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…
Eco April’s: Code for Good, Life on Land Coding Challenge
By: Meghan Thoreau, OSU Extension Educator, Community Development & STEM, Pickaway County Kids today will inherit the Earth of tomorrow, so it’s important to start their “eco-education” early. Interactive games and programming projects are great ways to educate and empower kids…
Making a Space for Makers
By Mark Light, Extension Educator, 4-H Youth Development, Hardin County Making things has been an American pastime since before the industrial revolution. Whether someone is a formal inventor or just a tinkerer, America is a nation of makers. Dale Dougherty,…
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…
4-H Club Tools: Virtual Reality and 360-degree Video
By: Elliott Lawrence, OSU Extension Educator, 4-H Youth Development, Lucas County Today’s world is full of new learning technology resources. Some of these new technologies are geared for entertainment purposes only, but many new VR technologies are designed for the…
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…
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…
STEM SKILLS
By: Sally McClaskey, an OSU Extension Program Manager in Education & Marketing If you focused on the future of STEM, you will see the “T” in STEM is gaining prominence. Technology proficiency is a core life skill coupled with computing…
