Additional Rules are found at the beginning of the STEM section.
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/ne4hstem.
Recommended QR Code Generator: https://www.qr-code-generator.com/
PREMIUMS: Purple: $4.00; Blue: $3.00; Red: $2.00; White, $1.00
GEOSPATIAL CLASSES:
H880001 Poster (Scoresheet SF277) - Create a poster communicating a GPS theme such as How GPS or GIS works, Careers that use GPS or GIS, How to use GPS, What is GIS, GPS or GIS in Agriculture, Precision Agriculture, or a geospatial topic of interest.
H880002 4-H Favorite Places or Historical Site Poster (Scoresheet SF277) - The 4-H member identifies a favorite place or historical site (including grave sites) in Nebraska. Exhibit should include latitude and longitude, digital picture, and local area map. Poster size should not exceed 22 inches x 28 inches.
H880003 GPS Notebook (Scoresheet SF300) - Keep a log of at least five places visited using a GPS enabled device. At least one site should be from a community other than where you live. For each site, record the latitude, longitude, and elevation. Also include a description of the site, a paragraph explaining what was interesting about the site or finding it. Photos of each site and/or cache are optional but encouraged.
H880004 Geocache (Scoresheet SF301) - Assemble a themed geocache (physical geocache is REQUIRED with exhibit). Each geocache should be a water-tight container. It should include a logbook and pencil for finders to log their visits and may include small trinket, geo-coins, etc. for the finders to trade. Documentation should include a title, teaser description, and the geographic coordinates of intended placement. The entry may include a photograph of the cache in its intended hiding place. Register the site at www.geocaching.com following the Nebraska State Fair.
H880005 Agriculture Precision Mapping (Scoresheet SF302) - 4-H members will assemble an 8.5 inch x 11 inch three-ring notebook that will include a minimum of two digital copies of various data layers that can be used in precision agriculture to identify spatial patterns and/or correlations (printed copies of websites where applications can be purchased is acceptable). A report on how the analysis of the various data will be used to make a management decision.
H880007 GIS Thematic Map (Scoresheet SF302) - Using any GIS software, create a thematic map. Thematic maps can utilize any subject of interest to the 4-H member. Example map would be Amelia Earhart’s or Sir Francis Drake’s voyage, population density maps, water usage maps or 4-H project in Nebraska. Create GIS Map using data from books and/or internet. Use reliable data (U.S. Center or US. Census Bureau, etc.). Map any size from 8.5 inches x 11 inches up to 36 inches x 24 inches, which should include Title, Base Map, Neat Line, North Arrow, and Legend. Identify the source of your information on the back of the map.
H880008 Virtual Geocache (Scoresheet SF301) - Keep a log of at least five places visited using a virtual geocache platform. At least one site should be from a community other than where you live. For each site, record the latitude, longitude, and elevation. Also include a description of the site, a paragraph explaining what was interesting about the site or finding it. Photos of each site and/or cache are optional but encouraged.