BEARS

This is a great and fun adventure that goes over cooking, food safety, and nutrition! You only need to complete three exercises to earn the loop!

Complete at least three of the following.

1. Create your own Bear cookbook using at least five recipes you might cook or prepare either on your own or with some adult help. Include at least one recipe each for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and a nutritious snack.
2. With a family member or den leader, prepare for cooking by explaining the importance of planning, tool selection, sanitation, and cooking safety.
3. Select and prepare two nutritious snacks for yourself, your family, or your den.
4. With the help of an adult, select a recipe to prepare in a kitchen for your den or your family. Help to select the needed ingredients, perhaps from a garden, grocery store, or farmers’ market. Cook and serve your planned meal. Clean up after the preparation and cooking.
5. With the help of an adult, select a recipe to prepare in the outdoors for your family or den. Help to select the needed ingredients, perhaps from a garden, grocery store, or farmers’ market. Cook and serve your planned meal. Clean up after the preparation and cooking.

This adventure reviews Native American Cultures in America. It is somewhat involved, and has some cool crafts. This website has some great ideas on how to complete it!

Complete requirement 1 plus two others from requirements 2-4.

1. Learn about the history and culture of American Indians or other indigenous people who lived in your area long ago.
2. Create a legend by building a diorama, writing a story, or presenting a skit.
3. Complete one of the following:
   1. Make a dream catcher.
   2. Make a craft similar to one made by American Indians or indigenous people.
   3. Make a drum. Once your drum is complete, create a ceremonial song.
4. Complete one of the following:
   1. Visit an Order of the Arrow dance ceremony.
   2. Visit an American Indian event or an event presented by other indigenous people.
   3. Learn and demonstrate ceremonial dance steps.
   4. Create a ceremonial dance.

This one is easy if you have a pet... but you can still do it if you don't!

1. Do one of the following:
   1. If you have a pet, make a list of tasks that you did to take care of the pet for two weeks.
   2. If you do not have a pet, research one that you would like to have and prepare a report about the care it needs.
2. Complete one of the following:
   1. Make a poster or a PowerPoint presentation about your pet or a pet you would like to have. Share the poster or presentation with your den, pack, or family.
   2. Make a poster or PowerPoint presentation explaining three ways that animals can help people. Share the poster or presentation with your den, pack, or family.
3. Complete at least one of the following and share with your den, pack, or family:
   1. Visit with a local veterinarian or an animal shelter caretaker. Find out what types of animals he or she might see on a regular basis and the types of care he or she gives to them.
   2. Learn about careers that involve the care of animals. What education, training, and experience are required?

There is a whole leader guide on how to complete this adventure at this link: http://pack741.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/BearDen-Forensics.pdf

Complete all of the following.

1. Talk with your family or den about forensics and how it is used to help solve crimes.
2. Take your fingerprints and learn how to analyze them. (Check out this link on how to do it with a pencil!)
3. Complete one of the following:
   1. Learn about chromatography and how it is used in solving crimes. Do an investigation using different types of black, felt-tip markers. Share your results with your den. (Link to Chromatography with Markers here)
   2. Do an analysis of four different substances: salt, sugar, baking soda, and cornstarch. (see linked PDF above)
4. Complete one of the following:
   1. Visit the sheriff’s office or police station in your town. Find out how officers collect evidence.*
   2. Learn about the different jobs available in forensic science. Choose two, and find out what is required to work in those jobs. Share what you learn with your den.
   3. Learn how animals are used to gather important evidence. Talk about your findings with your den.

This is a really cool elective if you are into science and like to see how things work! This one has a lot of building in it... this site is a helpful resource, and this site is great too!

Complete all of the following.

1. Create an “exploding” craft stick reaction.
2. Make two simple pulleys, and use them to move objects.
3. Make a lever by creating a seesaw using a spool and a wooden paint stirrer. Explore the way it balances by placing different objects on each end.
4. Complete one of the following:
   1. Draw a Rube Goldberg–type machine. Include at least six steps to complete your action.
   2. Construct a real Rube Goldberg–type machine to complete a task assigned by your den leader. Use at least two simple machines and include at least four steps.

Scout Dad Texas has a lot of great ideas for how to complete the adventure about a game our grandparents played!

Complete requirements 1-4. Requirement 5 is optional.

1. Discuss with your family or den the history of marbles, such as where and when the game began. Talk about the different sizes of marbles and what they are made of and used for. (History of Marbles)
2. Learn about three different marble games, and learn to play one of them. Learn how to keep score. Learn and follow the rules of the game. Play the game with your family, friends, or your den. (Youtube - How to Play Marbles)
3. Learn four or five words that are used when talking about marbles. Tell what each of the words means and how it relates to playing marbles. Share this information with your den. (Marble Terminology Here)
4. Complete one of the following:
   1. With your den or family, make a marble obstacle course or marble golf course. Share what you create. Invite everyone to go through your course.
   2. Create your own game using marbles, and design rules for playing the game. Share the game you created with your den, family, or friends. Explain the rules and how to play the game.
   3. With your den or family, create a marble race track. Have at least two lanes so you can race your favorite marbles against each other.
   4. Make a marble maze.
5. With the help of an adult, make a marble bag to hold marbles.

Who doesn't love a good joke! Have some fun with this one...

Complete at least four of the following.

1. Think about what makes you laugh. Write down three things that make you laugh.
2. Practice reading tongue twisters.
3. Create your own short story. Remove some nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs from the story, leaving blanks. Without telling the story, have a friend insert his or her own nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs in the story you created. (Make your own Mad Libs Site here)
4. With a partner, play a game that makes you laugh.
5. Share at least two jokes with members of your den to make them laugh.
6. Practice at least two run-ons with your den, and perform them at a pack meeting or campfire program.

This Adventure is really cool, but will require a bit of learning and investment. You only have to complete 4 of the requirements.

Complete at least four of the following

1. Identify six tasks performed by robots. (look up online)
2. Learn about some instances where a robot could be used in place of a human for work. Research one robot that does this type of work, and present what you learn to your den. (Great topic of conversation! Think about medical implications, space shuttles, assembly lines..)
3. Build a robot hand. Show how it works like a human hand and how it is different from a human hand. (These can be bought at the Scout Shop or Online. Amazon has this one for $11)
4. Build your own robot. - (You may have what you need for this, or kits may be purchased online. Remember this goes along with the "Do Your Best" Motto... but if you've been wanting to build a robot with your scout... this is a cool opportunity.)
5. Visit a place that uses robots.

This one is all hands on deck from the science world. There are some great resources on this website...

Complete at least four of the following.

1. Make static electricity by rubbing a balloon or a plastic or rubber comb against another material, such as a fleece blanket or wool sweater. Explain what you learned.
2. Conduct one other static electricity investigation. Explain what you learned.
3. Do a sink-or-float investigation. Explain what you learned.
4. Do a color-morphing investigation. Explain what you learned.
5. Do a color-layering investigation. Explain what you learned.