2010 Mullens Dogwood Festival Activity

On May 7, 2010, West Virginia State University Extension Service staff visited the Dogwood Festival in Mullens, WV. Our booth was visited by 203 youth. The youth made artificial snow by adding water to a superabsorbent polymer.

4-H SET is the 4-H program’s response to our nation’s concern for improving human capacity and workforce ability in the areas of science, engineering and technology (SET). It combines non-formal education process, hands-on, and inquiry-based learning in a youth development context to increase literacy and engage youth in improving their knowledge, skills and abilities in science, engineering and technology.
A 4-H SET experience is a program that is framed in science, engineering and technology concepts and based on national science education standards. 4-H SET experiences operate from a perspective that youth are partners and resources in their own development.
4-H SET combines the strengths of 4-H programming, non-formal experiential-based delivery modes with strong youth/adult partnerships to address content as defined by the National Education Science Standards and practice SET abilities in order to prepare our youth to compete in the 21st century workplace.
4-H works from a common framework of a hands-on approach to science, engineering and technology where learning opportunities help youth master life challenges, cultivate independence with guidance from caring adults, provide a sense of belonging within a positive group, and share a spirit of generosity toward others.