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Impact Report

For plan Youth Development (Otero County)
Date May 4, 2009, 7:29 pm
For Objective Short-term Show short-term objectives
Impact Report On April 24th and May 1st, 2009 the 4-H Agent visited Tularosa Public Schools and was a presenter at their annual Career Fairs. The first day the presentation was on, “Careers in Agriculture.” 45 students and seven teachers attended the sessions and gained knowledge on the opportunities for youth in 4-H, importance of education for career preparation, different careers in the field of agriculture, consumer science and environmental sciences and the importance of science in these youth lives. The presentation on May 1st was given to 158 students and 10 teachers and these audiences gained information in the area of Entomology. Students were asked to become scientists and think about the insects and spiders around them. They also gained information in the areas such as parts of an insect compared to a spider, environments where bugs live, ways that insects eat their food and critical thinking skills in how insects move. These youth and teachers also learned about the careers in Entomology. One youth remarked, “I learned so much about insects and the bugs around me. I had a lot of fun learning new things about spiders. I would love to work with insects when I get older.” A teacher commented, “Your presentation really reinforced many of the science life skills we had addressed with our butterfly unit this spring. The kids will remember these skills more because of your presentation.”