4-H Science

Where's the science in 4-H?

It's everywhere! From animal science to wooodworking projects, science, technology, engineering and math are part of 4-H projects, School Enrichment programs and club activities. Check this page often for upcoming 4-H Science events, resources and opportunities.

Summer at the Ohio 4-H Center

Come join the fun this summer at two 4-H camps designed just for students entering grades 6, 7 and 8 this fall.

4-H Camp Paws, Claws Feathers & Friends is a five-day camp for kids who want to learn all about companion animals. You'll learn about pets with jobs and jobs with pets, visit the OSU College of Veterninary Medicine, complete a service project and go on a field trip. 4-H Camp Paws will be held June 25-29 from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Camp size is limited to 24 participants; register by May 31. Fee: $175

Click here for 4-H Camp Paws registration and permission forms.

Click here for 4-H Camp Paws health form.

4-H Camp Tech will help kids explore a variety of science-related activties including robotics, geocaching with handheld GPS units, engineering design and more. Campers stay overnight in OSU student dorms. 4-H Camp Tech runs from July 19-21 and is limited to 24 campers. Register by May 31; camp fee is $190 and includes accomodations and meals.

Click here for 4-H Camp Tech registration and permission forms.

Click here for 4-H Camp Tech health form.

Science on a Stick

Use this sturdy, hand-held fan to promote the science-side of 4-H with ten simple-to-do experiments that allow participants to experience 4-H's unique and engaging hands-on approach.

4-H professionals, volunteers, and older members can use these fans to captivate citizen scientists at fairs, in schools, and anywhere else audiences will respond to its fun and educational activities.

Almost everything you need is on the fan, and activities are backed up with explanations on the Science-on-a-Stick page.

Fans are approximately 8" x 8" with handles attached and available in sets of 300.

Order the Science-on-a-Stick fan via OSU Extension's eStores.

4-H Science Saturday: The Science of Sound

Seventeen novice engineers heard a lot when OSU's Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering presented May the Force Be With You: Sound Science. Participants learned about sound waves, discovered why their parents can't hear high sounds, but dogs can and built working speakers for their MP3 players out of paper. Dr. Betty Lise Anderson and her students made the morning a resounding success!

Want to learn how to make a speaker out a paper, copper wire, magnets and cardboard? Click the link below for Dr. Anderson's step-by-step instructions!

And when you finish that speaker, check out some more of Dr. Anderson's great engineering projects: an infrared pulse sensor, LED display, Auto-equalizer and Jeopardy-style quiz circuit!

 

http://www2.ece.ohio-state.edu/~anderson/Outreach.html