Cooking Up Confidence: Science With Your Snacks!

This virtual event, put together by the North Carolina Science Festival & NC State University 4-H program is for families with youth ages 8+. 

Orange dust. Melting coconuts. Explosions. Cupcake holders full of soil.

Strange things indeed are happening in Cloverville.

Sink your teeth into STEM by solving a series of food-related mini-mysteries in this family-focused, hands-on virtual event sponsored by North Carolina 4-H.

Participants will experience the 4-H Healthy Habits program by peeking into the science behind food and bonding together as a family. Families will learn about food safety, food chemistry, and where food comes from. In this program, you will follow a mystery to find clues that unlock new challenges.

On April 13th (from 6-8:30 pm), you will meet with the other Snack Science Sleuths online using Zoom to learn how to play the game and solve the first challenge. Over the next week, your family will complete a series of self-paced investigations using everyday household items and materials posted on a super secret event website. Finally, you will help solve the final challenge with your fellow Snack Science Sleuths at a closing celebration over Zoom on April 20th (from 6-8:30 pm).

Registration Information:

Registration is $5.00 per youth. One Snack Science Sleuth kit will be mailed to each family that registers for this event. Each kit will include one copy of Cooking Up Confidence, a 4-H cookbook, and educational supplies to use during our live Zoom meetings.

Snack Science Sleuth Challenges will require some additional materials that can easily be found around your home. A list with more details will be sent the week before the event begins.

IMPORTANT: If you register for this event by Monday, March 22nd, we guarantee that your kits will arrive prior to this event. For registrations placed after this date, it is not guaranteed that your kits will arrive in time for the live event. However, recordings of this event will be available for you to follow along with your kits at your own pace.

If you are registering as a parent or guardian, please submit one registration per child. Race & Ethnicity data is collected for state and federal reporting procedures.  You can register and pay at this link:  https://www.eventbrite.com/e/cooking-up-confidence-science-with-your-snacks-tickets-141868310937

Gentle Reminder and Update

 

4-H County Activity Day videos are due to Wendy Maynor (wrmaynor@ncsu.edu) or Shea Ann DeJarnette (sadejarn@ncsu.edu) by 1 pm on Saturday, March 13.  

Due to unforeseen circumstances the outdoor cooking portion of 4-H CAD is postponed until later this spring.  We will keep you updated on the rescheduled date.

Turtle Trash Collectors

 

Join the Turtle Trash Collectors and New Hanover County 4-H Friday, March 12th at 12:00 p.m. for a fun virtual program where you will:

• Virtually participate in a simulated sea turtle necropsy (animal dissection)
• Learn how trash can get to the ocean
• See how trash in the ocean can impact sea turtles
• AND learn how we can all help stop marine debris!
Register in advance for this meeting: Friday, March 12th at 12:00 p.m. 
(All ages are welcome! Younger audiences should attend with an adult if possible.)  

Learn how you can participate in the Turtle Trash Collectors and Plastic Ocean project Marine Debris Art Contest following the program!

Questions: Contact J. Scott Enroughty, New Hanover County 4-H Agent.

4-H Top 4 for the week of March 8, 2021

 We are so excited for our first big county events both this week.  

-Volunteers who registered for the 4 County 4-H Volunteer Revolution Training, that will be tonight and you should receive an email through Eventbrite with the zoom link on it.  We will see you at 6:30 pm.  For more information please contact Shea Ann DeJarnette at sadejarn@ncsu.edu.

-4-H Embryology starts on Tuesday in more than 30 second and third grade classrooms in Robeson County.  If you would like to follow along check out our daily facebook posts and we will have some other ways for you to check on the eggs as they get ready to hatch.

-Thursday, March 12 is the deadline to sign up for the Art Hub 4-H Club in 4-H Online.  We have also put a link on the programs section of our app to register for the first meeting.  This is a SPIN Club that will meet virtually for six meetings.  Youth will get an art kits to use as part of the meetings that will need to be picked up prior to the first meeting.  Youth will learn the basic principals of art and create their own projects as well as work with a local artist, and get to post their art on an art app that we will use as part of the club.  This is going to be a fun interactive club that will just meet six times (once a week) in the afternoon's starting at 5:30pm.

-March 13 at 1 pm is 4-H County Activity Day.  Public Speaking and Presentations will be virtual with participants sending their videos in by 1 pm that day.  Outdoor cooking will take place outside, socially distanced, following all COVID protocols.  Registered participants should have received an email this afternoon.  If you have any questions please contact Wendy Maynor at wrmaynor@ncsu.edu

That is all for today.  Please check out our 4-H app with all the latest information and registration links for programs.  Also please make sure you have registered in 4-H Online (https://v2.4honline.com/) and have an active profile.

Have a great week!

Wendy, Christy, and Shea Ann

United Way Blood Drive March 9

Come and donate blood Tuesday, March 9th, 3:00 pm to 7:00 pm at Lumber River United Way!!! We will be providing a $20 VISA gift card to ALL successful donors!!!   Each donor can save up to 3 lives!!!   308 E 5th St Lumberton, NC 28359   Go to www.thebloodconnection.org   OR   Click on the link below to make an appointment now!   https://donate.thebloodconnection.org/donor/schedules  Complete your "eXpress" pass THE DAY OF your donation after 1 am, and bring your QR code to us to speed up the process!! https://thebloodconnection.org/instructions-2/   See you there!!! [Lumber River United Way] | [910-739-4249] | [tjohnson@unitedwayrobeson.org] | [www.lumberriveruw.org] DONATE Connect with us  ‌  ‌  ‌

Community Engagement Opportunity

 Below is a collaboration with MarineQuest Trash Collectors program and New Hanover County 4-H! they are opening this opportunity up for 4-H members across the state. Here is a great way to show your creativity in turning debris into ART!

Turtle Trash Collectors and Plastic Ocean Project are teaming up to host a marine debris upycling art contest for all ages – and we want YOU to participate!

 

Upcycling is taking something that you no longer have use for and turning it into something useful rather than throwing it away. One way to upcycle is to create art, and that is your challenge for this contest! To participate, you can create any type of art you want to (sculpture, painting, collage, etc.), but it must include a turtle and trash collected from your community. All ages and geographic locations are welcome. Submissions will be grouped by age (Elementary and younger, Middle, and High School and older).

 

Marine debris, or trash in the ocean, has major impacts on all kinds of marine life. It entangles animals and can be ingested, causing blocks in the digestive system. Marine debris starts out as trash on land, and by picking up litter in our area we can keep the sea free of debris! To learn more about how marine debris impacts sea turtles, please join the Turtle Trash Collectors for a virtual program. Upcoming public program dates are available on our website.

 

Please see the attached flyer for more information on the art contest, or follow these steps to participate:

 

Step 1: Sign up to let us know you want to participate by clicking here. You can also sign up to earn your Turtle Trash Collectors badges during your cleanup here if you want to.

 

Step 2: Collect trash in your neighborhood, park, or local beach. Collect data using the Marine Debris Tracker App or the Ocean Conservancy Datasheet, and request your Turtle Trash Collectors digital badges.

 

Step 3: Sort and clean your trash with soap and water. Spraying it down with vinegar will also help to sanitize your trash before you make your art.

Step 4: Get creative! You can create a sculpture, collage, or anything you can think of with your trash. Make sure you incorporate a turtle and debris into your design somewhere. You can use other items you collected and items around your house, but try to avoid buying new items for this project.

 

Step 5: Submit a picture and description of your artwork by April 15th here. Pictures and descriptions will be posted on Facebook for the public to vote for winners during Earth Week. Prizes will be mailed to the participants whose art has the most “likes” in each age category.

 

Please reach out to us with any questions at SirakSchaefferL@uncw.edu or 910-833-0867.

4-H County Activity Day

 Just a reminder that the deadline to register for County Activity Day is March 5.  You can register on the app under programs or by clicking this link: https://forms.gle/2U5UKFKYcdLRHfWA7 

This year's presentations and public speaking will be held virtually.  Outdoor cooking will be held in person following all COVID Guidelines and participants will have to go through our Face to Face training (held virtually) prior to participating.  You can register for the 4-H Family F2F Training here.

Please note all participants must have an active 4-H Online (https://v2.4honline.com/) profile to take part in this competition.

-All videos will be due to the 4-H Staff by 1pm on Saturday, March 13.  

-Videos will be shared with judges and scores will be announced later that week.  

-Participants with video are required to follow the same guidelines as for face to face presentations. 

-If you would like to utilize a zoom session to record your video (especially recommended for those using PowerPoint with their presentations)  please schedule that with the 4-H staff prior to the deadline.  Be advised they will not be able to do zooms the day of the deadline.

-All outdoor cooking participants will have areas that are six feet apart and will be required to supply their own tools to compete.

-Please note participants will need to pass a temperature check prior to setting up, and will be expected to wear a mask throughout competition.

-Participants should report to the office on March 13 prior to 1 pm to set up and be ready to light their grills at 1 pm.  Judges will be in place and we will be able to announce placings for the section of the day at the end of the event.

If you have any questions please contact Wendy Maynor or Shea Ann DeJarnette at (910) 671-3276 or wrmaynor@ncsu.edu or sadejarn@ncsu.edu