Science Alive
Science Alive 4-H School Enrichment 
Elementary and middle school classrooms across Ohio are becoming more and more involved in Science Alive 4-H School Enrichment programs. Guided by Ohio State University Extension personnel, students in the programs develop valuable Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) skills as they participate in a variety of hands-on activities that bring difficult science concepts to life. Science Alive programs, which are designed to enhance existing classroom science units, complement selected National Science Education Standards and Ohio Science Academic Content Standards.
Join a statewide network of classroom teachers who afford their students these wholesome and unique science learning opportunities. Contact your local OSU Extension office for a complete list of the 4-H School Enrichment programs and training opportunities available in your county.
Not an Ohio resident? Books in the Science Alive 4-H School Enrichment series are appreciated by classroom teachers, home schoolers, and after-school care providers all over the country.
Breads of the Harvest
This three-lesson curriculum teaches the science, history, and nutrition of bread making since the pilgrims. Youth conclude by making a loaf of colonial bread. Individual youth do NOT need a separate book. Recommended for project helpers or 3rd and 4th grade teachers.
Description with Crosswalk to Standards (PDF)
Order 489GPM Breads of the Harvest
ChickQuest
What can we learn from a chick? Find out in this school enrichment programs that challenges youth to use science, engineering, and technology to investigate the life cycle of an embryonic chicken egg. From monitoring living eggs to observing fluffy chicks, these lively activities pique curiosity, encourage collaboration and communication, and provide young scientists with unforgettable experiences. Recommended for project helpers and classroom teachers.
Description with Crosswalk to Standards (PDF)
Order 167GPM ChickQuest: The Scientific Journey Through a Life Cycle (Teacher Guide)
Order 167RI ChickQuest Logbook
Order 167RS ChickQuest Logbook (set of 25)
Fishy Science
Explore the unique features and abilities of fish in four easy-to-use lessons. This manual includes lesson plans, camera-ready student handouts, and information on additional resources. The activities focus on how fish breath, float, drink, and swim. Recommended for project helpers and 3rd through 5th grade teachers.
Description with Crosswalk to Standards (PDF)
GO Plants!
Also called Growing Opportunities with Plants!, this five-week, five-lesson unit focuses on a specific part of the plant each week: seeds, roots, stems, leaves, flowers. Lessons are designed to be taught in 60-minute sessions, with the potential to expand to 120 minutes if optional Digging Deeper and Going Beyond activities are conducted. The book includes student-ready worksheets and fact sheets to enrich the classroom experience. Designed with 4th grade science standards in mind, this curriculum is also recommended for project helpers and 3rd to 5th grade teachers.
Description with Crosswalk to Standards (PDF)
Rockets Away
Contains lesson plans and photo-ready member materials for studying the science of rocketry through a variety of hands-on experiments. Suitable for members of all ages, who conclude this project by building and launching 2-liter bottle water rockets. A bottle rocket launcher may be available from your county Extension office. Recommended for project advisors and middle school teachers. For use when teaching rocketry as a group project.
Description with Crosswalk to Standards (PDF)
Order 501GPM Rockets Away! Teachers Edition
Weather Together
Included are activities that focus on what makes the weather and constructing instruments that accurately measure its changes. Provides an opportunity to forecast weather using folklore predictors and a web-based weather forecaster. Group project only. Individual youth do NOT need a separate project book. Recommended for 4th grade teachers or project helpers. Ideal for teaching youth about weather.
Description with Crosswalk to Standards (PDF)
