Summer of 4-H SET!
Summer 4-H Programs are now in full swing… and so is 4-H SET. From Aerospace to Robotics, day camps and residential camps are using Science, Engineering and Technology to help teach critical thinking and problem solving skills to Kentucky 4-Hers across the state. Check with your local 4-H Youth Development Agent for more information about what’s going on in your county!
Tractor and Lawn Tractor Skills contests
For those of you conducting area and district tractor and lawn tractor skills contests, the following links will take you to downloadable PDF files of the skills courses we will be using at the State Fair in August. Please make sure to follow the courses and patterns exactly to avoid any confusion or disqualification at the State Event. For more information, contact Torey Earle.
Large Tractor skills course and scoring information - Large tractor skills course
Lawn Tractor skills course and scoring information - Lawn tractor skills course
4-H National Youth Science Day
The sixth edition of the 4-H National Youth Science Day is coming! This years experiment “Maps and Apps”, developed by Colorado State University, will focus on Geospatial concepts. As more information becomes available we’ll get it to you. You may want to go ahead and mark you calendars for the 4-H NYSD in-service offerings for this year.
Wednesday, 04 September 2013 – UKREC, Princeton
Monday, 09 September 2013 – Madison County Extension Office, Richmond
Tuesday, 10 September 2013 – Hardin County Extension Office, Elizabethtown
4-H Resources |
Upcoming Events12 June 2013 - Great Rocket Design Challenge – West Kentucky 4-H Camp
13 June 2013 – 2 Liter Rocket Day Camp – Garrard County
14 June 2013 - 2 Liter Rocket Day Camp – Anderson County
11 July 2013 - Great Rocket Design Challenge – West Kentucky 4-H Camp
17 July 2013 - 4-H Robotics Day Camp – Fulton County
29-30 July 2013 – Teacher/Volunteer 4-H Robotics Workshop – Simpson County
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What is 4-H Science, Engineering and Technology?
Many of the projects the Kentucky 4-H Science, Engineering and Technology program is responsible for could not happen without the support of the Kentucky 4-H Foundation
The following link will give you some insight on how the Foundation supports not only 4-H SET, but the entire Kentucky 4-H Program. Please take a few minutes to see how you can support Kentucky 4-H and the over 230,000 4-H’ers who call the Kentucky 4-H Program home.
For more information
For information about programs, in-service & professional development opportunities and presentations for Western Kentucky, contact:
4-H Agent for Science, Engineering and Technology
Or contact your Local 4-H Youth Development Agent