4-H Static Project Resources

Project Selection

Need help selecting a project? Visit the 4-H Curriculum page.

Find information on State Fair Static Projects and Contests in the State Fairbook.

Static Project Resources

Dept. B Communications & Expressive Arts

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

Dept. C Family & Consumer Science

 Clothing scoresheets, forms, labels and additional resources can be found at Static - Clothing.

Human Development scoresheets, data tag, forms, contest study materials, and additional resources can be found at Static - Human Developement

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

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

Dept. D Environmental Ed & Earth Sciences

Dept. E Healthy Lifestyles Ed

Dept. G Plant Science

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

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

Dept. H STEM

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

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

2025 Special Garden Project

Special Garden Project

The Special Garden Project is a way to offer Nebraska youth the chance to grow unusual and fun projects in their gardens. The 2025 Special Garden Project will focus on the Goldie Husk Cherry. Youth are encouraged to enroll for Horticulture/Plant Science through 4-H Online, then they must reach out to the Chase County Extension Office, 882-4731, to sign up and order the seeds by Feb. 5.

Special Garden Project flyer page 1 and page 2.

2025 Special Agronomy Project

Field of Sunflowers

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 fifth year of the special agronomy project by spotlighting sunflowers. 2025 Special Agonomy Project flyer

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:

• Enroll for the 2024 Special Agronomy Project through 4-H Online by selecting the Agronomy project.

• Contact your local Nebraska Extension Office to order your packets of seeds by Feb. 24.

For project specifications and additional details, check out the Nebraska State Fairbook at https://4hfairbook.unl.edu/fairbookview.php/rules

State Fair Contests

4-H contests allow youth to demonstrate knowledge and/or skills learned through participation in project areas. Each contest has specific rules, guidelines, entry limits, class descriptions, scoresheets, and forms.