Cub scout academics and sports program guide 34299b




















Earn the Music belt loop, and complete five of the following requirements:. Blanks in this worksheets table appear when we do not have a worksheet for the loop and pin that includes these requirements. Cub Scout Academics Music The information below was effective through May 31, , when the Cub Scout advancement program was completely revised.

Academics Pin Earn the Music belt loop, and complete five of the following requirements: Make a musical instrument and play it for your family, den, or pack. Teach your den a song. Play a song by yourself or in a group, in unison or in harmony. Using a tape recorder, capture natural sounds of the environment or record songs you create, and use your recording as a soundtrack for a short skit or as background for a movement activity.

Attend a live musical performance or concert. Demonstrate conducting patterns for two songs using two different meters two-, three-, or four- beat meter while your adult partner or den members sing or play the songs you have selected. Take voice or dance lessons or lessons to learn to play an instrument. Participation may take place at home, with the family, or within a den, a pack, or the community. Adult participation by a parent or adult relative, if possible, is strongly recommended for Cub Scouts and Webelos Scouts and is required for Tiger Cubs.

Emphasis is placed on introducing a boy to a sport or academic subject, allowing him to participate in it and encouraging him to do his best. The Academics and Sports program focuses on learning and skill development, not winning. The primary focus of the program is on scholarship and sportsmanship. Each Tiger Cub, Cub Scout, and Webelos Scout will be presented with the appropriate recognition item for completing the requirements, whether he does so as an individual Scout, with his family, with his den or pack, or in his school or community.

The Academics portion of the program covers a variety of subjects, including art, chess, citizenship, communicating, computers, geography, heritages, mathematics, music, science, weather, and wildlife conservation.

The Sports portion of the program includes summer and winter sports, indoor and outdoor sports, active and less-active sports, and team and individual sports. Cub Scouts who have disabilities may select their own activities and design their own fitness or academic program with the help of a physician, teacher, or parent.

The others are options for other pins, as follows: Linkages between Academics Belt Loops and Webelos Activity Badges This list contains only those Webelos Badges which have requirements that can or must be satisfied by earning one or more Academics Belt Loops. Ask Andy. Baloo's Bugle. E-mail Lists. Merit Badges. Custom Search. Cub Scout Academics and Sports Program The information below was effective through May 31, , when the Cub Scout advancement program was completely revised.

Demonstrate the proper way to warm up and cool down. Do these activities and record your results:. Vertical jump c. Lifting a 5-pound weight d.

Push-ups e. Curls f. Jumping rope. Make an exercise plan that includes at least three physical activities. Carry out your plan for 30 days, and write down your progress each week. With your den, prepare a fitness course or series of games that includes jumping, avoiding obstacles, weight lifting, and running. Time yourself going through the course, and improve your time over a two-week period.

With adult guidance, lead younger Scouts in a fitness game or games as a gathering activity for a pack or den meeting. Try a new sport you have never tried before. Assemble a hiking first-aid kit. Describe and identify from photos any poisonous plants and dangerous animals and insects you might encounter on your hike.

Before your hike, plan and prepare a nutritious lunch. Enjoy it on your hike, and clean up afterward. Talk about how you can demonstrate them on your Webelos adventures. With your Webelos den or with a family member, hike 3 miles in the country if possible.

Complete a service project on or near the hike location. Perform one of the following leadership roles during your hike: trail leader, first-aid leader, lunch leader, or service project leader. Carry out the experiment you designed for requirement 1, above. Report what you learned about the effect of fertilizer on the plants that you grew. Carry out the experiment you designed for requirement 1, but change the independent variable. Report what you learned about the effect of changing the variable on the plants that you grew.

Build a model solar system. Chart the distances between the planets so that the model is to scale. Use what you learn from this requirement to explain the value of making a model in science. With adult supervision, build and launch a model rocket. Use the rocket to design a fair test to answer a question about force or motion.

Create two circuits of three light bulbs and a battery. Construct one as a series circuit and the other as a parallel circuit. Study the night sky.

Describe what you observed, and explain the meaning of your observations. With adult assistance, explore safe chemical reactions with household materials. Using two substances, observe what happens when the amounts of the reactants are increased. Explore properties of motion on a playground.

Does the weight of a person affect how fast they slide down a slide or how fast a swing moves? Design a fair test to answer one of those questions. Read a biography of a scientist. Tell your den leader or the other members of your den what the scientist was famous for and why his or her work is important.

State the safety precautions you need to take before doing any water activity. Recognize the purpose and the three classifications of swimming ability groups in Scouting. Discuss the importance of learning the skills you need to know before going boating. Attempt the BSA swimmer test.

Demonstrate the precautions you must take before attempting to dive headfirst into the water, and attempt a front surface dive. Learn and demonstrate two of the following strokes: crawl, sidestroke, breaststroke, or elementary backstroke. Invite a member or former member of a lifeguard team, rescue squad, the U. Coast Guard, U. Navy, or other armed forces branch who has had swimming and rescue training to your den meeting. Find out what training and other experiences this person has had.

Demonstrate how to correctly fasten a life jacket that is the right size for you. Jump into water over your head. Show how the life jacket keeps your head above water by swimming 25 feet. Get out of the water, remove the life jacket and hang it where it will dry. Discuss with an adult the art you saw.

What did you like? Create two self-portraits using two different techniques, such as drawing, painting, printmaking, sculpture, and computer illustration. Do two of the following:. Draw or paint an original picture outdoors, using the art materials of your choice. Use clay to sculpt a simple form. Create an object using clay that can be fired, baked in the oven, or air-dried. Make a display of origami or kirigami projects. Use a computer illustration or painting program to create a work of art.

Create an original logo or design. Transfer the design onto a T-shirt, hat, or other object. Using a camera or other electronic device, take at least 10 photos of your family, a pet, or scenery.

Use photo-editing software to crop, lighten or darken, and change some of the photos. Create a comic strip with original characters. Include at least four panels to tell a story centered on one of the points of the Scout Law. Characters can be hand-drawn or computer-generated. Choose one of the following methods to show your artwork:. Create a hard-copy or digital portfolio of your projects. Share it with your family and members of your den or pack. Display your artwork in a pack, school, or community art show.

Participate in an activity that simulates severe visual impairment, but not blindness. Participate in an activity that simulates the challenges of being deaf or hard of hearing. Engage in an activity that simulates mobility impairment. Take part in an activity that simulates dexterity impairment. With your den, participate in an activity that focuses on the acceptance of differences in general. Do a Good Turn for residents at a skilled nursing facility or retirement community.

Invite an individual with a disability to visit your den, and discuss what activities he or she currently finds challenging or found challenging in the past. Attend a disabilities event such as a Special Olympics competition, an adaptive sports event, a performance with sign language interpretation, or an activity with service dogs. Tell your den what you thought about the experience. Talk to someone who works with people who have disabilities. Ask what the person does and how he or she helps people with disabilities.

With the help of an adult, contact a service dog organization, and learn the entire process from pup training to assignment to a client. Participate in a service project that focuses on a specific disability.

Participate in an activity with an organization whose members are disabled. Learn about and understand the need for safety when you work with tools. With the guidance of your Webelos den leader, parent, or guardian, select a carpentry project and build it. List the tools that you use safely as you build your project; create a list of materials needed to build your project. Put a checkmark next to the tools on your list that you used for the first time. Learn about a construction career.

With your Webelos den leader, parent, or guardian, visit a construction site, and interview someone working in a construction career.

Invite a local hero to meet with your den. Identify how citizens can be heroes in their communities. Learn about a Scout hero. Create your own superhero. With the help of an adult, demonstrate one way to light a fire without using matches. On a campout with your den or family, cook two different recipes that do not require pots and pans. If your chartered organization does not permit Cub Scout camping, you may substitute a family campout or a daylong outdoor activity with your den or pack.

Using tree limbs or branches that have already fallen or been cut, build a shelter that will protect you overnight. Do ALL of these:. Learn what items should be in an outdoor survival kit that you can carry in a small bag or box in a day pack. Assemble your own small survival kit, and explain to your den leader why the items you chose are important for survival. Keep a log of what you did. Discuss with your den members how you adjusted to this lifestyle. With your den, invent a game that can be played without using electricity and using minimal equipment or simple items.

Name your game, write down the rules once you have decided on them, then play the game at two different den meetings or outings. Teach your game to the members of your pack or other Scouts. With your den, demonstrate two different ways to treat drinking water to remove impurities.

Discuss what to do if you become lost in the woods. Tell what the universal emergency signal is. Describe three ways to signal for help. Demonstrate one of them. Describe what you can do you do to help rescuers find you. Make a list of four qualities you think a leader should have in an emergency and why they are important to have.

Pick two of them, and act them out for your den. Describe how each relates to a point of the Scout Law. Describe how working on this adventure gave you a better understanding of the Boy Scout motto.



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