SU Ag Center: Youth from East Baton Rouge Parish Growing a Generation of Geospatial Thinkers on 4-H National Youth Science Day

Baton Rouge, LA - The Southern University Agricultural Research and Extension Center prepares students for the annual National Science Day on October 9.

WHAT:      As part of 4-H NYSD, 25 youth from Southern Lab School’s 9^th Grade Science class will participate in the 4-H Maps & Apps: the 2013 National Science Experiment. With 4-H Maps & Apps, thousands more young people will take the first step as they apply cartography and Geographic Information Systems (GIS)/Global Positioning Systems (GPS) technology skills and become community planners.

                        Designed by the Colorado State University Extension, the 2013 National Science Experiment is 4-H Maps & Apps, a set of activities that will turn young people into geospatial thinkers as they design and map their ideal park, using GIS mapping to solve community problems and contribute data about their community to the United States Geological Survey (USGS).

WHEN:          October 9, 2013                     9:00 a.m. – 12 p.m.

WHERE:        Southern University Agricultural Research and Extension Center

Room 191, 1^st floor, A. O. Williams Hall

B.A. Little Drive

Baton Rouge, LA 70813

CONTACT:   To request more information or to RSVP to attend by October 2, 2013, please contact:  Tiffany Wilkerson-Franklin, 225-771-2775, tiffany_franklin@suagcenter.com

ABOUT:         GIS/GPS mapping has applications in numerous fields – from healthcare, national defense and environmental science to agriculture, aeronautics and city planning. For more than 10 years, 4-H youth have been applying GIS/GPS technologies within their communities. In an effort to continue to grow the next generation of leaders pursuing science college majors and occupations that enhance the nation's contribution to the sciences, 4-H NYSD demonstrates that science, engineering, math and technology are fun and attainable options for college degrees and future careers. The 4-H National Youth Science Day seeks to spark an early youth interest and leadership in STEM careers. Currently, more than five million young people across the nation participate in 4-H STEM programming in topics as varied as robotics, agricultural science, rocketry, wind power, environmental science and biofuels.

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