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Youth Printed Materials: 4-H Projects | Nebraska 4-H | Nebraska
Department Rules: 1. Posters must be no larger than 22“x 28”. 2. Scrapbooks are to be exhibited three-ring binder.3. Multi-media presentations are to be uploaded to a video streaming application and 4-H member must provide a hard copy QR code for viewing. 4-H members are encouraged to test their codes or link on several devices to check for appropriate permissions for public viewing.
Disaster Response, Preparedness
Classes
E440003 Disaster Kit (Emergency Preparedness) - Disaster kits must contain the materials to prepare a person or family for emergency conditions caused by a natural or man-made incident. Selection of materials is left to the exhibitor. Family or group kits must have enough material or items for each person. A description of the kit's purpose, the number of people supported, and a list of contents is required. 4H members are encouraged to test their kit by challenging their family to try to survive using only the materials included for the designated time. If tested, share that experience in kit documentation. Please include an explanation of drinking water needs for your disaster kit. Do not bring actual water to the fair in the kit.
E440007 Disaster Preparedness Learning Experience - Create a poster, Scrapbook or Multi-media presentation promoting a preparedness training or a recovery message or response to a weather-related or man-made disaster. Examples of training could include a first aid or first responder training, a farm safety day camp, babysitting workshop or similar events; scientific experiment related to safety related to a weather-related disaster; or the youth’s response to an emergency situation in that disaster event. Documentation should include evidence of your family’s or community’s preparedness, response or recovery for the disaster topic or training experience.
E440008 Care Package Display - This exhibit is a display about the PROCESS of creating and giving a care package, not the actual care package. You may use a poster or multi-media program to tell about the PROCESS of developing and giving a care package to a recipient who has experienced a weather or man-made disaster. Multi-media presentations are to be uploaded to a video streaming application and 4‑H member must provide a hard copy QR code for viewing. 4‑H members are encouraged to test their codes or link on several devices to check for appropriate permissions for public viewing. Answer the following questions in your exhibit. How did you select the organization? What items did you include in your care package? Why did you select those items? How did it feel to present your care pack to the recipient? What did you learn from this experience? Other information that you feel is important about the care package or recipient. Examples of care packages are replacement of toys lost in a disaster for the children, personal hygiene kits for individuals displaced after a disaster, soup in a jar
Safety
CLASSES
E440001 General Purpose Aid Kit - This is a good way to organize supplies in an emergency. The kit should be assembled in a container appropriate for the kit’s intended use. A description of where the kit will be stored and examples of specific emergencies for that situation should be included in the items should cover the following areas: airway and breathing, bleeding control, burn treatment, infectious disease protection, fracture care and miscellaneous supplies. Use citizen Safety manual, 4-H 425, pg. 6&7 for guidance. Any kit containing any of the following will be automatically disqualified:
Prescription medications (if the purpose of the kit is to provide medication for someone with special needs, explain in the written description and inventory, but remove the medication).
Any materials with expiration dates on or before the date of judging. (This includes sterilized materials, non-prescription medications, ointments, salves, solutions, etc. Articles dated month and year only are considered expired on the last day of that month.) Any controlled substance.
E440002 Specific Purpose First Aid Kit - A first aid kit is a good way to organize supplies in an emergency in a variety situations and locations. The kit should be assembled in a container appropriate for the kit’s intended purpose. Examples could include a kit for a vehicle, recreational vehicle, boat, livestock building, camping etc. A description of where the kit will be stored and examples of specific emergencies expected for that location should be included in the exhibit. The kit should include a written inventory and purpose statement for included items. Items included should be relevant to the kit’s intended purpose. Consider items needed to cover the following areas of first aid: airway and breathing, bleeding control, burn treatment, infectious disease protection. Use Citizen Safety manual, 4-H 425, pages 6 and 7 for guidance. No purchased first aid kits are allowed.
E440005 Safety Experiences Poster or Scrapbook - Share a learning experience the youth had related to safety or incident types. Examples could be participating in first aid or first responder training, a farm safety day camp, babysitting workshop or similar events; scientific experiment related to safety; or the youth’s response to an emergency situation. Include a detailed description of the experience, the 4-H member’s role, some evidence of the member’s leadership in the situation and a summary of the learning that took place. Exhibits may be presented in a poster with supplemental documentation, a notebook including up to ten pages of narrative and pictures, or a multimedia presentation lasting up to five minutes.
E440005 Careers in Safety - Exhibit should identify a specific career area in the safety field and include education and certification requirements for available positions, salary information, demand for the field and a summary of the youth’s interest in the field. Examples of careers include firefighters, paramedics, emergency management personnel, some military assignments, law enforcement officers, emergency room medical personnel and more. It is recommended youth interview a professional in the field in their research. Additional research sources might include books, articles, career web sites, job-related government web sites or interviews with career placement or guidance counselors. Exhibits may be presented in a poster with supplemental documentation, a notebook including up to ten pages of narrative and pictures, or a multimedia presentation lasting up to five minutes.
FIRE SAFETY
CLASSES
E450001 Fire Safety Poster - Is a home floor plan drawn to scale showing primary and secondary escape routes and where fire extinguishers and smoke detectors are located. Draw every room, including all doors and windows. Use black or blue arrows showing primary escape routes from each room. Use red arrows showing secondary routes to use if the primary routes are blocked. Primary and secondary escape routes must lead outside to an assembly location. Documentation should include evidence the escape plan has been practiced at least four times. Posters must be constructed of commercial poster board at least 11” x 14” but no larger than 22” x 28”
E450002 Fire Prevention Poster or Scrapbook - Poster or scrapbook promoting a fire prevention message and be appropriate to display during National Fire Prevention Week or to promote fire safety at specific times of the year. (Halloween, 4th of July, etc.). Originality, clarity and artistic impression will all be judged. Do not include live fireworks, matches or other flammable/explosive/ hazardous materials. Any entry containing this material will be disqualified