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Click the adventure requirements below to learn how to bring a little Disney magic to your Webelos and AOL scout adventures. Webelos/AOL Elective Adventure: Adventures in ScienceWebelos/AOL Elective Adventure: AquanautWebelos/AOL Elective Adventure: Art ExplosionWebelos/AOL Elective Adventure: Aware and CareWebelos/AOL Elective Adventure: Build ItWebelos/AOL Elective Adventure: …
Webelos & AOL Elective Adventure: Earth Rocks!
1. Do the following:
a. Explain the meaning of the word “geology.”
b. Explain why this kind of science is an important part of your
world.
c. Share with your family or with your den what you learned
about the meaning of geology.
2. Look for different kinds of rocks or minerals while on a rock hunt with
your family or your den.
3. Do the following:
a. Identify the rocks you see on your rock hunt. Use the chart in
your handbook that shows the three kinds of rocks and
describes minerals to determine which types of rocks you
have collected.
b. With a magnifying glass, take a closer look at your collection.
Determine any differences between your specimens.
c. Share what you see with your family or den.
4. Do the following:
a. With your family or den, make a mineral test kit, and test
rocks according to the Mohs scale of mineral hardness.
b. Record the results in your handbook.
5. With your family or den, identify on a road map of your state some
geological features in your area.
6. Do the following:
a. Identify some of the geological building materials used in
building your home.
b. Identify some of the geological materials used around your
community.
c. Record the items you find.
7. Do either 7a or 7b:
a. Go on an outing with your family or den to one of the nearby
locations you discovered on your state map, and record what
you see as you look at the geographical surroundings. Share
with your family or den while on this outing what you notice
that might change this location in the future (wind, water, ice,
drought, erosion).
b. Do the following:
i. With your family or your den, visit with a geologist or earth
scientist and discover the many career fields that are
included in the science of geology.
ii. Ask the geologist or earth scientist about the
importance of fossils that are found.
iii. Ask the geologist or earth scientist what you can do
to help preserve our natural resources.
8. Do at least one earth science demonstration or investigation
with your den or with adult supervision, and explore geology in
action.
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Webelos & AOL Elective Adventure: Engineer Do all of these:1. Pick one type of engineer. With the help of the Internet, your locallibrary, or a local engineer you may know or locate, discover, andrecord in your book three things that describe what that engineerdoes. (Be …
Webelos & AOL Elective Adventure: Castaway 1. Do two of these:a. With the help of an adult, demonstrate one way to light a firewithout using matches.b. On a campout with your den or family, cook two differentrecipes that do not require pots and pans.c. Using …
Webelos & AOL Elective Adventure: Aware and Care
Do all of these:
1. Develop an awareness of the challenges of the blind through
participation in an activity that simulates blindness.
2. Participate in an activity that simulates severe visual impairment, but
not blindness.
3. Participate in an activity that simulates the challenges of being deaf
or hard of hearing.
4. Engage in an activity that simulates mobility impairment.
5. Take part in an activity that simulates dexterity impairment.
6. With your den, participate in an activity that focuses on the
acceptance of differences in general.
7. Do two of the following:
a. Do a Good Turn for residents at a skilled nursing facility or
retirement community.
b. 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.
c. 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.
d. Talk to someone who works with people who have
disabilities. Ask that person what they do and how he or she
helps people with disabilities.
e. Using American Sign Language, sign the Scout Oath.
f. With the help of an adult, contact a service dog organization,
and learn the entire process from pup training to assignment
to a client.
g. Participate in a service project that focuses on a specific
disability.
h. Participate in an activity with an organization whose
members are disabled.
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Webelos & AOL Elective Adventure: Art Explosion Do all of these:1. Visit an art museum, gallery, or exhibit. Discuss with an adult the art yousaw. What did you like?2. Create two self-portraits using two different techniques, such asdrawing, painting, printmaking, sculpture, and computer illustration.3. Do …
Webelos & AOL Elective Adventure: Into the Wild Do six from requirements 1 through 9.1. Collect and care for an “insect, amphibian, or reptile zoo.” You mighthave crickets, ants, grasshoppers, a lizard, or a toad. Study them fora while and then let them go. Share …
Do all of these:
1. Understand and explain why you should warm up before exercising and cool down afterward. Demonstrate the proper way to warm up and cool down.
2. Do these activities and record your results:
a. 20-yard dash
b. Vertical jump
c. Lifting a 5-pound weight
d. Push-ups
e. Curls
f. Jumping rope
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. With adult guidance, lead younger Scouts in a fitness game or games as a gathering activity for a pack or den meeting.
6. Try a new sport you have never tried before.
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Webelos & AOL Elective Adventure: Aquanaut Complete 1–5 and any two from 6–10.1. State the safety precautions you need to take before doing any wateractivity.2. Recognize the purpose and the three classifications of swimmingability groups in Scouting.3. Discuss the importance of learning the skills you …