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Ohio 4-H Youth Development
Ohio 4-H

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MyPyramid Food Guide
Learning Activity Ideas
Fun with Flight (previously called Science Fun with Airplanes)
Ohio 4-H Robotics
National 4-H Virtual Filmmaking Studio and Workshop

Ohio 4-H Projects and Publications

Projects

For complete descriptions of Ohio 4-H projects and the publications that support them, please refer to the 2010 Family Guide. If you are interested in a particular topic or title, you can search for it online at http://estore.osu-extension.org.

When making a purchase, Ohio 4-H club advisors, club members, and other Ohio residents get the best price on project books and related materials when they order and pick up their purchases at their local county Extension offices. A list of county Extension offices is available here.

Out-of-state residents can go directly to http://estore.osu-extension.org.

Information is also available at:
Communications and Technology, Media Distribution
216 Kottman Hall, 2021 Coffey Rd.
Columbus, OH 43210
Phone 614.292.1607
pubs@ag.osu.edu

Publications Available for Download

The following publications are available for download in pdf format. Adobe Reader is required for viewing and printing these publications.

For 4-H Members

pdf 4-H 104R

Pennsylvania Livestock Judging Manual

4-H 365

Self-Determined Projects and Idea Starters
  4-H 372 Study Guides 1-14 for Multi-Level 4-H Teen Leadership

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4-H 422r

Clue Yourself into Modeling (1mb)

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4-H 909r

Demonstrations for 4-H Members (154kb)

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4-H 927

Forty Questions You Always Wanted Answered about Ohio 4-H (60kb)

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4-H 941

Installation Ceremony (561kb)

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4-H 970r

Tools for Public Speaking (401kb)

4-H Club Officer Books

Club officer handbooks and related materials are available on the Club Officer Resources page.

4-H Volunteer  and Other Resources

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4-H 897

Developing Experientially Based 4-H Curriculum Materials (1.3mb)

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Science, Engineering and Technology Programming in the Context of 4-H Youth Development (1.1mb)

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4-H 927

Forty Questions You Always Wanted Answered about Ohio 4-H (60kb)

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4-H 954L

Volunteer Card (laser front) (1mb)
Volunteer Card (laser back) (2mb)

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4-H 953.1

4-H Project Learning (76kb)
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4-H 955

Working with Officers and Committees (341kb)

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4-H 959 

Launching into the Next Millenium, 4-H Achieves Liftoff (2.4mb)

Download Chapters Individually:
Introduction (46kb)
Ch. 1: Small Animals and Veterinary Science (328kb)
Ch. 2: Livestock (437kb)
Ch. 3: Citizenship, International, Careers, Leadership, and
         Communications (223kb)
Ch. 4: Food and Nutrition (129kb)
Ch. 5: Field and Garden (338kb)
Ch. 6: Equine Science (128kb)
Ch. 7: Human Development (430kb)
Ch. 8: Engineering (219kb)
Ch. 9: Entomology and the Environment (354kb)
Ch. 10: Clothing (89kb)
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4-H 961L

Horse Member Card (front) (1mb)
Horse Member Card (back) (2mb)
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4-H 963

Interviewing Tips for Judges (88kb)
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4-H 971AG

Tools for Public Speaking: A Guide for 4-H Leaders (401kb)