4‑H STEM and agriculture programs equip young people with the skills they need to succeed in life, and are available through local clubs, schools, and grant-funded programs. Focus areas include computer science, robotics, environmental science, agri-science, financial literacy, entrepreneurship, and veterinary science.
Kids Marketplace is a financial simulation adapted for elementary children. Students receive a job and a monthly income in play money and decide how to spend it at the animal shelter, fun station, grocery store, bank, and other expense stations. Students are encouraged to save a portion of their income and contribute some to charity.
A 21-day project where young people will use an incubator with the goal of successfully incubating avian embryos (growing inside fertile eggs) through the hatching process. This project can teach basic biology and life science to students, as the young people eagerly look forward to hatching chicks.
The 4-H Natural Resources and Environmental Education program offers many different projects in wildlife, forestry, fishing, outdoor adventure, and environmental education. Through these projects, you learn to think critically about the natural world and sustainable living.
The program provides a booklet and water kit with four activities to demonstrate the different ways humans interact with water. The activities include modeling pollution in a watershed, how to clean our drinking water, build your own irrigator, and how to be water-wise.