4-H STEM Volunteer Resources

• Agriculture
  • Harvesting with AI
  • Cat, Pig, Rabbit - Machine Learning
  • Sensors and AI
  • What can AI do in Agriculture
  • Machine Learning and Image Recognition
    • A Powerful Duo - Part One
    • Resources
    • Part 2
  • What is a Cow?
  • Pollinators and AI
    • Lesson
    • Images - 1
    • Images - 2
    • Images - 3
• Education
  • AI Vacation
  • Catch the Clover
  • Robot Recipes
  • Mastering AI Summaries
  • Pattern Power - Exploring AI with Google Lens
  • Story Writing and Ethics
• Intro to AI
  • General AI Activities 
  • Unplugged Human Robot

• Sustainability
  • Sustainable Communities Spark Club
    • Sustainable Communities Spark Club Facilitators Guide
    • Green Infrastructure Design Scenarios
  • Nature of Teaching Food Waste Activity Series
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• 4-H Eco-Lab: Exploring STEM through the Environment
  • Citizen Science with GLOBE
    • GLOBE Weather and Climate Facilitator Guide
    • GLOBE Forestry Facilitator Guide
    • GLOBE Educator Professional Development
  • 4-H Eco-Lab Preconference Facilitators Guide
  • Stream Restoration Examples
  • Defining Wetlands
• Forestry
  • Digital Forestry Facilitators Guide
  • Ecosystems Succession Skit Activity
• Weather and Climate
  • GLOBE Weather and Climate Facilitator Guide
  • The Incredible Carbon Journey
  • Estimating Cloud Cover - A Simulation
• Digital Agriculture
  • Soil Moisture Testing With Microbit
  • Online Version
• CItizen Science
  • GLOBE Program Training Webinar
  • Webinar Transcript
• Entomology
  • Bug Chat - How Bugs Communicate
  • Can You Engineer an Insect Exoskeleton
• Wildlife
  • Hellbender Havoc
  • Activity Guide for Hellbender Havoc Game
  • Biodiversity Count Activity
  • Healthy Aquatic Habitats and Indicator Species Board Game
• Soil and Water Science
  • Stream Habitat Assessment
    • Mock Stream Habitat Assessment Activity
    • Stream Habitat Assessment Booklet
  • EnviroScape Resources
    • Ecological Restoration Guide
    • EnviroScape Lesson Plan
    • EnviroScape Trainer Guide
    • EnviorScape Water Pollution Lesson
    • Modeling Wetlands as Sponges
  • Filter Building
    • Filters Presentation
    • Filters - Procedures
  • Terraqua Column
  • Human Impacts on Watersheds Boardgame Activity
  • College of Science Virtual Groundwater Contamination Activity
  • Modeling Wetlands as Sponges
• Plant Science
  • Attack of the Garlic Mustard
  • How do Plants Breathe
  • Make Seed Bombs
  • Soybean DNA Extraction
  • Strawberry DNA Extraction
• Geology
  • Crystal Letters

• Engineering Design Process
  • Jungle Survival Activity - Grade 3-5
  • Jungle Survival Activity - Grade 6-8
  • Michigan State Engineering Design Activity
  • Parachute Design Activity
    • Elementary Lesson STEM Reading Set
    • Group Measurements
    • Parachute Lesson Plan after teaching in the classroom 
  • Engineering Design Process - Activity Series
  • Designing Edible Derby Car
• Aerospace Engineering
  • Space
    • Design a Launch Stack with Balloons
    • Design a Lunar Lander
    • Design a Re-Entry System
    • Design a Crew Exploration Vehicle
• Biological and Chemical Engineering
  • Detecting Food Contamination Facilitator Guide
  • Document Detectives
  • Heat-Sensitive Slime
  • Juice Noodles
  • Biological Engineering Through Popping Boba
  • Candy Chromatography
  • Creeping Science Leader Guide
  • Bouncy Balls
• Energy Engineering
  • Micro:bit Energy Awareness Curriculum
• Maker Space
  • Tips and Things to Know About 3D Printing
  • 3D Design Curriculum for Spark Clubs
• Electric
  • Snap Circuit Cheat Sheet
  • Understanding Water Quality Sensors with SNAP Circuits
• Robotics
• Physics
  • Understanding a Pulley Activity
• Environmental and Ecological Engineering
  • College of Science Virtual Groundwater Contamination Activity
  • Microbit Indiana 4-H
  • Ag IoT Using Micro:Bit
  • Build like a Beaver: Engineering Design Challenge
  • Design a Water Filter
• Civil Engineering
  • Bridge Building Facilitator Guide with KEVA Planks
  • Design a Marshmallow High Rise
  • Peanut Hut Engineering Design Challenge
  • The Strongest Column - Introduction to Structural Engineering for Elementary

• Energy Engineers Club
  • Module 1 Facilitators Guide
  • Module 1 Slides
  • Module 2 Facilitators Guide
  • Module 2 Slides
  • Module 3 Facilitator Guide
  • Module 3 Slides
  • Module 4 Facilitator Guide
  • Module 4 Slides
  • Module 5 Facilitator Guide
  • Module 5 Slides
• Invention Challenge
  • 3-5 Invention Convention Curriculum Overview
  • 3-5 Lesson - Designing my Display Board
  • 3-5 Lesson - Pitch Perfect
  • 3-5 Lesson - SCAMPER Part 1
  • 3-5 Logbook Blueprint
  • 6-8 Invention Convention Curriculum Overview
  • 6-8 Lesson - Designing my Display Board
  • 6-8 Lesson - Pitch Perfect
  • 6-8 Lesson - SCAMPER Part 1
  • 6-8 Logbook Blueprint
  • Energy Engineers Invention Challenge Facilitators Guide
• Snap Circuits - Power Protector Kit

Robotics Competition and Resources

• Indiana Soybeans
• Indiana Corn
• Microbit Sensors in Ag