The following message came from a middle school teacher in Northern Illinois where Illinois 4-H has teamed with National 4-H Council to provide grant...
Middle school students bring creativity to life through 4-H robotics
Twenty-five teams of middle-school students from DuPage, Kane and Kendall counties displayed their technical, creative and teamwork skills during the...
The world comes alive through Will County 4-H robotics
The competition is only a small part of the real accomplishments which happen through Illinois 4-H robotics. A group of Will County 4-H participants...
To say 4-H at the Illinois State Fair was a success would be an understatement. Stir gently the 3,300+ exhibitors, a national media announcement with...
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Robotics team is strong contender on and off the field
DECATUR, Ill. — The FIRST Tech Challenge robotics season has been going strong, and Super SCREAM Bros will once again represent Macon County 4-H at the Illinois FTC Championship...
$5M USDA grant funds Illinois-led innovative cover cropping project
Urbana, Ill. — The U.S. Department of Agriculture recently announced that it is funding a new project led by the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign that will address major obstacles to adoption of cover crops in the United States.
Titled “iCOVER: Innovated Cover-crop Opportunity,...
McLean County 4-H Robotics Team Wins Regional Title and Qualifies for World Championship
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. – Robotics teaches more than just competition and University of Illinois Extension-McLean County 4-H youth are using their minds, ideas, and skills to take them beyond.
MetalCow Robotics is a local 4-H Robotics team which meets at Second Presbyterian Church in...
FIRST LEGO League 4-H robotics team receives highest award
DECATUR, Ill. — Building robust infrastructure and promoting inclusive and sustainable industrialization was the theme of this year’s FIRST LEGO League challenge. Macon County 4-H Scream’s FIRST LEGO League (FLL) robotics team accepted the challenge and...
Robotics team moves on to compete at world championship event in Texas
DECATUR, Ill. — It’s been a record-setting year for 4-H Scream’s FIRST(For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Tech Challenge Team, Super SCREAM Bros. Their performance at the Central-Southern Illinois Qualifier provided multiple...
