Steuben County 4-H Programs & Projects

4-H Programs & Projects

Animal Science	Plant Science
Cloverbud Materials	Technology
Environmental Science	Miscellaneous
Home Economics
4-H Shooting Sport

Animal Science

Beef Showmanship Beef "Skills for Life" Series Beef 1: Bite into Beef Beef 2: On the Moove Beef 3: Leading the Charge Beef Helper's Guide A three part series. Each guide has 14 activities to promote active learning and the develoment of life skills. Grades 4-12	Dairy Judging Dairy Showmanship Dairy "Skills for Life" Series Dairy 1: Dig into Dairy Dairy 2: Mooving Ahead Dairy 3: Leading the Way Dairy Helper's Guide A three part series. Each guide has 14 activities to promote active learning and the develoment of life skills. Grades 4-12
Dog Obedience Dog "Skills for Life" Series Dog 1: Wiggles & Waggles Dog 2: Canine Connection Dog 3: Leading the Pack Dog Helper's Guide A three part series. Each guide has 14 activities to promote active learning and the develoment of life skills. Grades 4-12	4-H Dog Program Paw 1, 2, & 3
4-H Dairy Goat Program Goat Showmanship Goat "Skills for Life" Series Goat 1: Getting Your Goat Goat 2: Stepping Out Goat 3: Showing the Way Goat Helper's Guide A three part series. Each guide has 14 activities to promote active learning and the develoment of life skills. Grades 4-12	Horseless 4-H Project Educational equine activities for children who want to learn about horses but don't own one. Horse "Skills for Life" Series Horse 1: Horsing Around Horse 2: Gallopping Ahead Horse 3: Blazing Trails A three part series. Each guide has 14 activities to promote active learning and the develoment of life skills. Grades 4-12
Livestock Judging	4-H Llama Activities
Pet Care Birds, Cats, Dogs, Fish, Guinea Pigs, Rodents Pet Pals "Skills for Life" Series Pet 1: Pet Pals Pet 2: Scurrying Ahead Pet 3: Scaling the Heights A three part series. Each guide has 14 activities to promote active learning and the develoment of life skills. Grades 4-12	Egg to Chick The Incredible Journey from Hen to Home Poultry"Skills for Life" Series Poultry 1: Scratching the Surface Poultry 2: Testing Your Wings Poultry 3: Flocking Together A three part series. Each guide has 14 activities to promote active learning and the develoment of life skills. Grades 4-12
Rabbit Showmanship Rabbit "Skills for Life" Series Rabbit 1: What's Hoppening Rabbit 2: Making Tracks Rabbit 3: All Ears Rabbit Helper's Guide A three part series. Each guide has 14 activities to promote active learning and the develoment of life skills. Grades 4-12	Raising Waterfowl
Swine Showmanship Swine "Skills for Life" Series Swine 1: Growing with Swine Swine 2: Becoming Swine Smart Swine 3: Entering the Arena Swine Helper's Guide A three part series. Each guide has 14 activities to promote active learning and the develoment of life skills. Grades 4-12	Veterinary Science 1, 2 & 3

Cloverbud Materials

Cloverbud Projects are designed specifically for children ages 8 and under. Topics include:
Art, Chicks and Eggs, Clothing, Creative Recyclables, Dogs, Farm Animals, Fire Safety, Foods, Gardening, Horse, Nature, Rabbits, Safety, Sciences, Weather

Environmental Science

Astronomy is Out of This World Designed to provide youth with the opportunity to explore and learn about the basics of astronomy. Grades 3-6.	Lasting Impressions: Fossils Guide to understanding fossils in the Northeastern United States. Tells how and where to search for fossils and how to identify and classify them.
Birds in Your Backyard Bird study project. Information on attracting and feeding birds, how to construct simple feeders and how to identify birds.. Grades 4-6.	LEAP (Learning about Ecology, Animals and Plants) Learn about ecology, animals and plants with this concept-based life science curriculum. Complements the New York State syllabus for elementary life science. Full of reading, writing, art and math activities. Grade K-6.
Understanding Birds of Prey Learn about birds of prey and how to identify them. Understand their role in the Ecosystem. Grades 7-12.	Let's Go Fishing Basic Fly Tying
Bluebirds of New York Guide includes instructions for building and mounting bluebird nesting boxes, information on bluebird ecology and monitoring bluebird behavior. Students learn about the habitat of our state bird and how we can help repopulate them.	Living with Nature & Wildlife
Caretakers All Six hands-on lessons about the care of animals, lands, plants, resources, and the community. Grades 3-6.	Pond & Stream Safari Learn about the diverse worlds of aquatic invertebrates.
Entomology for Kids	Recycling The Rotten Truth Entertaining video that teaches you the rotten truth about garbage.
Environmental Awareness	Shooting Sports
Field of Genes Designed to help youth understand how to reach their own conclusions about the emerging field of biotechnology. Grades 4-12.	Water Wise An earth/air/water cujrriculum designed to help youth understand the economkic and environmental issues associated with water conservation and quality. Grades 4-6.
Insectaganza of Excitement Explore the fascinating and amazing world of insects including their anthropod relatives	Water Worlds A study of the water world around us - covers water temperature, depth, current speed and turbidity and observing and collecting plants and animals. Grades 4-8.
Insects All Around Us Learn the body structure of insects, build and use sampling equipment, collect insects, learn about insect behaviors and defensive behaviors. Trivia game included.	Wildlife Discovery An introduction to wildlife habitats, identifying and casting animal tracks, attracting animals, and life cycles and histories of animals. Grades 4-8.
Know Your Insects The basics on how to begin an entomology project. Covers starting an insect collection and how to identify and label your specimens. Grades 7-12.

Home Economics

Child Development 1. Growing on My Own 2. Growing with Others 3. Growing in Communities 4. Growing All Together	Clothing Connections Clothing activities to use with youth in camps and afterschool groups.	Clothing Decisions - A Style of Your Own Fun, hands-on clothing acivities that teach decision-making skills. Grades 4-12.
Cooking Up Fun Series A Pyramid of Snacks Healthy Snacks Muffins and More Quickbread recipes and food activities, ages 9-12 Yeast Breads	Exploring Clothing & Textiles Three levels of sewing and textiles. Encourages youth to learn more about the field of sewing and textiles while developing important lilfe skills..	Fabric/Flight Connection This program teaches fiber science principles through the exciting story of aviation. Informs youth about some non-apparel uses to textiles.
4-H Clothing Project Adventures in Clothing Beginner sewing projects, ages 8-11 *Challenges in Clothing* Intermediate sewing project, ages 15-18 *Strategies for Clothing* Advanced clothing projects, ages 15 & over.	Financial Freeway Curriculum on first time car buying that covers comparison shopping, chosing insurance, estimating operating expenses, credit and financing and budgeting. Grades 11-12.	Food Curriculum Series 1. Six Easy Bites 2. Tasty Tidbits 3. You're the Chef 4. Foodworks Covers the six major categories in balancing nutrition. Learn proper food selection, purchasing, preparation, safety and preservation. Learn how to alter a recipe to make it more nutritious. Grades 5-12.
Fun With Clothes Lessons include basic sewing skills, knowledge of fabrics, clothing selection, shopping practices, care of clothing, cutlural influences on clothing and careers in the clothing and textile industry.	Health...It's Your Choice A six guide health curriculum that covers physical, social, intellectual, emotional, spiritual and occupational health. Grades K-12.	Health First Aid in Action Staying Healthy Keeping Fit
Helping Youth Learn	Heritage and Horizons A study of our American heritage. Projects include genealogy, heritage crafts, transportation, folk lore, recreation, foods, costume and dress, farm practices... just to name a few.
It All Adds Up: Consumer Education Programs An eight-unit consumer education program for teens on consumer rights and responsibilities, values, financial decision making and basic money management. Grades 7-12.	In the Bag! Families Sharing Science Together A fun way for children to learn food and nutrition through science and reading..	Kitchen Science for Kids Five science experiments which explore the sensory, physical and chemical properties of food. Fun and easy snack recipes.
LEAD (Learning About Early Adolescent Development) Assists leaders by informing and advising them on the needs, tendencies and development of early adolescents. Excellent tool for educators.	Let's Fill the Cookie Jar Cooky baking project. Learn to bake different types of cookies and evaluate how nutritious they are.	Let's Sew Excellent teaching tool for beginning sewers .
Microwave Connection Microwave Magic	Muffins and More Helps children acquire food skills and appreciate the science of cooking while learning to prepare various types of muffins and breads. Ages 9-12.	Outdoor Cooking
Plain Talk About Dealing With the Angry Child	Plain Talk About Raising Children	Public Presentations, Demonstrations & Illustrated Talks
Public Speaking Made Easy	Quick Breads & Cookies.	Safety in the Kitchen
Snackin' Healthy A packet of activities that promote fun and hands-on experiences about nutrition. Focuses on the snacks children eat. Grades K-3.	Snack Wisely	So Sew Textile information on fabrics.
SPACES: Opening Doors to the Future Three-part curriculum that helps early adolescents understand the physical, thinking, social and emotional development that is critical to their adulthood. Topics include inner self, outer self and the people around us.	Super Sitters	The Versatile Vegetable Learn the importance of vegetables in your diet, strengthen your skills in buying, storing, preparing and serving vegetables and increase the acceptability of a greater variety of vegetables
Tricks for Treats Introduces children to the basics of food preparation, healthy diets and food safety. Grades 3-6.	Whole Grains	WOW! Wild Over Work Introduce youth to the skills and behaviors that will be needed in the workforce. Grades K-6.
You're Accountable Video that builds the knowledge and skills of young adults in the selection and use of financial accounts. Covers saving, spending and borrowing. Grades 11-12.

Plant Science

Caring for Houseplants	Crop Identification
Dish Gardens & Terrariums	Dried Flower Arrangements
Exploring the World of Plants & Soil	4-H Forestry 1 & 2
Ferns & Their Allies	Gardening with Children
Gardening "Skills for Life" Series 1. See Them Sprout 2. Let's Go Growing 3. Taking Your Pick 4. Growing Profit A four-part series. Covers garden planning, planting, care, harvesting, crop storage and related careers. Grades 4-10.	Gifts of Gold Sow the seeds of history, science, culture, crafts and nutrition through one of the world's most miraculous plants, CORN.
Great American Peanut Take a journey back to 1851 and learn how peanuts grow, how they came to the United States and more.	Grow Lab
Grow With The Flow: Hydroponics A ten-session curriculum on growing plants in water.	Horticulture "Skills for Life" Series 1. Budding Gardens 2. Branching Out 3. Digging Deeper A three-part series. Offers activities in indoor gardening, outdoor gardening, flower arranging, composting and basic plant science. Grades 3-12.
How Apples Grow A 35mm film on growing and marketing apples.	Indoor Gardening
Landscape Gardening	Poisonous Plants
Radishes to Riches A project for youth who would like to raise and market a fruit, vegetable or flower crop.	Rice: Grain of the Ancients Covering social studies, science, creative arts, geography and nutrition, children learn about the rice plant, the growing regions of Southeast Asia and the people who live there.
The Humble Potato Explore potatoes through the lives of three imaginary children, one who lived in South America in 1300, another in Ireland during the potato famine and one in present-day Long Island. Grades 4-8.	Three Sisters Covers Native American horticulture and social culture. Recipes using corn and a pattern to make corn husk dolls. Grades 4-8.
Trees Know Your Trees Describes the more common trees in the states and how to identify them. Know Your Tree Diseases Let's Explore Trees Trees: Dead or Alive 44-page booklet explores the growth, development and decay of trees. Grades 7-8. Tree Planting Project	Vegetable Gardening
Water Gardening	Wildflowers

Technology

Blue Sky Below My Feet: Adventures in Space Technology An award-winning television series on video. Helps youth explore space technology and how it relates to life on earth. Three half-hour programs. Grades 4-8.	Electric Excitement 1. Magic of Electricity 2. Investigating Electricity 3. Wired for Power 4. Entering Electronics A four-part series. Grades 4-12. Demystifies the "magic" of electric circuits, magnestism, motors and electronics.
In-Touch Science: Chemistry and Environment Fibers and Animals Foods and Fabrics Plants and Engineering Ten experiments show children how the two topics are interrelated. Helps youth understand science in their daily lives. Grades 3-5.	Rockets Away Stimulates interest in math, engineering, aerospace & physics through exploration of rocketry science. Grades 4-9.
Science Experiences and Resources for Infomral Education Settings (SERIES) Hands-on science program with the following topics: Sciencing With Snails, Earthquakes, Chemistry, It Came From Planted Earth, Recycle/Reuse, Pest Management.	Small Engines 60 fun activities help kids understand how small engines work and how to keep them working.
Soaring Above and Beyond Aerospace Adventures K-12 aerospace adventure series full of hands-on activities. Learn about hot air balloons, gliders, kites, flying, remote control airplanes and space shuttles.

Miscellaneous

Adventure Club Designed for school age child care providers. Provides a full year half-day kindergarten program. Grades K-3.	Automobile Safety
Bicycle Adventures Bicycle Rodeos Discusses bicycle safety and how to run your own bicycle rodeo. Bicycle Safety	Exploring Movie Making
Farm Safety	4-H Barn Project Learn about different styles of barns and their uses. Discover famous barns in New York State.
Furniture Restoration	Kite Making
Making An Aqarium Fish Aquariums Entomology & Water Fish Painting	My Money, My Self Educational oriented lessons teach young people about their food and fiber system. Designed to be infused into existing school curriculums. Grades K-6.
Project EASE	4-H Photography Project Photographing Horses Photography Series 1. Adventures With your Camera 2. Adventures With Your Adjustable Camera Presents the basics of photography including how to get to know your camera, saving and sharing photos, seeing the shot and choosing good subjects.
SERIES (Science Experiences and Resources for Informal Education Settings) 1. Sciencing with Snails 2. Earthquakes 3. Chemistry 4. It Came from Planet Earth 5. Recycle/Reuse 6. Pest Management Hands-on learning approach that teaches students the processes of science: observing, communicating, comparing, organizing, relating, referring, and applying. Grades 3-6.	Talking with TJ A conflict resolution series to help teach children basic skills in solving problems without resorting to violence.
Wildlife Photography	Theatre Arts Adventures K-12 curriculum that explores acting, mime, movement, puppetry, and technical theatre.
Tractor Safety	Woodworking "Skills for Life" Series 1. Measuring Up 2. Making the Cut 3. Nailing it Together 4. Finishing Up A four-part series. Information on everything from the basics of measuring to safely using advanced woodworking equipment.