4-H Projects

The project is a teaching tool that can be used to develop many desirable traits in addition to the more evident project skills.

Project work is a means to an end, not the end itself. The development of the individual is the most important part

Projects are real life experiences that help 4-H'ers learn to make sound decisions. Projects put the hands and mind to work.

Create a sense of ownership

Give a feeling of achievement

Strengthen family and community ties

Provide members the opportunity to:

• learn project skills
• develop and understand project knowledge
• develop good attitudes
• assume responsibility
• provide healthful competition
• make meaningful decisions

Provide leisure time activities

Explore career opportunities and thus the need for continued education. All projects are, in a sense, career explorative–giving each member a taste of the work and responsibilities involved.

Project work is conducted through various delivery methods:

• project meetings at club, county, or state events
• demonstrations and talks at club meetings, county contests, or state contests
• tours
• family activities or work at home
• exhibiting at the county or state fair
• recordkeeping
• workshops or camps

Beef

• Bucket Calf ^D
• Breeding Beef ^D
• Feeder Calf ^D
• Market Beef ^D

Companion Animal

• Cat ^D
• Dog ^D
• Other Pet or Small Animal ^D

Dairy Cattle

• Dairy Cattle ^D

Goat

• Breeding Meat Goat ^D
• Dairy Goat ^D
• Meat Goat ^D
• Pygmy Goat ^D

Horse

• Horse ^D

Poultry

• Poultry ^D

Rabbit

• Rabbit ^D

Sheep

• Breeding Sheep ^D
• Market Sheep ^D

Swine

• Breeding Swine ^D
• Market Swine ^D

Veterinary Science

• Veterinary Science ^A/B
• The Normal Animal ^A
• Animal Disease ^B/C
• Animal Health & Its Relationship to Our World ^C

Communications

• Communications Module 1 ^A
• Communications Module 2 ^B
• Communications Module 3 ^C

Digital Video

• Digital Video Pro ^D

Photography

• Photography Basics ^A
• Next Level Photography ^B
• Mastering Photography ^C

Presentations

• Posters ^D
• Presentations ^D

Theatre

• Theatre Arts 1 ^A
• Theatre Arts 2 ^B
• Theatre Arts 3 ^C

Visual Arts

• Portfolio Pathways ^B/C
• Sketchbook Crossroads ^B/C

Clothing

• STEAM Clothing: Beyond the Needle ^D
• STEAM Clothing 1: Fundamentals ^A
• STEAM Clothing 2: Simply Sewing ^A/B
• STEAM Clothing 3: A Stitch Further ^B/C

Consumer Management

• Shopping in Style ^D
• My Financial Futures ^A/B
• My Financial Futures ^B/C

Crocheting

• Crocheting ^D

Heritage

• Heritage ^D

Home Environment

• Design My Place ^A/B
• Design Decisions ^B/C
• Preserving Heirlooms ^B/C

Human Development

• I Have What It Takes to be Your Babysitter ^D
• Kids on the Grow 1 ^A
• Kids on the Grow 2 ^B
• Kids on the Grow 3 ^C

Knitting

• Knitting ^D

Quilting

• Quilt Quest ^D

Conservation

• Outdoor Skills ^D
• 4-H Geology ^D
• Environment 1 ^A
• Environment 2 ^B
• Environment 3 ^C
• Outdoor 1: Hiking Trails ^A
• Outdoor 2: Camping Adventures ^B 
• Outdoor 3: Backpacking Expeditions ^C

Entomology

• Insectigator ^D
• Entomology 1 ^A
• Entomology 2 ^B
• Entomology 3 ^C

Forestry

• Tree Identification ^D

Shooting Sports

• 22 Rifle ^D
• Air Pistol ^D
• Air Rifle ^D
• Archery ^D
• BB Gun ^D
• Hunting Skills ^D
• Muzzleloader ^D
• Shotgun ^D
• Smallbore Pistol ^D

Wildlife

• Amphibians ^D
• Bird Behavior ^D
• Taxidermy ^D
• Wildlife Habitat Evaluation ^D
• Fishing for Adventures 1 ^A
• Fishing for Adventures 2 ^B
• Fishing for Adventures 3 ^C
• Wildlife Conservation 1 ^A
• Wildlife Conservation 2 ^B
• Wildlife Conservation 3 ^C

Cycling

• Bicycle Adventures 1 ^A
• Bicycle Adventures 2 ^B
• Bicycle Adventures 3 ^C

Food & Nutrition

• Cooking 101 ^A
• Cooking 201 ^B
• Cooking 301 ^B
• Cooking 401 ^C

Food Preservation

• Unit 1 Freezing Project Manual ^D
• Unit 2 Drying Project Manual ^D
• Unit 3 Boiling Water Canning Project Manual ^D
• Unit 4 Pressure Canning Project Manual ^D

Physical Fitness

• YOUth in Motion ^D

Safety

• Fire Safety ^A
• Safety ^A/B
• All-Terrain Vehicles ^B/C
• Tractor Safety ^B/C

Citizenship

• Public Adventures ^D
• Seeing i2i ^D

Entrepreneurship

• Discover the E-Scene ^B/C
• The Case of ME ^B/C
• Your Business Inspection ^B/C
• Blueprint ^C

Leadership

• Serving as Junior Leader ^D
• Step Up to Leadership 1 ^A
• Step Up to Leadership 2 ^B/C
  
• Step Up to Leadership 3 ^C

Agronomy

• Field Crops 1 ^A
• Field Crops 2 B
• Field Crops 3 ^C
• Special Agronomy Project ^D New

Horticulture

• Annual Flowers ^D
• Everyone a Gardener ^D
• Gardening A ^A
• Gardening B ^B
• Gardening C ^B
• Gardening D ^C
• Houseplants ^D
• Special Gardening Project ^D
• The World of Flowers ^D

Range

• Weed Science ^D
• Reading the Range ^B
• Using Nebraska Range ^C

Aerospace

• Aerospace 2 ^A
• Aerospace 3 ^B
• Aerospace 4 ^C

Computers

• Computer Mysteries 1 ^A
• Computer Mysteries 2 ^B
• Computer Mysteries 3 ^C

Electricity

• Electric Excitement 1 ^A
• Electric Excitement 2 ^A/B
• Electric Excitement 3 ^B
• Electric Excitement 4 ^C

Gear-Tech-21

• Gear-Tech-21 Year 1 ^B
• Gear-Tech-21 Year 2 ^B

Geospatial

• Geospatial ^D

Physics

• 4-Wheelin' Physics Fun ^A
• The Power of Wind ^B

Robotics

• Robotics Platforms ^D
• Virtual Robotics ^D
• Junk Drawer Robotics 1 ^A
• Junk Drawer Robotics 2 ^B
• Junk Drawer Robotics 3 ^C

Welding

• Arc Welding ^D

Woodworking

• Woodworking Wonders 1 ^A
• Woodworking Wonders 2 ^A
• Woodworking Wonders 3 ^B
• Woodworking Wonders 4 ^C