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TENNESSEE 4-H IDEAS IN THIS ISSUE Location Change For 2007 State 4-H Sheep Conference UPCOMING EVENTS January 17
January 26-28
February 1
February 1
February 16
February 16-17
February 17
February 22-24
February 23-25
Tennessee 4-H Home Page: 4h.tennessee.edu Online version of Ideas: 4h.tennessee.edu/ideas06 Ideas index: 4h.tennessee.edu/ideas06/06-index.htm LOCATION CHANGE FOR 2007 STATE 4-H SHEEP CONFERENCE Due to a conflict with scheduling, State 4-H Sheep Conference has be moved from the Cumberland County Fairgrounds in Crossville to the Hyder-Burks Arena at Tennessee Tech in Cookeville. The date for the event is June 2. Please note this change on your calendars. Steve Sutton NASA LOOKING FOR FUTURE EXPLORERS FOR EDUCATIONAL CHALLENGE NASA is searching for the next generation of space explorers to participate in the fun, exciting and educational challenge of designing and building their own version of NASA's lunar rover or "moonbuggy" to compete in NASA's 14th Great Moonbuggy Race. This annual event will be held at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama, and is sponsored by the Northrop Grumman Corp of Los Angeles. The high school competition will be Friday, April 13, 2007, with the college competition scheduled for Saturday, April 14. College and high school students from across the country will put their knowledge to work in a real-world environment as they discover practical uses for science, technology, engineering and math in the unique competitive atmosphere of the race. Student teams are challenged to meet design criteria set by scientists and engineers at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, where the original lunar rover was designed and tested before it was driven by astronauts on the moon during the last three Apollo missions in the 1970s. The first Great Moonbuggy Race was run in 1994 to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Apollo 11 lunar landing. Teams will compete for the best time around a half-mile, simulated lunar course. The deadline for schools to register for the competition is February 1, 2007. For more information, including race rules, information on the course and photos from previous competitions, visit http://moonbuggy.msfc.nasa.gov. Daniel Sarver SULLIVAN COUNTY 4-H FLYING HIGH AT HOLSTON VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL What do "Demon Duck", "Purple Dirt" and "Group, Inc." have in common? They are some of the team names for the Hot Air Balloon Launch held November 22, 2006, at Holston Valley Middle School in Sullivan County. Sixteen teams of seventh grade students made tissue paper balloons for the launch. The students worked in teams of three or four to glue and tape sheets of tissue paper into eight strips that made up the nearly six foot tall balloons. The project was a joint effort of the Sullivan County 4-H and the Holston Valley Middle seventh grade teachers. According to Jess Lockhart, principal of Holston Valley Middle School, "It's a great team effort all the way around." The teachers were very enthusiastic about letting the students have some real hands-on experiences and learn some science and math in a fun informal way. Vickie Clark, Sullivan County 4-H Extension agent, saw it as a great way to teach some 4-H life-skills. "They are learning teamwork, achieving goals and problem solving - and they are having so much fun, they probably don't even realize they are learning it." Sullivan County 4-H has been working with Holston Valley Middle seventh grade teachers to promote 4-H in the middle school and to improve students’ math skills. Megan Hackler, seventh grade teacher and Sullivan County 4-H program assistant Deborah Doan attended a workshop this summer were they learned about making hot air balloons. Ms. Hackler thought this would be a great opportunity for her students to improve on their math skills, while having a little bit of fun, without knowing that they were working on math. 4-H needed a fun way to get students involved in the 4-H program. Ms. Doan, 4-H program assistant, thought the hot air balloons would be a great way to get students excited about 4-H, but at the same time they would be improving their problem solving skills, team building skills and time management. Turkey fryers with a piece of stove pipe to funnel the heat were used to fill the balloons with hot air. Each team got to hold their balloon over the heat until it filled up. When they let go, they timed how long their balloon was in the air and then measured the distance it flew. These points will be charted and graphed in their math classes. "We were amazed at how high some of the balloons went. We didn't really expect that!" said Ms Clark. "The first balloon went over 200 feet in the air and flew down the football field and over the school building. We had to estimate the distance at 600 feet since we couldn't run the tape measure over the building! The kids learned a lot even if their balloon didn't go very far. Sometimes things just don't work out the way we expect... and that’s a life lesson too." To view photos from the 4-H Hot Air Balloon Launch at Holston Valley Middle School, go to the following links.
For more information on this 4-H science, engineering and technology project, contact Vickie Clark, county Extension leader, in Sullivan County. Daniel Sarver TARGET SMART SHOOTING SPORTS STATE TRAINING COMING IN FEBRUARY The Tennessee 4-H Target SMART Shooting Sports state training will be held at W. P. Ridley 4-H Center in Columbia on February 16-17, 2007. Registration will be on Friday, February 16, from 5:00-5:30 p.m. The training will end on Saturday, February 17, at approximately 5:00 p.m. The pre-registration deadline is January 22, 2007. This training is for any Extension agent or volunteer who wishes to be an instructor, assistant instructor or group leader in the 4-H Target SMART Shooting Sports program. The training fee is $60.00 and must be submitted with the registration form by January 22, 2007. The registration form can be found at 4h.tennessee.edu/ideas06/attach/TargetSMARTtrainingregform.doc. The fee includes instruction, materials, all meals and lodging at W. P. Ridley 4-H Center. A F600-B: Adult Activity and Event Acceptance Form, must be brought to training. Each volunteer's F809: Adult Volunteer Leader Application should be on file in the county Extension office prior to participation. Participants should bring bed linens or sleeping bag, pillow, towels and other personal items. In addition, the Tennessee 4-H Target SMART Shooting Sports State Shoot will be April 20-22, 2007. Details will follow regarding entry rules and procedures. The National 4-H Shooting Sports Invitational will be held June 25-28, 2007, in Rapid City, South Dakota. Daniel Sarver THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK The only people with whom you should try to get even are those who have helped you.
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