4-H STEM Club engineers share at Project Showcase

It was standing room only at the 4-H Project Showcase Tuesday, Feb. 22 for the 4-H After School STEM Club at Keota Elementary.

Every Tuesday in February, sixteen 4th-6th graders became engineers as they built their own recycled race cars and tracks. Instructors used an Engineering is Elementary kit from Washington County Extension to let students learn and grow in the topics of green engineering in combination with challenges with wheels, axels, friction, weight and more – all the necessities of building a race car!

Washington County Extension & 4-H, Keota Elementary and Keota Elementary Boosters partner to offer this additional and fun way for Keota youth to interact with science more in a hands-on setting while making new friends and connecting with caring adults in the community. This month’s afterschool club was led by Rachel Klein and Madison Briggs.

Please contact the Washington County Extension Office, 319-653-4811 or amygreen@iastate.edu, for registration form or with any questions about this STEM Club or how to get involved with other youth science activities.