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Blog Posts

2023 DOIT Scholar Yu Tian standing at the Grand Canyon
In his own words: Yu Tian
As an ISPP Scholar, Yu Tian is appointed with the Illinois Department of Innovation...
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4G STEM Camp provides opportunities for youth to see STEM careers in action
Career exploration is a big part of the 4-H world. Sometimes...
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A colorful experiment with Halloween candy
Halloween is here and that means lots and lots of candy! We had many creative ways of getting rid of some of the excess candy in our house, but...
2022 Scholar Cohort
2022: A new year: Continued progress and promise
2021 came and went. At times, it felt like if you blinked, you have would miss it. At others, it seemed like time was standing still. Time was such a...
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Try these spooky STEM activities with your little goblins
I love Halloween! The costumes, the decorations, the candy, the jokes (Why did the ghost starch his sheet? He wanted everyone scared stiff.) – it’s...
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Create fireworks with STEM
On July 4, 1776, the Second Continental Congress declared the separation of the 13...
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Storybook Engineering Kits created to provide lessons and connections for youth at home
Combining classic children’s literature with engineering activities resulted in a unique learning combination for a unique situation. 4-H staff with...
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ISP Fellow Allison Wheeler: In her own words
Above photo: ISP Fellow Allison Wheeler in a soil pit taking VR photos for a STEAM digital curriculum. ISP Fellow Allison Wheeler is working with...

News Releases

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4-H hosts special club for youth into technology
YORKVILLE, Ill. – Do you know a teen or kid into computers and technology? Check out the 4-H Tech Explorers Club, a six-part special interest club that teaches STEM and "maker" principles with hands-on...
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4-H youth space dream becomes reality
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Dreams do come true, and for one Illinois 4-H youth, that day came March 14 as Krish Nangia of Naperville witnessed an experiment he helped create launched into space from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The dream started in 2022 as 4-H youth...

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