4-H Embryology - School House Chicks
This exciting and interactive project gives students the opportunity to gain hands-on life experience by hatching chicks in the classroom. This school enrichment program runs for 28 days, which includes one week of caring for and raising baby chicks in your classroom. Each classroom will receive one dozen fertile eggs, and use of an incubator, as well as all the supplies needed to have a successful hatch. This project can teach basic biology, STEM, and life science to students, as the young people eagerly look forward to their baby chicks arriving. Program offered during the Spring Semester (February - May)
Please contact Frederick County 4-H if you are interested in having chicks in your classroom.
Kids Growing with Grains
The Kids Growing with Grains program is supported through a grant by the Maryland Grain Producers and administered by faculty from the University of Maryland Extension and the Maryland Agricultural Experiment Station.
4th Grade - A day at the farm. Since 1994, the Kids Growing With Grains program has served 4th-grade students from across the county. For most of the audience, this is their first trip to a farm. During the all-day field trip, students visit four different "stations" to learn about grain production, animals, consumption, and nutritional benefits at a local farm.
STEM
Frederick County 4-H has partnered with Frederick County Public Schools, Frederick County Public Libraries, and the YMCA to offer STEM programming across the county.
Examples of our STEM programs include building bottle rockets, launching marshmallow catapults, and programming with Ozobots and Scratch.
If STEM interests you, Frederick County 4-H has a club focused on STEM and robotics. For more information about our Robo Rangers club, visit the Frederick County 4-H Club page.