4H PROJECT RECORD BOOKS

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4-H PROJECT RECORD BOOKS

• Created By Neil Callahan
• Edited by Jackie L. Helton and April W. Bowman

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What are Project Record Books?

• Curriculum Books are 4-H books which contain
  knowledge about a subject.
• Project Record books are sheets that are
  completed that tell what you learned and did from
  your curriculum book.
• 3. Curriculum Books or Guides come in many
  subjects. For example
• Electricity
• Horse
• Leadership
• Animal Science

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Life Skills Gained Through Project Record Books

• Communication skills
• Decision making skills
• Categorizing Organizing data
• Analyzing Utilizing information
• Sharing information with others
• Civic responsibilities in the community

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What do you do with the Curriculum Book?

• Use the book to learn about the subject.
• Expand your knowledge. Learn more about the
  subject using other sources.
• Choose an activity that you would like to do that
  involves using the knowledge you have learned.
• Complete the activity.
• Document what you did and learned using the
  proper project record sheets.

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Project Record Sheets

• Project Record Sheets and Project Record Book
  competition are divided into 5 age categories
• Cloverbud (5-8 years old)
• 9-10 years old
• 11-12 years old
• 13-15 years old
• 16-18 years old
• Please note that Cloverbud books are not
  submitted to district for competition..

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Project Record Categories

• Animal Science
• Citizenship Civic Education
• Communication Expressive Arts
• Consumer Family Science
• Environmental Earth Education
• Healthy Lifestyles
• Personal Development Leadership
• Plant Science
• Science Technology

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Project Selection Sheets

• Project Selection Sheets list most Curriculum
  Books that 4-H has available within these
  categories.
• Each selection sheet is divided into 5 age
  categories that help make it easier to select age
  appropriate materials.
• It is recommended that youth start with the first
  book in a series even if they are old enough to
  be working in the third book of the series.

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Filling Out Project Records

• Each Project Record Sheet has a separate set of
  instructions that will tell you how to fill it
  out. Be sure to read them carefully before
  starting.
• Read the Project Record Sheet carefully and
  answer the questions as stated.
• Always follow the instructions to the letter.
• If you have questions, please contact April
  Bowman, 4-H Agent at 703-2850 or at 4H_at_forsyth.cc.

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What if?

• What if I want to do a 4-H Project Record on a
  subject that has no 4-H Curriculum Book?
• A curriculum book is a guide that helps you
  complete your project record sheets. You may do
  independent study in order to complete your
  project record if there is not a curriculum book
  available. Contact your 4-H Agent to discuss what
  category your project record falls under before
  beginning.

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Where Do I Start?

• You should start in January listing your goals
  for the year. Include things that you want to do
  AND things that you want to learn for ALL of your
  4-H projects.
• Include a date that you want to accomplish this
  goal.
• You may add pages to have more space.

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Whats Next?

• As you do activities and learn things, list them
  in Section 2. Be specific.
• i.e. Instead of saying I learned about bicycle
  safety say I learned that I need to wear a
  helmet, knee and elbow pads to keep me safe when
  riding my bike and I learned how to adjust my
  brakes on my bicycle to keep me safe.
• You may add pages to this section.
• You should only include things in this section
  that relate to this ONE project.

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Section 3 Express Yourself

• This section is slightly different for each age
  group.
• Stick to your page limit!
• Suggested items for inclusion are
• Labeled and scrapbooked pictures
• Poems that you have written related to your
  project
• A collage of pictures that you have cut out of
  magazines
• A videotape of you (2 minutes only)

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My Story

• Your story should
• Introduce yourself, your family and tell about
  where you live
• Introduce your 4-H club and any project helpers
  that you have.
• Include a paragraph on each 4-H project AND a
  paragraph on each 4-H activity.
• Conclude by telling something that you like about
  4-H, etc.
• If you do more than one project record you only
  need to write one story.

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13-18 Year Olds

• Teens must list their involvement with
• Leadership
• Holding Office
• Teaching a Workshop
• Citizenship
• Helping someone with a campaign
• Running for an office
• Community Service
• Adopt a Street, Grandparent, Stream, etc.
• Volunteering at a Nursing Home

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Putting the Bow On

• Once you have completed your project, you may
  want to rewrite it so that everything is neat.
• Place your project record in a pocket folder.
• Write your Name, Age Category, County/District
  (Northwest), and Category on the top right
  corner of your folder.
• Jane Doe
• 9-10
• Forsyth/Northwest
• Animal Science

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Things to Know about Project Records

• Only two project records per 4-H member can be
  submitted for district competition.
• You may not make improvements to a project record
  once it is turned in to the 4-H Office.
• You can be named a district gold medal winner in
  a category only once for each age category.
• Incomplete project records are not accepted for
  competition.

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Dates To Remember

• Project Records are due to 4-H Office by the
  First Friday in January following New Years.
• The project records will be judged for county
  winners.
• County winners will be awarded at Achievement
  Night and move on to district competition by
  March 1.

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Adult Supervision

• The project record work should be the work of the
  4-H member, not an adult.
• Each 4-Her should set their own goals, however
  some goals would be similar for all 4-H members.

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Project Record Recognition

• Prizes are given to county winners.
• Everyone that completes a project record will
  earn scholarship dollars.
• District awards are given for each age group.
  Gold, Silver, and Bronze medals are awarded.
• Gold winners receive 50 cash or other awards as
  posted in the 4-H Awards Handbook at
  http//www.nc4h.org/publications/forms/index.php.
  

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Any Questions?