Teen Leads Spark STEM Learning Through Robotics

(Updated: Jan. 15, 2026, 8:44 a.m.)

4-H Teen Leads youth taught STEM lessons to 3rd–5th grade students at T.S. Cooper Elementary through hands-on, interactive lessons. Using Makey Makey circuits, students explored how electrical circuits work by bringing everyday objects to life. This peer-led experience helped make robotics fun, engaging, and accessible for younger learners.

Youth testing household materials
Youth using tested materials to play  musical instruments
Youth using playing bongo's
Youth testing different materials
Two students connecting alligator-clip wires to a small circuit board next to a laptop