Cub Scout Pack 318 - Greenfield Elementary School/Jacksonville, FL

Tiger Cubs, Cub Scouts and Webelos Scouts may complete requirements in a family, den, pack, school or community environment. Tiger Cubs must work with their parents or adult partners.

Art

Make a list of common materials used to create visual art compositions.
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.
Identify the three primary colors and the three secondary colors that can be made by mixing them. Use the primary and secondary colors to create a painting.

Chess

Identify the chess pieces and set up a chess board for play.
Demonstrate the moves of each chess piece to your den leader or adult partner.
Play a game of chess.
Resources
U.S. Chess Federation

Citizenship

Develop a list of jobs you can do around the home. Chart your progress for one week.
Make a poster showing things that you can do to be a good citizen.
Participate in a family, den, or school service project.

Communicating

Tell a story or relate an incident to a group of people, such as your family, den or members of your class.
Write a letter to a friend or relative.
Make a poster about something that interests you. Explain the poster to your den.
Resources
National Institute for Literacy (NIFL)
International Reading Association

Computer

Explain these parts of a personal computer: central processing unit (CPU), monitor, keyboard, mouse, modem and printer.
Demonstrate how to start up and shut down a personal computer properly.
Use your computer to prepare and print a document.

Geography

Draw a map of your neighborhood. Show natural and manmade features. Include a key or legend of map symbols.
Learn about the physical geography of your community. Identify the major landforms within 100 miles. Discuss with an adult what you learned.
Use a 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.

Heritages

Talk with members of your family about your family heritage: its history, traditions and culture.
Make a poster that shows the origins of your ancestors. Share it with your den or other group.
Draw a family tree showing members of your family for three generations.

Mathematics

Do five activities within your home or school that require the use of mathematics. Explain to your den how you used everyday math.
Keep track of the money you earn and spend for three weeks.
Measure five items using both metric and non-metric measures. Find out about the history of the metric system of measurement.
Resources
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Music

Explain why music is an important part of our culture.
Pick a song with at least two verses and learn it by heart.
Listen to four different types of music, either recorded or live.
Resources
The National Association for Music Foundation

Science

Explain the scientific method to your adult partner.
Use the scientific method in a simple science project. Explain the results to an adult.
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.
Resources
National Science Teachers Association

Weather

Make a poster that shows and explains the water cycle.
Set up a simple weather station to record rainfall, temperature, air pressure or evaporation for one week.
Watch the weather forecast on a local television station.

Wildlife Conservation

Explain what natural resources are and why it's important to protect and conserve them.
Make a poster that shows and explains the food chain. Describe to your den what happens if the food chain becomes broken or damaged.
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.
Resources
Wildlife Forever
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Following are the requirements for earning the Sports belt loops.

Belt Loops are earned only by Tiger Cubs, Cub Scouts and Webelos Scouts (not adults).

The Archery and BB-Gun shooting belt loops must be earned under BSA range-certified supervision.

The BB-Gun shooting loop must be earned at a BSA facility range.

Requirements may be adjusted to accommodate the special needs of boys with disabilities.

Webelos Scouts may earn a belt loop a second time to qualify for Webelos activity badges.

Boys may earn belt loops more than once; however, leaders should encourage boys to try different requirements and earn the pin.