On
October 5, 2016, millions of young people across the nation will become
scientists for the day during the eighth annual 4-H National Youth Science Day
(NYSD). NYSD is the premier
national rallying event for year-round 4-H Science programming, bring together
youth, Volunteers and educators from the nation’s 111 land-grant colleges and
universities to simultaneously complete the National Science Experiment.
Youth in Bancroft
Rosalie Schools will join hundreds of thousands of youth across the world in
leading the eighth annual 4-H National
Youth Science Day (4-H NYSD)
experiment. This year’s experiment, called “Drone Discovery,” is a hands-on engineering
design challenge that explores the science behind drones and how they are being
used to solve real world problems.
Youth will learn everything from flight dynamics and air craft types, to
safety and regulations, to remote sensing and flight control.
Participants will
conduct the two-part “Drone Discovery” experiment on Wednesday October 5 at
Bancroft Rosalie after School program, where they will use every day materials
– including paper plates, clear tape,
pen, and penny – to explore physics and engineering in the real-world. In the
first phase, youth will learn about drones and create a
drone adventure, they will fly a prop copter and learn about flight
patterns. In the third phase,
participants will design and fly a glider.
