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Art
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1.
Make a list of common materials used to create visual art
compositions.
2. Demonstrate how six of the following elements of design are used
in a drawing: lines, circles, dots, shapes, colors, patterns,
textures, space, balance, or perspective.
3. Identify the three primary colors and the three secondary colors
that can be made by mixing them. Show how this is done using paints
or markers. Use the primary and secondary colors to create a
painting. |
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Astronomy
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1. Set up and demonstrate how to focus a simple
telescope or binoculars.
2. Draw a diagram of our solar system - identify the planets and
other objects.
3. Explain the following terms: planet, star, solar system, galaxy,
the Milky Way, black hole, red giant, white dwarf, comet, meteor,
moon, asteroid, and universe. |
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Chess
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1. Identify the chess pieces and set up a chess board
for play.
2. Demonstrate the moves of each chess piece to your den leader or
adult partner.
3. Play a game of chess. |
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Citizenship
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1. Develop a list of jobs you can do around the home.
Chart your progress for one week.
2. Make a poster showing things that you can do to be a good
citizen.
3. Participate in a family, den, or school service project. |
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Collecting
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1. Begin a collection of at least 10 items that all
have something in common. Label the items and title your collection.
2. Display your collection at a pack or den meeting.
3.Visit a show or museum that displays different collections. |
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Communicating
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1. Tell a story or relate an incident to a group of
people, such as your family, den, or members of your class.
2. Write a letter to a friend or relative.
3. Make a poster about something that interests you. Explain the
poster to your den. |
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Computers
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1. Explain these parts of a personal computer: central
processing unit (CPU), monitor, keyboard, mouse, modem, and printer.
2. Demonstrate how to start up and shut down a personal computer
properly.
3. Use your computer to prepare and print a document. |
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Geography
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1. Draw a map of you neighborhood. Show natural and
manmade features. Include a key or legend of map symbols.
2. Learn about the physical geography of your community. Identify
the major landforms within100 miles. Discuss with an adult what you
learned.
3. Use a world globe or map to locate the continents, the oceans,
the equator, and the northern and southern hemispheres. Learn how
longitude and latitude lines are used to locate a site. |
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Geology
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1. Define geology.
2. Collect a sample of igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks.
Explain how each was formed.
3. Explain the difference between a rock and a mineral. |
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Heritages
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1. Talk with members of your family about your family
heritage: its history, traditions, and culture.
2. Make a poster that shows the origins of you r ancestors. Share it
with your den or other group.
3. Draw a family tree showing members of your family for three
generations. |
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Language & Culture
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1. Talk with someone who grew up in a different
country than you did. Find out what it was like and how it is
different from your experience.
2. Learn 10 words that are in a different language than your own.
3. Play two games that originated in another country or culture. |
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Map & Compass
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1. Show how to orient a map. Find three landmarks on
the map.
2. Explain how a compass works.
3. Draw a map of your neighborhood. Label the streets and plot the
route you take to get to a place that you often visit. |
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Mathematics
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1. Do five activities within your home or school that
require the use of mathematics. Explain to your den how you used
everyday math.
2. Keep track of the money you earn and spend for three weeks.
3. Measure five items using both metric and non-metric measures.
Find out about the history of the metric system of measurement. |
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Music
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1. Explain why music is an important part of our
culture.
2. Pick a song with at least two verses and learn it by heart.
3. Listen to four different types of music either recorded or live. |
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Science
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1. Explain the scientific method to your adult
partner.
2. Use the scientific method in a simple science project. Explain
the results to an adult.
3. Visit a museum, a laboratory, an observatory, a zoo, an aquarium,
or other facility that employs scientists. Talk to a scientist about
his or her work. |
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Weather
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1. Make a poster that shows and explains the water
cycle.
2. Set up a simple weather station to record rainfall, temperature,
air pressure, or evaporation for one week.
3. Watch the weather forecast on a local television station. |
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Wildlife Conservation
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1. Explain what natural resources are and why it's
important to protect and conserve them.
2. Make a poster that shows and explains the food chain. Describe to
your den what happens if the food chain becomes broken or damaged.
3. Learn about an endangered species. Make a report to your den that
includes a picture, how the species came to be endangered, and what
is being done to save it. |
