Louisiana 4-H is using robotics to increase youth interest in science, engineering and technology. Several opportunitities are available for youth to participate in robotic workshops and camps.

Getting students excited about science is a big focus of National 4-H Week, Oct. 4-10, 2009. Students across Louisiana and the country will be making ethanol, one of the most common biofuels in the United States.

This Web site is designed primarily for science fair projects, but these activities also make great projects for 4-H science displays or science learning activities that relate to 4-H projects. Projects are by grade-levels so they’re age-appropriate. There are discussions about topics like scientific method, doing research and constructing a hypothesis. It also has an “Ask an Expert” feature.

4-H'ers participated in a Clover College session on robotics at the 2009 4-H University. Partnering with the LSU Computer Science department, 4-H kicked off the INSPIRE program.

SciGirls is the ultimate destination for girls who love science! SciGirls is an upcoming PBS TV show, a web site, and a resource provider for educators, club leaders and mentors who are working with girls doing science.

KHAS-TV aired a story on the Louisiana 4-H Shooting Sports teams for National 4–H Shooting competition.

Louisiana is renowned as an outdoor sports paradise. It’s a reputation earned by the world-class outdoor opportunities found across the state. To take advantage of these opportunities and make them safer, Louisiana 4-H is involved with an outdoor skills program that has become the fastest growing program within 4-H.

(Distributed 07/09/09) BATON ROUGE, La. – Students attending the robotics class at the LSU AgCenter’s 4-H University squared off in fierce combat with robots they built and programmed. The robots fought in a circle, and the object was to push an opponent out of a 2-foot ring.

4-H projects books available through Louisiana 4-H in the science, engineering and technology programming area.

Louisiana 4-H offers several opportunities for youth interested in videography.

Find out how you can implement a Junior Master Gardener program in Louisiana.

The video allows students get a glimpse into the careers of wetland professionals who are making a difference in Louisiana’s unique habitats.

St. Tammany Parish teachers had an inservice to pick up YWW curriculum and materials.

To help prepare for YWW, America's Wetland Conservation Coprs (AWCC) members from across Louisiana came to Baton Rouge to help get all the YWW educational materials packaged and delivered to over 55,000 students.

The Virtual 4-H Filmmaking Studio & Workshop, located at www.4-H.org/curriculum/filmmaking is the online space to find tools and resources about video production and “how to make your own film”.

Four major hurricanes battered Louisiana’s coast in the past few years. During Youth Wetlands Week, April 20-24, the state’s youth will learn how they can protect Louisiana’s coastline from storms and also protect wetlands across the state. A goal of the program is to teach students they have the power to make a difference, said Youth Wetlands Week program director Ashley Mullens.

Explore this interactive web site on ATV safety. Play games, test your ATV Safety IQ and get some great tips!

The goal of the 4-H Shooting Sports Program is youth development. Through participation in firearm safety training and shooting sports activities, young men and women are given the opportunity to learn responsibility, sportsmanship, self-discipline and other qualities critical to the development of productive citizens. This handbook deals with 4-H Shooting Sports only.

The benefits youth derive from the 4-H Shooting Sports program are described in this brochure.

LSU AgCenter area forestry agent Barry Crain helps youth develop forestry skills during a special 3-hour training event every year before the state 4-H University competition held on the LSU campus in June.

Top exhibitors of market animals received scholastic premiums of more than $44,000 Saturday (Feb. 18) at the conclusion of the 71st Annual LSU AgCenter Livestock Show.The scholastic awards, which ranged from $1,500 to $5,500 for individual winners, went to 4-H and FFA youth who showed champion market animals during the Feb. 11-18 events that included competition for beef and dairy cattle, goats, hogs, poultry and sheep.

Hundreds of young people from across Louisiana were named state champions during a week of competition at the 71st Annual LSU AgCenter Livestock Show.

4-H and FFA members from across Louisiana participated in the 71st annual LSU AgCenter Livestock Show Feb. 11-18. The competitors qualified for the 2006 show by winning awards at parish and district livestock shows across Louisiana, and, in all, more than 3,000 young people came to Gonzales to compete with 5,300 animals.

Six exceptional Louisiana teen-agers were recognized Saturday (Feb. 18) for their knowledge, skills and communication abilities when they were named winners of the Gerry Lane Premier Exhibitor Awards at the 71st annual LSU AgCenter Livestock Show. Now in its ninth year, the premier exhibitor program recognizes 4-H and FFA members who may or may not have champion animals but who have a thorough understanding of animal science.

The LSU AgCenter honored a group of outstanding volunteer leaders and 4-H and FFA members Saturday (Feb. 18) for their work with youth livestock projects.

Hurricane Rita destroyed homes, schools and barns when it ripped through Cameron Parish last fall. It also bruised and battered the hopes of hundreds of 4-H’ers looking forward to showing livestock.