5.0 Wildlife Educational Activity (Juniors Only) 

5-1. Event Description

Juniors will learn about a special topic pertaining to wildlife.  A 4-H Leader or volunteer, wildlife professional, park naturalist, natural resources professional, UADA county or state faculty, or other expert will conduct an activity or give a presentation about a wildlife topic to expand contestants’ wildlife knowledge or skills.  Contestants will receive contest points for completing a scorecard about this educational activity.

An activity or presentation for the Educational Activity may occur either:

• during the contest as part of the other contest activities (i.e., Wildlife Identification, Wildlife Challenge, and Wildlife Habitat Practices); and/or 
• after Juniors have been dismissed from the other contest activities (i.e., Wildlife Identification, Wildlife Challenge, and Wildlife Habitat Practices). If Education Activities are offered for credit after dismissal, information will be made available at registration to adults and youth about time and location.  Adults will chaperone Juniors to the Educational Activity. 

Typically one activity is offered. However, if more than one Educational Activity is offered for credit, officials will announce the points assigned.  For example, several activities may be offered and contestants can select and receive 10 points for attending any one Educational Activity; or contestants may be required to attend two activities, with each activity worth 5 points.

5.2 Contest Rules

1. This is an individual event for Juniors. Contestants are not expected to study in advance for the Educational Activity.
2. A scorecard will be provided to each individual. It is important to bring a clipboard to the contest as tables are not always present particularly for this activity.
3. Asking other contestants or non-contestants (including the presenter) for answers is not allowed.
4. To receive credit, the contestant turns in their legible scorecard to a designated contest official within the announced time, e.g., up to 10 minutes after the presentation. The announced time will be based on the number and type of questions on the scorecard and allow adequate time for all contestants to answer.

5.3 Scorecards 

1. The contestant needs to write his/her name and ID number legibly on the scorecard and answer questions correctly and legibly.
2. Questions may ask about the presentation’s content, the contestant’s opinion about the topic, or any other aspect of the Educational Activity. In the case of asking an opinion, the contestant needs to provide a logical answer which supports that they listened to the presentation to receive credit.
3. Questions may be of any type including multiple choice, true/false, matching, open-ended, or labeling parts such as of a tool, animal, habitat, or other object.
4. Scorecard example: Tallgrass Prairie (2019)   All answers were provided as part of the presentation. 

5.4 Scoring

The Educational Activity is worth 10 points maximum per individual. No advance studying is necessary. Complete the scorecard as directed to receive maximum points. 

Individual scores will be combined and added to the team score.  The Educational Activity team score is worth 30 points maximum. For teams with four contestants, the lowest individual score will be dropped when tabulating the team score.

In the event of a tie between individuals or team scores, the score from the Educational Activity may be used as a tie-breaker.