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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




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Jul 1, 2022 - Jun 30, 2023


Success StorySTARS Camp Meets STEAM through Style Engineers



STARS Camp Meets STEAM through Style Engineers

Author: Kelsey Chadwick

Planning Unit: 4-H Central Operations

Major Program: Science, Engineering and Technology 4-H Core Curriculum

Plan of Work: Financial Security, Home Management, and Workforce Preparation

Outcome: Initial Outcome

In today's global society, science, engineering, technology, and mathematics are more important than ever, However, according to the U.S. Department of Education, "only 16 percent of American high school seniors are proficient in math and interested in a STEM career." In order to increase STEM programming in our county, Carlisle County 4-H partnered with the Carlisle County STARS Family Resource Center to offer six hours of programming at their summer day camp for fourth-grade students.

Students learned about the engineering design process by designing their own umbrellas, inspecting fabrics under a magnifying glass, testing the effectiveness of different fabrics in keeping cool and warm, making their own whacky armour gak, experimenting with the elasticity of spandex, and finally, creating their own garment out of recycled materials for a final fashion show. Of the 15 participants, 100% reported that they liked to see how things are made or invented and 100% stated that they could create a display to communicate their STEM project to others.






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