Far Out Food Science
By Cheryl Goodrich, Extension Educator, 4-H Youth Development, Monroe County In April 1961, Yuri Gagarin became the first human in space. His spacecraft made one orbit around Earth in a flight that lasted 108 minutes. Over the years, the amount…
The Coding Force is with YOU
By: Margo Long, OSU Extension Education, 4-H Youth Development, Marion County Have you ever wondered what it would be like to live in a galaxy far, far away with your own trusty droid like BB-8, C-3PO or R2-D2? Well, here’s…
April’s Citizen Science Series: final thoughts
By Travis West, Extension Educator, 4-H Youth Development, Vinton County This month we’ve highlighted dozens of science challenges, teaching resources, and science projects, events, and learning opportunities to connect your hobbies, interests, and curiosities to hands-on activities or to a citizen…
Eco April’s: Insect Detectives, Family Fun with Insects
By: Demetria Woods, OSU Extension Educator, 4-H Youth Development, Miami County Although the creepy crawly critters benefit our world in many ways, insects often get a bad reputation because people are afraid of them. How do we help dispel those…
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…
Colored Milk! And we are not just talking chocolate!
By Travis West, Extension Educator, 4-H Youth Development, Vinton County Milk is produced by all mammals to raise their young, but we also consume it as an animal product coming from cattle, sheep, or goats. Milk is mostly water but…
The UnThunkable: Teaching Middle School and High School Girls Programming During a Pandemic
By: Margo Long, OSU Extension Educator, 4-H Youth Development, Marion County During COVID-19 and the time of ultimate screen time fatigue, why would anyone want to add another virtual experience to the calendar? Because the mission to close the gender…
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…
4-H Camp Tech
4-H Camp Tech is a three-day, two-night camp, located on the campus of The Ohio State University, that introduces youth in grades six-eight to a variety of activities that include: coding, robotics, engineering design, electricity and more. Camp Tech is…
