4-H Static Project Resources

Citizenship scoresheets, forms, contest study materials and additional resources can be found at https://go.unl.edu/ne4hcitizenship. 

Entrepreneurship scoresheets, forms, contest study materials, and additional resources can be found at https://go.unl.edu/ne4hentrepreneurship. 

Photography scoresheets, data tags, forms, contest study materials, and additional resources can be found at https://go.unl.edu/ne4h-photography.  

**Data Tag required with entry**

Visual Arts scoresheets, information tag, forms, contest study materials, and additional resources can be found at https://go.unl.edu/ne4hvisualarts.  

**Visual Arts Supporting Information Tag required with entry**

 Heritage scoresheets, forms, contest study materials, and additional resources can be found at https://go.unl.edu/ne4hhomedesignrestoration.   

• Care and Conservation of Heirloom Textiles

Human Development scoresheets, data tag, forms, contest study materials, and additional resources can be found at http://go.unl.edu/ne4hhumandevelopment. 

**Human Development Data Tag Required with entry

• Nebraska Department of Education Early Learning Guidelines

Consumer Management scoresheets, forms, contest study materials, and additional resources can be found at https://go.unl.edu/ne4hconsumermanagement.  

Home Design & Restoration scoresheets, data tags, forms, contest study materials, and additional resources can be found at https://go.unl.edu/ne4hhomedesignrestoration.   

**Home Environment Data Tag Required with entry**

Forestry scoresheets, forms, contest study materials, and additional resources can be found at http://go.unl.edu/ne4hforestry. 

Conservation, Wildlife and Shooting Sports scoresheets, forms, contest study materials, and additional resources can be found at https://go.unl.edu/ne4hconservation-wildlife-shooting.   

• Leafing Out
• Trees of Nebraska
• Using Nebraska Range
• Shooting Sports
• NebGuide Backyard Wildlife Bird Houses and Shelves
• NebGuide Backard Wildlife Feeding Birds

Food & Nutrition scoresheets, data tags, forms, labels and additional resources can be found at UNL-4-H Youth Development-Office - Documents - Static - Food & Nutrition - All Documents

• 4-H FOOD PRESERVATION CARD *Required with entry
• Recipe Card *Required with entry
• UNL Food - Family Food & Fun at Home
• UNL Food: Canning Basics
• National Center for Home Preservation
• Ball: Home Canning 101
• "Let's Preserve!" Jams, Jellies, and Preserves
• "Let's Preserve!" Fruit and Fruit Products
• "Let's Preserve!" Vegetables and Vegetable Products
• "Let's Preserve!" Fermented and Pickled Foods
• "Let's Preserve!" Tomatoes and Tomato Products

Safety scoresheets, forms, contest study materials, and additional resources can be found at https://go.unl.edu/ne4hsafety

Clothing & Textiles scoresheets, data cards, forms, contest study materials and additional resources can be found at https://go.unl.edu/ne4hclothing In addition, all entries must conform to rules and regulations as set forth in the current Nebraska State Fair Book which can be found in the general rules

**Clothing Design Data Card Required with entry**

• STEAM Beyond the Needle Skills
• STEAM Sewing Skills
• Pre-fair Registration forms: print form    fillable form
• Clothing Day letter QR codes

Quilt Quest scoresheets, forms, contest study materials, and additional resources can be found at https://go.unl.edu/ne4hquilting. Please note this is the Home Design & Restoration project. Exhibits without supporting information will be lowered a ribbon placing.

Knitting and Crochet scoresheets, forms, contest study materials, and additional resources can be found at https://go.unl.edu/ne4hknitting-crocheting.  

• FIBER ARTS CROCHET DATA TAG *Required with entry
• FIBER ARTS KNITTING DATA TAG *Required with entry

A list of 4‑H projects and links to 4‑H curriculum resources can be found at https://4h.unl.edu/resources/projects.

Horticulture scoresheets, forms, contest study materials, and additional resources can be found at https://go.unl.edu/ne4hhorticulture.  

•  Vegetables, Herbs, and Fruit 
•  Preparing Cut Flowers 
• Guide to Growing Houseplants (pdf/web)
• Guide to Selecting Houseplants (pdf/web)
• Special Garden Project

Range scoresheets, forms, contest study materials, and additional resources can be found at http://go.unl.edu/ne4hrange. 

• Range Judging Handbook & Contest Guide
• Common Grasses of Nebraska
• Common Forbs and Shrubs of Nebraska

Agronomy scoresheets, forms, contest study materials and additional resources can be found at https://go.unl.edu/ne4hagronomy.  

• Crop Production Project Worksheet *Required with entry
• Special Agronomy Project

Entomology scoresheets, forms, contest study materials, and additional resources can be found at https://go.unl.edu/ne4hentomology.  

• Nebraska 4-H 26 Entomology Manual
• Special Entomology Project (bottom of that site)
• NebGuide Creating a Solitary Bee Motel

STEM scoresheets, forms, contest study materials, and additional resources can be found at https://go.unl.edu/ne4hstem .

• United States Department of Energy
• U.S. Energy Information Administration 
• Natural Resources Defense Council

The Special Garden Project gives 4‑H members the opportunity to try growing a new and unusual vegetable or flower each year. The project allows experienced 4‑H gardeners to grow something fun and exciting while letting those who are newer to gardening get their feet wet in the horticulture project area with a guided project experience. The 2026 Special Garden Project is focused on the Alumia Vanilla Cream Marigold.

• Special Garden Project website
• Project Resources
• Selecting & Preparing Vegetables, Herbs and Fruit
• Preparing Cut Flowers

Youth participants will receive seeds and resources to cultivate a crop, explore its traits, and assess its viability in their region. This year, we're celebrating the sixth year of the special agronomy project by spotlighting POPCORN. 2026 Special Agonomy Project Newsletter and the more.

Why Participate?

• Grow something fun, new, and different.

• Be eligible to showcase your project at the County and/or State Fair in the agronomy category.

How to Get Involved:

• Visit the Special Agronomy Project website.

• Enroll for the 2026 Special Agronomy Project through 4-H Online by selecting the Agronomy project.

• Contact your local Nebraska Extension Office to order your packets of seeds.

For Agronomy project specifications and additional details, check out the Nebraska State Fairbook at Agronomy | Nebraska 4-H | Nebraska