BALOO'S BUGLE - US Scouting Service Project

BALOO'S BUGLE Page 15Cubmaster: Our Tiger Cubs are challenged to search discover and share. As soon as they join, the Tigersand their Adult Partners stride out and begin exploring and understanding the world around them. ForRequirement 5F they learn about weather just as you Wolfs and Bears did this month and the Webelos did whenthey earned the Scientist Activity Badge. Watching them search, discover and share about the weather I amreminded of Benjamin Franklin and his great experiment with the weather.Quiz Tigers (or audience) on what Franklin did –For what was Franklin searching? (Electricity)What did he discover? (That there is electricity in lightning)Did he share his findings about lightning? (Yes he did, we use electricity everyday)Now that our Tigers have been successful in earning their Tiger Badges as Benjamin Franklin was successfulin his discovery of electricity, I will present them to their Adult Partners who helped them most on theirjourney along with a key to remind them that one of the keys to Scouting and to life is to continue to search,discover and share all their life.SPECIAL OPPORTUNITYWeather Belt Loop Requirements(from the Cub Scout Academic and Sports Program Guide)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 oneweek.3. Watch the weather forecast on a local television station.Outline for presenting and earning the Weather Belt LoopThe following is an outline for presenting the material for the Weather Belt Loop over a two week period.Completing these meetings and the home activities will allow each Scout to earn the Weather Belt Loop. If aScout shows further interest, have him consider earning the Weather Academics Pin.Week 1‣ Use the Weather Word Search puzzle as a gathering activity.‣ Introduce the requirements for the Weather Belt Loop.‣ Present and explain the water cycle. Have each Scout create a poster illustrating the water cycle.‣ Have each scout create one of the weather experiments or instruments in the Activities section.‣ Assign experiments to be completed by the next meeting.Week 2‣ Use the Water Cycle handout and Water Match Puzzle as a gathering activity.‣ Have Scouts share and discuss what they learned from watching the local weatherreport.‣ Have Scouts share and discuss what they learned from the experiment theyperformed at home.‣ Review the Water Cycle.‣ Have each scout create another weather experiment or instrument.