There has been a lot of Mars-themed excitement this year surrounding the historic launch of the 2020 Mars Mission taking the new Rover Perseverance to the planet Mars, which is expected to land in February 2021! South Carolina 4-H launched its own adventure with Journey to Mars, but the Mars craze is not limited to our state alone! The 2020 National 4-H STEM Challenge is themed Mars Base Camp with four action-packed activities named for various Mars missions. The SC 4-H Science Committee presented a facilitator training and a 4-part series called Mars Mondays throughout the month of October. Volunteers and educators from all over the country participated in these sessions and a Mars Madness: Seeing the Possibilities workshop at the National 4-H Volunteer Conference. Current events make this an ideal time to launch your next adventure with 4-H!
Want to further your STEM concepts? Join the SC 4-H Coding Challenge:
Insight from Mars is the theme for the 2020 SC 4-H Coding Challenge (open to youth ages 9-18), based on the block-based coding activity in this year’s National STEM Challenge: Mars Base Camp. Registration is free and open from November 1st to December 9th. Entries will be accepted through CS Education Week (December 7-13). Individuals can register or teachers can sign up their entire class to participate! Register with the button below.
