This fall, 4-H partnered with Children’s Home Society to bring youth a series centered around MakeyMakey—an Arduino-based board that acts as a keyboard and mouse using resistive sensing to turn everyday objects into keyboard inputs. The seven-session series taught the participants about circuits, conductive and insulating materials, and block coding. The series was very hands-on. […]
For the tenth running year, Mercer County 4-H is partnering with scientists from Bristol Myers Squibb to engage Trenton area youth in fun, hands-on science and engineering activities to help spark an interest in STEM. Our first session of the Tomorrow’s Innovator Science Saturday series was Saturday, October 22nd where we had seventy youth from […]
Starting in September, 4-H has run a JavaScript series for middle school youth. Computer Science is a growing field with in-demand positions. According to the US Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics, the computer and information technology field is expected to grow 13% in the coming years- faster than the average growth rate of […]
Summer Day Campers had a full week of learning about electrical circuits with a fun twist – wiring and then decorating a model house! While working in teams of two, students practiced completing a circuit by constructing a battery pack and adding switches. They then used wire and holiday bulbs to light their model homes. […]
School is back in session, and FCHS has started its “Cooking Matters for Teens” cooking series with the Christina Seix Academy. In this 6-week series, FCHS nutrition educators are teaching students about various cooking techniques and knife skills, how to make their own healthy snacks and drinks, and the importance of eating a “MyPlate” meal. […]
