Awards:
Craig and Cindy Evans, Winside - Champion Senior Engineering
Jeff and Lisa Farran, Winside – Reserve Champion Senior Engineering
Craig and Cindy Evans, Winside - Champion Junior Engineering
Dave Quinn Family, Winside – Reserve Champion Junior Engineering
Premiums: Purple $4.50, Blue $4.00, Red $3.50, White $3.00 Participation $3.00
Science, Technology, Engineering & Math (STEM)
This department gives 4‑H members an opportunity to display their knowledge and skills gained relating to computers, drones, electricity, energy, geospatial, robots, rockets, welding, and woodworking. Through participating in this department, 4‑H members will present their knowledge in these areas as they relate to STEM.
A. The name and county of each 4-H member should appear separately of the back of each board, poster, or article and on the front cover of the notebooks so owner of exhibit may be identified if the entry tag is separated from the exhibit.
B. Reports should be written using the scientific method whenever possible (1. Hypothesis 2. Research 3. Experiment 4. Measure 5. Report or Redefine Hypothesis) All reports should be computer generated and enclosed in a clear plastic cover. The reports should be attached securely to the display.
C. Posters in this department can be any size up to 22 inches x 28 inches when ready for display. Example: trifold poster boards are not 28 inches x 22 inches when fully open for display.
D. Please refer to the General Rules (Letter L) for the policy regarding firearms, items with a blade, and other related items.
E. Please refer to the General Rules (Letter M) section for the policy regarding copywritten images.
F. Premier 4-H Science Award is available in this area.
G. State Fair qualified videos, presentations and other electronic exhibits should be submitted to https://go.unl.edu/2026nesfstem by August 15th, 2026. Videos can be uploaded to a video streaming application and exhibitors MUST provide a hard copy QR code for viewing. 4-H members are encouraged to test their codes or links on several devices to check for appropriate permissions for public viewing
H. Scoresheets, forms, contest study materials, and additional resources can be found at https://go.unl.edu/ne4hstem.
I. Recommended QR Code Generator:https://www.qr-code-generator.com/
J. Entries: Each 4-H member is limited to one item per class.
Classes:
+H-880-001 Poster (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.
+H-880-002 4-H Favorite Places or Historical Site Poster (SF277) - The 4-H member identifies a favorite place or historical site (including grave sites) in Nebraska. Exhibit should include latitude and longitude, digital pictures, and local area map. Poster size should not exceed 22 inches x 28 inches.
+H-880-003 GPS Notebook (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.
+H-880-004 Geocache (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. Register the site at geocaching.com, include a print-out of its registry. The entry may include a photograph of the cache in its intended hiding place.
+H-880-005 Agriculture Precision Mapping (SF302) - 4-H members will assemble a notebook that will include a minimum of 2 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 of how the analysis of the various data will be used to make a management decision.
+H-880-007 GIS Thematic Map (SF302) - Using any GIS software, create a thematic map. Thematic maps can utilize any subject of interest to the 4-H members. 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 U.S. 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.
+H-880-008 Virtual Geocache (SF301) - Keep a log of at least five places visited using a virtual geocache platform. At least one site should be 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.