1. The STEM Institute, Service Learning, and Youth Voice Jeff Sallee Ph.D. Assistant Professor/Extension Specialist 4-H Youth Development Oklahoma State University Jeff.sallee@okstate.edu 405/744-8885

2. Raised 209 bushels of corn on one acre (Averages at that time were 45 bushels per acre) Led to food preservation and safety techniques becoming standard practice “The Bridges”

3. Service Learning-Youth Voice

4. The STEM Institute - Tracts, Outcomes and History TractYears offeredPlanned outcomesTeams trained 1 Geospatial GPS/GIS 2008-12 Maps are used to educate the public about issues such as storm shelter locations, historical sites, or even used to locate and identify illegal dumps sites. n = 17 2Digital media2010-12 Videos have been developed and used to teach other youth and the public about topics such as; bullying, distracted driving, issues facing military youth, 4-H promotion, and horse therapy. n = 28 3Lego robotics2010-12 Teams have competed in the Lego Robotics competitions, Botball competitions, studied robotics as club projects, and promoted robotics as a 4-H project n=11 4 Environmental conservation 2011-12 Teams have installed rain-barrels, built rain gardens, taught the 40 Gallon challenge, and started recycling programs. n = 6 5Forensics2011-12 Teach Forensics to other youth and start forensic 4-H clubs. n=13 N = 75

5. 2012 Youth Engagement Attitudes and Knowledge (YEAK) (Mielke, M., LaFleur, J., Butler, A., & Sanzone, J. 2012) Participants ranged in age from 9-18, most were between 13-15 Most were, Caucasian. More boys than girls participated In terms of education, 90 percent attended public school 96 percent planned to obtain a college degree 75 percent of their mothers completed college and/or some graduate school 73 percent of participants had been in 4-H for three or more years.

6. In this 4-H Program or Project, I Can… Question (I can…) Strongly DisagreeDisagreeAgree Strongly AgreeMean Do experiments1330153.20 Do hands-on science activities1311343.59 Solve problems3417243.29 See science in a fun way0118303.59 Learn about careers3521203.18 Serve my community1224223.37 Learn with my friends0020293.59 Get answers to my questions from leaders1317283.47 Tell a group of people about something I learned or made1214323.57 N = 49

7. Participants’ Perceptions of STEM 33 of 47 participants would like a job related to science. 36 agree science is one of their favorite subjects 32 do science activities for enjoyment 47 participants indicated they take science for reasons other than they have too or it will help them in the future These findings illustrate a strong interest in science and a perception of participating in future science activities

8. In summary, selected results are: 98% of the participants see science in a fun way; 96% like to participate in science projects 70% would like to have a job related to science 83% indicated they have helped with previous science-related community service projects These are all strong indicators that the STEM Institute met is goal of promoting many aspects of science to its participating youth

14. The STEM Institute, Service Learning, and Youth Voice Jeff Sallee Ph.D. Assistant Professor/Extension Specialist 4-H Youth Development Oklahoma State University Jeff.sallee@okstate.edu 405/744-8885