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4-H Science, Engineering, and Technology
4-H Science, Engineering,& Technology
- To Learn - Science is the study or learning about a topic or subject to find out why.
- To Do - Engineering is a design and problem-solving process using the knowledge of science and mathematics.
- To Make - Technology is using tools to build or produce the designs that are engineered.
4-H SET Overview
Pinellas County 4-H Youth Development is helping to grow and strengthen the next generation of inventors, entrepreneurs, and problem-solvers by making its 4-H Science Engineering, and Technology (SET) program a top priority for the next five years.
4-H SET is national initiative to address our nation's challenge of America's Workforce Crisis. Recent studies have shown that:
- The United States is falling dangerously behind other nations in developing its future workforce of scientists, engineers, and technology experts.
- America now faces a future of intense global competition with a startling shortage of scientists.
- Only 18 percent of US high school seniors are proficient in science (NAEP 2005).
- A mere 5 percent of current US college graduates earn science, engineering, or technology degrees compared to 66 percent in Japan and 59 percent in China.
It has become clear that America faces a crisis in its ability to keep up with increasing demand for professionals trained in these fields. To ensure global competitiveness, we must act now to prepare the next generation of science, engineering, and technology leaders. Pinellas 4-H is strategically positioned to meet the challenge of developing youth in these areas because of its connections to the research and resources of the University of Florida and other college and universities of the Cooperative Extension System and well established outreach programs in the community, schools, and after school.
