PACK 143

EUCLID, OHIO

LIONS (KINDERGARTEN)

  1. Lion’s Honor

    1. Show the Cub Scout sign. Tell what it means. Resource - see CUB SCOUT SIGN, MOTTO AND HAND SHAKE found in Pack 143>Scout Sign, Oath Etc (UNIT 13 AND 15)
    2. Repeat the Cub Scout motto. Tell what it means. Resource - see CUB SCOUT SIGN, MOTTO AND HAND SHAKE found in Pack 143>Scout Sign, Oath Etc (UNIT 15)
    3. Show the Cub Scout salute. Tell what it means. Resource - see CUB SCOUT SIGN, MOTTO AND HAND SHAKE found in Pack 143>Scout Sign, Oath Etc (UNIT 15)
    4. Show teamwork and good sportsmanship by playing a game with your den. Resource - Pack 143 > Activity Bank > Games > Pack 143 Games
    5. Participate in an outing (a pack meeting is sufficent)
  2. Animal Kingdom

    1. Learning about patriotism by using flag ceremonies and the Pledge of Allegiance - Resource - Pack 143 > Patriotism > LION FLAG CEREMONY (UNIT 3)
    2. Understanding and practicing stewardship of our resources- Resource ->Steward Ship Cards - See Activity Folder (UNIT 10)
    3. Developing a sense of community awareness and responsibility
    4. Participating in an activity that demonstrates service to others
  3. Fun on the Run!

    1. Learn and demonstrate three exercises you can do each day. -demonstration. Some options include: jumping jacks; leap, hop, skip, jump; jump rope; marching; running.
    2. Have Lions make a nutritious snack for the den.
    3. Understand the importance of rest. (UNIT 16)
    4. Participate as a den in Jungle Field Day. (UNIT 17 and 18)
  4. King of the Jungle

    1. Participate in a flag ceremony with your den. - Resource - seeResource - Pack 143 > Patriotism > LION FLAG CEREMONY (UNIT 3).
    2. Explain what it means to be a good citizen. - Resource - see Pack 143 > Patriotism >What It Means to be a Good Citizen and How to Teach Children (UNIT 19)
    3. Explain what it means to be a leader. - Resource - see Pack 143 > Activity Bank > Games >Pack 143 Games #14 : Lead the Blindfolded
  5. Mountain Lion

    1. Gather the outdoor items you need to have with you when you go on an outdoor adventure, and understand how they are used. Resource > Pack 143 > Outdoor Activities > Resources > Cub Scout Six Essentials for Hiking Quick List (UNIT 20) Also understand and commit to practicing the buddy system. Resource > Pack 143 > Outdoor Activities > Resources > The Buddy System (UNIT 21)
    2. Learn what SAW (Stay, Answer, Whistle) means. Demonstrate what you can do to stay safe if you become separated from the group when you are outdoors. Resource > Pack 143 > Outdoor Activities > Resources > SAW (UNIT 22)
    3. Demonstrate an understanding of respect for animals and nature when participating in a learning hike.

TIGERS (FIRST GRADE)

  1. Games Tigers Play

    Complete requirements a and b plus at least two others.
    1. Do the following:
      1. Play two initiative or team-building games with the members of your den.
      2. Listen carefully to your leader while the rules are being explained, and follow directions when playing.
      3. At the end of the game, talk with the leader about what you learned when you played the game. Tell how you helped the den by playing your part.
    2. Talk with your den or family about why good nutrition helps you to be strong and active. (UNIT 23)
    3. Bring a nutritious snack to a den meeting. Share why you picked it and what makes it a good snack choice.
    4. Make up a game with the members of your den, and play it with den members. After playing the game, talk with your den about the experience.
    5. Make up a new game, and play it with your family or members of your den or pack. Then talk with the group about the experience.
    6. Do the following:
      1. Attend a sporting event with your den or family.
      2. Before or after the event, talk with a coach or athlete about what it is like to participate in the sport. OR find out more about the sport and share what you have learned with your den or family members before or after the event.
  2. My Tiger Jungle

    Complete requirement a plus at least two others.
    1. With your parent, guardian, or other caring adult, go for a walk outside and pick out two or more sights or sounds of “nature” around you. Discuss with your partner or den.
    2. Take a 1-foot hike. Make a list of the living things you find on your 1-foot hike. Discuss these plants or animals with your parent, guardian, or other caring adult, or with your den. (Unit 24)
    3. Point out two different kinds of birds that live in your area. With your parent, guardian, or other caring adult, or with your den, find out more about one of these birds. See Birds of Ohio Winter Birds of Ohio (Unit 25)
    4. Be helpful to nature by planting a plant, shrub, or tree. Learn more about the needs and growth of the item you have planted.
    5. Build and hang a birdhouse. Milk Jug Bird House (Unit 26)
  3. Team Tiger

    Complete requirements a and b plus at least two others.
    1. With your parent, guardian, or other caring adult, or with your den, talk about what it means to be part of a team. List some of the teams you are on (den, pack, family, class, etc.), and explain how you can help each one.
    2. With your den, talk about your Tiger team. Then make a chart showing all the different ways team members can help the den. Volunteer to take your turn doing at least two different jobs, one of which is leading the Pledge of Allegiance. Den Job Chart (Unit 27)
    3. With your family, talk about how family members each have a role in the family team. Then pick a job that you will do to help the team. Follow through by doing that job at least three times during the next three weeks.
    4. With your den or family, participate as a team in a service project that helps our country or your community.
    5. With your den, make a chart or picture showing how you and your teammates make a better team because you are alike in some ways but different in others.
  4. Tiger Bites

    Complete requirements a and b plus at least two others.
    1. With your parent, guardian, or other caring adult, or with your den, find out about good food choices and not-so-good choices. Identify three foods that you think would be good choices and three foods that would not be good choices. Food Flash Cards (Unit 23)
    2. Explain the importance of hand washing before a meal and cleanup after a meal. Then show how you would do each. Washing Hands (Unit 28)
    3. Show that you know the difference between a fruit and a vegetable. Eat one of each. Difference between a Fruit and Vegetable (Unit 29)
    4. With your parent, guardian, or other caring adult, pick a job to help your family at mealtime. Do it for at least four meals.
    5. Talk with your parent, guardian, or other caring adult about what foods you can eat with your fingers. Practice your manners when eating them. Table Manners (Unit 30)
    6. With your parent, guardian, or other caring adult, plan and make a good snack choice or other nutritious food to share with your den. Food Flash Cards (Unit 23)
  5. Tiger Circles: Duty to God

    Complete requirement a plus at least two others.
    1. Discuss with your parent, guardian, den leader, or other caring adult what it means to do your duty to God. Tell how you do your duty to God in your daily life. Gold Rule across Religions (Unit 31)
    2. With a family member, attend a religious service or other activity that shows how your family expresses reverence for God.
    3. Earn the religious emblem of your faith that is appropriate for your age or grade.
    4. Help with a local service project and talk with your den or family about how helping others is part of our duty to God.
    5. With the approval of your parent, guardian, den leader, or other caring adult, think of and then carry out an act of kindness or respect that you think shows duty to God. Acts of Kindess for Children(Unit 32)
  6. Tigers in the Wild

    Complete requirements a–c plus at least one other.
    1. With your parent, guardian, or other caring adult, name and collect the Cub Scout Six Essentials you need for a hike. Tell your den leader what you would need to add to your list to prepare for rain. Six Essentials for a Hike (Unit 20)
    2. Go for a short hike with your den or family, and carry your own gear. Show you know how to getready for this hike. Pre Hike Activities (Unit 33)
    3. Do the following:
      1. Listen while your leader reads the Outdoor Code. Talk about how you can be clean in your outdoor manners. Outdoor Code (Unit 7) Pre Hike Activites (Unit 33)
      2. Listen while your leader reads the Leave No Trace Principles for Kids. Discuss why you should “Trash Your Trash.” Pre Hike Activities (Unit 33)
      3. Apply the Outdoor Code (Unit 7) and Leave No Trace Principles (Unit 33) for Kids on your Tiger den and pack outings. After one outing, share what you did to demonstrate the principles you discussed.
    4. While on the hike, find three different kinds of plants, animals, or signs that animals have been on the trail. List what you saw in your Tiger Handbook.
    5. Participate in an outdoor pack meeting or pack campfire. Sing a song or act out a skit with your Tiger den as part of the program.
    6. Find two different trees and two different types of plants that grow in your area. Write their names in your Tiger Handbook.
    7. Visit a nature center (List of nature centers in Northeast Ohio), zoo, or another outside place with your family or den. Learn more about two animals, and write down two interesting things about them in your Tiger Handbook.

WOLVES (Second Grade)

  1. Call of the Wild

    Complete requirements a–d plus at least one other.
    1. Attend one of the following:
      1. A pack or family campout
      2. An outdoor activity with your den or pack
      3. A day camp
      4. Resident camp
    2. With your family or den, make a list of possible weather changes that could happen during your outing according to the time of year you are outside. Tell how you will be prepared for each one. When Bad Weather Strikes (Unit 35)
    3. Do the following:
      1. Recite the Outdoor Code with your leader.(Unit 7)
      2. Recite the Leave No Trace Principles for Kids with your leader. (Unit 33) Talk about how these principles support the Outdoor Code. (Unit 7)
      3. After your outdoor activity or campout, list the ways you demonstrated being careful with fire or other dangers.
    4. Show or demonstrate what to do:
      1. In case of a natural disaster such as an earthquake or flood.
      2. To keep from spreading your germs. Germ Magenent Game (Unit 34)
    5. Show how to tie an overhand knot and a square knot. Knots (Unit 9)
    6. While on a den or family outing, identify four different types of animals you see or explain evidence of their presence. Tell how you identified them. (ANIMAL TRACKS UNIT 37)
  2. Council Fire (Duty to Country)

    Complete requirements a and b plus at least one other.
    1. With your den or pack, participate in a flag ceremony, and learn how to properly care for and fold the flag. (flag ceremonies Unit 3 and flag folding Unit 2)
    2. Participate in a community service project with your pack, den, or family.
    3. With your parent’s or guardian’s permission, talk to a military veteran, law enforcement officer, member of the fire department, or someone else approved by your den leader. Talk about his or her service to the community or country. After you have visited with the individual, write a short thank-you note.
    4. Learn about the changes in your community, and create a project to show your den how the community has changed.
    5. Select one issue in your community, and present to your den your ideas for a solution to the problem.
    6. Work with your den to develop a den duty chart, and perform these tasks for one month. (Job Chart Unit 27)
    7. Participate in an event such as a parade or assembly celebrating military veterans. (the Pack participates in a memorial day parade each year)
  3. Duty to God Footsteps

    Complete requirement a or b plus at least two others.
    1. Discuss with your parent, guardian, den leader, or other caring adult what it means to do your duty to God. Tell how you do your duty to God in your daily life. (Golden Rule Unit 31)
    2. Earn the religious emblem of your faith that is appropriate for your age, if you have not already done so.
    3. Offer a prayer, meditation, or reflection with your family, den, or pack. (Scout Prayer Unit 36)
    4. Read a story about people or groups of people who came to America to enjoy religious freedom. (History about the Pilgrims UNIT 38)
    5. Learn and sing a song that could be sung in reverence before or after meals or one that gives encouragement, reminds you how to show reverence, or demonstrates your duty to God. (Reverential Songs UNIT 39)
    6. Visit a religious monument or site where people might show reverence. Create a visual display of your visit with your den or your family, and show how it made you feel reverent or helped you better understand your duty to God.
  4. Howling at the Moon

    Do the following
    1. Show you can communicate in at least two different ways.(COMMUNICATION (MORSE CODE, FLAG CODE, AMSLUNIT 40)
    2. Work with your den or family to create an original skit.
    3. Work together with your den or family to plan, prepare, and rehearse a campfire program to present at a den meeting or pack program.
    4. Perform your role for a den meeting or pack program.
  5. Paws on the Path

    Complete requirements a–e. Requirements f and g are optional.
    1. Show you are prepared to hike safely in any outdoor setting by putting together the Cub Scout Six Essentials to take along on your hike. (Six Essentials for Hiking Unit 20)
    2. Tell what the buddy system is and why we always use it in Cub Scouting. Describe what you should do if you get separated from your group while hiking.(Buddy System UNIT 21 and SAW UNIT 22)
    3. Choose the appropriate clothing to wear on your hike based on the expected weather. (Hiking Clothes UNIT 41)
    4. Before hiking, recite the Outdoor Code and the Leave No Trace Principles for Kids with your leader.(Unit 7) (Unit 33) (This may be combined with requirement 3 of the Call of the Wild adventure.) After hiking, discuss how you showed respect for wildlife.
    5. Go on a 1-mile hike with your den or family. Find two interesting things that you’ve never seen before and discuss them with your den or family.
    6. Name two birds, two insects, and two other animals that live in your area. Explain how you identified them.
    7. Draw a map of an area near where you live using common map symbols. Show which direction is north on your map.
  6. Running With the Pack

    complete the following:
    1. Play catch with someone in your den or family who is standing five steps away from you. Play until you can throw and catch successfully at this distance. Take a step back and see if you can improve your throwing and catching skills.
    2. Practice balancing as you walk forward, backward, and sideways.
    3. Practice flexibility and balance by doing a front roll, a back roll, and a frog stand.
    4. Play a sport or game with your den or family, and show good sportsmanship.
    5. Do at least two of the following: frog leap, inchworm walk, kangaroo hop, or crab walk. (ANIMAL WALKS UNIT 42)
    6. Demonstrate what it means to eat a balanced diet by helping to plan a healthy menu for a meal for your den or family. Make a shopping list of the food used to prepare the meal. (CUB SCOUT COOKBOOK UNIT 43)

BEARS (Third Graders)

  1. Baloo the Builder

    complete the following
    1. Discover which hand tools are the best ones to have in your toolbox. Learn the rules for using these tools safely. Practice with at least four of these tools before beginning a project. (INTRODUCING TOOLS UNIT 44)
    2. Select, plan, and define the materials for the project you will complete in requirement c. (WOOD WORKING PROJECTS UNIT 45)
    3. Assemble your materials, and build one useful project and one fun project using wood.
    4. Apply a finish to one of your projects.
  2. Bear Claws

    complete the following:
    1. Learn about three common designs of pocketknives. (THREE TYPES OF POCKET KNIVES UNIT 46)
    2. Learn knife safety (POCKET KNIFE SAFETY UNIT 8) and earn your Whittling Chip.*(WHITTLING CHIP UNIT 14)
    3. Do one of the following:
      1. Using a pocketknife, carve two items. (SOAP CARVING UNIT 47)
      2. With a pocketknife, safely perform each of these tasks:
        • Demonstrate how to cut a piece of rope, twine, or fishing line.(How to Cut A Rope Unit 48)
        • Open a sealed box without damaging the contents.
        • Open a can with the can opener tool on a pocketknife.
        • Remove and replace the screws on an object with the screwdriver tool on a pocketknife.
        • Open a letter.
  3. Bear Necessities Complete requirements

    A–D. Requirements E and F are optional.
    1. While working on your Bear badge, attend one of the following:
      1. A daytime or overnight campout with your pack or family
      2. An outdoor activity with your den or pack
      3. Day camp
      4. Resident camp
    2. Make a list of items you should take along on the activity selected in requirement (GENERAL CAMPING LIST UNIT 49) a.
    3. Make a list of equipment that the group should bring along in addition to each Scout’s personal gear for the activity selected in requirement a. (GENERAL CAMPING LIST UNIT 49)
    4. Help set up a tent. Determine a good spot for the tent, and explain to your den leader why you picked it. (SELECTING A CAMP SITE UNIT 5)
    5. Demonstrate how to tie two half hitches and explain what the hitch is used for. (KNOTS UNIT 9)
    6. Learn how to read a thermometer and a barometer. Keep track of the temperature and barometric pressure readings and the actual weather at the same time every day for seven days. (HOW TO READ A THERMOMETER AND BAROMETER UNIT 51)
  4. Fellowship and Duty to God

    Complete the following
    1. Discuss with your parent, guardian, den leader, or other caring adult what it means to do your duty to God. Tell how you do your duty to God in your daily life. (GOLDEN RULE UNIT 31)
    2. Complete at least one of the following:
      1. Identify a person whose faith you admire, and discuss this person with your family.
      2. With a family member, provide service to a place of worship or a spiritual community, school, or community organization that puts into practice your ideals of duty to God and strengthens your fellowship with others.
    3. Complete at least one of the following:
      1. Earn the religious emblem of your faith that is appropriate for your age, if you have not already done so.
      2. Make a list of things you can do to practice your duty to God as you are taught in your home or place of worship or spiritual community. Select two of the items and practice them for two weeks. (ACTS OF KINDNESS FOR KIDS UNIT 32)
  5. Fur, Feathers, and Ferns

    Complete requirement a plus three others.
    1. While hiking or walking for one mile, identify six signs that any mammals, birds, insects, reptiles, or plants are living near the place where you choose to hike or walk.
    2. Visit one of the following: zoo, wildlife refuge, nature center, aviary, game preserve, local conservation area, wildlife rescue group, or fish hatchery. Describe what you learned during your visit.
    3. Name one animal that has become extinct in the last 100 years and one animal that is currently endangered. Explain what caused their declines. (UNIT 51 ANIMALS THAT BECAME EXTINCT)
    4. Observe wildlife from a distance. Describe what you saw.
    5. Use a magnifying glass to examine plants more closely. Describe what you saw through the magnifying glass that you could not see without it.
    6. Learn about composting and how vegetable waste can be turned into fertilizer for plants. (UNIT 52 COMPOSITNG AS HOME)
    7. Plant a vegetable or herb garden.
  6. Paws for Action

    (Duty to Country)
    1. Learn about our nation’s flag. Display it at home for one month. Say the Pledge of Allegiance, and learn its meaning. (FLAG ETIQUETTE UNIT 53)
    2. Do at least one of the following.
      1. Find out about two famous Americans. Share what you learned. (100 GREAT AMERICANS UNIT 54)
      2. Find out where places of historical interest are located in or near your community, town, or city. Go and visit one of them with your family or den.
    3. Do at least two of the following:
      1. With your school or den, visit a local sheriff’s office, police station, or fire department OR talk with a fire safety officer or law enforcement officer visiting your school or den. Find out what skills the officers use to do their jobs. Ask questions that will help you learn how to stay safe.
      2. Make a list of emergency numbers and discuss with your family where the list should be kept. EUCLID EMERGENCY NUMBERS (UNIT 55 )
      3. Show your family that you know how to call for help in an emergency. Talk with your family about people who could help you if a parent is not available.
      4. With your family, develop a plan to follow in case of an emergency, and practice the plan at least three times. Your family can determine the emergency, or you can develop several plans. (Family Communications Plan for Kids UNIT 56)
    4. Do at least one of the following:
      1. Do a cleanup project that benefits your community.
      2. Participate in a patriotic community parade or other civic event that honors our country. (The pack regularly participates in the Euclid Memorial Day Parade)

WEBELOS (Fourth Grade)

  1. Cast Iron Chef

    A and B C is optional
    1. Plan a menu for a balanced meal for your den or family. (Kids Healthy Eating Plate UNIT 57 ) Determine the budget for the meal. If possible, shop for the items on your menu. Stay within your budget.
    2. Prepare a balanced meal for your den or family. If possible, use one of these methods for preparation of part of the meal: camp stove, Dutch oven, box oven, solar oven, open campfire, or charcoal grill. Demonstrate an understanding of food safety practices while preparing the meal. (CAST IRON EVENT)
    3. Use tinder, kindling, and fuel wood to demonstrate how to build a fire in an appropriate outdoor location. If circumstances permit and there is no local restriction on fires, show how to safely light the fire, under the supervision of an adult. After allowing the fire to burn safely, safely extinguish the flames with minimal impact to the fire site. (HOW TO BUILD A FIRE UNIT 4 and FIRE LAYS UNIT 6)
  2. Duty to God and You

    Do A and then two others
    1. Discuss with your parent, guardian, den leader, or other caring adult what it means to do your duty to God. Tell how you do your duty to God in your daily life.(GOLDEN RULE UNIT 31 and ACTS OF KINDNESS FOR KIDS UNIT 32)
    2. Earn the religious emblem of your faith that is appropriate for your age, if you have not done so already.
    3. Discuss with your family, family’s faith leader, or other caring adult how planning and participating in a service of worship or reflection helps you live your duty to God. (SCOUT VESPERS FOUND IN REVERENTAL SONGS UNIT 39)
    4. List one thing that will bring you closer to doing your duty to God, and practice it for one month. Write down what you will do each day to remind you.(ACTS OF KINDESS FOR KIDS UNIT 32)
  3. First Responder

    Complete A and 5 others
    1. Explain what first aid is. Tell what you should do after an accident. (FIRST AID GUID UNIT 58)
    2. Show what to do for hurry cases of first aid: serious bleeding, heart attack or sudden cardiac arrest, stopped breathing, stroke, poisoning. (FIRST AID GUIDE UNIT 58)
    3. Show how to help a choking victim. (FIRST AID GUIDE UNIT 58)
    4. Show how to treat for shock. (FIRST AID GUIDE UNIT 58)
    5. Demonstrate how to treat at least five of the following (FIRST AID GUIDE UNIT 58):
      1. Cuts and scratches
      2. Burns and scalds
      3. Sunburn
      4. Blisters on the hand or foot
      5. Tick bites
      6. Bites and stings of other insects
      7. Venomous snakebites
      8. Nosebleed
      9. Frostbite
    6. Put together a simple home first-aid kit. Explain what you included and how to use each item correctly. (FIRST AID GUIDE UNIT 58 and FIRST AID KIT UNIT 6)
    7. Create and practice an emergency readiness plan for your home or den meeting place. (FIRST AID GUIDE UNIT 58 and EMERGENCY PLAN FOR KIDS UNIT 56)
    8. Visit with a first responder or health-care professional.
  4. Stronger, Faster, Higher

    a through c and one other
    1. Understand and explain why you should warm up before exercising and cool down afterward. Demonstrate the proper way to warm up and cool down. (How to warm up before exercising UNIT 59)
    2. Do these activities and record your results: 20-yard dash, vertical jump, lifting a 5-pound weight, push-ups, curls, jumping rope.
    3. Make an exercise plan that includes at least three physical activities. Carry out your plan for 30 days, and write down your progress each week.
    4. Try a new sport you have never tried before.
    5. With your den, prepare a fitness course or series of games that includes jumping, avoiding obstacles, weightlifting, and running. Time yourself going through the course, and try to improve your time over a two-week period.
    6. With adult guidance, lead younger Scouts by leading them in a fitness game or games.
  5. Webelos Walkabout

    1. Plan a hike or outdoor activity.
    2. Assemble a first-aid kit suitable for your hike or activity. (FIRST AID KIT UNIT 6)
    3. Recite the Outdoor Code (Unit 7) and the Leave No Trace Principles for Kids from memory. (Unit 33) Talk about how you can demonstrate them on your Webelos adventures.
    4. 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. (SPRING AND FALL HIKES)
    5. Describe and identify from photos any poisonous plants (Five most poisonous plants in the Buckeye State UNIT 60) and dangerous animals and insects (19 MOST DANGEROUS ANIMALS IN OHIO UNIT 61) you might encounter on your hike or activity.
    6. Perform one of the following leadership roles during your hike: trail leader, first-aid leader, or lunch or snack leader. (LEADERSHIP ROLES ON A HIKE UNIT 62)

ARROW OF LIGHT (Fifth Grade)

  1. Building a Better World

    1. Explain the history of the United States flag. (HISTORY OF US FLAG UNIT 63) Show how to properly display the flag in public (FLAG ETIQUETTE UNIT 53), and help lead a flag ceremony. (FLAG CEREMONITES UNIT 3)
    2. Learn about and describe your rights and duties as a citizen, and explain what it means to be loyal to your country. (RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBLITIES OF US CITIZENS UNIT 64)
    3. Discuss in your Webelos den the term “rule of law,” and talk about how it applies to you in your everyday life. (THE RULE OF LAW UNIT 65)
    4. Meet with a government or community leader, and learn about his or her role in your community. Discuss with the leader an important issue facing your community.
    5. Show that you are an active leader by planning an activity for your den without your den leader’s help. Ask your den leader for approval first.
    6. Do at least one of these:
      1. Learn about Scouting in another part of the world. With the help of your parent, guardian, or den leader, pick one country where Scouting exists and research its Scouting program. (SCOUTING AROUND THE WORLD WIKI PAGE UNIT 66)
      2. Set up an exhibit at a pack meeting to share information about the World Friendship Fund.
      3. Under the supervision of your parent, guardian, or den leader, connect with a Scout in another country during an event such as Jamboree-on-the-Air or Jamboree-on-the-Internet or by other means. (SEE Scouting Pen Pals)
      4. Learn about energy use in your community (OHIO ENERGY PROFILE UNIT 67)and in other parts of the world.
      5. Identify one energy problem in your community, and find out what has caused it.
  2. Duty to God in Action

    1. Discuss with your parent, guardian, den leader, or other caring adult what it means to do your duty to God. Tell how you do your duty to God in your daily life. (GOLDEN RULE UNIT 31 AND ACTS OF KINDNESS UNIT 32)
    2. Under the direction of your parent, guardian, or religious or spiritual leader, do an act of service for some-one in your family, neighborhood, or community. Talk about your service with your family. Tell your family how it related to doing your duty to God.
    3. Earn the religious emblem of your faith that is appropriate for your age, if you have not done so already.
    4. With your parent, guardian, or religious or spiritual leader, discuss and make a plan to do two things you think will help you better do your duty to God. Do these things for a month.
    5. Discuss with your family how the Scout Oath and Scout Law relate to your beliefs about duty to God.(SCOUT LAW UNIT 1)
    6. For at least a month, pray or reverently meditate each day as taught by your family or faith community. (SCOUT PRAYER UNIT 36)
  3. Outdoor Adventurer

    (formerly Camper)–Option A (including a campout) OR Option B (including an outdoor activity)
    1. Option A:
      1. With the help of your den leader or family, plan and participate in a campout.
      2. 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. (SELECT A CAMPSITE UNIT 5)
      3. 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: (CUB SCOUT CAMPING WHEN BAD WEATHER ARIVES UNIT 35)
        1. Severe rainstorm causing flooding
        2. Severe thunderstorm with lightning or tornadoes
        3. Fire, earthquake, or other disaster that will require evacuation. Discuss what you have done to minimize as much danger as possible.
      4. 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. Knots (Unit 9)
      5. Recite the Outdoor Code (Unit 7) 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. (Unit 33)
    2. Option B:
      1. With the help of your den leader or family, plan and participate in an outdoor activity.
      2. Discuss with your den or family what actions you should take in the case of the following extreme weather events: (CUB SCOUT CAMPING WHEN BAD WEATHER ARIVES UNIT 35)
        1. Severe rainstorm causing flooding
        2. Severe thunderstorm with lightning or tornadoes
        3. Fire, earthquake, or other disaster that will require evacuation. Discuss what you have done to minimize as much danger as possible.
      3. 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. (KNOTS UNIT 9)
      4. Recite the Outdoor Code (Unit 7) 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. (UNIT 33)
  4. Scouting Adventure

    - Prepare yourself to join a troop by completing at least A-C below:
    1. Repeat from memory the Scout Oath, Scout Law, Scout motto, and Scout slogan. In your own words, explain their meanings to your den leader, parent, or guardian. SCOUT LAW (UNIT 1) SCOUT HANDSHAKE (UNIT 13) CUB SCOUT SIGN, MOTO, SALUTE (UNIT 15)
    2. Explain what Scout spirit is. Describe for your den leader, parent, or guardian some ways you have shown Scout spirit by conducting yourself according to the Scout Oath, Scout Law, Scout motto, and Scout slogan.(DEMONSTRATING SCOUT SPIRIT UNIT 68)
    3. Give the Scout sign, salute, and handshake. Explain when to use each.
    4. Describe the First Class Scout badge, and tell what each part stands for. Explain the significance of the First Class Scout badge. (FIRST CLASS BADGE MEANING UNIT 12)
    5. Repeat from memory the Pledge of Allegiance. In your own words, explain its meaning.
    6. Visit a troop meeting with your parent or guardian and, if possible, your den members and leaders. After the meeting, do the following:
      1. Describe how the Scouts in the troop provide its leadership.
      2. Describe the four steps of Scout advancement.
      3. Describe ranks in Scouting and how they are earned
      4. Describe what merit badges are and how they are earned.
    7. Practice the patrol method in your den for one month by doing the following (How To Master The Patrol Method (4 Keys To Success) UNIT 69):
      1. Explain the patrol method. Describe the types of patrols that might be part of a troop.
      2. Hold an election to choose the patrol leader.
      3. Develop a patrol name and emblem (if your den does not already have one), as well as a patrol flag and yell. Explain how a patrol name, emblem, flag, and yell create patrol spirit.
      4. As a patrol, make plans to participate in a troop’s campout or other outdoor activity.
    8. With your Webelos den leader, parent, or guardian, participate in a troop’s campout or other outdoor activity. Use the patrol method while on the outing.
    9. Do the following:
      1. Show how to tie a square knot, two half hitches, and a taut-line hitch. Explain how each knot is used. Knots (Unit 9)
      2. Show the proper care of a rope by learning how to whip and fuse the ends of different kinds of rope. (HOW TO WHIP AND FUSE DIFFERENT TYPES OF ROPE UNIT 70)
      3. Demonstrate your knowledge of the pocketknife safety rules (UNIT 8) and the pocketknife pledge. If you have not already done so, earn your Whittling Chip card. (UNIT 14)