Lake County 4-H Youth Experience the Power of Geospatial Technologies on 4-H National Youth Science Day!

4-H leads the nation in generating youth interest in science education and careers.

For more than 100 years, 4-H has been at the forefront of teaching youth about science, engineering and technology. Created to combat a shortage of American young people pursuing science college majors and careers, 4-H Youth Science Day seeks to spark an early youth interest and leadership in science. On Monday, October 14, 2013 at the University of Illinois Extension / 100 South Highway 45- Grayslake, IL 60085– youth in Lake County 4-H will become scientists for the day participating in Youth Science Day.

This event seeks to spark an early youth interest in science and future science careers, and to reclaim the nation's position of leadership in scientific exploration.  Youth will participate in 4-H Maps & Apps: the 2013 National Science Experiment.

Designed by Colorado State University Extension, this year's experiment will demonstrate that by utilizing geographic information systems (GIS) and global positioning systems (GPS) youth can have a positive impact on their communities.

In Lake County, 4-H'ers will apply basic GIS principles and become geospatial thinkers as they design and map their ideal park, use GIS mapping to solve community problems and contribute data about their community to the United States Geological Survey.

To join the conversation on GIS and GPS, follow National 4-H Council (@4H) on Twitter or find
us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/4-H and use the hashtag #4HNYSD.

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About 4-H

4-H, the largest youth development organization, is a community of seven million young people around the world learning leadership, citizenship, and life skills. National 4-H Council is the private sector, non-profit partner of 4-H National Headquarters located at the National Institute for Food and Agriculture (NIFA) within USDA. In the U.S., 4-H programs are implemented by the 109 land grant universities and the Cooperative Extension System through their 3,100 local Extension offices across the country. Overseas, 4-H programs operate throughout more than 50 countries.

Learn more about 4-H in Lake County at http://web.extension.illinois.edu/lm

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