Visitors to the Youth Building during this years Fayette County Fair at the Fayette County Fairgrounds in Dunbar Township will have opportunities to see an embryology project, build Lego structures that reflect local landmarks and participate in geocaching as well as learn about 4-H.

Jennifer Deichert, Penn State Extension assistant, explained this years programs are being set up to run in blocks of time to allow fairgoers more flexibility to stop by anytime during these segments to learn about the subjects being presented.

The embryology project, which will be available in an area of the building throughout the fair, teaches life development. The project, which has been undertaken in several local schools through the years, uses chicken eggs that hatch into young chicks.

A program called Explore Embryology with 4-H will be available from 3 to 6 p.m. Friday, July 28 where presenters will be able to explain the process and answers questions to those who visit.

Well let them look at the little chicks and talk about opportunities in 4-H, said Deichert.

Explore Geocaching with 4-H will be presented with Williams Energy from noon to 4 p.m. July 31 to Aug. 4. Geocaching is a hobby in which a participant uses a GPS to search for hidden items called geocaches. Deichert said participants will learn how to geocache to find sites and exhibits throughout the fair.

Steel City LEGO User Group returns with building activities from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday, July 30.

Im real excited. (Steel City LUG founder) Josh Hall will be here on Sunday with challenges that relate to something in the Laurel Highlands, Deichert said.

Without revealing specific commands, those challenges include:

Jumonville cross Participants will be asked to make a replica of the Great Cross of Christ that is a local landmark at this Christian camp in North Union Township.

Fallingwater Participants will be challenged to build a cantilever porch based on the concept used at Frank Lloyd Wrights internationally known Fallingwater in Mill Run.

Cave Those participating will be asked to build a cave similar to Laurel Caverns in Farmington, home to Pennsylvanias largest cave.

National Road markers Participants will try building a replica of the markers that denoted miles along the National Road, Americas first federal highway, that runs through Somerset, Fayette and Washington counties in Pennsylvania.

The 4-H Robotics Club will help with the LEGOS program and have their own demonstration from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Sunday, July 30. The club will also host LEGO challenges from 4 to 6 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 1 and Thursday, Aug. 3.

Carnegie Science Center returns with a liquid nitrogen Make It and Take It activity from 2 to 5 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 4.

Other programs being held in the Youth Building during the fair include:

Explore STEM with 4-H from 3-6 p.m. Monday, July 31, and 2-5 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 2.

Explore Agriculture and Plant Science with 4-H, 2-5 p.m., Tuesday, Aug. 1; Cloverbud Day: Activities for youths ages 5-8, 2-5 p.m., Friday, Aug. 4 and Explore Health with 4-H, 3-6 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 5.

Agriculture-related videos will run in the Youth Building during the fair.

In addition, GoPro cameras will be available to 4-H members to use for filming a video about the fair. Deichert noted one of this years new clubs is a 4-H Video Production Club.

A Fayette County tourism grant is providing funds for a television with a DVD player to show the agricultural videos as well as 10 GPS units for geocaching, LEGOS for the building challenges and GoPro cameras.

The Youth Building is also the site of the opening ceremony for the 63rd annual Fayette County Fair during which Bill Jackson, fair board president, welcomes the public and introduces fair board members, visiting officials and this years candidates for fair queen. The ceremony takes place at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, July 28.

4-H clubs will have to set up displays about their clubs, 2-5 p.m., Thursday, and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Friday, that will be judged later in competition.

The Youth Building will also hold the popular Pennsylvania Preferred Chocolate Cake and Cookie competition Sunday. Entries are accepted from 9 a.m. to noon with judging at 1 p.m.

On Sunday, the 4-H Robotics Club will have a demonstration, 1-2:30 p.m., while the annual 4-H Fashion Show is scheduled for 3 p.m. and the 4-H Communication Contest is slated for 5 p.m.

4-H entries for a variety of projects are being accepted 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday, July 31, with judging from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 1.

The LH Literacy Van is slated to visit the Youth Building from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., Friday, Aug. 4.

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