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Louisiana 4-H offers members the opportunity to participate in robotic programs through out the year. Working with robotics promotes essential workplace skills in youth ages 9-18. Members explore teamwork, collaboration and leadership while learning to appreciate science and technology.
This nationwide effort teaches analytical, logical and critical thinking while engaging young people in fun activities. The goal is to cultivate a new crop of astronomers, biologists, physicists, engineers and other scientists.
Robotic Workshops and Activities
L.O.S.T Camp
Campers choosing the robotics track will experience the opportunity to build an autonomous Lego Mindstorms NXT robot and program the robot. Campers will work in teams to solve missions based on the yearly First Lego League (FLL) Challenge. The FLL Challenge presents youth with real-world issues and challenges them to come up with solutions.
4-H University
Participants of the Clover College Robotics program will learn robotic engineering principles while enjoying a fun, creative, hands-on learning experience. Youth will build a SumoBot, tour a robotics engineering facility and end the day with SumoBot competition.
Parish Workshops
Louisiana 4-H provides LEGO Mindstorms NXT robotic kits that parishes can check out for local programs. If you are interested in starting a local 4-H robotics club, please contact your local parish agent.
4-H robotics club members develop valuable skills in:
- Engineering
- Computer Programming
- Science
- Technology
- Communication
- Teamwork
- Cooperation
- Decision Making
In addition to life skills, robotics provides an opportunity to pursue the new 4-H science, engineering and technology (SET) mission mandate. 4-H SET’s goal is to increase youth interest in these growing fields behind the slogan, “One Million New Scientists. One Million New Ideas.”