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

Expanding Your Horizons

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 memora...

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Stories Behind the Numbers

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    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 r... Read More

  • ATV safety

    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... Read More

  • Encouraging Girls in Science and Engineering

    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 wom... Read More

  • Wearable Technology

    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... Read More

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