Bay County 4-H Receives Science Grants for Three Bay County Schools
Jodi Wrzesinski and Jodi Schulz from the Bay County 4-H Youth Program received science grants for three local elementary schools. Washington, Hampton and MacGregor Elementary schools each received $350 to enhance their science education programs from Michigan State University Extension 4-H Youth Programs.
During the month of October, students at these elementary schools joined millions of young people across the nation and became scientists for the day during the fourth annual 4-H National Youth Science Day (NYSD).
Students designed and built wind turbine blades and tested them to see how much electricity they could generate. They worked together in teams to see how they could design a light weight fast moving blade. This was a great opportunity for them to team-up and design a plan. They worked like scientist to test their blades and make changes based on their results.
As part of 4-H NYSD, youth participated in Wired for Wind: the 2011 National Science Experiment, which demonstrated how young people can implement alternatives to traditional energy production and have a positive impact on their communities and ecosystems.
To combat a national shortage of young people pursuing science college majors and occupations, and to enhance the nation's contribution to the sciences, 4-H NYSD demonstrates that science, engineering, math and technology are fun and attainable options for college degrees and future careers. Currently, more than five million young people across the nation participate in 4-H science, engineering, technology and applied math year-long programming. Through the One Million New Scientists, One Million New Ideas campaign, 4-H is working toward a bold goal to engage one million new young people in science, engineering, technology and applied math programs by the year 2013.