Burt 4-H School Enrichment

Hi! I'm Stacey Keys, your Extension 4-H Assistant here in Burt County! I come with a vast amount of curriculum and programs from my past experiences that I can offer but I’m always willing to listen first to your needs and the needs of your students. I specifically focus in the areas of College & Careers, STEM, and Leadership! But I have very eclectic interests!

Email: stacey.keys@unl.edu
Website: burt.unl.edu
Location: 111 N 13th St suite 6, Tekamah, NE, USA
Phone: 402-374-2929
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BurtNeExt

School Enrichment programs are a cooperative effort between schools, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, and Nebraska Extension, which complement the educational goals of all organizations. The materials used in 4-H are based on research and produced by specialists from the University of Nebraska, National 4-H, and various universities and organizations throughout the United States. The lessons use the Experiential Learning Model: Do, Reflect, and Apply to develop critical life skills.

4-H School Enrichment resources include teacher guides, student manuals, DVDs, teaching kits, and staff presentations. All lessons are FREE, unless otherwise designated!

If you have any specific topics or areas that you would like resources on please let's have a conversation! Especially in the areas of College & Career Readiness, STEM, Entrepreneurship, and Leadership.

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to call or email. We hope these programs will enhance your existing curriculum and you will take advantage of these programmatic opportunities. We look forward to working with you.

STE(A)M - Science, Technology, Engineering, (Art), Math

• Game Changers
  
• Discover Your Computer Code
• Motion Commotion
• Rockets to the Rescue
• Power of Wind
• Embryology

Personal Development & Leadership

• Ricochet - An Extreme 4-H Leadership Adventure *NEW*
• Health Rocks!
  
• Leadership Summit

College and Career Readiness & Financial Literacy

• Next Chapter
• Money Makes Cents
• Discover Your Future
• Dress to Impress
• Real World Money
  
• Credit Card Blues

4-H is the premier youth development program of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Originating in the early 1900’s as “four-square education,” the 4-H’s (head-heart-hands-health) seek to promote positive youth development, facilitate learning, and engage youth in the work of their community through the Extension Service to enhance the quality of life. For more than a hundred years, 4-H has been dedicated to creating research based learning opportunities for youth that broaden skill sand aspirations nurturing the full potential of youth.

Suggested grade levels: 4th-8th

Sessions: Three, 30-45 minute sessions

Game Changers is a collection of three activities that teaches kids computer science (CS) skills through game play, puzzles and animation all centered around topics they care passionately about. Developed by Google, 4-H, and West Virginia University Extension Service, it includes a computer-based activity on Google’s CS First platform and two unplugged activities that can be done all at once or individually.

Suggested grade levels: 2nd-12th

Sessions: Two-Three, 30-45 minute sessions

Depending on your grade level, we have a variety of computer and unplugged lessons to help develop and fully an understanding and working knowledge of the computer coding world that touches our everyday life. We hope to be able to build on instruction learned in previous lessons and explore lots of different avenues to help youth find their niche.

Suggested grade level: 6th-8th

Sessions: Two, 45-60 minute sessions

Kids who are captivated with the crash collisions and daredevil students of the Fast and Furious movies will have a chance to explore the science that makes it all possible. The Motion Commotion experiment is a two-part science activity that involves every day materials, including a toy car, modeling clay, ruler, calculator and cell phone. In the first phase, youth will construct a simulated runway to analyze the speed, momentum and kinetic energy of a car in motion, and will explore the science behind the cart’s collisions. In the second phase, they will lead an experiment that uses the same physics principles to demonstrate the consequences of distracted driving.

Suggested grade levels: 4th+

Sessions: Three, 30-45 minute sessions

Rockets to the Rescue is an engaging activity that gives young scientists an opportunity to let their imagination take flight and explore how aerospace engineering addresses real world problems, such as delivering food and supplies in emergency situations. Participants will apply lessons in science, math and physics to design and build an aerodynamic Food Transportation Device (FTD) that can deliver a payload to a desired target using different trajectories.

Suggested grade level: 5th—8th

Sessions: Two-Three, 45-60 minute sessions

Are you looking for something to spark engineering and science interest among middle school kids? The activities in The Power of the Wind curriculum involve young people in the engineering design process as they learn about the wind and its uses. Youth work with members of a team to design, create, build, and test a wind powered device.

The device must solve a problem and requires the designers to balance options and constraints. Participants are guided to make adjustments and retest until the vehicle or machine solves the original problem.

Suggested grade level: K+

Sessions: Three, 30-45 minute sessions

4-H Embryology teaches students about science and respect for life. Students hatch chicks in the classroom and witness the exciting miracle of life. Students take the responsibilities of caring for the fertilized eggs and then the chicks after they have hatched. Following each session, the hatched birds are given to local farmers.

Suggested grade levels: 7th-9th

Sessions: Three-Five, 45 minute sessions

A continuation of the principles learned through the Leadership Summit lessons, the next step for your students is Ricochet. Ricochet is an exciting youth leadership program designed for middle-school aged youth where youth will:

• Have fun with friends and make new friends
• Participate in interactive and educational activities
• Discover and develop their leadership skills in:
• Leadership Information
• Leadership Attitudes
• Communication Skills
• Decision-making Skills
• Stress Management
• Get actively involved in their community
• Grow as LEADERS!

Suggested grade level: 2nd—8th

Sessions: Each session is about 30-45 minutes. The program is designed to be taught in full but individual lessons can be utilized individually

Health Rocks! is a curricula for a healthy living program where youth participate in hands-on activities that educate them on the consequences of tobacco, alcohol, and drug use. The program aims to:

· Reduce youth smoking and tobacco use.

· Help youth build life skills that lead to healthy lifestyle choices with special emphasis on youth smoking and tobacco use prevention.

· Help youth understand influences and health consequences of tobacco, drug, and alcohol use to make healthy choices.

· Engage youth and adults in partnership to develop and implement community strategies that promote healthy lifestyle choices.

· Build positive, enduring relationships with youth involved as full partners through widely varying “communities of interest” to address youth risk behaviors.

Suggested grade levels: 5th-8th

Sessions: Three-Five, 45 minute sessions OR full day event

At a critical time when early middle school students choose to take the wrong “trail” in life, help prepare them to be tomorrow’s leaders and role models through Leadership Summit! Middle school youth will see the world from a new perspective and learn to be more effective leaders as well as team members after participating in this program. Leadership discovery and personality trait assessment sessions followed by engaging interactive leadership development activities will build knowledge of interpersonal and teamwork skills.

Suggested Grade Levels: 8th-12th

Sessions: Two-Four, 45 minute sessions

Next Chapter at Nebraska is a college- and career-readiness program delivered through the Nebraska 4-H program that helps students prepare for and succeed in college by providing the skills students need to reach their academic goals. Next Chapter is a signature program, primarily focused on college readiness. It was designed for youth in grades 9 through 12, but the curriculum can be adapted to start in 8th grade. The goal is youth complete a minimum of 4 lessons per chapter.

The Next Chapter program:

1. Chapter 1: SMART Goals, Discovering Careers, PSA & Elevator Speech, Service Learning
2. Chapter 2: Time Management, Study Skills, Procrastination & Motivation, Communication & Presentation
3. Chapter 3: Postsecondary Opportunities, Resume & Job Application, Interview Skills, Reading & Note Taking
4. Chapter 4: Personal Statements & College Applications, Money Management & Scholarships & Financial Aid, Professionalism, Connecting with Your Future

• Inspires youth to choose to continue their education and create a plan for after high school.
• Increases college access by providing post-secondary education options and knowledge.
• Develops college and career readiness skills.
• Teaches students about service learning and contributing to their community.
• Encourages students to explore careers and find careers they are passionate about.
• Builds important life skills, including social skills, stress management, self-discipline, self-motivation and responsibility.
• Supports students through all four years of their high school career.

Suggested Grade Levels: 4th-8th

Sessions: Two-Five, 45 minute sessions

Adapted from the 4-H curriculum "Reading Makes Cents," students take a deeper dive into their financial understanding and education. The lessons engage youth with stories, hands-on activities, and practical application. We have a three year rotation of lessons to keep students engaged year after year. Topics covered are: History of Money, Managing Money, Earning Money, Spending & Saving Money, Supply & Demand, Bartering, SMART goals, and Checks & Consumer Sense.

Suggested grade level: 5th-8th

Sessions: Three, 45-60 minute sessions

Youth will discover their personal College and Career interests and aspirations. They discover careers, learn the college lingo, and develop their own SMART college goals.

Suggested grade level: 11th-12th

Session: Two-Three, 30-45 minute session

The first impression you give someone is what you're wearing. Let's learn how to make the best impression you can on your future employer, along with some practical skills, like tying a tie!

Suggested Grade level: 5th-8th

Session: One, 4hr event OR Four, 45 min-1hr sessions

Cost: $5/student

This interactive financial management program is designed to help 7th grade and 8th students become better prepared to make financial decisions as young adults.

Schools should bring one adult for every ten students. Teachers/adults will work with students to develop financial skills and put them into practice throughout the day in a real world simulation.

The student will:

• Experience a real life simulation where they can express their views on financial resources and learn the impact of the views on future decisions.
• Explore careers and resources that are available.
• Be able to make wise credit choices.
• Gain a better understanding of family finances.
• Realize the limits of financial resources both within the family and as a young adult.
• Have fun learning together.

Suggested Grade level: 12th Grade

Session: 2-3 sessions, 30-45 minutes

Preventing the Credit Card Blues at 22 is a free program designed to provide high school seniors with valuable information to help them avoid credit card problems and pitfalls by choosing and using credit wisely. They are given every day situations in a safe environment to learn to make wise credit card decisions.

If you are interested in any of this programming or would like more information please contact me at Nebraska Extension in Burt County, 402-374-2929, Stacey Keys, Extension Assistant (stacey.keys@unl.edu).

The purpose of a 4-H school enrichment program is to:

· Encourage long-term involvement in 4-H for enhanced positive youth development.

· Enhance the relationship between 4-H and the school system (public or private).

· Provide non-formal education to complement formal education, leading to better educated youth.

· Enhance the subject matter area being studied.

· Foster and promote enthusiasm and support for participation in 4-H programs, events, and activities.

What does a quality experience look like?

· Delivered by 4-H staff, trained volunteers or teachers.

· A sequential and varied learning experience supporting the school curriculum.

· Youth are able to articulate that this is a 4-H sponsored project.

· An evaluation is completed by teachers and/or school participants.

Stacey Keys, Extension Assistant, stacey.keys@unl.edu

Email: stacey.keys@unl.edu
Website: burt.unl.edu
Location: 111 North 13th Street suite 6, Tekamah, NE, USA
Phone: 402-374-2929
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BurtNeExt