Youth & Family Learning Activities

Get educational activities for youth made to encourage interacting with the world, and learn about youth and family related topics.

Air Car

Using a printed template, build a car that is powered by the wind!

Balloon Car

Design and build a balloon car to help better understand Newton's Laws of Motion.

Bean in a Bag

Students will observe germination and growth of bean plants in this simple activity.

 

Circle of Friends

This learning activity will help you examine qualities that you look for in a good friend. This is Activity 2 for the 2021 4-H Health Officer program.

Circle of Friends Activity Supplies
Activity Steps
Let's Talk About It
Answer The Circle of Friends Questions

DIY Flashlight

Design and build your own flashlight with a few simple materials that really works!

DIY Flashlight Supplies

DIY Flashlight Steps

Egg Parachute

In this activity, learn how to harness the power of physics and air resistance to make an egg parachute. 

Egg Parachute Activity Supplies
Egg Parachute Activity Steps

Grow Dinosaurs

Grow a polymer dinosaur to help understand how to record and interpret observations over time.

Listening Power

Boosting listening skills makes friendships and relationships better. This is Activity 3 for the 2021 4-H Health Officer program. 

Let's Talk About It
Noisy Crunchy Snack Mix Supplies
Activity Steps
Answer The Listening Power Questions

Me Map

This learning activity will help you visualize relationships that you have in your life. This is Activity 1 for the 2021 4-H Health Officer program.

Me Map Activity Supplies
Activity Steps
Activity Questions
Submit Your Me Map

Oobleck

Get your hands messy by creating the Non-Newtonian mixture of Oobleck.

Pinhole Projector

Create your own Pinhole Projector to view and experiement with the April 2024 Total Solar Eclipse!

Pocket Solar System

Create your own Pocket Solar System and test your planet knowledge!

Powerful Words

This learning activity will help you think about the power in our word choices and how we say them. We challenge you to create a Happy Gram with a helpful and encouraging message for someone in your life. This is Activity 4 for the 2021 4-H Health Officer program.

Happy Gram Activity Supplies
Activity Steps
Let's Talk About It
Answer The Powerful Words Questions

Rubberband Car

In this activity, build a four-wheeled car from random materials you likely have lying around your house.

Rubberband Activity Supplies

Rubberband Activity Steps

Rubberband Helicopter

Build a rubber band helicopter to investigate components that alter flight and help them understand the forms of energy involved. 

Simple Machines

The simple machines video and associated lesson plan is brought to you courtesy of Engineering is Elementary. 

Smart Relationships

This learning activity will help you think about the keys to smart relationships. Play the game, Smart Checkup, with the Health Officers. This is Activity 5 for the 2021 4-H Health Officer program.

Smart Checkup Activity Steps
Let's Talk About It
Answer The Smart Relationship Questions

Spoon Catapult

In this activity kids will create a catapult that can launch a marshmallow or craft pompom. There are many different ways to make a catapult using these materials.

Spoon Catapult Activity Supplies

Spoon Catapult Steps

Straw Oboe

Learn how to upcycle a drinking straw into a musical instrument, like the oboe!

Straw Rocket

Design and build a launcher and straw rocket and then launch your creation. 

UV Beads

Make a UV bracelet to learn about ultraviolet radiation and investigate the protective power of sunscreen. 

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