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Craig Wood, Ph.D
Acting Associate Dean & Director
UK Cooperative Extension Service

S-107 Ag. Science Center North Lexington, KY 40546-0091

+1 (859) 257-4302

craig.wood@uky.edu

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Craig Wood, Ph.D
Acting Associate Dean & Director
UK Cooperative Extension Service

S-107 Ag. Science Center North Lexington, KY 40546-0091

+1 (859) 257-4302

craig.wood@uky.edu




Fiscal Year:
Jul 1, 2023 - Jun 30, 2024


Success StorySTEM Camp



STEM Camp

Author: Heather Coleman

Planning Unit: Floyd County CES

Major Program: Science, Engineering, and Technology

Plan of Work: Youth Development

Outcome: Initial Outcome

Recent research suggests that learning science requires fluency in multiple aspects of conceptual understanding, practices of science, and identification with the scientific community. With this in mind, Floyd County 4-H hosted our first ever two-day STEM Camp with 17 youth ages 9-12 attending.  Floyd County youth were able to learn how to program Pro Bots for coding, create and shoot their own straw rockets, build Snap Circuits, bristle bots, and more. As a result of STEM camp 86% of the youth increased their knowledge of SET concepts. Some of those concepts were life skill decision making through critical thinking, problem solving and scientific processing skills.  These skills will not only help them in relation to STEM fields, but also allow them to make better, more analytical decisions in all aspects of their lives. Plans are ready in the works for this coming summer.






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