Adventure
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Grade
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Requirements*
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First Responder - Session A
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4th grade - Required |
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1. |
Explain what first aid is. Tell what you should do after an accident. |
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Show what to do for hurry cases of first aid: serious bleeding, heart attack or sudden cardiac arrest, stopped breathing, stroke, poisoning. |
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Show how to help a choking victim. |
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Show how to treat for shock. |
| (Take both sessions A & B to earn the First Responder Adventure.) |
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First Responder - Session B
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4th grade - Required |
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Demonstrate how to treat at least five of the following: |
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Cuts and scratches |
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Burns and scalds |
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c. |
Sunburn |
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Blisters on the hand or foot |
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h. |
Nosebleed |
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Put together a simple home first-aid kit. Explain what you included and how to use each item correctly. |
| (Take both sessions A & B to earn the First Responder Adventure.) |
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Webelos Walkabout
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4th grade - Required |
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Plan a hike or outdoor activity. |
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Assemble a first-aid kit suitable for your hike or activity. |
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Recite the Outdoor Code and the Leave No Trace Principles for Kids from memory. Talk about how you can demonstrate them on your Webelos adventures. |
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With your Webelos den or with a family member, hike 3 miles. Before your hike, plan and prepare a nutritious lunch or snack. Enjoy it on your hike, and clean up afterward. |
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Perform one of the following leadership roles during your hike: trail leader, first-aid leader, or lunch or snack leader. |
| #4 will be done on evening 2 or 3; Scouts will earn the Webelos Walkabout Adventure by completing this session.) |
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Aquanaut (Swimming Pool)
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4th & 5th grade - Elective |
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State the safety precautions you need to take before doing any water activity. |
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Discuss the importance of learning the skills you need to know before going boating. |
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Explain the meaning of “order of rescue” and demonstrate the reach and throw rescue techniques from land. |
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4. |
Attempt the BSA swimmer test. |
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Demonstrate the precautions you must take before attempting to dive headfirst into the water, and attempt a front surface dive. |
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Learn and demonstrate two of the following strokes: crawl, sidestroke, breaststroke, or elementary backstroke. |
| (Scouts can choose to earn the Adventure at the pool or boating; Scouts will earn the Aquanaut Adventure by completing this session.) |
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Aquanaut (Boating)
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4th & 5th grade - Elective |
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1. |
State the safety precautions you need to take before doing any water activity. |
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Discuss the importance of learning the skills you need to know before going boating. |
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Explain the meaning of “order of rescue” and demonstrate the reach and throw rescue techniques from land. |
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Attempt the BSA swimmer test. |
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Demonstrate how to correctly fasten a life jacket that is the right size for you. Jump into water over your head. Swim 25 feet wearing the life jacket. Get out of the water, remove the life jacket, and hang it where it will dry. |
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If you are a qualified swimmer, select a paddle of the proper size, and paddle a canoe with an adult’s supervision. |
| Scouts can choose to earn the Adventure at the pool or boating; Scouts will earn the Aquanaut Adventure by completing this session) |
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Castaway - Session A
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4th & 5th grade - Elective |
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1. |
Complete A and your choice of B or C. |
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On a campout or outdoor activity with your den or family, cook two different recipes that do not require pots and pans. |
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With the help of an adult, demonstrate one way to light a fire without using matches. |
| (Take both sessions A & B to earn the Castaway Adventure) |
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Castaway - Session B
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4th & 5th grade - Elective |
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Do all of the following. |
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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. |
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With your den, demonstrate two ways to treat drinking water to remove impurities. |
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Discuss what to do if you become lost in the woods. Tell what the letters “S-T-O-P” stand for. Tell what the universal emergency signal is. Describe three ways to signal for help. Demonstrate one of them. Describe what you can do to help rescuers find you. |
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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 Scout motto. |
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| (Take both sessions A & B to earn the Castaway Adventure) |
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Scouting Adventure
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5th grade- Required |
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Do the following: |
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Show how to tie a square knot, two half hitches, and a taut-line hitch. Explain how each knot is used. |
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Show the proper care of a rope by learning how to whip and fuse the ends of different kinds of rope. |
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Demonstrate your knowledge of the pocketknife safety rules and the pocketknife pledge. If you have not already done so, earn your Whittling Chip card. |
| (Partial; Scouts will need to complete requirements #1-4 to earn the Scouting Adventure) |
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Earth Rocks
(2 periods)
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4th & 5th grade - Elective |
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Do the following: |
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Explain the meaning of the word “geology.” |
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Explain why this kind of science is an important part of your world. |
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Look for different kinds of rocks or minerals while on a rock hunt with your family or your den. |
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Do the following: |
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Identify the rocks you see on your rock hunt. Use the information in your handbook to determine which types of rocks you have collected. |
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With a magnifying glass, take a closer look at your collection. Determine any differences between your specimens. |
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Share what you see with your family or den. |
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Do the following: |
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With your family or den, make a mineral test kit, and test minerals according to the Mohs scale of mineral hardness. |
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Record the results in your handbook. |
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Identify on a map of your state some geological features in your area. |
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Do the following: |
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Identify some of the geological building materials used in building your home. |
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Identify some of the geological materials used around your community. |
| (Scouts will earn the Earth Rocks Adventure by completing this session) |
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Game Design
(2 periods)
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4th & 5th grade - Elective |
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Decide on the elements for a game. |
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List at least five of the online safety rules that you put into practice while using the internet on your computer or smartphone. Skip this if your Cyber Chip is current. |
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Create your game. |
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Teach an adult or another Scout how to play your game. |
| (Scouts will earn the Game Design Adventure by completing this session) |
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Into the Woods
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4th & 5th grade - Elective |
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Identify two different groups of trees and the parts of a tree. |
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Identify four trees common to the area where you live. Tell whether they are native to your area. Tell how both wildlife and humans use them. |
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Identify four plants common to the area where you live. Tell which animals use them and for what purpose. |
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Develop a plan to care for and then plant at least one plant or tree, either indoors in a pot or outdoors. Tell how this plant or tree helps the environment in which it is planted and what the plant or tree will be used for. |
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Make a list of items in your home that are made from wood and share it with your den. Or with your den, take a walk and identify useful things made from wood. |
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Explain how the growth rings of a tree trunk tell its life story. Describe different types of tree bark and explain what the bark does for the tree. |
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Visit a nature center, nursery, tree farm, or park, and speak with someone knowledgeable about trees and plants that are native to your area. Explain how plants and trees are important to our ecosystem and how they improve our environment. |
| (Partial; Scouts will need to complete requirement #5, 6 or 7 to earn the Into the Woods Adventure) |
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Build It
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4th & 5th grade - Elective |
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Learn about some basic tools and the proper use of each tool. Learn about and understand the need for safety when you work with tools. |
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With the guidance of your Webelos den leader, parent, or guardian, select a carpentry project and build it. |
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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. |
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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. |
| (Partial; Scouts will need to complete requirement #4 to earn the Build It Adventure) |
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| Archery |
4th & 5th grade |
N/A |
| Air Rifles |
4th & 5th grade |
N/A |
Outdoor
(complete on own during free time)
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5th grade - Required |
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With the help of your den leader or family, plan and participate in a campout. |
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On arrival at the campout, with your den and den leader or family, determine where to set up your tent. Demonstrate knowledge of what makes a good tent site and what makes a bad one. Set up your tent without help from an adult. |
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Once your tents are set up, discuss with your den or family what actions you should take in the case of the following extreme weather events which could require you to evacuate: |
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Severe rainstorm causing flooding |
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Severe thunderstorm with lightning or tornadoes |
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Fire, earthquake, or other disaster that will require evacuation. Discuss what you have done to minimize as much danger as possible. |
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Show how to tie a bowline. Explain when this knot should be used and why. Teach it to another Scout who is not a Webelos Scout. |
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Recite the Outdoor Code and the Leave No Trace Principles for Kids from memory. Talk about how you can demonstrate them while you are working on your Arrow of Light. After one outing, list the things you did to follow the Outdoor Code and Leave No Trace. |
| (Parents/guardians can work on these requirements during free time.) |
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