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4-H Youth Development

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GEAR-Tech-21

GEAR-Tech-21 participants build a robot at the Eastern Nebraska 4-H Center near Gretna, NE.

State Program Contact

Bradley (Brad) Barker
Science and Technology Specialist
bbarker1@unl.edu
(402) 472-9008
4-H Youth Development, 114 AGH,
Lincoln, NE 68583-0700

 

GEAR-Tech-21

GEAR-Tech-21 (Geospatial and Robotics Technologies for the 21st Century) teaches robotics, GPS, and GIS technologies through building and programming a robot, navigation, and mapmaking activities.

We help you with step-by-step guides and resources. It’s real learning with real adventures! Your club can even compete in virtual competitions with teams located across the country.

GEAR-Tech-21 is based on the Nebraska Robotics and GPS/GIS in 4-H: Workforce Skills for the 21st Century program and is funded by the National Science Foundation.

The program includes:

  • Innovative curriculum and educator’s guide for 300 instruction hours set over a two-year period.
  • Summer camps with camp-in-a-box organizational resources, coordinated by Nebraska 4-H and local programs across the country. Camp programs are available for beginner and advanced levels.
  • Annual national 4-H robotics virtual competitions.

GEAR-Tech-21 is current in its second National Science Foundation grant to “scale up” the project, and increase participation to be nationwide.

 

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