PHYSICAL FITNESS
Entries per Individual - One entry per exhibitor per class. Limit of 4 entries per exhibitor per project.
YOUTH IN MOTION (** Denotes NOT State Fair Eligible)
PREMIUMS: Purple, $4.00; Blue, $3.00; Red, $2.00; White $1.00
**E300901 YOUTH in Motion Poster, Scrapbook, or Photo Display (Scoresheet SF122) - Exhibit about the 4-H member or the 4-H member’s family involved in a physical activity or concept/lesson involving this project. This might contain pictures, captions, and/or reports about the physical activity the individual or family did as a result of taking this project. Posters must be constructed of commercial poster board at least 11 inches x 14 inches, but not larger than 22 inches x 28 inches.
**E300902 Activity Bag (Scoresheet SF258) - A duffle bag or backpack that the 4-H member packs so that they are always prepared to be active and make healthy food choices. May include proper workout attire, a healthy beverage or snack, a notebook or goal sheet, etc. Make sure all items are clean, clearly labeled and an explanation of why it is included in the Activity Bag. DO NOT put valuable items (i.e., electronics) in Activity Bag, instead use a picture of the item or include in the listing of items.
**E300904 Healthy Lifestyle Interview (Scoresheet SF130) - Interview someone in your life that you admire that is physically active or has a healthy lifestyle. Why do they enjoy their exercise program or lifestyle choices? What are their goals? Why do you admire them? Maximum of two pages, one sided write-up of an interview with someone who has an active exercise program or has a healthy lifestyle. Consider creativity and neatness. Mount on colored paper or poster board or display in a binder. Include a picture of the person interviewed. (May be laminated to preserve exhibit). Overall size of mounted exhibit should be no larger than 9 inches x 12 inches.
**E300905 Healthy Snack (Scoresheet SF125) - See ideas for non-perishable snacks on page 36 of Youth In Motion manual. Four cookies, bars, muffins, etc. on a paper plate or at least 1 cup of mix. Examples might include: granola bars, homemade crackers or chips. Supporting information to include recipe and why this snack might be considered a healthy snack.
SAFETY
In this category 4-H members create exhibits about all-terrain vehicles, fire, and tractor safety. In addition, participants can also create informational exhibits about basic safety strategies. Through involvement in this category, 4-H members will be better educated about personal safety and have the knowledge base to educate others about safety.
Entries per Individual - One entry per exhibitor per class. Limit of 4 entries per exhibitor per project.
All static exhibits must have received a purple ribbon at the county fair to advance to the State Fair.
Scoresheets and additional resources can be found at https://go.unl.edu/ne4hsafety. An explanation of projects and curriculum resources can be found at https://4h.unl.edu/resouces/projects/.
SAFETY CLASSES
PREMIUMS: Purple, $4.00; Blue, $3.00; Red, $2.00; and White, $1.00
E440001 General Purpose First Aid Kit (Scoresheet SF110) - A first aid kit is a good way to organize supplies in an emergency. The kit should be assembled in a container appropriate for use in a home. A description of where the kit will be stored and examples of specific emergencies the kit is designed for should be included in the exhibit. The kit should include a written inventory and purpose statement for included items. Consider items needed to cover the following areas of first aid: airway and breathing, bleeding control, burn treatment, infectious disease protection, fracture care and miscellaneous supplies. Use Citizen Safety manual, 4-H 425, pages 6 & 7 for guidance. No purchased first aid kits allowed.
Kits containing any of the following will be automatically disqualified:
- Prescription medications. (If the kit’s purpose is to provide medication for someone with special needs, explain in the written description and inventory, but remove the medication.)
- Materials with expiration dates on or before the judging date. (This includes sterile items, non-prescription medications, ointments, salves, 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 (Scoresheet SF192) - A first aid kit is a good way to organize supplies in an emergency in a variety of 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, fracture care, and miscellaneous supplies. Use Citizen Safety manual, 4-H425, pages 6 and 7 for guidance. No purchased first aid kits are allowed.
- Prescription medications. (If the kit’s purpose is to provide medication for someone with special needs, explain in the written description and inventory, but remove the medication.)
- Material with expiration dates on or before the judging date. (This includes sterile items, non-prescription medications, ointments, salves, etc. Articles dated month and year only are considered expired on the last day of the month.)
- Any controlled substance.
E440003 Disaster Kit (Emergency Preparedness) (Scoresheet SF111) - 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. 4-H members are encouraged to test their kit by challenging their family to try to survive using only the included materials 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.
E440004 Safety Scrapbook (Scoresheet SF292) - The scrapbook must contain 15 news articles from print and/or internet sources about various incident types. Mount each clipping on a separate page accompanied by a description of events leading to the incident and any measures that might have prevented it. The Scrapbook should be bound in a standard size hardcover binder or notebook for 8.5 inches X 11 inches size paper. Correct sentence structure, readability and thorough explanations are an important part of judging.
E440005 Safety Experience (Scoresheet SF190) - The exhibit should share a learning experience the 4-H member had related to safety. Examples could be participating in a first aid or first responder training, a farm safety day camp, babysitting workshop or similar event; scientific experiment related to safety; or the
4-H member’s response to an emergency situation. The exhibit should 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.
E444006 Careers in Safety (Scoresheet SF191) - The 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 4-H member’s interest in the field. Examples of careers include firefighters, paramedics, emergency management personnel, some military assignments, law enforcement officers, emergency room medical personnel, fire investigator and more. It is recommended 4-H members interview a professional in the field of 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.
E444901 Disaster Recovery/Response Poster (Scoresheet SF269) – Poster should promote a recovery message or response to a weather-related disaster. Example: Flooding/Tornado/fire/storm damage. Documentation should include evidence of your family’s or your community’s preparedness, response or recovery for the disaster topic. Posters must be constructed of poster board at least 11 inches x 14 inches but not larger than 22 inches x 28 inches.
E444902 Disaster Recovery/Response Scrapbook (Scoresheet SF270) - The scrapbook must contain 10 news articles from print and/or internet sources about any type of weather-related disasters to residential or commercial properties or landscapes. Mount each clipping on a separate page accompanied by a description of events leading to the incident and any measures that might have been taken to prepare, recover or respond to the weather-related disaster. The scrapbook should be bound in a standard size hardcover binder or notebook for 8.5 inches x 11 inches size paper. Correct sentence structure, readability and thorough explanations are an important part of judging.
E444903 72-hour Disaster Kit (Emergency Preparedness) (Scoresheet SF111) - 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 materials or items for each person. A description of the kit's purpose, the number of people supported, and a list of contents is required. 4-H members are encouraged to test their kit by challenging their family to try to survive using only the included materials 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.
E444904 Disaster Response/Training Experiences (Scoresheet SF 190) - The exhibit should share a learning experience the youth had related to safety in a weather-related disaster. Examples could be participating in a first aid or first responder training, a farm safety day camp, babysitting workshop or similar events; scientific experiment related to safety in a weather-related disaster; or the youth’s response to an emergency situation in that disaster event. The exhibit should 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.
E444905 Careers in Emergency Management (Scoresheet SF191) - The exhibit should identify a specific career area in the emergency management field and include education and certification requirements for available positions, salary information, demand for the field and a summary of the 4-H member’s interest in the field. Examples of careers include firefighters, paramedics, emergency management personnel, military assignments, law enforcement officers, emergency room medical personnel, fire investigators and more. It is recommended 4-H members 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.
E444906 Care Package Display (Scoresheet SF182) - 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, Power Point or another multi-media program to tell about the PROCESS of developing and giving a care package to a family. PowerPoint should be saved to a USB/thumb drive. You need to 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 family? What did you learn from this experience? Other information that you feel is important about the care package or family. Some examples of care packages are: backpack for school supplies, litter pan for animal shelter items, replacement of toys lost in a disaster for the children, etc.
E444907 Challenging Photo Exhibit: Telling A Story Display (Scoresheet SF87) – Exhibit will include three photos which tell a story without words. Photos may show something being created, destroyed, consumed, moving, or growing. Photos should capture the beginning, middle, and end of a single story, project, or event. Topic could also be a weather-related event, tornado, flooding or other. Display will consist of three 4x6 photos mounted on a single horizontal 11 inch x14 inch black or white poster board. Each photo in the display must be numbered using a pencil. Numbers should be readable but not distracting from the overall display. No titles, captions, or stick-on numbers are allowed. Photos may be mounted vertically or horizontally. The Photography Level 1 Data Tag is required. See page 51.
E444908 Produce a Computer Slideshow Presentation (Scoresheet SF276) – Using presentation software a 4-H exhibitor designs a multimedia computer presentation on one topic related to youth. Possible topic – Disaster Preparedness, response or recovery; family or community response to a weather-related event. An 8.5 inch x 11 inch three-ring notebook with a printout of all the slides should be submitted. Slideshow should include a minimum of 10 slides and not more than 25. Incorporate appropriate slide layouts, graphics, animations, and audio (music or voice and transition sounds do not count). Each slide should include notes for a presentation. All digital exhibits must be uploaded to a USB/thumb drive.
E444909 Produce an Audio/Video Computer Presentation (Scoresheet SF276) – Using presentation software a 4-H exhibitor designs a multimedia computer presentation on one topic related to youth, including audio and/or video elements. Possible topic – Disaster Preparedness, response or recovery; family or community response to a weather-related event. A notebook with a printout of all the slides should be submitted. The presentation should be at least two minutes in length and no more than five minutes in length, appropriate graphics, sound and either a video clip, animation, or voice over and/or original video clip. All digital exhibits must be uploaded to a USB/thumb drive.
E444910 Virtual Platform Presentation (Scoresheet SF276) – Youth design a fully automated educational presentation using any multimedia platform such as Tik Tok, YouTube, Canva, Canvas, etc.. Possible topic – Disaster Preparedness, response or recovery; family or community response to a weather-related event. Submissions may include a notebook, poster, etc., explaining the process, experience, and/or presentation. All digital exhibits must be uploaded to a USB/thumb drive
E444911 Create a Website/Blog or App (Scoresheet SF275) – Design a simple website, blog, or app for providing information about a topic related to youth. Possible topic – Disaster Preparedness, response or recovery; family or community response to a weather-related event. Include an explanation of why the entry was created. Any current website, blog, or app development platform is accepted such as Google Sites, iBuildApp, Wix, etc. All digital exhibits must also provide a QR Code for judging. Recommended QR Code Generator: https://www.qr-code-generator.com/
FIRE SAFETY CLASSES
PREMIUMS: Purple, $4.00; Blue, $3.00; Red, $2.00; White, $1.00
E450001 Fire Safety Poster (Scoresheet SF269) - This 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 poster board at least 11 inches x 14 inches but not larger than 22 inches x 28 inches.
E450002 Fire Safety Scrapbook (Scoresheet SF270) - The scrapbook must contain 10 news articles from print and/or internet sources about fires to residential or commercial properties or landscapes. Mount each clipping on a separate page accompanied by a description of events leading to the incident and any measures that might have prevented it. The scrapbook should be bound in a standard size hardcover binder or notebook for 8.5 inches x 11 inches size paper. Correct sentence structure, readability and thorough explanations are an important part of judging.
E450003 Fire Prevention Poster (Scoresheet SF268) - Posters should promote 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. Posters must be constructed of commercial poster board at least 11 inches x 14 inches, but not larger than 22 inches x 28 inches.
ATV SAFETY CLASS (** Denotes NOT State Fair Eligible)
This project teaches you how to operate the All-Terrain-Vehicle safely and the parts of the vehicle. Some examples of an exhibit or poster are:
- Show some part or system of an ATV, worn or broken part, step-by-step repair procedure, etc. Include a brief description. Display on a board 24 inches high x 32 inches wide and ¼ inch thick.
- Educational notebook, display, collection of materials that relate to project. Include 8 ½ inches x 11 inches page describing exhibit and summary of learning.
- Poster 14 inches x 22 inches with photos of yourself demonstrating safety measures necessary for ATV operation.
PREMIUMS: Purple, $4.00; Blue, $3.00; Red, $2.00; White, $1.00
**E451901 ATV Safety Poster or Exhibit (Scoresheet CF83 or SF223)
BICYCLE SAFETY CLASSES (** Denotes NOT State Fair Eligible)
This project teaches you how to have safe fun with a bicycle. Things a 4-H member can do in this project are learn the rules of the road for safe bike riding; keep your bike in good running condition; and adjust your bike for best riding. Display with photos or actual parts on a board 24 inches x 32 inches and ¼ inch thick. Display one of the following:
1. Parts or system of a bicycle.
2. Worn out or broken parts and how to fix them.
3. Step-by-step procedure of how some repair or service job is performed.
PREMIUMS: Purple, $4.00; Blue, $3.00; Red, $2.00; White, $1.00
**E453901 Bicycle Safety Poster – 14 inches x 22 inches either vertical or horizontal arrangement. (Scoresheet CF83)
**E453902 Bicycle Safety Display (Scoresheet CF223)
TRACTOR SAFETY CLASS (** Denotes NOT State Fair Eligible)
This project provides a good base for instruction on safety awareness, understanding of controls and safety checks, and safe tractor operation.
PREMIUMS: Purple, 4.00; Blue, $3.00; Red, $2.00; White, $1.00
**E457901 Tractor Safety Poster or Display (Scoresheet CF83 or CF223) Poster - 14 inches x 22 inches either vertical or horizontal arrangement. Display - 24 inches x 32 inches board ¼ inch thick.