Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering

4-H LEARNING ACTIVITIES

2008 Electric Project Kit - Continuity Tester Kit
The objectives of this electric activity are to provide the counties with the necessary materials and instructions to complete the assembly of an electric kit and assist with promoting the Electric Program. From this activity participants will learn about the different electrical components that make up the project circuit, how to read and follow an electric schematic, and how to safely use soldering equipment. Twenty kits per county are supplied (batteries not included) at no cost and additional kits can be purchased. The only requirements are the recipients must have attended a designated training session that provides the hands on instructions to build the kits and secondly the request must come from the county 4-H Agent or Program Assistant. To order the kits simply fill out the project kit request form and mail it back to Grant Ellington. Please send the request form in at least one month in advance of your planned activity date.

Below are additional hands-on electric activities. The materials are not provided, but can purchased from electronic hobby stores. Detailed Lesson plans can be provided if needed.

	Battery Tester
Electric Games:	Electric Hotbed: Youth will construct a bed to heat soil for earlier and more uniform seed germination for early plant production.
Electric Motor: Four-H'ers and youth will learn how an electric motor runs and will learn about the parts of a motor through the construction of a DC motor.	Flashlight: The objective of this project is to understand the principles of open and closed circuits and the basics of DC power.
Model Rocket: Four-H members will learn the mechanics of building and launching a model rocket.	Security Box: Four-H'ers will understand the concepts of open and closed circuits.
Shortwave Radio: The objective of this project is to understand the basics of constructing electronic circuits and how sound waves are transmitted and received over great distances.

Contact:
Grant Ellington-Extension Associate
NC State University
Biological & Agricultural Engineering
Campus Box 7625
Raleigh, North Carolina 27695-7625
PHONE: (919) 515-6793
FAX: (919) 515-6772
e-mail: Grant Ellington grant_ellington@.ncsu.edu

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