simpson County Schools Community Education Director to host a Crime Scene Investigation (CSI) Camp for 4th-6th grades during Spring Break. Eighteen youth participated in the two day camp that involved six community partners including the Simpson County Jail, Simpson County Sheriff's Department, Franklin Police Department, Simpson County Coroner's Office, Circuit Court Clerk, and Circuit Court Judge. Camp activities included a police d
Author: Kindra Jones
Major Program: Science, Engineering and Technology 4-H Core Curriculum
Kentucky 4-H believes that all youth should have opportunities for positive youth development in our four guiding concepts: mastery, belonging, independence, and generosity. Grayson County 4-H provided opportunity in this recently during Spring Break by offering 4-H Rocketry Day Camp to youth of the county. By working with state specialist for SET (Science, Engineering, and Technology), the agent was able to provide educational activities for Mastery by encouraging youth to develop skills relate
Author: Robert Tashjian
Major Program: Science, Engineering and Technology 4-H Core Curriculum
McCracken County is in its 3rd year for their robotics program. With an elementary, middle and high school team in place, youth are learning positive youth development in four guiding concepts: mastery, belonging, independence, and generosity. The robotics project fosters mastery by helping youth develop skills in design and assembly of robotic components, logical and process thinking in programming and applying skills involved in the Engineering Design Process; Belonging by learning
Author: Ryan Farley
Major Program: Science, Engineering and Technology 4-H Core Curriculum
Delivering high-quality programming for Woodford County school youth has been the backbone of the Woodford County 4-H program. With lessons focusing on Consumerism, Science, Engineering, Technology, Communications and Leadership, Woodford County 4-H School clubs serve 4th through 8th graders in seven schools in the county, including four public elementary schools, one private elementary school, one private K-8 school and one public middle school. Working alongside teachers who understand the val
Author: Ryan Farley
Major Program: Science, Engineering and Technology 4-H Core Curriculum
Encouraging interest in STEM-related topics is a driving force behind many Woodford County 4-H opportunities. Included in this is the 4-H Lego Robotics club, which began practicing in January to prepare for the District 4 4-H Lego Robotics Competition held at Woodford County Middle School on Saturday, April 21st. Over 40 youth from four counties, including Woodford, Estill, Madison and Clark, spent the day competing against each other during this culminating event for many 4-H Robotics Clubs. Pa
Author: Carmen Agouridis
Major Program: Science, Engineering and Technology 4-H Core Curriculum
Expanding Your Horizons (EYH) is a hands-on STEM conference for middle school girls and their parents. The day-long conference features a day of interactive STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) workshops for female middle school students led by UK undergraduate and graduate students and includes college preparation sessions for accompanying parents/guardians. The primary goal of this conference is to encourage middle school girls to consider STEM studies by providing them with
Author: Krista Perry
Major Program: Science, Engineering and Technology 4-H Core Curriculum
As Science, Engineering and Technology (SET) continues to rapidly advance, more career opportunities are being recognized and teachers are having to constantly change their lesson plans to engage their students. As a need to increase the Science, Engineering, and Technology test scores in Franklin County, the Extension Agent for 4-H Youth Development was contacted by the Vice Principal at the Second Street School about collaborating on a new school schedule, providing 4th-8th grade students
Author: Patrice Thompson
Major Program: Science, Engineering and Technology 4-H Core Curriculum
Success Story 6/29/2018 Patrice Thompson“From Classroom Robotics to Technology Conference” During the school year at Maupin Elementary, I had the privilege of leading 60 students into EV3 Lego Curriculum and it was awesome! To see the students grow in curiosity, effort, and team work was the motivation I needed as a brand new agent to plan strategically for the future.On May 19, 2018 I was able to successfully transport 3 of my Maupin 4-Her’s to an
Author: Alison Johnson
Major Program: Science, Engineering and Technology 4-H Core Curriculum
Science, Engineering, and Technology curriculum is becoming increasingly sought after in Kentucky. Schools in the area are starting to focus lessons on these three subjects. Unfortunately, some Hispanic youth are unable to benefit from the Science, Engineering, and Technology curriculum because they belong to migrant families that travel around for seasonal work and are not in one area for an extended period of time. The Scott County Cooperative Extension Office decided to hold
Author: Timothy Stombaugh
Major Program: Science, Engineering and Technology 4-H Core Curriculum
It always challenging to find ways to engage youth in STEM related activities. A new project on Remote Control Tractor Pulling is being developed that engages students in some very practical mathematical concepts. The excitement of a pulling competition will get the students excited about the project. As they work through the curriculum that is being developed, they will learn basic concepts of power, torque and speed; energy storage and power to weight ratio; vehicle balance; friction and tract
Author: Timothy Stombaugh
Major Program: Science, Engineering and Technology 4-H Core Curriculum
Engine technology is rapidly changing with the advent of new electronic controls and environmental regulations. High School vocational agriculture teachers need to be able to stay current with new developments to insure that their programs are relevant. A workshop was developed to increase teachers’ knowledge of modern engine technology. The teachers that participated were very excited to implement new ideas about performing simple engine performance tests in their classrooms.
Author: Chanda Hall
Major Program: Science, Engineering and Technology 4-H Core Curriculum
After school and summer is a time that a lot of Jefferson County Students forget about school education and exercise poor eating habits. In efforts to change those habits, Jefferson County 4-H partnered with Kennedy Elementary Family Resource Center and Sowing Seeds with Faith Summer Camping Program, offering Science in the Kitchen Day Camp.Science in the Kitchen is a merger of two Kentucky 4-H Core Curriculums, Family & Consumer Science and Science Engineering and Technology. We had a total
Author: Torey Earle
Major Program: Science, Engineering and Technology 4-H Core Curriculum
Leadership development, career exploration, decision-making skills, youth voice and personal development are important parts of the Kentucky 4-H Youth Development program and are offered through state 4-H Teen Leadership Boards. In its third year, the Kentucky 4-H SET Leadership Board, nine youth from Extension Districts 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 have worked to expand their reach and demonstrated strong leadership and programming skills.Major accomplishments this year include:Hosting the Kentucky 4-H Rob
Author: Torey Earle
Major Program: Science, Engineering and Technology 4-H Core Curriculum
The following is taken from the Session 7 presentation on SET Abilities during the 2012 4-H Science eAcademy:“Recent research suggests that learning science requires fluency in multiple aspects of conceptual understanding, practices of science, and identification with the scientific community. While 4-H programs have historically emphasized the development of science process skills (which refer to measurable behaviors and transferable abilities reflective of processes involved with scienti
Author: Anna Meador
Major Program: Science, Engineering and Technology 4-H Core Curriculum
Solar Eclipse CampDue to the rareness of the 2017 solar eclipse, Allen County 4-Her’s gained the opportunity to completely Solar Eclipse Camper, Dustin Hayes, tries his hand at the rock wall during his Low & High Ropes Course Class.immerse themselves in an one of a kind experience integrating both NASA space science learning and adventurous camping at West Kentucky 4-H Camp. Youth attending this special summer camp received the chance to combine our exciting camp classes like High
Author: Marsha Hagler
Major Program: Science, Engineering and Technology 4-H Core Curriculum
4-H National Youth Science Day (NYSD) is the world’s largest youth-led science experiment. Every year thousands of youth take part in the National Science Challenge focusing on important STEM topics and issues.Kentucky 4-H believes that all youth should have opportunities for positive youth development in our four guiding concepts: mastery, belonging, independence, and generosity. This project fosters mastery by encouraging youth to learn more about scientific experimentation a
Author: Tanya Dvorak
Major Program: Science, Engineering and Technology 4-H Core Curriculum
The state of Kentucky's agricultural education programs in high schools have several career pathways in which students may choose to emphasize. One career pathway is the agribiotechnoloy pathway, which is only taught in 10 schools in Kentucky. Due to the nature of future STEM careers being unknown, agribiotechnology courses in high school play an important role in enhancing students’ perspectives and learning experiences in the fields of STEM. Since there is no current agribiotechnolog
Author: Tanya Dvorak
Major Program: Science, Engineering and Technology 4-H Core Curriculum
The U. S. Department of Commerce declared that science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) occupations are growing at a 7.2% quicker rate than other occupations. STEM employees play a critical role in the sustained growth and sustainability of the U. S. economy. Thus, STEM education is key for creating the next generation of innovators to fulfill future STEM jobs. To help increase the STEM literacy of 4-H teens, a series of two days of three hour hands-on workshops (six total hours) was tau
