In cooperation with Tuskegee University Cooperative Extension, Tuskegee Institute Middle School is hosting, on Oct. 10, 2012 for 4-HHHH,  National Youth Science Day, during which we will conduct the National Science Experiment, the 4-H Eco-Bot Challenge. This national event, designed to engage hundreds of thousands of American youth in a single science experiment, will demonstrate that by utilizing engineering principles, youth can have a positive impact on communities and ecosystems.

During 4-H National Youth Science Day, youth in 4-H clubs, after-school programs, camps and in affiliated organizations across the country will enhance their engineering skills by assembling their own Eco-Bots and surface controls to manage an environmental clean-up. Youth will then test the interaction between the Eco-Bot’s design features and various surface control configurations to determine the most effective clean-up solution for the simulated spill. We are anticipating local media coverage of this event, and we can arrange for photo opportunities and media interviews while the youth are conducting the experiment.

Within the next few days, representatives from Tuskegee University  will visit Tuskegee Institute Middle School to enroll interested and motivated students to participate in this science project. We hope this event will enlighten and sustain youth interest in science. We will work closely with your designated science teachers to make this event a success.

See the attached flyer for more information.