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…
Marvelous Mammals
By Tracy Winters, OSU Extension Education, 4-H Youth Development, Gallia County Close your eyes and think of your favorite animal. Was it a mammal? Mammals are one of the most diverse animal classes in the world. They can be found…
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…
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…
Two Liter Herb Planter Challenge
By: Danielle Combs, OSU Extension Educator, Highland County, 4-H Youth Development Have you been looking for something new and exciting to do while at home? Making a 2-liter herb planter is a great way to grow herbs for your family…
The Magic of Sandcastles
By: Tracy Winter, OSU Extension Educator, 4-H Youth Development Have you ever tried to build a sandcastle with dry sand? It just doesn’t work! Let’s find out what is needed to make the sandcastle stick together. Did you know that…
10-Minute Science: Helpful Hydrogels
Hydrogels! Say what? Imagine you’re a scientist or even an engineer to explore the superabsorbent polymer. Click here to test it out and share your findings on social media using #Ohio4H. And…there’s more! Learn how hydrogels can be used by…
