Success StoryLayne Elementary "Love of Learning" Showing What we Know from 4-H"



Layne Elementary "Love of Learning" Showing What we Know from 4-H"

Author: Louis Milligan

Planning Unit: KSU Administration

Major Program: Science, Engineering, and Technology

Plan of Work: Unrelated to a specified County Plan of Work

Outcome: Initial Outcome

 Layne Elementary School is a school located in southwest Jefferson County with 65% of the students on free and reduced lunch, only 35% students are on their proper reading level and 61% live below the poverty line.

Jefferson County 4-H Agent Louis Milligan and the 2nd Grade teachers met to discuss 4-H programming being implemented in their classrooms. After several meetings and discussions the team chose Robotics and CSI (Crime Scene Investigation) as their programs of choice. The Third Grade Team cpnsisted of 3 classes totalling 76 students. The students met on a weekly basis ere starting with CSI where the students learned about fingperprinting, crime scence basics, DNA extraction and solving simple crimes using CSI techniques. After 6 weeks we moved on to Robotics where students learned how to code with colors using Ozobots. Ozobots are robots that useses colors to give in direction. 

On February 14, 2023 Layne hosted "Love of Learning" "Showing what we know" . This event allows parents and family members to come in and see what the students have learned and what they know. The students chose to show what they learned from participating in 4-H Robotics and Crime Scene Investigations. They chose to show their parents about what they learned about fingerprints and practiced fingerprint their family member. They also shared their knowledge of coding showing off their skills with the Ozobots. The parents, teachers and Jefferson County Administrators were impressed with their work.  Kentucky State University 4-H Continues to make a huge impact in  the lives of  underserved youth through Jefferson County 4-H.  






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