Science Buddies is our partner in providing resources to 4-H Members, parents, volunteers, and County Extension Agents in teaching the Scientific Method for the DISCOVER: SCIENTIFIC METHOD Poster Contest.
Science Budies has a complete resource listing on their website (http://www.sciencebuddies.org) that will lead new, or experienced science fair type experiment participants through the process.
Web site is for Rice University in Houston Texas, and is sponsored by CBS television and other national donors.
GO LEARN! at http://forensics.rice.edu/
Launch into TARC and win!
Registration for the 2009 Team America Rocketry Challenge, the world's largest rocket contest challenging participants to compete for $60,000 in prizes and scholarships has closed for this year.
Contest rules and registration are at www.rocketcontest.org. Participation is limited to the first 750 teams who register by December 1 each year.
The Challenge: Teams must design and build a rocket containing a raw egg that will climb to 750 feet and stay aloft for 45 seconds. This year's new task is transporting the one-egg payload lying on its side rather than positioned vertically, mimicking the position of an astronaut.
Students in grades 7-12 in any U.S. school or non-profit youth organization are eligible to compete. About 7,000 students from across the country took part in the contest in 2008, and since TARC's first contest in 2003, almost 50,000 students have taken the challenge.
A 4-H team from Washington County, WI (http://www.4hrocketry.org/) placed 15th in TARC nationally in 2007.
Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) sponsors the contest with the National Association of Rocketry (NAR), NASA, the Defense Department, and AIA member companies. NAR (www.nar.org) is a partner with 4-H and specifically invites 4-H groups to try TARC.
The rocket contest gives future engineers the opportunity to demonstrate their math and physics skills. Working together in a team environment, they will design a real aerospace product, which will be put through the rigors of testing and evaluation. For more details download the Handbook and Rules documents and get started with your 4-H Rocketry Team right away in planning for the 2010 contest!
Compete for regional and national awards while working to solve problems in your community. Potential Team Advisors: Click here to learn how you can incorporate eCYBERMISSION into your curriculum!
Kids' Science Challenge entry has closed for 2009 - Registration is due annually by September
The Challenge begins October1 and runs through January 31 each year
Partnering with 4-H, Kids' Science Challenge created a fun way to turn kids
on to science. And right now they are offering incentives for 4-H teams who
enter the competition - free science activity kits and special prizes for
team entries - see below! Thanks in advance for helping us find local 4H
leaders who
will mentor Kids' Science Challenge teams.
http://www.kidsciencechallenge.com/, then click the Teachers and Parents side tab.
4-H SET Activities: Below are some quick 4-H SET activities you can use with your clubs during National 4-H Week, Lights on Afterschool or other events. Stay tuned as more activities and curricula are added.
Promotional Materials: Check back for new 4-H SET promotional materials.
Curriculum, Evaluation and Professional Development: The materials available below were shared by presenters at the 2007 National 4-H SET Liaisons Conference held June 5-7 at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. The materials are provided to help you better understand 4-H SET specifics and/or teach others about 4-H SET.
Curriculum
Workshop (zip file)
Evaluation
Workshop (zip file)
Professional
Development Workshop (zip file)