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4-H STEM Challenge

STEM Challenge 2024 - Food for Thought

Food for Thought, provides young people with a hands-on experience as they explore the topic of Food Security and its impact on the world, empowering them to innovate and create positive change.

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STEM Challenge 2023 - Power Protectors

Protectors is a collection of three activities that teach kids how to address real-world issues and explore careers in energy.

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STEM Challenge 2022- Explorers of the Deep

Kids learn foundational STEM skills while they wrestle with the same questions as today’s top oceanographers and scientists! Activities can be done all at once or individually, making it great for classrooms, afterschool programs, clubs, parents and more.  Additional supplemental activity sheet available upon request.

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STEM Challenge 2021 - Galactic Quest

Galactic Quest explores the history of humans in space, the technology and resources needed for missions, and the obstacles humans encounter in orbit. Activities explore important STEM topics ranging from physics and engineering to computer science and space agriculture.

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STEM Challenge 2020 - Mars Base CampSTEM Challenge

The race to land humans on Mars is on! The 2020 4‑H STEM Challenge will explore sending a mission to Mars with the activity, Mars Base Camp. Developed by Google and Virginia Cooperative Extension, Mars Base Camp is a collection of activities that teaches kids ages 8-14 STEM skills like mechanical engineering, physics, computer science, and agriculture.

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Another great resource to get started exploring Mars is the JPL of NASA: https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/edu/teach/activity/mission-to-mars-unit/  Our 2019 SET delegation  enjoyed the "Mars Bound" activity

For more information on the 4-H STEM Challenge or to download in Spanish visit https://4-h.org/programs/stem-challenge/ 

For further information, please contact:

Kim Pond
4-H Educator, 4-H Science, Engineering and Technology (SET) Program Manager
7 Midstate Drive, Suite 102
Auburn, MA 01501
Phone: 508-831-1223 Ext. 114
kima@umext.umass.edu