7:30pmScience Experiments (The complete list of Scientific Discovery activities are listed below. Those underlined were chosen when our Pack ran this programme.)
Bronze
Do any 2 of the following:
1 Grow some seeds on cotton wool and observe what happens
2 Identify 5 different rocks and tell where you found them.
3 Explain the composition of air and perform an experiment that shows how oxygen can be used up.
4 Measure your hand and foot and using these measurements estimate the width of the Scout hall and the height of a Cub
Silver
Do any 2 of the following:-
1 Observe how an animal, bird, reptile or insect develops & behaves. Report on your findings
2 Perform an experiment that shows the difference between gas, liquid & solid states
3 Explain how volcanoes erupt and earthquakes occur. Show an experiment that illustrates one of these.
4 Show you understand the weather forecast. Show how rain is formed
5 Estimate the following;
- distance from Scout Hall door to road
- distance from 1 end of hall to other
- the height of a flagpole or tree
Check how accurately you have estimated by measuring these
Gold
Do any 2 of the following:-
1 Explain what the major organs in the human body are and how they work.
2 Perform an experiment that shows a chemical reaction & explain what happened
3 Explain what minerals and fossil fuels are and how they are formed. Talk about the minerals found in your area.
4 Demonstrate how sound moves through air water or a solid object
5 (a) Make a sundial and use it to tell the time
(b) Measure the height of an object using the stick and shadow method OR Find North using a non digital watchOR Find South using the Southern Cross
