Pulaski County CES Program Indicators and Success StoriesJul 1, 2017 - Jun 30, 2018





4061 - Natural Resources 4-H Core Curriculum
4061.1) 1060

Number of youth who use their skills to conserve natural resources

4061.2) 3060

Number of youth who can identify the natural resources in their community

4061.3) 3065

Number of youth who have gained an understanding of the ecosystems in nature

4061.4) 105

Number of youth who have engaged in a community project related to natural resource conservation



Success Stories

Saftey Day

Author: Meagan Lucas

Major Program: Natural Resources 4-H Core Curriculum

Saftey Day

On October 12th Pulaski County 4-H hosted its first Safety Day. Over 690 eighth grade students from the northern and southern middle schools were in attendance. Students visited eight stations where they learned about topics ranging from livestock, electrical, tractor, wildlife, and ATV safety, to first aid, and drug and alcohol prevention. We worked with several community partners to put together the safety day, the local EMS and Sheriff’s department were there to teach the students, as w

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Mobile Science Center

Author: Trent Adkins

Major Program: Natural Resources 4-H Core Curriculum

Pulaski County 4-H hosted the KDA Mobile Ag Science Center this spring at three different middle schools. Over 800 seventh grade students from the Northern, Southern, and Meece Middle schools were in attendance. Students visited the Mobile Ag Center during their science class and created a project using Ag products. One such product was a biodegradable bouncy ball made of cornstarch. Students learned that corn is renewable resources that can be used to create plastics as opposed to petroleum whi

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