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Drone Dash -- Computer Science

This activity introduces youth to drone technology with science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) skills. Youth will understand the basic mechanics and code flight paths. Youth will work on critical thinking skills, teamwork, and awareness of flight. The goal is to inspire youth and equip them with skills to explore drone technology. Feel free to bring in a local expert to help with this lesson!

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4H 3573

Code a Cupcake -- Computer Science

Unplugged coding allows youth to grasp the foundational concepts of programming without getting overwhelmed by complex syntax and technology. It helps them focus on understanding the logic and problem-solving aspects of coding. Not all youth have access to computers or the internet, making unplugged coding a more inclusive option for reaching a broader audience. It ensures that learners from diverse backgrounds can participate in coding activities. This activity stimulates problem-solving, logical reasoning, and critical thinking processes, which are found in programming and real-life situations.

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4H 1490

Robot City -- STEM Club Activity

4-H STEM clubs can accept the challenge to design and build a city for a line-tracing robot!

Youth-serving organizations in Iowa are encouraged to contact their local Iowa State University Extension and Outreach county office to explore partnership opportunities in administering this program.

Additional information is available on the Iowa 4-H Robotics Clubs webpage.

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4H 1488

Line Tracing Robot -- STEM Club Activity

In this introductory lesson, you will be introduced to programming with a line-tracing robot. There are two ways to program: color coding with markers and block-based coding on a computer. We will begin by learning the basics of programming by coding with markers. Then we will try programming the robot with a computer.

4-H STEM clubs can accept the challenge to design, build, program, test, and share a robot that can complete a step in the supply chain process.

Youth-serving organizations in Iowa are encouraged to contact their local Iowa State University Extension and Outreach county office to explore partnership opportunities in administering this program.

Additional information is available on the Iowa 4-H Robotics Clubs webpage.

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4H 1489

Starring Line-Tracing Robot -- STEM Club Activity

In this lesson, you will design and make your own movie starring your line-tracing robot! First, you will outline the plot of your story in a storyboard. Then, you will draw lines for your line-tracing robot to follow as it acts out your story.

4-H STEM clubs can accept the challenge to design, build, program, test, and share a robot that can complete a step in the supply chain process.

Youth-serving organizations in Iowa are encouraged to contact their local Iowa State University Extension and Outreach county office to explore partnership opportunities in administering this program.

Additional information is available on the Iowa 4-H Robotics Clubs webpage.

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4H 1521

Building Electric Circuits -- STEM Sparks

Youth will design a circuit and learn how the circuit affects the flow of current. Youth will investigate series and parallel circuits and their effects in current flows.

STEM Sparks lessons give students an introduction to career paths available in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Each lesson features activities that relate to a career path. Students gain hands-on experience with real-world applications. These lessons provide an opportunity for students to learn and connect with professionals in their communities.

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4H 1522

Heart Health -- STEM Sparks

Youth will learn how much blood is pumped through the heart in one minute. They will then learn how to measure someone’s blood pressure and heartbeat using a blood pressure cuff and a stethoscope.

STEM Sparks lessons give students an introduction to career paths available in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Each lesson features activities that relate to a career path. Students gain hands-on experience with real-world applications. These lessons provide an opportunity for students to learn and connect with professionals in their communities.

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4H 1523

Physics: Work and Power -- STEM Sparks

Youth will compare the work (distance over time) and power (work over time) of a person’s running and walking time. They will determine how much work is being produced and how much power is being produced.

STEM Sparks lessons give students an introduction to career paths available in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Each lesson features activities that relate to a career path. Students gain hands-on experience with real-world applications. These lessons provide an opportunity for students to learn and connect with professionals in their communities.

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4H 1524

Engineering a Wind Turbine -- STEM Sparks

Youth will learn about the transformation of energy that occurs in a wind turbine. They will be able to construct a wind turbine and explain how the design and position of a wind turbine affects the electrical energy produced by it.

STEM Sparks lessons give students an introduction to career paths available in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Each lesson features activities that relate to a career path. Students gain hands-on experience with real-world applications. These lessons provide an opportunity for students to learn and connect with professionals in their communities.

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4H 1466

Soap Boats -- InventSTEM Club Activity

Explore the chemical properties of soap and water by making soap boats. The soap will break the cohesion of the water molecules and create a cool effect on the boat. Try the activity to find out what happens!

Youth-serving organizations in Iowa are encouraged to contact their local Iowa State University Extension and Outreach county office to explore partnership opportunities in administering this program.

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4H 1520

Film Canister Rockets -- STEM Sparks

STEM Sparks lessons give students an introduction to career paths available in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Each lesson features activities that relate to a career path. Students gain hands-on experience with real-world applications. These lessons provide an opportunity for students to learn and connect with professionals in their communities.

Youth will learn how chemical changes can occur. Youth will learn how phases of matter and pressure affect chemical reactions.

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4H 1467

Non-Newtonian Fluid -- STEM Club Activity

4-H STEM clubs can accept the challenge to explore substances that are neither solid or liquid.

Youth-serving organizations in Iowa are encouraged to contact their local Iowa State University Extension and Outreach county office to explore partnership opportunities in administering this program.

Additional information is available on the Iowa 4-H Robotics Clubs webpage.

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4H 1468

Spaghetti Skyscraper -- InventSTEM Club Activity

Learn about structural integrity and build skyscrapers out of spaghetti and marshmallows!

Youth-serving organizations in Iowa are encouraged to contact their local Iowa State University Extension and Outreach county office to explore partnership opportunities in administering this program.

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4H 1469

2D and 3D -- STEM Club Activity

4-H STEM clubs can accept the challenge to transform a 2D figure into a 3D shape while learning about nets, and then design a piece of furniture while learning about drawing in 3D.

Youth-serving organizations in Iowa are encouraged to contact their local Iowa State University Extension and Outreach county office to explore partnership opportunities in administering this program.

Additional information is available on the Iowa 4-H Robotics Clubs webpage.

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4H 1470

Triangles -- InventSTEM Club Activity

Have you ever wondered why bridges and sky scrapers are able to support large amounts of weight? Let’s learn more about an element used to build them to find out!

Youth-serving organizations in Iowa are encouraged to contact their local Iowa State University Extension and Outreach county office to explore partnership opportunities in administering this program.

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4H 1440

Nutcracker Costume Challenge

In this lesson, challenge youth to create a costume for one of the Nutcracker ballet characters in the time given. This lesson combines STEM and the arts for a costume design challenge.

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4H 1441

Nutcracker Mousetrap Challenge

In this lesson, challenge youth to design and build a machine that can catch the Nutcracker Ballet Mouse! This lesson combines STEM and the arts for an engineering design challenge.

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4H 1479

Rube Goldberg Challenge -- InventSTEM Club Activity

The goal of the challenge is to create a Rube Goldberg Machine (a machine designed to perform a simple task in a complicated way).

Youth-serving organizations in Iowa are encouraged to contact their local Iowa State University Extension and Outreach county office to explore partnership opportunities in administering this program.

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4H 1477

Solar Car -- InventSTEM Club Activity

STEM clubs can learn how to build a miniature solar car! We will work with a mini solar cell, a mini motor, and some gears to power some wheels.

Youth-serving organizations in Iowa are encouraged to contact their local Iowa State University Extension and Outreach county office to explore partnership opportunities in administering this program.

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4H 1478

Solar Oven -- InventSTEM Club Activity

Curve stitching is a geometric form of craft where we make curves out of straight lines. In math, this is known as line design. STEM clubs can learn how to use simple materials to build our very own solar oven and create s'more treats!

Youth-serving organizations in Iowa are encouraged to contact their local Iowa State University Extension and Outreach county office to explore partnership opportunities in administering this program.

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4H 1487

Animal Robot -- STEM Club Activity

4-H STEM clubs can accept the challenge to design, build, program, test, and share a robot that can imitate an animal.

Youth-serving organizations in Iowa are encouraged to contact their local Iowa State University Extension and Outreach county office to explore partnership opportunities in administering this program.

Additional information is available on the Iowa 4-H Robotics Clubs webpage.

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4H 1486

Farming Robot -- STEM Club Activity

4-H STEM Clubs can accept the challenge is to design, build, program, test, and share a robot that can plant seeds in an egg carton. You might also work within your club to each plant a different kind of plant and have a whole garden.

Youth-serving organizations in Iowa are encouraged to contact their local Iowa State University Extension and Outreach county office to explore partnership opportunities in administering this program.

Additional information is available on the Iowa 4-H Robotics Clubs webpage.

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4H 1476

Crystal Growing -- InventSTEM Club Activity

Do you ever wonder how crystals are made? With some hot water and borax powder, we can grow and explore the process of how crystals form.

Youth-serving organizations in Iowa are encouraged to contact their local Iowa State University Extension and Outreach county office to explore partnership opportunities in administering this program.

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4H 1474

Light and Sound -- InventSTEM Club Activity

Dancing to music is a great way to let out energy! Did you know that light and sound are also ways to express energy? Let’s explore the relationship between light and sound with good vibrations by creating our own music and light show.

Youth-serving organizations in Iowa are encouraged to contact their local Iowa State University Extension and Outreach county office to explore partnership opportunities in administering this program.

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4H 1475

Magnetic Levitation -- InventSTEM Club Activity

Is it magic or magnets? We will explore how motion, stability, and force interact with each other by creating our own magnetic levitation device with an emphasis on design.

Youth-serving organizations in Iowa are encouraged to contact their local Iowa State University Extension and Outreach county office to explore partnership opportunities in administering this program.

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4H 1485

Drawing Robot -- STEM Club Activity

Your challenge is to design, build, program, test, and share a robot that can draw a card for a friend on paper using a marker. You might also work within your club to draw a large poster you could display in your club meeting room.

Youth-serving organizations in Iowa are encouraged to contact their local Iowa State University Extension and Outreach county office to explore partnership opportunities in administering this program.

Additional information is available on the Iowa 4-H Robotics Clubs webpage.

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4H 1484

Dancing Singing Robot -- STEM Club Activity

During this challenge, you will be asked to design, build, program, test, and share a robot that makes music and dances along. You might work within your club to compose an entire song and dance routine with all your robots working together, just like Shimon’s band.

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4H 1483

Inventory Robot -- STEM Club Activity

4-H STEM clubs can accept the challenge to design, build, program, test, and share a robot that can complete a step in the supply chain process.

Youth-serving organizations in Iowa are encouraged to contact their local Iowa State University Extension and Outreach county office to explore partnership opportunities in administering this program.

Additional information is available on the Iowa 4-H Robotics Clubs webpage.

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4H 1482

Cooking Robot -- STEM Club Activity

4-H STEM clubs can accept the challenge to design, build, program, test, and share a robot that can cook, prepare, or transport a meal.

Youth-serving organizations in Iowa are encouraged to contact their local Iowa State University Extension and Outreach county office to explore partnership opportunities in administering this program.

Additional information is available on the Iowa 4-H Robotics Clubs webpage.

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4H 1473

Paper Circuits -- InventSTEM Club Activity

4-H STEM clubs can accept the challenge to create a low-voltage electronic circuit that uses copper tape, a battery, LEDs, and paper to learn about electrical circuits!

Youth-serving organizations in Iowa are encouraged to contact their local Iowa State University Extension and Outreach county office to explore partnership opportunities in administering this program.

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4H 1472

Mathematical Art -- InventSTEM Club Activity

Curve stitching is a geometric form of craft where we make curves out of straight lines. In math, this is known as line design. STEM clubs can learn how curved lines and straight lines are related while exploring symmetry and dimension through art and geometry.

Youth-serving organizations in Iowa are encouraged to contact their local Iowa State University Extension and Outreach county office to explore partnership opportunities in administering this program.

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4H 1471

Solar Light -- InventSTEM Club Activity

4-H STEM clubs can explore the solar lights and design new ways to use them! Take part in this engaging, hands-on activity to learn more about STEM and solar energy!

Youth-serving organizations in Iowa are encouraged to contact their local Iowa State University Extension and Outreach county office to explore partnership opportunities in administering this program.

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4H 1481

Navigation Robot -- STEM Club Activity

4-H STEM clubs can accept the challenge to design, build, program, test, and share a robot that can autonomously (without a driver controlling it) explore a room, either in your home or your 4-H club’s meeting space.

Youth-serving organizations in Iowa are encouraged to contact their local Iowa State University Extension and Outreach county office to explore partnership opportunities in administering this program.

Additional information is available on the Iowa 4-H Robotics Clubs webpage.

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