Cub Scout Pack Meeting: October 2, 2013

DATE: October 2, 2013

Theme:    Cooperation                                                                   Objective: _______________________________

                                                                                                                                     _______________________________

Attendance Assignment: _________________                               Spiritual Thought Assignment: ___________________

TIME	ACTIVITY		EQUIPMENT NEEDED		BADGE REQUIRMENTS MET
3:45	Gathering Activity: Iron Hunt      -		Magnets Paper and Pencils for each boy
4:00	Opening Ceremony      -Opening Prayer: _____________      -Attendance: ________________      -Welcome/Introduction		Attendance Sheet
4:05	GAMES: Track and Field	BUSINESS: -Sixers Points System -Badge worksheets -Date for Investiture -Growing Crystals -Assignments for Refreshments	Tape for marking floor Tape measure Frisbee Skipping rope	Brief Outline of Business Upcoming dates to mark on calendar.	Athlete #4 Any or all of: a,d,e,f,g,I,k as time permits.
4:15	RECOGNITION:      - This month’s theme – Rock Hounds      - Certificates		Assignment Sheets Certificates
4:25	CUBMASTERS MINUTE: Cooperation
4:27	WRAPUP PACK MEETING: -Handout detailed calendars for upcoming month -Badge worksheets for at home work -Pertinent information to upcoming activities - Refreshments: ______________________ INVITE PARENTS TO STAY IF THEY WISH		Calendars Badge worksheets
4:30	GAME: Rock Game		10-12 Different Rocks Towel or cloth to cover them Paper and pencils for each boy		Observer #9, p. 48
4:40	THEME ACTIVITY: Rock Collecting				Observer #9, p. 48
5:05	GAME: Who can grow the biggest crystal?		Instructions for making a salt crystal		Black Star 4A
5:15	SPIRITUAL FELLOWSHIP      -Spiritual Thought: ____________		Assignment on assignment sheet
5:20	Closing Ceremony      -Grand Howl      -Closing Prayer      -Badge worksheets or other information
5:30	Go Home

Gathering Activity: Iron Hunt

Materials:

·         Magnets

·         Paper and pencils

Split the pack into sixes.

Give each six a number of fridge magnets

Paper and a pencil

Using the magnet, each six has 5 minutes to locate as many things in the meeting area or other space that has iron in it by seeing if the magnet sticks to the object.

See which six can locate the most items containing iron.

Game: Track and Field

Materials:

·         Leader needs stopwatch, tape measure, and clipboard

Each boy is given 3 turns to do his best in each of seven of the events listed in the book on page 159

Game: Rock Game

Materials:

·         10-12 rocks

·         Paper and pencils for boys

·         Cloth to cover rocks

 To teach Cubs observation skills, collect 10-12 ordinary rocks from around the meeting area, or bring in some special rocks if you have some.

 Place them on a table and cover with a cloth.

 Give each Cub 30 - 60 seconds to look at the rocks.

 Have the Cubs try to write a description of each rock on the table.

THEME ACTIVITY: Rock Collection

Rock Collecting

•Provide each Cub with an empty egg carton.

•Split the pack into sixes and take a hike around the meeting area to look for rocks.

•If leaders would like to collect rock samples for Cubs from larger rocks or rock outcrops by using a hammer, make sure the Cubs stand well back and that the leaders wear safety goggles.

•After enough rocks have been collected, return to the meeting space to examine the rock. Have the Cubs conduct physical property tests and identify each rock’s properties, such as colour, hardness, smell, streak and density.

•Compare the rocks with each other. Density means comparing the weight difference between two equal sized rocks.

•Provide each six with several scratch plates, pocket knives, pennies, and plastic magnifying glasses.

•Identification is not as important as learning to observe and recognize a rock’s characteristics.

Have the Cubs sort their rocks according to density, hardness and crystal shape.

Game: Who Can Grow the Biggest Crystal?

Materials Needed for Each Boy:

·         Small saucepan

·         250 ml water for each boy

·         56-75 ml salt, or more

·         Clear drinking glass or jar

·         Long pencil

·         Cotton string

·         Metal paper clip

 Have the Cubs refer to their Cub Books p. 62 for instructions on making sugar crystals.

 Challenge them to make crystals at home, substituting salt for sugar.

 See which Cub can bring in the biggest and best formed salt crystals.

 Discuss the property of minerals forming into characteristic geometric shapes.

 See what shape salt crystals make.