• Catch Me If You Can

    Published on May 4, 2023
    A predator is an organism that catches and eats other animals. Prey is the animal the predator feeds upon. Hundreds of different predator-prey relationships occur in nature.

  • Why Do Some Birds Migrate?

    Published on May 4, 2023
    Migration is a pattern of behavior in which animals travel from one habitat to find food, water, shelter, or space.

  • What Do You See?

    Published on May 4, 2023
    Learning to observe is an essential skill for fully exploring and experiencing the wonders of our world.

  • Building Science Literacy & Future STEM Professionals

    Published on January 19, 2023
    To help create a future workforce excited about STEM careers and armed with important STEM skills, MSU Extension has made science education a key focus of its 4-H Youth Development programming.

  • Michigan 4-H Member's Personal Portfolio (4H1192)

    Published on November 9, 2022
    The Michigan 4-H Member's Personal Portfolio is designed to help 4-H members keep track of all of the things they have done and learned in 4-H over the course of their 4-H careers.

  • Teaching Science When You Don’t Know Diddly-Squat: What thread is the strongest?

    Published on September 1, 2022
    Teaching Science When You Don’t Know Diddly-Squat gives guidelines for teaching inquiry-based science and includes eleven activities.

  • Heads In, Hearts In: Marble Maze

    Published on June 20, 2022
    In this activity, you will build a maze that a marble can go through from beginning to end while navigating a variety of obstacles.

  • Heads In, Hearts In: Building Like a Beaver

    Published on June 20, 2022
    In this activity, you will practice using the engineering process to build a model of a dam. The goal of this activity is to build a dam that prevents water from flowing freely and creates a pool or pond.

  • Heads In, Hearts In: Marshmallow High-Rise

    Published on June 20, 2022
    In this activity, you will build a model of a high-rise building out of marshmallows. The goal of this activity is to build the tallest tower you can build that will stay standing on its own.

  • Heads In, Hearts In: Humming Harmonica

    Published on June 20, 2022
    In this activity, you will build two harmonicas and practice using the engineering process to create harmonicas that make different sounds.