4-H Revolution of Responsibility Video

Bottle Blobs

Kanawha County Youth Participate in NYSD

On Oct. 6, youth in Kanawha County participated in the 2010 National Youth Science Day. This year’s experiment taught young people how increased amounts of carbon dioxide can affect aquatic animals, plants and other living organisms in lakes, streams, rivers and oceans. The experiment was conducted by 336 youth. Special thanks to Mary Ingles, Richmond, and Ruthlawn elementary schools and the Charleston Town Center Mall.

Atomic Worms

Youth at The Bob Burdette Center's Calvary Site recently mixed up a batch of Atomic Worms. Atomic Worms introduce youth to the chemistry behind polymers. "Worm Goo" is a long chain of molecules called a polymer. When the "Worm Goo" comes in contact with the "Activator", the goo immediately changes from a liquid to a solid! That’s because the "Activator" acts a cross-linking solution that links the long strands of polymers in the goo together.

4-H NYSD Map

View the 2010 4-H National Youth Science Day Event Map at
www.4-h.org/NYSD/event-map.php

As 4-H National Youth Science Day draws near, here are some water conservation facts to ponder:

On average, an American uses 9 gallons of water per minute when they shower.

A family of 8 uses 42,000 gallons of water to grow and prepare the food for a typical Thanksgiving dinner. This is enough to fill a 30 by 50 foot swi...mming pool!

And combined the U.S. uses 700,000,00,000 (700 billion) gallons of water each day.

Upward Bound Students Learn Forensics

On July 6, 2010, Upward Bound students at West Virginia State University participated in forensic science activities. The students learned fingerprint analysis and handwriting analysis.

The activities were conducted by 14 students.