This year, National 4-H Council has partnered with Clemson University Cooperative Extension, the United States Space Force, Bayer, and Facebook to create STEM activities that are fun and accessible to young people everywhere.

The 2021 Challenge theme of space exploration takes youth on an out-of-this world adventure and makes connections to the 4-H pillars—STEM, civic engagement, healthy living, and agriculture. The challenge activities allow youth to develop inquiry, observational, and problem-solving skills while they make discoveries and develop their STEM identities.

Galactic Quest is ideal for youth ages 8 to 14 years to spark an interest in STEM and inspire real-world actions.  For families wanting to engage with the activities right away or youth working on their own, the Youth Guide can be used as a Quick Start Guide to the challenge.

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Challenge Activities

Astro Adventure
This unplugged board game promotes teamwork as kids gather the resources needed to live and work in deep space.

Stellar Optics
In this offline activity, kids build a telescope and learn about physics and light and how telescopes have been used to explore space.

Cosmic Claw
Kids work hands-on to engineer a mechanical arm that works to harvest crops in space.

Cyber Satellite
In this computer science activity, kids learn about cyber security and decoding to stay safe from obstacles in orbit.

What's In The Box

Family Kit

• 1 Instructor Guide
• 2 Youth Guides
• 1 Astro Adventure Board Game
• 1 Stellar Optics Telescope Kit
• 1 Set of 12 Constellation Cards
• 1 pack of Cosmic Claw parts
• 1 Set of 2 Cyber Satellite Cipher Wheels
• 2 Laminated Answer Cards

Educator Kit

• 1 Instructor Guide
• 12 Youth Guides
• 1 Astro Adventure Board Game
• 2 Stellar Optics Telescope Kits
• 1 Set of 12 Constellation Cards
• 2 packs of Cosmic Claw parts
• 2 Sets of 2 Cyber Satellite Cipher Wheels
• 4 Laminated Answer Cards

Guides & Resources

Click here to download the appropriate guides and resources.