4-H December 2016

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December 2016

Inside this issue: Kids Vote & Robotic Club

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Club Updates

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4-H Contests

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Happy Holidays

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Upcoming Workshops

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Last Stop Holiday Shop

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Healthy Choices

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Spotlight of the Month UK’s “Physics Zoo” Highlights In-School Programs

County Extension Agents for 4-H Youth Development Danielle Hagler danielle.hagler@uky.edu

Luke Fries luke.fries@uky.edu

317 South Third Street Bardstown, KY 40004 502-348-9204 502-348-9270 fax

The University of Kentucky Physics Petting Zoo is a hands-on classroom tool. It consists of 24 stations, each presenting a hands-on physics activity. These are simple and yet instructive, so

safe for students to handle and experiment with. In November and December, 4H Agents in Nelson County made visits to several schools including Bardstown Elementary School, Foster

light” and some of Newton’s Laws of Physics. Youth really enjoyed the spectrometer (pictured), which gave them an opportunity to look at “white light” and see just

that all age groups enjoy interacting with them and learn from them. All components of the Zoo are

Heights, New Haven School and Bloomfield Elementary and Middle Schools, to share knowledge about “white

how many colors it was made of. Agents look forward to seeing students again after the Holidays!


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