A growing body of research suggests that after-school/informal learning time (as opposed to classroom instruction) impacts a young person’s decisions relating to STEM-related careers … what an incredible privilege we have as 4-H professionals to expose young people to science!

Over 1,000 people have experienced our live Zoom into Science sessions, and many more have watched our recordings.  Participation is open to anyone who registers, so please share with 4-H members, families, schools, and other youth-serving organizations.  The attached graphics are designed for you to share on social media easily. 

Military staff can use these videos within their on-base clubs or include in your newsletters as an option for virtual learning.

Here are our next Zoom into Science sessions:

  • All About Fort Pulaski (February 11, 2021 at 4:00pm eastern): Join Frank Middleton with the National Park Service and learn all about the history and science of Fort Pulaski, a brick fort built in the 1800s on Cockspur Island to protect the port of Savannah.
  • All About Space (February 25, 2021 at 4:00pm eastern): Mr. Steven Smith, an educator who works at NASA’s Space Center Houston, will be sharing all about astronomy, space travel, upcoming NASA missions, and science-related career choices.
  • All About Insects and the Bacteria Inside Them (March 11, 2021 at 4:00pm eastern): Queen Mary University of London PhD student Raphaella Jackson will share her research – using computing coding skills to learn about the bacteria that live inside insects’ bodies.

We are pleased to share that all of our recorded sessions from 2020 are posted on our Zoom into Science Kaltura Channel (https://kaltura.uga.edu/channel/Georgia%2B4-H%2BZoom%2Binto%2BScience/172382871).  Special thanks to Jeffrey Burke for his video editing and Christian Albritton for captioning the videos.

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