Taking Flight
Have you ever wondered how an airplane takes off from the ground and maintains flight? Understanding how forces affect a plane’s flight is important in knowing how the plane moves and the factors that can affect flight. The main four…
Investigating Energy: Keep it Cool Design Challenge
By Jason Cervenec, Education & Outreach Director, Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center Have you ever wondered about the science of thermal energy transfer? Especially, why putting on layers in winter keeps you warm, or how a cooler keeps your…
Exploring Mars with Ingenuity
By Travis West, Extension Educator, 4-H Youth Development, Vinton County Mars Base Camp 4-H STEM Challenge is in full swing this week with the activities in the challenge kit. The kit is still available to order, but in the meantime, you…
littleBits: Hands-on Prototyping and Learning with Modular Electronics
By: Meghan Thoreau, OSU Extension Educator in Community Development programmatic focus on STEM Education and Career Exploration. Teaming up with K-12 educators is essential to keeping Extension programs dynamic and relevant to what students are currently learning and accessing in…
Catapults: Launching into STEM Fun
By: Travis West, Extension Educator, 4-H Youth Development, Vinton County Catapults are a great introductory engineering project that can be accomplished with several items you might have around your house or classroom. Hands-on experiences like constructing a catapult give kids…
Forces of Flight
By Travis West, Extension Educator, 4-H Youth Development, Vinton County What kid has not tried to make the best paper airplane and tried to outdo their friends? We are all competitive and want to make our plane fly the furthest…
10-Minute Science: Roller Coaster Challenge
Roller coasters are one of the most popular attractions at amusement parks. Here’s your chance to put your “creative hat” on. For more 10-minute science activities visit: https://ohio4h.org/10-minute-science.
The Physics of Video Games
By: Dr. Chris Orban, Assistant Professor at OSU Marion Campus Everyone loves video games and they can be a great way to help students think about how computers simulate the world. Increasingly, computer simulations are becoming part of the day-to-day…
