Theme: Discovery and Exploration
TIME
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ACTIVITY
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EQUIPMENT NEEDED
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BADGE REQUIRMENTS MET
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3:45
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Gathering Activity:
Decorate a cover page with a drawing, sketch or photo of your favorite
outdoor place. Write a description of your favorite outdoor place. (2 weeks)
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Blank books assembled
Drawing and Coloring tools
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World Scout Environment Award: Clean Water and Clean Air
#1
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4:00
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Opening Ceremony
- Opening
Prayer: _____________
- Grand Howl
-Attendance:
________________
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Attendance Book
Stamp and Ink
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4:05
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GAME: Find the Pig
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Stuffed animal
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4:15
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BADGEWORK: Hiking
Safely
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Hiking Badge #3 p.80
Trailcraft Badge #1d p.81
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4:20
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THEME ACTIVITY: Protecting
Nature
Discuss Leave No Trace Camping principles
Discuss how to protect nature while on an outing
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World Scout Environment Award: Environmental Practices #1,
#2, #3a,b,
Green Star #10 p. 75
Camping Badge #6 p. 77
Hiking #5 p. 80
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4:40
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GAME: Simon Says: Danger at Home
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Chalkboard and chalk
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5:00
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THEME ACTIVITY: Making
a Water Filter
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Paper towel
Funnel
Paper
Gravel
Clean Sand
Container for water sample
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World Scout Environment Award: Clean Water & Clean Air
#2-C-a
Camping Badge #5f
p. 77
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5:10
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BADGE WORK: Finish up any unfinished work
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5:15
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SPIRITUAL FELLOWSHIP
-Spiritual
Thought: ____________
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Assignment:
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5:20
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Closing Ceremony
-Cub Promise
-Closing Prayer
-Badge
worksheets or other information
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5:30
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Dismiss and Go Home
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GATHERING ACTIVITY: WSEA Journals
Materials:
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Papers bound together into a small booklet for
the Cubs to write in
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Pencils, erasers
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Coloring tools
To Construct:
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Have boys draw, sketch or use a photo of their
favorite outdoor place. Have them write a description of their outdoor place
and explain why it is special to them.
GAMES: Find the PIG
How to Play:
·
A tag style game where you use your neckerchief
as a tail.
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The person who is it ("the fox") tries
to grab your tail off.
·
If they do, you wait on the side. You can
reenter if you manage to grab a tail off someone running past you.
GAMES: SIMON SAYS: Danger at Home
How to Play:
This game is played in the traditional “Simon Says” style
with the exception of the way the Cubs move.
When Simon Says:
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Barbecue Grill ; Cubs move forward quickly
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Campfire ; Cubs move two steps sideways
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Smoke in a Theatre ; Drop and crawl backwards
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Fire at Home ; Crawl low forward
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Oven ; Two steps forward, open window action
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Clothes Burning ; Cubs drop and roll
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Fire ; Cubs rush forward
BADGEWORK: Hiking Safety
Discuss the need to stay in a
group when hiking and use a buddy system so nobody gets left behind. Plan ahead
to have enough drinking water and food along for the day and prepare for
emergencies by bringing a first aid kit, whistle and spare clothes.
THEME ACTIVITY: Leave No Trace
Materials Needed:
q
WSEA Journals
q
Pencils
q
Crayons
q
Reference Material
Go for a 10 minute walk in the neighborhood.
Discuss and apply three ways
you can use LNT principles at home, school and Cubs. Using your World Scout
Environment (WSEA) journals, draw a picture or write down your ideas.
THEME ACTIVITY: Water Filters
Materials Needed:
q
WSEA Journals
q
Pencils
q
Crayons
q
Reference Material
q
Water Sample
q
Container for sample
q
Gravel, Sand (clean)
q
Paper cone
q
Funnel
q
Paper towel
Collect a water sample as you go for a walk in
the leave no trace activity. Divide the sample into two. Make a natural filter
using soil or sand placed in the bottom of a paper cone. Then try to clean the
other half of the water with a human designed filter like cheesecloth, paper
towel or a coffee filter.
Leave No Trace Principles
Plan Ahead and Prepare: Watch for hazards and follow all the rules of the park or
outdoor facility. Remember proper clothing, sunscreen, hats, first aid kits,
and plenty of drinking water. Use the buddy system. Make sure you carry your
family's name, phone number, and address.
Travel and Camp on Durable Surfaces: Stay on marked trails whenever possible. Short-cutting
trails causes the soil to wear away or to be packed, which eventually kills
trees and other vegetation. Trampled wildflowers and vegetation take years to
recover. Stick to trails!
Dispose of Waste Properly: Make sure all trash is put in a bag or trash
receptacle. Trash is unsightly and ruins everyone's outdoor experience. Your
trash can kill wildlife. Even materials, such as orange peels, apple cores and
food scraps, take years to break down and may attract unwanted pests that could
become a problem.
Leave What You Find: When visiting any outdoor area, try to leave it the same as you find it.
The less impact we each make, the longer we will enjoy what we have. Even picking
flowers denies others the opportunity to see them and reduces seeds, which
means fewer plants next year.
Use established restrooms. Graffiti
and vandalism have no place anywhere, and they spoil the experience for others.
Leave your mark by doing an approved conservation project. 
Minimize Campfire Impacts: Campfires can cause lasting impacts to the backcountry. Use a
lightweight stove for cooking and enjoy a candle lantern for light. Where fires
are permitted, use established fire rings, fire pans, or mound fires. Keep
fires small. Only use sticks from the ground that can be broken by hand. Burn
all wood and coals to ash, put out campfires completely, then scatter cool
ashes.
Respect Wildlife: Managing your pet will keep people, dogs, livestock, and wildlife from
feeling threatened. Make sure your pet is on a leash or controlled at all
times. Do not let your pet approach or chase wildlife. When animals are chased
or disturbed, they change eating patterns and use more energy that may result
in poor health or death. Take care of your pet's waste. Take a small shovel or
scoop and a pick-up bag to pick up your pet's waste— wherever it's left. Place
the waste bags in a trash can for disposal.
Observe wildlife from a distance. Do
not follow or approach them. Never feed animals. Feeding wildlife damages their
health, alters natural behaviors, and exposes them to predators and other
dangers. Protect wildlife and your food by storing rations and trash securely. Avoid
wildlife during sensitive times: mating, nesting, raising young, or winter.
Be Considerate of Others: Expect to meet other visitors. Be courteous and make room for
others. Control your speed when biking or running. Pass with care and let
others know before you pass. Let nature's sounds prevail. Avoid loud voices and
noises or playing loud music. Respect "No Trespassing" signs. If
property boundaries are unclear, do not enter the area.
