A FEW IDEAS FOR DEMONSTRATIONS AND ILLUSTRATED …

1 A FEW IDEAS FOR DEMONSTRATIONS AND ILLUSTRATED talks . There are lots of IDEAS for DEMONSTRATIONS and ILLUSTRATED talks . It is suggested that 4-H members and leaders look through the entire list as there is some overlapping of subjects and hopefully these IDEAS may stimulate you for additional IDEAS . As you plan your demonstration , you need to 1. Select a single, simple idea on which to build your demonstration 2. Plan the body of the demonstration 3. Plan the conclusion, include handling questions 4. Then plan your introduction and select the title This approach sounds like it is in reverse order, but it works! Try it! Many people try to select a title, then plan the body of their talk and so forth. Bad idea! These possible demonstration or ILLUSTRATED talk IDEAS may stimulate your thinking. This list is based on one that is many years old, so some of the topics may sound a bit dated. If you come up with new IDEAS , please be willing to share them! Don Nicholson 4-H Youth Specialist This list includes IDEAS in each of these project areas!

2 Animal Science Dairy Geology Outdoorsman Automotive Discovering 4-H Home Grounds Photography Beef Dog Care Home Poultry Bicycle Electricity Improvement Rabbit Career Entomology Home Rope Work Exploration Farmstead Management Sheep Child Care Improvement Horsemanship Small Engines Clothing Food Arts Horticulture Swine Crafts Foods Knitting Tractor Crops Forestry Money World Woodworking ANIMAL SCIENCE Cleaning the interior Digestive tract of cattle Care of the battery Importance of Amino Acids Changing oil and oil filter Digesting carbohydrates Cleaning and adjusting points Understanding Crude and Digestible Cleaning and adjusting spark plugs Protein Testing a thermostat Phenotype of Animals Flushing & care of radiator and hoses Genotype of Animals Different viscosities of oil Heritability Estimates Changing a wheel Changing a tire AUTOMOTIVE CARE & SAFETY Cleaning a carburetor Washing or waxing a car Packing a wheel bearing Removing tar spots, rust spots, tree Hand signals sap, insect spots Walking along roads Cleaning glass surfaces Riding bicycle safely Caring for tires Bumper strips Care of Chrome How to use a jack Check tire pressure Teaching a calf to lead How to keep records How to determine weights by measurements BEEF PRODUCTION How to make a blanket from bran sacks Grooming for show How to control lice on cattle Clipping head and tail How to use the beef score card Dehorning a calf Tattooing CRAFTS.

3 Castrating Ceramics made easy Handling in the show ring Using a camouflage Spraying for external parasites My personal Stationary Trimming feet Training horns, shaping and polishing CROPS. Castrating Selecting planter plates Tying the animal for various operations Testing seeds for germination Care and use of a syringe Taking a soil sample Making a rope halter Cleaning and adjusting a sprayer Handling, loading and hauling to Tissue testing prevent bruises and scars Testing for soil acidity Constructing a back rubber to control Testing weight of grain parasites Testing moisture content of grain Mixing a ration Inoculating legume seeds Mixing Minerals Treating seed for disease control Care, maintenance, and adjustment of Weed seed & plant identification hair clippers Handling & Storage of chemicals Taking a forage sample Determining & preventing harvesting Construction and care of grooming and losses show equipment Interpreting a soil test Registering an animal.

4 How seeds germinate Treating for bloat Life cycle of a plant Building a back scratcher Parts of a seed How to build Artificial Shade How soil is formed Internal Parasites Parts of a flower A stair-step loading chute A hazard-free feedlot BICYCLE. The cuts of beef Signals for driving Cattle loading Lights for night driving Beef Breeds Horns Bedding a truck Parking Making and using a canvas slapper Coast Coasting Face Fly Control Care of tires How to fit the animal for. show Hauling Passengers How to keep a good feed record Adjusting the chain Feeding steers Adjusting Peddles Halter breaking Calves How to measure chain tension Inheritance with cattle How to adjust the seat to fit the rider How to vaccinate calves Handlebar adjustment Weighing and measuring feed Bedding a stall Drenching a calf CAREER EXPLORATION Putting on a collar Your future is up to you Stitching darts What is a career Color coordinating a wardrobe Career Decisions Difficult --Myth or Making buttonholes Fact Pressing during construction Matching stripes or plaids CHILD CARE: Accessories for the costume Bathing a baby.

5 Applying trimmings Feeding a baby (or toddler) Mitering a corner Entertaining a child Care and use of Steam iron Making toys for children Three ways to finish seams on cotton Preparing a child for bed fabrics Going baby Sitting Choose clothes to suit the figure Making a picture book How to press wool Dressing a baby (or toddler) Marking methods How to alter a pattern CLOTHING Removing stains from fabric Threading a sewing machine Equipping a sewing box Threading a needle and preparing for Using attachments hand sewing Sewing on buttons, snaps, hooks &. Equipping a sewing box (good & bad eyes examples, select suitable ones & tell Making repairs (mend tear, darn socks). why) Laundering a sweater (or other Preparing fabric for cutting, garment). straightening ends, pulling on bias, Shining shoes shrinking Ironing a blouse Laying a pattern Demonstrate good sewing habits Transferring a pattern markings How to make a pin cushion Cutting out a garment (pinning and How to select anklets cutting), notches, with grain How to make a scarf Stay stitching How to use scissors Seam finishes Pinning before basting How to clip, grade & turn curved seams How to baste Sharp stitching a facing Making a pot holder Reinforcing a kimono sleeve Making and using a hem gauge Putting in hems (use one or more Making seams for a slip types) Making neck finishes for a slip Setting a sleeve (with moderate fullness How to select materials or ease)

6 How to select a pattern Easing in fullness How to cut out a dress Placing of buttons & buttonholes How to make scuffs Putting in a zipper Cutting Joining bias binding Making a continuous placket Pressing a cotton dress Covering' a Belt Preparing a garment for exhibit Making thread belt guards How to put in a shirt sleeve placket Making different kinds of seams How to make a bound placket Altering a pattern (select one or two How to use a fitted facing situations) How to darn Adjusting sewing machine (for different How to make a slip strap materials and threads) How to lay a slip pattern on the material Scoring a slip How to make Spray can covers Shrinking cotton materials How to make a braided belt Preparing a garment for exhibit How to make a Fur pillow Choosing your becoming colors How to thread a sewing machine Shrinking wool Show different kinds of hand stitches Darning a snag or tear in a wool dress How to regulate stitch length on your Selecting suitable accessories for a sewing machine (show several wool dress different lengths).

7 How to make an Electromagnet KNITTING How to make a Circuit Board Basics of knitting (cast on, bind off, knit How to make a Killing Bottle stitch, purl stitch) How to make a Collecting net Increasing and decreasing How to make a pinning block Ribbing How to make a spreading board Sewing a seam How to make an insect display box Blocking a garment How to mount insects Laundering a knit garment Identifying insects Knitting with two colors How to build a Plant Press Making designs (cable, seed, etc.) Packing the Plant Press Checking gauge Mounting Pressed plants Altering instructions for proper fit How to separate sand, silt and clay of Care of equipment soils How to make a vegetable or fruit salad DAIRY Equipment needed for making Estimating weight by measuring with a Cooking outdoors tape Stages of germination Removing excess teats Rooting Plant cuttings Identifying an animal by photographs How to build a Terrarium Care & handling of dairy equipment How to make string bubbles Floor plans for milking parlors Build a Family Art Gallery Keeping a Dairy Record book Making articles of clay Dehorning Stitch a wall hanging Testing milk for butterfat How to make a wooden article How to make a Card index for your rock DAIRY GOAT specimen (see Dairy)

8 Identifying Rocks and Minerals Testing for hardness DISCOVERING 4-H Making a crystal garden How to adjust a bicycle seat for its rider How to build book ends Traffic Signs How to build a Paddle Wheel Boat Traffic Signals Constructing a Birdhouse Coasting Constructing a nine block puzzle Care of Bicycle tires Adjusting the chain DOG CARE & TRAINING. Adjusting the pedals Showing dogs Handlebar adjustment Lifting and carrying a puppy How to make a first aid kit Building a kennel How to make a car bag Feeding a dog How to make Thread Pictures Controlling fleas, ticks, mites How to make Dog Collars Grooming a dog Bathing a dog Reversing and care of split phase Keeping a dog healthy motors Handling an injured dog How to wire a two-way switch Obedience training How to wire a relay Teaching a dog tricks How to use the volt, amp and ohm Registering a dog meters How to build a dog house Making an electric brooder Parts of a dog Making a trouble light Care of newborn puppies How to read an electric meter The inefficiency of long extension cords ELECTRICITY Saving lives with a heat lamp Making simple repairs Not defective but inadequate wiring Using heat lamps How to make a western union splice Building equipment that uses electricity How to wire a 4-way switch How to build an appliance tester How to use a quick check analyzer How to make a hot plate Making a crystal radio Today's adequately wired home Making a pigtail splice Illuminated street numbers Building an intercom set Clean motors for longer life Wiring multiple switches How to make a portable yard light Remote control switching Automatic flood lighting How to wire a switch, breaker, light &.

9 Safety in using electricity receptacle Making an electric motor portable Importance of good lighting Making a toy motor Inefficient use of electricity Making and using a test light Friend or foe Reversing a motor Equipping a portable study center Care and use of electrical appliances To shed new light Selecting a lamp and shade How to measure wattage Tying an underwriter's knot How to check wiring layout Using a light meter Care and use of electric iron Choosing a light bulb Making a new connection with Installing safety devises appliance plug Cleaning a motor Selecting electrical equipment Splicing electrical wires Proper use of tools Proper repair of extension cords How to put on my pin-up lamp ENTOMOLOGY. Meet Mr. Light Bulb Making a killing bottle Mr. E. Electron extends his power Identifying insects Report control switching Mounting insects Fuse protection Collecting insects How to select & use proper light Controlling insects switches to control modern home Making an insect net lighting How to handle bees Simple lighting protection for you Fuse protection FARMSTEAD IMPROVEMENT.

10 De-beaking and wing notching turkeys Constructing farm buildings with electrical equipment Types of fences How to select a good lamp . How to design a feedlot Wiring--Central helper for the home How to construct a cattle guard Wiring a room How to construct a farm gate Locating a farm pond Make your own chocolate sodas and Paints and their use milk shakes How to plan a farm water system Creamed chipped beef with hot corn Arranging a farmstead bread for a quick meal Figuring crops, feed and livestock Let's do a twist balances Have a coffee klatch The secret of fluffy souffl s FORESTRY Cheese casserole and scalloped dishes Making a leaf press From waffles to vegetables with cheese Mounting a leaf, fruit or wood specimen sauce Transplanting seedlings Cream soups with evaporated milk are Using a compass nutritious Controlling and fighting fires Serve salads with variety--Use cottage Controlling insects and animals cheese Cruising timbers Eggless salad dressing with evaporated Identifying trees milk is a budget saver Cheese in salads or dressings add FOODS spice to the meal Proper measuring Whipped toppings dress up desserts-- Safety in the kitchen try whipping evaporated milk Packing for a picnic Have a cranberry sherbet for Sunday Packaging foods for the freezer dinner Setting the table Velvety custards can be used so many Mixing techniques ways Preparing a broiler meal A cheese cake that is different Canning with the pressure canner The art of making cream cheese Preparing a specific food (cookies, Cottage cheese is easily made at home angel cake, milk drink, etc.)