Sangamon-Menard Extension Unit
4-H Project Activities and
Exhibit Requirements
Project: Natural Resources 2 - Explore the Natural World
Suggested for: Intermediate Level
Latest Starting Date: May 1
Recommended Project Activities:
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Make a compost column.
Develop a habitat improvement plan.
Interview a water quality expert.
Conduct a soil percolation test.
Give a talk or demonstration related to the project.
Project Exhibit Requirements:
Exhibit any item developed from the project book, Explore the Natural World.
Table-top displays should be limited to 2’ wide and 15” deep and maximum
poster size is 22” x 30”. No live animals or reptiles are permitted in these
exhibits. Electricity and water are NOT available for these displays.
Exhibitors age 10 and older must fill out a 1 page 4-H Exhibit Report to
include with their exhibit. The 4-H Exhibit Report can be found on our
county website at
http://web.extension.uiuc.edu/sangamonmenard/4hyouth1157.html under
the printable forms section. If you do not have internet access you can
contact your 4-H leader, or call the Extension Office to receive a copy of the
report form.
EXHIBIT ELIGIBLE FOR STATE FAIR -- 4-H member must be 10 years of
age by September 1 of the current 4-H year to exhibit at the State Fair.
REVISED: 3/2009