4-H

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Contact

Mallory Illsley
4-H Program Lead
mri26@cornell.edu
607-584-5011

Last updated November 1, 2024

Time to Enroll

4-H Enrollment is now open! Please contact the Broome County 4-H office at (607) 772-8953 or spb237@cornell.edu to enroll today!

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Events

Our daytime Spark program is designed with our growing homeschooling community in mind. Our 4-H'ers will design their own bristle bots—tiny vibrating robots made from toothbrush heads and simple motors. Before they put them to work though, they will first design and build a custom maze, testing it with hexbug nanobots.

Once their maze is complete, they will then build their own personal robot-- the bristle bots. As they race, they will have to observe and make adjustments to their designs to get them to move forward through the obstacle course. This is a great starter exercise in engineering, design thinking, and robotics!

4-H'ers will get to take both their maze and personal bristle bot home with them.

Who: Broome County 4-H Members

This is not a drop-off program. As with all of our 4-H programs, we encourage parents to stay (and potentially help) with their young ones.

When: Wednesday, November 5, 2025

Time: 11:00am- 1:00pm

Where: CCE Auditorium,

840 Upper Front Street, Binghamton

4-H Daytime Spark Club: Bristle Bots
Tomorrow
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Broome County 4-H Open House
Thursday, November 6
5:30 PM - 8:00 PM
4-H Horse Program: Horse Breeds & Colors
Friday, November 7
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
4-H Spark: Bess Beetle Tractor Pull
Thursday, November 13
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
2025 Master Gardener Holiday Wreath Sale
Monday, October 27
8:30 AM - 4:30 PM

View the 2024 4-H Handbook!

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Cornell Cooperative Extension
Broome County

840 Upper Front St. Ste. 1
Binghamton, NY 13905-1566
TEL: (607) 772-8953
broome@cornell.edu
Monday thru Friday: 8:30am-4:30pm

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Cornell Cooperative Extension puts knowledge to work in pursuit of economic vitality, ecological sustainability and social well-being. We bring local experience and research based solutions together, helping New York State families and communities thrive in our rapidly changing world.

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