Author: Kelly Smith
Major Program: 4-H Science, Engineering, and Technology Core Curriculum
According to the After School Alliance (ASA), the after school field is an essential response to the coronavirus pandemic. The ASA states that innovative program services support youth families and communities in several ways. Virtual programs provide safe, enriching activities for their families and youth. A virtual classroom is the core of many online college degree programs. Many would say that virtual programs are demanding to the presenter yet convenient to the parti
Author: Amanda Sublett
The 4-H National Youth Science Day Challenge, Game Changers, was taught to every 4th and 5th grader, approximately 600 kids, in the Taylor County, Campbellsville Independent School and Kentucky Christian School systems during October & November. Pitch Your Passion is an introductory coding activity that teaches kids how to use code to create an animated pitch about why people should care about one of their favorite topics. Students used code to animate something they were passion
Author: Anna Meador
As one of the newest additions to the Allen County 4-H Program this program year, the 4-H S.E.T. (Science, Engineering, Technology) Club has brought a new fun twist to science and leadership in the form of hands-on-learning activities and team-lead groups. Club Leader Elisabeth Mlinko brings her military and engineering skills to the club Photo above: SET Club members test out the capabilities of a variety of different robot senso
Author: Tanya Dvorak
Kentucky is known for many products and industries, including the bourbon industry. One important factor in the bourbon industry is the fermentation process. Fermentation is also pertinent to the production of many popular foods and drinks, including but not limited to breads, yogurt, sour cream, cottage cheese, kefir, pickles, sauerkraut, kombucha, beer and wine, of which some of these are also produced in Kentucky. The bourbon industry alone is worth $8.6 billion and makes up 20,100 jobs in Ke
Author: Torey Earle
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: Chanda Hall
According to the After School Alliance (ASA), the after school field is an essential response to the coronavirus pandemic. The ASA states that innovative program services support youth families and communities in several ways. Virtual programs provide safe, enriching activities for their families and youth. A virtual classroom is the core of many online college degree programs. Many would say that virtual programs are demanding to the presenter yet con
Author: Casey Townsend
A group of 10 youth participated in a hydroponics program at the Brighton Center from the Youth Leadership Development program. They were taught an introduction lesson to hydroponics using the Soilless Systems 4-H Curriculum. The program participants learned about how to germinate a seed hydroponically, the fundamentals of hydroponics, about what a Plant Scientist does and other AgriScience Careers. A digital Qualtrics Survey was administered to the youth with a series of 7 que
Author: Marsha Hagler
With a shortage of people to fill high demand, high skilled technology & related fields, Kentucky 4-H is uniquely positioned to provide opportunities for hands-on scientific learning and discovery in 4-H clubs and educational programming.to youth in the areas of Science Engineering and Technology (SET). Nelson County 4-H has supported SET educational programming by partnering with local schools, providing training opportunities for youth and adult volunteers, seeking grant funding and
Author: Laura Huffman
4-H youth development programs within Extension depend heavily on adult volunteers and provide extensive education to volunteer leaders. 4-H traditionally focuses on positive youth development, but adult volunteers are the mainstay of the programs. A study of Ohio 4-H agents revealed that they believed orienting volunteers is important but lack information on whether their training programs or teaching strategies are effective (Deppe & Culp, 2001).The Kentucky Volunteer Forum is Extension&rs
Author: Mollie Tichenor
When the COVID-19 global pandemic forced Kentuckians into quarantine youth and families began spending more time at home, minimizing opportunities for youth to engage in typical extracurricular activities. Due to this situation the Kentucky 4-H Program began the Kentucky 4-H Virtual Experiences on social media platforms. The goal of the Kentucky 4-H Virtual Experiences was to maintain ways for youth and families to engage with 4-H projects, events and activities while learning new life skills th
Author: Deana Reed
"Get STEAM'd up @ Meade County 4-H" provided participants with a variety of opportunities to learn about all the components of a STEAM focused program. 4-H programming addresses science ability (process) and science anchors (content) under guidance of trained (scientifically able) mentors; an increased awareness of SET skills, content, and career possibilities increases engagement of youth in STEAM careers. Youth learned scientific research techniques, responsible pract
Author: Brandon Darst
According to The Tech Edvocate, “By the time all of our students graduate in a few years or so, over half of the available jobs will be in the STEM field and a large chunk of the rest will require employees to have some STEM knowledge. When students are introduced to robotics in their school years, they can discover any interests and talents that they may have in this job market. Without the knowledge or access to robotics education, there’s no way for students to build interest in t
Author: Charles Comer
The last quarter of any program year is a time to “finish-off” and “gear-up.” Most program years for 4-H programming involve finishing-off programs being offered to schools as they wind down the academic year and gearing-up for summer programs for young people involved in 4-H camp or 4-H Shooting Sports, 4-H livestock exhibiting, 4-H horse drill team competition, and the list goes on . Most years, the spring and summer are busy, busy times. Most years ar
Author: Kindra Jones
Each year, the 4-H Agent works with Grayson County 4th grade students at H.W. Wilkey Elementary and Oran P. Lawler Elementary schools supplementing SET activities into their science curriculum. The most anticipated activity of the year is the dissection of the cow eyeball among the two schools, additionally this year Caneyville Elementary was to do the dissection as well. The agent began preparing for the activity in January for roughly 190 students to take part in the dissection by ordering ove
Author: Regina Browning
Careers in Science, Engineering and Technology (SET) are expected to grow at faster rate than the average for all other occupations based on data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. In this field workers use their knowledge of science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) to try to understand how the world works and to solve problems. Introducing youth to SET activities can spark an interest and develop skills that can provide a framework to future success in these
Author: Mackenzie Pogue
4-H woodworking projects are always in high demand in Muhlenberg County 4-H. A sense of competence, confidence, responsibility, respect for materials and safety, hand-eye coordination, strength, and fine motor skills, these are all benefits of our established woodworking program. Our program is volunteer led, additionally providing a positive youth-adult partnership. Parents of youth work with our volunteer leader as well helping to teach safe woodworking practices. Once
Author: Lois Carter
Based on information from the Engineering For Kids website, according to the U. S. Department of Commerce, STEM occupations are growing at 17%, while other occupations are growing at 9.8%. STEM degree holders have a higher income even in non-STEM careers. Science, technology, engineering and mathematics workers play a key role in the sustained growth and stability of the U.S. economy, and are a critical component to helping the U.S. win the future. STEM education creates critical thinkers, incre
Author: Mary Anne Garnett
Agriculture continues to thrive as more science, engineering, and technology advancements allow the industry to use new research and develop techniques to feed our country. It is important to teach students how science and agriculture go hand in hand to put food on their tables every day. This year 391 seventh grade students at Christian County Middle School participated in the 4-H Egg Incubation program in their science classrooms. This program began in 2019 using one of the 7th grade science c
