2010 Experiment Proposal Process

Cooperative Extension System faculty and staff at all Land-Grant Universities (LGU) are invited to submit a Letter of Intent outlining an experiment for youth to conduct during 4 H NYSD on Wednesday, October 6, 2010. The selected Extension program will receive a $20,000 award for their use in advancing their science, engineering and technology programs. The letter of intent is due by 4:00pm EST Thursday, January 28, 2010.

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2010 Experiment to Focus on Water Quality

The focus of the 2010 National Science Experiment will be on water quality as a first step for youth to begin exploring the broader climate change subject. Applicants are also being asked to work in collaboration with both public and private educational or science partners to maximize the quality of the experiment. Have a question about the application? Email us at 4-HNYSD@4-H.org.

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The 2009 Experiment was designed in conjunction with the
University of Wisconsin-Madison Extension and Wisconsin 4-H.

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Did You Know?

  • Fossil fuels are depleted at a rate that is 100,000 times faster than they are formed.


  • In 1908, Henry Ford produced the Model T as a flexible fuel vehicle. It could run on ethanol, gasoline, or a combination of the two.


  • The Energy Policy Act of 2005 ensured that gasoline contain a minimum volume of renewable fuel.


  • Today, roughly half of the gasoline sold in the United States includes 5–10% ethanol.


  • There are almost 8 million flexible fuel vehicles (FFV) on U.S. roads today, but many FFV owners don't know their vehicle is one.


  • Since 2007, the Department of Energy has announced over $1 billion in multi-year biofuels research and development projects.


  • A high-protein animal feed, known as Distiller's Dried Grains with Solubles (DDGS), is produced in the process of making ethanol from corn.