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10. Scientific Discovery
■ Biology ■ Chemistry ■ Geology ■ Physics ■ Estimation
Cub Scouts will be required to do
two
of the following:
Bronze
Grow some seeds on cotton wool and observe what happens.
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Identify five different rocks and tell where you found them.
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Explain the composition of air
Perform an experiment that shows how oxygen can be used up.
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Measure your hand and foot.
Using these measurements, estimate:
the width of your Scout Hall
the height of a Cub Scout.
Silver
Observe how an animal, bird, reptile or insect develops and behaves.
Report on your findings.
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Perform an experiment that shows the difference between gas, liquid and solid states.
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Explain how volcanoes erupt and earthquakes occur. Show an experiment that illustrates one of these.
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Show you understand the weather forecast.
Show how rain is formed.
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Estimate the following:
the distance from your Scout Hall door to the road
the distance from one end of the Hall to the other
the height of a flagpole or tree.
Check how accurately you have estimated by measuring these.
Gold
Explain what the major organs in the human body are and how they work.
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Perform an experiment that shows a chemical reaction.
Explain what has happened.
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Explain what minerals and fossil fuels are and how they are formed.
Talk about the minerals found in your area.
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Demonstrate how sound moves through air, water or a solid object.
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Make a sundial and use it to tell the time.
Measure the height of an object using the stick and shadow method.
or
Find North using a non-digital wrist watch.
or
Find South using the Southern Cross.