Eco April’s: Freaky Frogs
By Tracy Winters, OSU Extension Education, 4-H Youth Development, Gallia County When we think about amphibians, frogs and toads are normally the first to come to mind. Here in Ohio the Northern Spring Peepers officially welcome the coming of spring in late…
Eco April’s: Throwback to Nature
By: Christy Millhouse, OSU Extension Educator, 4-H Youth Development, Preble County Growing up in the ’80s, my sister and I spent a lot of time outdoors. We played in the small creek along with my parent’s property and in my…
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…
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…
Eco April: Build a Bird Feeder, Feeding Backyard Birds to Improve Your Health
By Kelly Royalty, OSU Extension, 4-H Program Assistant, 4-H Youth Development, Clermont County As a child, I remember going to “feed the birds,” with my Grandma. She would drive to a parking lot and throw out breadcrumbs and what seemed…
Fractals
Just for fun we took a fractal (dragon curve with 13 folds) and expanded it so that it fills 20 regular sheets of office paper. The result is a fractal puzzle that you can print at home and piece together…
Mandalas and Symmetry
Mandalas are circular, geometric designs holding spiritual symbolism in Hindu and Buddist cultures. They contain symmetrical patterns organized around a central focal point. The symmetry of mandalas is rotational symmetry. When we spin the mandala, less than a…
Mathematical Bubbles
We have all played with a soap solution and made soap bubbles at some point in our lives, but have you ever tried to make bubbles with other shapes? When you blow on an area of soap film, the film…
Experimental Pi
Welcome to International Day of Math We all know that π is the ratio between the circumference and the diameter of any circle. But did you know this special number shows up in unexpected places too? Here we suggest two…
OSU Byrd Polar
Did you know the Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center at the Ohio State University is home to the United States Polar Rock Repository, a massive collection of rock samples from Antarctica, Australia, South America and Africa? Teachers can borrow…
