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4. Outdoor Scouting
■ Compass and Navigation ■ Maps and Hiking ■ Fire Lighting ■ Outdoor Cooking
Bronze
Discuss how a compass works and show you know the four principal points.
Make a simple compass.
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Attend at least two outdoor outings with your Pack.
Dress correctly and pack your own day pack for the outings.
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Demonstrate the correct way to strike a match.
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Prepare and cook for yourself a damper/twist.
Silver
Demonstrate an understanding of how many degrees there are in a compass and the eight principal points.
Use a compass to follow a trail, which includes at least six compass points.
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Use a road map to work out the distances between two towns named by a Leader. Demonstrate five trail signs.
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Discuss ways that fires can start in the home and the bush.
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On a fire you prepare and light, cook a meal such as sausages or food in a foil pouch.
Gold
Use a compass to plan a bush walk route on a map.
Use a compass to set a simple trail, including six compass points, for the rest of your Pack to follow.
Discuss the eight principal points and the associated degrees.
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Explain scale and contour lines
Explain at least eight map symbols and be able to find them on the map.
Using at least five different trail signs, make a track for the rest of your Pack to follow.
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Explain about different types of cooking fires and demonstrate at least one.
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Using your cooking fire, prepare a meal for yourself and an adult, including meat, vegetable and a hot drink.