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4H 1100
4-H Project Area Guides All
All of the current Iowa 4-H project area guides in one downloadable document. A great resource for leaders or county staff who wish to help youth review all of their project area choices.
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4H 1110
Beef Project Area Guide
In the 4-H beef project, you can select from a breeding animal or a market animal. Breeding animals allow you to start your herd while market animals produce meat products for people.
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4H 1111
Agronomy Project Area Guide
Get your hands dirty in agronomy! Find out how soils, bugs, beetles, and more affect your crops. Whether its corn, soybeans, wheat, hay, or silage, 4-H agronomy helps you learn what makes plants grow.
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4H 1112
Dairy Cattle Project Area Guide
The dairy industry is one of the foundations of agriculture. There's more to it than just producing milk! The dairy industry is a sophisticated one, and there's a lot to learn.
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4H 1113
Dairy Goat Project Area Guide
The dairy industry is one of the foundations of agriculture; there's so much more to it than just producing milk! Most think of only dairy cattle that produce dairy products. Time to consider the dairy goat project area.
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4H 1114
Dog Project Area Guide
Dogs make great pets! Dogs are also used for sport and to assist in working with livestock. The dog project area helps you explore what kind of dog fits into your family's lifestyle and how to be an excellent trainer and caretaker for your dog.
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4H 1115
Horse and Pony Project Area Guide
The horse and pony project area is exciting because you can participate whether you own a horse or not! Discover all the aspects of raising and riding horses.
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4H 1116
Meat Goat Project Area Guide
In the meat goat project area, you can learn about breeds, health care, grooming, production, reproduction, management, showmanship, marketing, and careers! Learn about the fastest growing livestock project area in the country!
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4H 1117
Poultry Project Area Guide
In the poultry project area, you can learn about the selection and raising of your birds, but you can also dive into learning about health issues, poultry products, and careers!
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4H 1118
Rabbit Project Area Guide
In the rabbit project area, you can learn about the selection and raising your animals. Dive into learning more about rabbit health issues, management practices, and careers!
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4H 1119
Sheep Project Area Guide
In the sheep project area, you can learn about breeds, selection, grooming, production, management, showmanship, marketing, and careers in the sheep industry.
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4H 1120
Swine Project Area Guide
In the swine project area, you can learn about breeds, health care, production, management, showmanship, marketing, and careers in the swine industry.
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4H 1121
Veterinary Science Project Area Guide
Do you have an animal you want to keep healthy? Are you interested in a career helping lots of animals stay healthy? The veterinary science project area enables you to explore and learn more about animal health in your home, club, and community.
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4H 1130
Clothing Project Area Guide
This 4-H project is designed to help you explore the world of clothing. Fashions fade -- learn to make your style your own and timeless in the clothing project. Discover what looks best on your body, how to make it, where to buy it, and how to care for it.
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4H 1131
Communication Project Area Guide
Do you talk to friends? Take part in a school play? Write reports? Read books? See how the world of communication impacts you every day by participating in the 4-H communication project area. Learn about yourself and others!
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4H 1132
Digital Storytelling Project Area Guide
In this project area, you get to tell your story or the stories of others by learning all about the production process and technology that makes it possible. Zoom in on animation, video production, editing, sound production, image manipulation, and the secrets to telling a story.
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4H 1133
Home Improvement Project Area Guide
Have fun learning how to design your space while being kind to the environment. If you are interested in creating a new color scheme, selecting new accessories for a room, or to installing a new floor or window covers, this is the project for you.
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4H 1134
Music Project Area Guide
Music rocks! It’s all around us. It's in movies, TV, radio, computers, school, concerts, and just about everywhere! Music sets the mood and is the focus for voice or instrumental performances. Challenge yourself or learn to increase your skill level!
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4H 1135
Photography Project Area Guide
This project area is designed to help you explore the world of photography. From learning about camera equipment to capturing great images and sharing what you have learned with others, you are bound to love photography!
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4H 1136
Sewing Project Area Guide
Use your sewing skills and creativity to make clothes, pillowcases, horse blankets, or anything else that you can stitch, knit, or crochet!
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4H 1137
Visual Art Project Area Guide
Do you want to express yourself, be creative, and make an impression? The visual arts project area is for you. You can work with paint, chalk, metal, wood, origami, and computers.
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4H 1150
Civic Engagement Project Area Guide
Make a difference. Discover the needs of your local community and beyond! Help others! Get into action! Civic engagement is the opportunity, right, and responsibility to contribute to shaping the world around you and provide service to others.
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4H 1151
Leadership Project Area Guide
Leaders influence and support others in a positive manner for a shared goal. Leaders aren’t just elected. You can be a leader of committees, small groups, and teams. Learning about yourself and how you work with others is a vital part of developing leadership skills.
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4H 1160
Child Development Project Area Guide
This 4-H project is designed to help you explore the world of child development. From discovering how children develop, creating safe places to grow, to learning leadership skills, you are bound to love all the opportunities available with child development projects!
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4H 1161
Consumer Management Project Area Guide
Use the consumer management project to get more bang for your buck! Find out how to use your money to get the things you want and need.
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4H 1162
Food and Nutrition Project Area Guide
This project area will help you discover the science behind food and how it fuels our bodies. Challenge yourself to prepare flavor-filled recipes with a balanced diet while learning how ingredients work together through cooking methods and to prepare foods safely.
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4H 1163
Health Project Area Guide
From treating bug bites to finding safe playgrounds to starting a kids walk to school program, the 4-H health project area helps you explore health and wellness in your personal life as well as your home, club, community, country, and world.
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4H 1180
Aerospace Project Area Guide
Do you want to learn about flight or space? It's all about moving through air and space in this project area. Whether you're flying kites, hot air balloons, airplanes, rockets, or reaching for the stars with astronomy, learn about our universe and what's beyond the Milky Way.
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4H 1182
Computer Science Project Area Guide
Get connected with hardware and software! Explore the digital side of life by building computers or learning how to use or program them for gaming, staying connected, solving problems, and building virtual networks.
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4H 1184
Environment and Sustainability Project Area Guide
Do you want to make the Earth a better place to live? It is all about the environment in this project, whether it's plants, animal habitats, environmental issues, saving energy, renewable resources, or recycling! You pick the topic and then learn to make a difference.
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4H 1185
Horticulture Project Area Guide
How does your garden grow? In this project area, you will learn how to plant it, dig it, grow it, show it, and eat it.
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4H 1186
Mechanics Project Area Guide
The mechanics project area examines a range of fields linked to practical applications of power, energy, and electricity. Experience this technology firsthand while increasing technical and scientific literacy, communications, and decision-making skills.
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4H 1187
Outdoor Adventures Project Area Guide
Do you like being outdoors? You can become the ultimate explorer by designing an outdoor adventure! Choose from backpacking, biking, camping, canoeing, fishing, or hiking to create an adventure in the outdoors.
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4H 1188
Pets Project Area Guide
The pet project helps you explore what kind of pet fits into your family's lifestyle and how to be an excellent caretaker for your pet.
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4H 1189
STEM Project Area Guide
This project area is designed to help you explore the world of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math. Science is a way for us to look at and work to understand the world around us.
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4H 1190
Shooting Sports Project Area Guide
The Safety and Education in Shooting Sports project area uses skills and disciplines of shooting to assist young people and their leaders in obtaining knowledge and developing life skills. The disciplines include archery, rifle, shotgun, muzzle loader, and wildlife skills.
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4H 1191
Woodworking Project Area Guide
Woodworking is a valuable skill for a hobby, household repairs, or even a career. Learn about the types of wood, uses for various kinds of wood, how to make connections and joints, safety tips, and exhibit ideas from the very simple to the impressive!
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4H 696
Create Your Own 4-H Project
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4H 696(S)
Create Your Own 4-H Project - Spanish
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