Bear Elective 7 - Things That Go

THINGS THAT GO (Page 206)

1. With an adult's help, make a scooter or a Cubmobile. Know the safety rules.
2. With an adult's help, make a windmill.
3. With an adult's help, make a waterwheel.
4. Make an invention of your own design that goes.

ScoutJam100 - Utah BSA Centennial

October 10-12, 2013 - Wasatch County Events Center in Heber, Utah.

Bear Elective 6 - Aircraft

AIRCRAFT (Page 202)

1. Identify five different kinds of aircraft, in flight if possible, or from models or photos.
2. Ride in a commercial airplane.
3. Explain how a hot air balloon works.
4. Build and fly a model airplane. (You may use a kit. Every time you do this differently, it counts as a completed project.)
5. Sketch and label an airplane showing the direction of forces acting on it (lift, drag, and load).
6. Make a list of some of the things a helicopter can do that other kinds of airplanes can't. Draw or cut out a picture of a helicopter and label the parts.
7. Build and display a scale airplane model. You may use a kit or build it from plans.

Banana Cocoa Shake

Scouts are always hungry. Instead of having sugary / high carb snacks at your next den, pack, or patrol meeting... make this healthy alternative. Or even better, have the boys make it at the next meeting.

Ingredients:

1 Banana

2 Tbs Cocoa Powder

1/4 Cup Peanut Butter (or Almond Butter)

8 oz Almond Milk

1 Tbs Honey

15 Ice Cubes.

Place all ingredients into the blender and let her rip!

produces about 16 oz shake. 

Baseball Cross Word Puzzle

This month's theme is Cooperation.  

It's Pack Meeting time! One way to have your pack on time is to have a gathering activity.  This month's gathering activity for me will be putting together a puzzle as a group.  Also, I will have a baseball crossword puzzle (we are going with the sports theme of the month) for the parents to work on with their scouts.

Print off the Baseball Crossword Puzzle Here

co·op·er·a·tion

kōˌäpəˈrāSHən/

noun

the process of working together to the same end.

Bear Elective 5 - Boats

BOATS (Page 196)

1. Help an adult rig and sail a real boat. (Wear your PFD.)
2. Help an adult repair a real boat or canoe.
3. Know the flag signals for storm warnings.
4. Help an adult repair a boat dock.
5. With an adult on board, and both wearing PFDs, row a boat around a 100-yard course that has two turns. Demonstrate forward strokes, turns to both sides, and backstrokes.

Bear Elective 4 - Electricity

ELECTRICITY (Page 192)

1. Wire a buzzer or doorbell.
2. Make an electric buzzer game.
3. Make a simple bar or horseshoe electromagnet.
4. Use a simple electric motor.
5. Make a crane with an electromagnetic lift.

Bear Elective 3 - Radio

RADIO (Page 190)

1. Build a crystal or diode radio. Check with your local craft or hobby shop or the nearest Scout shop that carries a crystal radio kit. It is all right to use a kit.
2. Make and operate a battery powered radio, following the directions with the kit.