Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics

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STEAM Activities Videos
4-H staff walk kids through hands-on activities that involve STEAM knowledge, such as clouds, acids & bases, and binary code.
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Meet a STEAM Professional Video Series
Enjoy recordings of the Meet a STEAM Professional series that was held July 2020. Professionals included anatomoy and medicine, insects, arts, animals, music, and engineering.

4-H STEM Career Exploration Camp

4-H STEM Career Exploration Camp (formerly known as 4G STEM Camp) introduces youth entering sixth, seventh, and eighth grade to careers in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math). The camp includes hands-on activities, lab experiments, and field trips to area businesses offering STEM-related careers. 

2024 STEM Camp Highlights:

  • Dates: June 24-28 , 2023, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
  • Registration fee $200
  • go.illinois.edu/STEMCamp
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4-H STEM Career Exploration Camp - Teacher Track

We are accepting up to four area teachers for participation in this week-long camp. Teachers would be involved in group facilitation during the camp and would also be asked to reflect on the experience and how he or she could use similar type programming to enhance their classroom experiences. 
If selected, teachers would be asked to attend an orientation session, the week-long camp (which includes a workshop session with Bradley faculty), along with two follow-up sessions after the camp experience as they are implementing something they learned from the opportunity.
  • Orientation call:  early June
  • 4H STEM Career Exploration Camp: June 24-28, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
  • Post-event call: mid-August
  • Implementation of a project – fall 2024
  • Project update- spring 2025
In addition to 40 hours of continuing education credits, teachers will be paid a stipend for their participation in the camp.
Application Deadline: May 10
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