Natural Resources/Agriculture 4-H Core CurriculumPlan of Work

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Bullitt County CES

Title:
Natural Resources/Agriculture 4-H Core Curriculum
MAP:
Practicing Stewardship in Natural Resources and Related Sciences
Agents Involved:
Samantha Gamblin, Paul Adkins, Lorilee George
MAJOR PROGRAM 1:
4-H Agriculture Core Curriculum AND Natural Resources
MAJOR PROGRAM 2:
4-H Leadership Core Curriculum
MAJOR PROGRAM 3:
4-H Communications and Expressive Arts Core Curriculum
Situation:

Unsolved worldwide social problems need to be addressed by Kentucky youth and adults.

In the US, shortage of scientists & people understanding natural resource stewardship

Under-representation of women and minorities in NR careers

Need a diverse pool of trained scientists to frame and solve problems & educate others.

General population in the US (& worldwide) lacks basic understanding of environmental resources and climate change

Increase in careers featuring Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics

Kentucky is still in the bottom 25% in health well-being

Long-Term Outcomes:

Increased awareness of NR among youth

Improved NR skills (scientific methods) and knowledge (content areas) among youth

Increased awareness of social problems that could be addressed in NR stewardship

Increased life skills (self-efficacy) among youth in NR awareness

Increased number of youth selecting science related fields (Natural Resources along with Family Consumer Sciences and STEM related fields

Intermediate Outcomes:

Increased awareness of NR among youth

Improved NR skills (scientific methods) and knowledge (content areas) among youth

Increased awareness of social problems that could be addressed in NR stewardship

Increased life skills (self-efficacy) among youth in NR awareness

Initial Outcomes:

Increased awareness of NR among youth

Improved NR skills (scientific methods) and knowledge (content areas) among youth

Increased awareness of social problems that could be addressed in NR stewardship

Increased life skills (self-efficacy) among youth in NR awareness

Evaluation:

Outcome: 4-H Youth will develop and implement life skills in their environment

Indicator: Program participation, 4-H Club Participation, community participation

Method: Surveys, Personal Observation, 4-H Involvement

Timeline: Ongoing



Outcome: Youth will learn more about the needs in our Environment both positive and negative

Indicator: Program participation, community participation

Method: Surveys, Personal Observation, evaluating community educators in related areas


Timeline: ongoing


Initial Outcome: Members will learn a life skill.

Indicator: Youth will participated in project books, achievement program, district, state events

Method: Registration, enrollment, survey, pre and post test

Learning Opportunities:

Environmental Field Days


Jr. Master Gardeners Program


4-H School Enrichment Programs


4-H After School Programs


4-H National Youth Science Day


4-H Day and Summer Camps


Bullitt County 4-H Environmental Groups (Green Giants)


4-H Livestock and Animal Sciences Groups


Project Lead the Way


4-H Community Clubs




Success Stories

Environmental Education

Author: Samantha Gamblin

Major Program: 4-H Youth Development Programming

The Environmental Education program takes elementary students to a camp setting that is a positive outdoor experience. A place to learn and engage in ecology, science, forestry, soil conservation and so much more. The last three years, Bullitt County 4-H has worked with local businesses and leaders to plan and implement a 4-H Environmental Camp.Crossroads Elementary and Old Mill Elementary teachers, staff, volunteers and Bullitt 4-H agent work together to plan for presenters, transportation and

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Making healthy choices

Author: Samantha Gamblin

Major Program: 4-H Family and Consumer Science Core Curriculum

Bullitt 4-H offered healthy eating lessons for 16 elementary school classes. Our objective for the program was to stress the importance of healthy foods. We did this by creating Healthy journals for the students to fill out during the month. We had the students read the book Eating the Alphabet out loud to the class.  The students were asked to name some healthy foods. Some of their answers were: salad, grapes, yogurt, ice cream, pizza, burgers, and pretzels. Students were also given a char

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Agriculture Grab and Go Bags

Author: Marlee Kelley

Major Program: 4-H Agriculture Core Curriculum AND Natural Resources

Due to the Covid-19 pandemic and the social distancing guidelines from our state and national public health entities, many in-person extension programs were not able to continue in the spring and summer months of 2020. To adapt to these changes, the Bullitt County Extension office agents and staff collaborated to create and provide several “Grab and Go Bags” which were placed in front of the office for families to pick up and take home to complete. Some of the kits that the ANR

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Grab N' Go Kits for families

Author: Samantha Gamblin

Major Program: 4-H Youth Development Programming

Situation4-Her’s experienced a pandemic for the first time in their lives. Quickly youth were asked to change the way they lived. Whether it was how they do school work, go to the grocery, social interaction, extracurricular activities and so much more. For our local 4-Her’s what did that mean for them? Would there be 4-H Teen Summit, Teen Conference, Fair, 4-H Camp, club meetings and so much more. 4-H wanted a way to keep contact with 4-Her’s, keep them busy with projects and

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