Programs offered through Brenda Welch, Youth Specialist.  Contact Brenda at (563) 583-6496 or by e-mail at bwelch@iastate.edu.

School Enrichment

Through a partnership with schools, Extension provides 6 hours of experiential subject content materials designed to meet national standards

• On My Own and OK:  Prepares 4th graders to be at home without adult supervision, addresses safety, first aid, and feelings. Parent materials included.
• Growing in the Garden:  Engages k-3rd graders in growing plants and learning about the environment.  This can be a school or summer program.  See also.
•  Elementary Engineering:  Bridges and Structures:  Working together 3-5th graders build a structure large enough to crawl through and evaluate their design. See also.
• Rockets Away!  The Science of Motion :  Activities for 4-6th graders explore motion, gravity and aerodynamics.  A pop bottle is launched as a final project.  Guides and materials included.  See also. 
• Robotix® Roving on Mars: Students in 6-12th grades learn about Mars, design explorations vehicles and collect and interpret data.  See also.
• Exploring the Universe:  The kit contains telescope, star finders and astronomy activities for all grades (k-12).  See also.

Special Programs

• Dig Those Dinosaurs: The mighty dinosaurs are explored by k-1st graders as paleontologists during this summer program.
•  Fizz, Bubble, Goo: Scientists in 2-3rd grades make bubbles, root beer and explore 'mystery compounds' found in the home.
• Babysitting Class:
• 4-H Fish Iowa:  Spend the day learning about rigging poles, knots, caring for the catch, safety, and basic ecology.