Turn your classroom into a civic - science station, conducting research and opening up the world of scientific discovery for your students. Classrooms will be able to identify which area of scientific study they want to explore such as water quality, biodiversity of the insects, ornithology, or mammals species visiting your school yard. The possibilities are wide open and available to participate in nation wide citizen science counts.
Recommended Grade Level:
All Grades
Project Length:
Must document at least 9 hours of work time.
Cost:
$40.00 per classroom plus material cost
(Checks can be made payable to: PSCE)
Teacher's Responsibility:
* Completions of 4-H Enrollment Forms
* Integration of Project into Classroom Curriculum
* Providing Location (if after school)
* Ensuring project completion (including, but not limited to, a poster for
entry in the Dauphin 4-H Fair)
For more information, contact:
Heather Freeland, 4-H Youth Development Educator
Phone: (717) 921-8803
Fax: (717) 921-0135
*4-H is a Youth Development Program of Penn State Extension. It is a nonformal education program for youth between the ages of 8 and 19. 4-H Projects are offered to youth through community clubs, project clubs, special interest groups, as enrichment to school curricula, and in the 4-H Afterschool Program. Projects are based on research and many help to support the Pennsylvania Department of Education Academic Standards.
Dauphin County 4-H
Address
1451 Peters Mountain RoadDauphin, PA 17018-9504
Hours: Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Please call ahead to ensure someone is available to assist you.
- Email DauphinExt@psu.edu
- Office 717-921-8803
