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Craig Wood, Ph.D
Acting Associate Dean & Director
UK Cooperative Extension Service

S-107 Ag. Science Center North Lexington, KY 40546-0091

+1 (859) 257-4302

craig.wood@uky.edu

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Contact Information

Craig Wood, Ph.D
Acting Associate Dean & Director
UK Cooperative Extension Service

S-107 Ag. Science Center North Lexington, KY 40546-0091

+1 (859) 257-4302

craig.wood@uky.edu




Fiscal Year:
Jul 1, 2017 - Jun 30, 2018


Science, Engineering and Technology 4-H Core CurriculumMajor Program

14652

Total Hours

Contributed.

116946

Contacts

with Local Stakeholders.

1111

Hours

of Multistate Efforts.

6311

Total Number

of Volunteers Engaged.

Program Indicators

Number of youth who use knowledge and skills developed from 4-H science, engineering and technology programs in daily life

19997

Number of youth who follow scientific methods when making decisions

15352

Number of youth who do SET activities outside of school

6991

Number of youth who create a display or object related to SET and can explain what they have learned

9439

Stories

Robots, Robots, Kids and More

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 teams are readying their robot...

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Robots, Robots, Kids and More

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