FROM A PIECE OF WOOD
Extension Education
Jerri Dew
CEA - Staff Chair
UACES
Lewisville
Abstract
\r\n With a donation of 500 board feet of 1" X 6" lumber a group of teen 4-H members gathered in a local shop during the 2010 spring break. I conducted a 4-H Woodworking Workshop starting with shop safety. At the end of the day we had 75 kits for Blue Bird boxes. A local builders supply donated nails and I went to work. Beginning with a short talk on 4-H Environmental Stewardship (featuring Blue Bird management); 4-H woodworking safety and a pep talk on working as a team I took each group through building a Blue Bird box. 40 members at 5 different locations built their very own box to take home. At one local elementary 130, 5th & 6th grade Science students built 35 boxes in groups of 5-6. Of the 35 boxes the students built we have placed 17 in the community around the school. Some boxes already have birds in them. Community Service was an intregal part of this lesson at the elementary school. Through this lesson participants learned: HEAD--written comprehension & practical math; HEART--nature conservation & community service; HANDS--productive creation & teamwork and HEALTH--self confidence/reliance & creative leisure. Ouachita County Master Gardeners also assisted with the project.
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Poster has NOT been presented at any previous NACAA AM/PIC
This poster is being submitted for judging. It will be displayed at the AM/PIC if not selected as a State winner. The abstract will be published in the proceedings.
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Authors: Lephiew Jerri
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Jerri, L. From a Piece of Wood, University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension, Arkansas, 71701