UC 4-H Youth Development Program - 4-H Science, Engineering, and Technology




		"The University of California 4-H Youth Development Program Engages Youth in Reaching Their Fullest Potential while Advancing the Field of Youth Development."

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	California Department of Food and Agriculture http://www.cdfa.ca.gov/ The California Department of Food and Agriculture strives to support the tradition of innovation and agricultural diversity by working with private industry, academia and public sector agencies. These partnerships allow the department to adapt public policy to a rapidly changing industry – California agriculture.
	Coalition for Science After School http://www.scienceafterschool.org/ The Coalition for Science After School envisions the day when young people from all backgrounds have access to high quality science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) learning experiences during out of school hours.
	Coalition on the Public Understanding of Science http://www.copusproject.org/ The Coalition on the Public Understanding of Science (COPUS) is a grassroots effort whose goal is to engage sectors of the public in science to increase their understanding of the nature of science and its value to society. A key objective of COPUS is to create new forums for communication and to develop new opportunities for engaging the public with science.
	eXtension Communities of Practice: Youth SET for Life http://www.extension.org/pages/Youth_SET_for_Life_Information Youth SET for Life is a community of learners interested in science, engineering, and technology. This site is brought to you by a core team of members. University faculty, 4-H staff, and others will provide learning materials. Youth and adults will explore and learn together. Learners can also share their own experiences with each other. The site will help you explore many areas as it grows. Farming in the 21st Century is one. Water and Energy are two other areas. Coming later will be material on the Environment and Biotechnology. Geospatial Technology is coming too. Other topics will be Animals, Plants, Insects, Earth & Space, Robotics, and Rocketry. The topics are endless.
	FIRST™ http://www.usfirst.org/ FIRST designs accessible, innovative programs which build self-confidence, knowledge, and life skills while motivating young people to pursue opportunities in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). With assistance from 3,500 corporate sponsorships and 85,000 volunteers, FIRST organizes several competitions inspiring K-12 youth into STEM education and career exploration: FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) and FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) for high-school students, FIRST LEGO® League (FLL) for children 9-14 years old, and Junior FIRST LEGO® League (JFLL) for 6 to 9 year-olds. More Information (PDF)
	National 4-H Council http://www.fourhcouncil.edu/ National 4-H Council is the national, private sector non-profit partner of 4-H and the Cooperative Extension System. National 4-H Council focuses on fundraising; brand management; communications; legal and fiduciary support to national and state 4-H programs; and operation of the full-service National 4-H Youth Conference Center in Chevy Chase, Md., and the National 4-H Supply Service, the authorized agent for items bearing the 4-H Name and Emblem.
	National Association of Rocketry (NAR) http://www.nar.org/ The National Association of Rocketry (NAR) is the organized body of rocket hobbyists. Chartered NAR sections conduct launches, connect modelers and support all forms of sport rocketry. NAR was founded in 1957 to help young people learn about science and math through building and safely launching their own models. Together 4H clubs and NAR sections can hold sport, contest or TARC launches. They can have training and building sessions, or work on science fair and engineering challenges using rocketry. More Information (PDF)
	UC Davis Center for Biophotonics http://cbst.ucdavis.edu/education At the CBST education program, our overall guiding mission is to create the human resources and the knowledge base to fuel the future of biophotonics and related sciences.
	UC Davis John Muir Institute of the Environment http://johnmuir.ucdavis.edu/ The institute supports innovation and discovery aimed at solving real-world environmental problems. The institute’s faculty are committed to strengthening the scientific foundation for environmental decision making through collective entrepreneurship, a team-oriented approach that recognizes the complexities of environmental problems and the societal context in which they occur.
	UC Davis School of Education http://education.ucdavis.edu/who_we_are/index.html The School of Education at UC Davis is committed to working for the individual fulfillment of all learners through public education. As we grow, we remain true to the distinctive traditions of UC Davis with emphases on interdisciplinary collaboration, deep and sustained engagement with practitioners and community partners, and on work that fundamentally integrates research and practice.
	UC Davis Veterinary Medicine Extension http://www.vetmed.ucdavis.edu/vetext/home.html Veterinary Medicine Extension faculty members provide the vital link between School of Veterinary Medicine researchers and county farm advisors, practicing veterinarians, animal producers and consumers. Faculty specialists in Cooperative Extension provide teaching, research and service programs on disease prevention, production quality control, biotechnology, food safety and animal well-being.
	United States Department of Agriculture http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usdahome
	USDA Children, Youth, and Families at Risk (CYFAR) Program http://www.csrees.usda.gov/nea/family/cyfar/cyfar.html The CYFAR Program is based on research on effective programs for at-risk youth and families and on the human ecological principle of working across the lifespan in the context of the family and community. To assure that critical needs of children and families are met, CYFAR supports comprehensive, intensive, community-based programs developed with active citizen participation in all phases. CYFAR promotes building resiliency and protective factors in youth, families, and communities.
	USDA Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service (CSREES) http://www.csrees.usda.gov/ The Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service (CSREES) is an agency within the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), part of the executive branch of the Federal Government. Congress created CSREES through the 1994 Department Reorganization Act, by combining the USDA's Cooperative State Research Service (CSRS) and Extension Service (ES) into a single agency.

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