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4-H EDUCATIONAL PRESENTATION TOPIC SUGGESTIONS
AGRONOMY
Weed, insect or disease control
Harvesting & Storage tips
Financial records & management
Career opportunities
Treating corn seed
Testing seeds
Calibrating a grain drill
Reducing root rot
Testing soil for nutrients
Treatment of small grain seeds
Taking a soil sample
Germination testing
Taking corn moisture sample
AUTOMOTIVE
Cleaning a carburetor
Battery care
Proper way to fill a grease gun
Check and adjust spark plug cap
Keeping fuel clean
BEEF
Health care
Housing
Building a back scratcher
Fitting and showing beef calves
Health concerns
Feeding beef animals
Keeping feed records
Trim the feet of a calf
Sportsmanship
Making a rope halter
Breeds of Beef
How steers are judged
Benefits of beef in your diet
How food moves through a cattle
digestive system
Giving injections
Parts of a calf
Methods of grilling beef
Beef parasites
Knot Tying
BICYCLE
Buying and wearing a helmet
Road rules and signals
Purchasing a bike
Parts of a bike
Repairing a loose chain
Tire repair
CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Stages of development
Learning games
Healthy snacks for kids
First aid boxes
Babysitter tips
Keeping babies safe
Infant care
Age appropriate play
Careers in child development
CITIZENSHIP
Good and poor citizenship
County’s early citizen(s)
Showing reverence to the flag
Citizenship opportunities in
community
CLOTHING
Good pressing techniques
Good grooming habits
Texture, line or color & your figure
Uses of laundry products
Prepare & alter a pattern
Removing stains from fabrics
Equipping a sewing box
Care & use of pressing equipment
Tie-dying
Accessorize with color
Clothing labels
Pattern types/sizing
Seasonal clothing plan
Mix and match outfits
Correct fabric for pattern
Appropriate dress for special jobs
Evaluating a constructed garment
How to read a pattern
What to know about shears and
scissors
Closet arrangement
Pattern layout on plaid
Sewing on buttons, snaps, hooks &
eyes
Buying a sewing machine
Taking measurements
Clothing advertising
Deciding what to buy
How to return merchandise
Types of fabric and fibers
How to patch a garment
How to repair a hem
COMPUTERS
Using computer as a tool in project
Career opportunities
Uses of computers
Reducing back and eye strain
How computer operates
Parts of a computer
Storing and sharing data
Kinds of software
Online safety
Using graphics
Computer ethics
How disks work
Chat etiquette
History of computers
Building websites
Make charts and graphs
CONSERVATION & FORESTRY
Preparing a sod waterway
Transplanting pine seedling
Propagating forest trees
Propagation of shrubs
Potting a plant
Watering and care of cut flowers
Importance of soil conservation
Career opportunities
Identifying trees and leaves
Improving farm woodland
Soil erosion: problems & solutions
DAIRY
Reducing mastitis in dairy cows
Production of quality milk
Bedding for dairy cattle
Pedigree
Water pollutants
Recognizing a healthy calf
DOGS
Training a dog for the show ring
Building a dog house
Dog obedience
ELECTRICITY/ELECTRONICS
Types of light sources & fixtures
Plan a lighting system
Choosing efficient appliances
Care & use of home electrical
equipment
Care of farm electrical equipment
Electric motors and controls