4-H to hold Science Saturdays for youths 8-12 from May through December

8:53 a.m., April 22, 2016--The University of Delaware Cooperative Extension New Castle County 4-H program has announced a series of science-focused Saturdays to be held May through December in various locations. 

Locations include the New Castle County Cooperative Extension office, the Delaware Biotechnology Institute (DBI) , the UD Fischer Greenhouse in Newark, and Lums Pond in Bear. 

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The workshops are sponsored by 4-H, and are designed to give participants hands-on experiences in agriculture and soil science, entomology and habitat conservation, engineering, animal science and biotechnology and forensics. 

The workshops are open to all Delaware youths ages 8-12.

Cost of attendance is $10 per workshop. Space is limited. For more information, contact the 4-H office at 302-831-8965.

Applicants need to complete the 2016 4-H Science Saturday workshop series registration form as well as a 4-H health, photo and conduct form.

The 4-H Science Saturday topics include:

• May 7, 9 a.m. to noon: New Castle County Cooperative Extension Office, 461 Wyoming Road, Newark, “Soil Rainbow” agriculture and and soil science workshop.

• Sept. 3, 9 a.m. to noon: Lums Pond State Park, “Be a Citizen Scientist!” entomology and habitat conservation workshop.

• Oct. 1, 9 a.m. to noon: New Castle County Cooperative Extension Office, 461 Wyoming Road, Newark, “Build It, Don’t Break It!” engineering workshop. 

• Nov. 5, 9 a.m. to noon: UD Fischer Greenhouse, “Chick It Out” animal science workshop.

• Dec. 3, 9 a.m. to noon: Delaware Biotechnology Institute (DBI), “The Science of Investigation” biotechnology and forensics workshop. 

To download the registration form, visit the 4-H Science Saturdays website.