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▪Iowa Students Showcase Innovation and Excellence at the International Science and Engineering Fair ▪ Fifteen Iowa youth scientists and engineers have returned from the prestigious International Science and Engineering Fair held May 11-17 in Los Angeles. This annual event, the world's largest international pre-college science competition, brought together over 1,700 high school students from more than 65 countries to present their groundbreaking research and innovations. 🍀 🌍 🔬 Iowa projects covered a wide array of disciplines, including environmental science, plant science, translational medicine, cellular and molecular biology, and biomedical engineering, showcasing the depth and diversity of scientific inquiry within the state. Read more to learn how Iowa youth placed ➡ https://lnkd.in/grjKfHZy

▪️Educators Prepare for Iowa 4-H NASA Astro Camps▪️ 25 Iowa educators are ready to guide Iowa youth on a journey that could lead to the moon, the stars and beyond. 🌙⭐️ Youth will participate in Astro Camp events across the state this summer and fall. Astro Camp allows youth to get involved in and experience science, technology, engineering and mathematics, also known as STEM. Astro Camp aims to inspire future astronauts and engineers as they learn about space with unique NASA activities. 🍀🚀 Learn more ➡ https://lnkd.in/gnWj5v94

The Wapello County 4-H Career Pathways Academy students enjoyed visiting Vermeer Corporation last Friday. Thank you for having us!

Although they knew they couldn’t solve the world’s energy problems, Louisa County 4-H FIRST LEGO League club youth at Wapello Elementary School wanted to make a difference in their community. So, they took on a local energy challenge: Could installing solar panels help their school use less coal-generated electricity and save money? 🤔 🍀 The answer is... YES! $1.46 million in projected lifetime savings. 🤩 🤯 💰 Read more about this incredible impact story ➡ https://lnkd.in/gUKDk2WS National 4-H Council Iowa State University Iowa State University Extension and Outreach

Iowa State Extension and Outreach 2023 Impact Report is out! Check out this brief report that shares stories about how ISU Extension and Outreach is making a difference in Iowa. 🍀 Click here for the full article ➡ https://lnkd.in/gtenX_Ae

Adair County 4-H member, Taylor Ommen, is bringing her STEM research to a national stage! 🍀 🤩 🔬 Taylor's research is around decomposition rates of soil. This research is important for many reasons, but for Ommen, she said it's because she can help farmers and the people of Iowa, understand what additives increase the nutritional value of the soil, which in turn, can yield better and stronger crops. 👏 🌱 Read more ➡ https://lnkd.in/g4_kGqAD

Thank you to all that visited our table at the Iowa State University Day at the Capitol! We appreciate all of the legislators and industry reps that stopped by to learn more about Iowa 4-H and the NASA Iowa Space Grant Consortium housed at ISU. Thank you also to President Wintersteen for all of her support! Iowa 4-H Youth Development | Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Pete Evans Hailey Waller Abby Boysen

In recent news... ⭐ Taylor Ommen, a 4-H member from Adair County, has been named a National STEM Champion in the category of Environmental Stewardship through the National STEM Challenge. 🏆 🍀 Taylor will showcase her outstanding STEM research project at the National STEM Festival in Washington D.C. from April 11-13, engaging with some of our nation's most influential leaders. Congratulations to Taylor for this incredible achievement! 🎉

❗We want to hear from you! ❗ Iowa 4-H has been awarded a multi-year National Institute of Food and Agriculture “Youth Innovators Empowering Agriculture across America” grant. This project entails assessing career pathway awareness and identifying ways to increase youth knowledge of careers in agriculture by having industry employers complete an online survey. Iowa 4-H is seeking employers from across the state working in broad-based agriculture to complete the survey. 💻 📊 Please complete this 10 minute survey if you are in the Ag industry ➡ https://lnkd.in/gceztcJh We greatly appreciate your response! 👏 🍀 Read more about the project: https://lnkd.in/gqgW4G2i

Read Across Iowa is coming up! Can't wait to see us all with our favorite books. Thank you IOWA AGRICULTURE LITERACY FOUNDATION for being such a fabulous partner for this! #literacy #STEM #agriculture Cathryn Carney Constance Beecher Iowa 4-H Youth Development | Iowa State University Extension and Outreach https://lnkd.in/g-Ddu6_j