** AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20 2025 WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** TECHNOLOGY-SAVVY YOUTH WITH POSITIVE ATTITUDES FOR FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES IS ESSENTIAL FOR THE CONTINUED ADVANCEMENT OF TRANSFORMATIVE AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGIES THAT ADDRESS RELATED COMPLEX AGRICULTURAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES. ADDITIONALLY SCIENCE-BASED CURRICULA NEED TO INTEGRATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUTH EMPOWERMENT THROUGH CIVIC ENGAGEMENT.TO ADDRESS THIS WE WILL CULTIVATE STEM FOCUSED FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL INTEREST IN YOUTH THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT TESTING AND EVALUATION OF EXPERIENTIAL EDUCATION CURRICULA THAT FOCUS LEARNING ON REAL-WORLD COMMUNITY RELEVANT EXPERIENCES. CURRICULUM #1-SKYMAPPERS: AGRICULTURAL DRONES AND GIS MASTERY TARGETS THE DEVELOPMENT KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS WITH UNCREWED AERIAL SYSTEMS (DRONES) REMOTE SENSING AND GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS (GIS) IN AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SYSTEMS. CURRICULUM #2-DRONOVATION: CULTIVATING CHANGE WITH TEENS INVITE YOUTH TO APPLY THEIR LEARNING BY UNDERTAKING A REAL-WORLD PROJECT VARYING WITH THEIR LOCAL GEOGRAPHY AND AGRICULTURAL SYSTEMS (E.G. CHARTING LANDSCAPE CHANGES STORYTELLING AGRICULTURAL HISTORIES MONITORING LIVESTOCK BEHAVIOR OR ANALYZING FOOD ACCESS AND JUSTICE). THESE YOUTH WILL BECOME AG CHAMPIONS' AND SHARE THEIR LEARNING AND PROJECTS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES TO COMMUNICATE THE BENEFITS OF AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGIES. TARGET PARTICIPANTS ARE TEENAGERS WITH EDUCATOR INSTRUCTIONS FOR ADAPTATION AND INCLUSION FOR THOSE FROM GROUPS UNDERREPRESENTED IN STEM INCLUDING FEMALES AND LATINO YOUTH.THE CURRICULA AND EDUCATOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT GUIDE WILL BE REPLICABLE FOR USE IN MANY GEOGRAPHIC LOCATIONS AND AGRICULTURAL ENTERPRISES. AFTER THREE YEARS WE WILL DISSEMINATE EVIDENCE-BASED CULTURALLY RELEVANT PEER REVIEWED CURRICULA EDUCATOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT GUIDE AND PROMISING PRACTICES BRIEFS REPLICABLE IN A BROAD ARRAY OF NON-FORMAL EDUCATIONAL CONTEXTS WITH THE NOVEL APPROACH OF APPLYING LEARNING TO REAL-WORLD COMMUNITY RELEVANT AGRICULTURAL ISSUES THROUGH PROJECT-BASED LEARNING.