Cooperative Extension Service 4-H Youth Development & Education
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4-H Youth Development

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4-H Youth Development4-H provides opportunities to learn life skills, gain knowledge while having fun, and make contributions in environmental education, community service, and current youth issues.
Youth Programs
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Weather and ClimateLet's Learn About Weather and Climate Science!
An experiential and inquiry-based unit of instruction designed to improve science comprehension of middle school students in weather and climate.
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The Arthropod MuseumBook a Visit Today!
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Wildlife MuseumThe NMSU Wildlife Museum has over 6,000 specimens representing major vertebrate groups with some extremely valuable specimens dating back to the early 1900s.
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Digital Desert LibraryAn educational resource for teachers and students to learn more about the Chihuahuan Desert.
Health / Nutrition

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Because I Care, I Wash My HandsA 5-day visual and musical curriculum teaching hand washing in child care centers
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Ninja KitchenStop for lunch at a cafe staffed entirely by ninjas. Sophisticated gameplay reveals principles of food safety.
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Nutrition Decision An online nutrition game.
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Food DetectivesAn online game.
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Science Pirates Learning Science through online game play.
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Eat-and-Move-O-MaticLook up foods you eat and find out how they fuel the body for movement and active play.
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Eat It Tweet ItTrack your own food behavior to better understand what you eat ‒ and why. This app uses Twitter.
Game Development
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NMSU Learning Games LabThe NMSU Learning Games Lab is an exploratory environment where gamers play and evaluate games - all kinds of games, including those designed strictly as entertainment, educational titles, and games in development.
Featured Videos
4-H Egg-to-ChickColt Starting SeriesInteractive Media


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Treadsylvania, ATV SafetySafely ride your ATV on mysterious paths to defeat monsters and free the town from their evil grasp!
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Stay Safe Working With Horses Lead a virtual horse out of the stall. Understand horse behavior to handle horses safely and effectively.
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Ninja KitchenStop for lunch at a cafe staffed entirely by ninjas. Sophisticated gameplay reveals principles of food safety.
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Virtual LabsInteractive food science modules train high school and college students in basic laboratory techniques.