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4-H Projects
for Schools and Home School Families
2007-2008

Let 4-H help you meet PA Curriculum Standards!

Did you know that during the 2006-07 school year, over 6,000 projects were completed by youth in Delaware County who participated in 4-H school enrichment and 4-H after school programs? Most of these programs help you and your students meet Pennsylvania Academic Standards science, environmental education, health, safety and physical education, and family and consumer sciences.

4-H project books are available for for Delaware County, Pennsylvania classroom teachers, home school families, and clubs to use with students.

Our most popular 4-H projects include Embryology (chick hatching), Indoor Gardening, Agricultural Literacy, Foods and Nutrition, Rocketry and Woodworking.

Here's what some of our 4-H leaders in the classroom have to say about Delaware County 4-H Embryology programs:

"Tough kids softened and behavior improved under such responsibility."
"My students became very protective and concerned about the chicks."
"They were very excited and interested. For my disabled students, this is a change."

Registration Info & Forms:

• Click here to print the 4-H Group Enrollment Form (PDF). If you are unable to download the information, please call the extension office for a hard copy.
• Complete the form and send it to our office. OR send an e-mail with all the pertinent information to hxb1@psu.edu .
• To receive multiple copies, you must enroll your club/class using the enrollment form and pay a $20 educational materials fee.*
• Note: There are additional special registration forms for the Indoor Gardening, Agricultural Literacy Projects and Embryology projects. Please see those web pages for additional information.
• Students must be at least eight years old and not more than 18 years old (as of current year) unless they are special needs students.

DO NOT FORGET...our office only serves Delaware County, Pennsylvania youth. If you are not in Delaware County, contact your county extension office - your local source for great resources for youth education.

Check the Academic Standards met by the projects below and more at http://PA4h.cas.psu.edu Click on the tab on the left side of the page labeled "For Teachers", then on PA Academic Standards.

*Penn State University has imposed a $20 educational materials fee on each 4-H project conducted in a classroom to support curriculum development and publication costs. You may want to contact your parent teacher organization to help you fund these exciting educational programs. Please note that if 70% of the youth in a school are participating in the free and reduced lunch program, then the school is exempt from payment of this classroom fee.

Our three most popular school enrichment projects……
	Spring Indoor Gardening - Our Spring Plant Science program includes lesson plans, project books and materials needed for a modest fee per participant. This spring, students will have the opportunity to learn how to plant cuttings and seeds, plus much more. Many academic standards are met in the areas of Science & Technology and Environment & Ecology. Sign up is required by February 27, 2008. Click here to go to the Indoor Gardening web page for more information and registration forms.
	Embryology (chick hatching) - This science project includes embryonated eggs, incubator, lesson materials and leaders guide. Embryology meets many Science & Technology academic standards. Click here for more information on the Embryology web page.
	Agricultural Literacy Projects - If you are looking for ways to introduce young people to the world of agriculture and life sciences, then check out these kid-tested, fun-filled science activities that are keyed to national science education standards in the areas of agriculture, plants and insects. Agricultural Literacy projects show kids the source of the foods we consume. There is an optional spring field trip to the 4-H Farm. This project meets various academic standards depending on the grade level. Click here for more information on the Agricultural Literacy Projects web page.

The 4-H Projects listed below are also available for clubs and use after school. (Click here to visit our After School page.) For samples, print the order form, indicate the ones you would like to see, and send it to our office.
To receive multiple copies, you must enroll your club/class using the enclosed 4-H group enrollment form and pay a $20 educational materials fee. (This fee is applicable only to in-school programs, not after school programs.*)

4-H Projects:
	Woodworking - Build a simple project from wood. Stain, paint, sandpaper, stencils and glue supplied. $9 per kit. Grades 3-8.
	Rocketry - Learn physics by doing simple experiments and building Estes or bottle rockets. Review our newest aerospace series, Aerospace Adventures, with four different books geared to primary through high school students. $9 per Estes rocket kit; box of experiments available for loan for $10 per classroom. You do not need to build rockets to complete these projects, but it definitely makes the program more interesting! Rocket building and launching training available for teachers upon request.
	Entomology - Join our Pest Patrol (grades 3-5), Creepy Crawlers (grades 3-5), What's Bugging You (grades 6-8) and Dragons, Houses and Other Flies (grades 9-12) - Learning about insects and IPM through age-appropriate hands-on activities.
	Portfolio Pathways: Painting, Printing and Graphic Design and Sketchbook Crossroads: Drawing, Fiber and Sculpture - These new 4-H projects are especially great for after school art clubs and are easily adaptable for most ages.
	Kids & Kash (middle school) - Booklets include budgeting, informed shopping decisions, how to complain effectively.
	Money Fundamentals (pre-teens) - Teach youth about personal finance, decision making, the difference between wants and needs, how to budget, check writing, advertising, comparison shopping and more.
	Money Moves (teens) - Teach youth about personal finance, decision making, the difference between wants and needs, how to budget, check writing, advertising, comparison shopping and more.
	Treasures of 4-H - NEW! Designed to introduce youth in grades 2-4 to the world of 4-H, using an "exploration" theme and a variety of short hands-on activities in the following areas: Citizenship and civic education; communication and expressive arts; consumer and family sciences; environmental education and earth sciences; healthy lifestyles; personal development and leadership; plants and animals; and science and technology.
	Tree Tops (3rd, 4th, & 5th) and Trees + Me = Forestry (5th, 6th, & 7th) - Learn about trees, forest resources and identification.
	Diversity Activities for Youth and Adults - Hands-on activities where participants will become more aware of their own cultural viewpoints and will accept and respect the differences and similarities in people. Easily adaptable for all ages.

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For additional information on all 4-H projects and general information about 4-H programs for individuals and families, contact the Penn State Extension Office, Delaware County - home of Delaware County 4-H.

Helaine Brown, 4-H Educator, hxb1@psu.edu

Penn State Cooperative Extension, Delaware County, Smedley Park , 20 Paper Mill Rd. , Springfield, PA 19064
Phone: 610-690-2655, Fax: 610-690-2676
E-mail: DelawareExt@psu.edu
Home Horticulture Advice: 610-690-2671

Penn State Cooperative Extension - General Information and Resources, http://www.cas.psu.edu

Related Links:

• Pennsylvania 4-H
• National 4-H
• Publications, Slides/Tapes & Videos from PSU College of Agricultural Sciences. Many free! http://pubs.cas.psu.edu/
• Information for Teachers - Leaders and members can now find some of their favorite 4-H curriculum on line