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Curriculum and Resources to Help Educators Help Youth Discover the Fun of Science
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About 4-H

The 4-H Youth Development Program has been providing science education to school-aged youth since the early 1900s.

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4-H makes science FUN!

This site provides hands-on curriculum and resources that will be useful to science educators of all types...teachers, 4-H club leaders, museum & nature center directors, camp counselors, youth group leaders, etc.

The 4-H Youth Development Program has been providing science education to school-aged youth using a learn-by-doing approach since the early 1900s. It uniquely draws on its connection to Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey and the nationwide land-grant university system for unbiased research and science expertise.

Updated curriculum

The Science Discovery Series was updated in 2003 and is ready for you to order.

4-H and Schools Working Together in Science Education

To help NJ-based educators (whether in-school teachers, home-schooling parent-teachers, or others) meet learning objectives, effort has been made to connect Science Discovery Series educational activities with the NJ Core Curriculum Content Standards set by the NJ Department of Education. These standards may also be helpful for educators in other locations. Find out which content standards are met by each SDS unit.

Rutgers Cooperative Extension also has a helpful fact sheet that outlines resources available to schools and other educators, FS076, 4-H and Schools Working Together in Science Education (74 KB PDF file).

"You can't teach anyone anything.  You can only help them discover it for themselves." Galileo

This site is sponsored by the Department of 4-H Youth Development, Rutgers Cooperative Extension. Created by Keith G. Diem, Ph.D., Project Director, 1993-2004.

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