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Debby Martin 435-882-2727 debberscout@gmail.comDerrick Scriven 435-843-8758 dscriv@msn.comAlicia Chadwick 435-830-9020 aliciajch@msn.com

District Website: http://www.deseretpeakcubscouting.com/

Joint Webelos and Boy Scout ActivitiesUseful Cub Scout Websites

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Joint Webelos and Boy Scout ActivitiesFYI- When a Webelos den participates in a troop activity or campout, all health and safety and age-appropriate guidelines for Cub Scouts still apply. For example, a Webelos den may not use axes or participate in a troop archery activity. See “Age-Appropriate Activities” in the Guide to Safe Scouting.

Suggested Ideas:

• The Webelos den visits a troop court of honor.• The troop and Webelos den go on an overnight campout. • The Scoutmaster and junior leaders join in a Webelos den meeting or activity.• The Webelos den and troop share an evening campfire.• The Webelos den and troop attend Scout Sunday or Sabbath services together in February.• The pack and troop join in a community Good Turn or a Good Turn for the char-tered organization.• The Webelos den takes a day hike with the troop.• The Webelos den and troop hold a field day.• The troop leaders help during a Webelos den overnight campout.• The Webelos den visits a troop “skill-o-ree.”A New-Scout Conference for Webelos Scouts

The new-Scout conference for a Webelos Scout should be held a month or two before the boy receives his Arrow of Light Award. The conference is conducted by the Scoutmaster or the assistant Scoutmaster assigned to the new-Scout patrol. It should be informal and, following BSA Youth Protection guidelines, be in view of at least one other adult. (See Chapter 27, “Youth Protection,” for more informa-tion on BSA Youth Protection guidelines.) This new-Scout conference is one of the requirements for earning the Arrow of Light Award. The Webelos Scout should be encouraged to set both short- and long-term goals for himself. A short-term goal might be to attain the rank of Tenderfoot; a long-term goal could be to serve as Patrol leader.

Here are a few suggested discussion points:

• The meaning of the Scout Oath and Law• The advancement program• Troop camping• The patrol method• Summer camp

◊ The second part of the new-Scout conference should include the parents or guardian. This meeting gives family members an opportunity to ask ques-tions or express concerns about their son’s future involvement in Scouting. They can also learn about ways that they can be involved in the troop and continue to be a partner in their son’s Scouting success.

All of the above information is found in the Cub Scout Leader book section 22-3

Passport To Other Lands Flag CeremonyFrom Den & Pack Guide

The pre-assigned den performs the opening ceremony.CUB SCOUT 1 (holds up a clock or a picture of a clock): It is always the right time to learn about the traditions, customs, foods, and beliefs of people from other countries. Day or night, it is al-ways the RIGHT time to show RESPECT.CUB SCOUT 2 (holds up a world map, globe, or picture of Earth): It does not matter where in the world people are from, it is RIGHT to treat them with RESPECT.CUB SCOUT 3 (holds up a calendar): Every day is the RIGHT day to show RESPECT to others.CUB SCOUT 4 (holds up a “passport”): Whether you visit another land or someone from another land visits your country, try to learn about their customs. Knowledge leads to understanding, and understanding leads to RESPECT.CUB SCOUT 5 (holds up a large shoe and a small shoe): No matter how big or small you are, it is always RIGHT to treat others with RESPECT.CUB SCOUT 6 (holds up a picture of the World Crest): Scouts across the globe wear this symbol. It is a symbol that no matter which country we come from, we are united in Scouting. When you show respect for other cultures, you are showing respect for your brothers and sisters in Scouting around the world.CUB SCOUT 7 (holds up a picture with the Cub Scout ranks): No matter what your rank in Cub Scouting is, remember that a Cub Scout ALWAYS treats others with RESPECT.

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Helpful Cub Scout Websites

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Slcubs.com

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Welcome to a review of the Council’s and Districts Cub Scout Websites. These include:

• Council’s brand new Cub Scout Website• www.slcubs.com

• Districts Website• www.deseretpeackcubscouting.

com• Districts Facebook Page

• DeseretPeakCubScouting

slcubs.com

This brand new website has everything Cub Scout right at our fingertips.

The first menu item I want to highlight is the events tab. It has all the events happen-ing at the council level for Cub Scouts and Cub Scout leaders. For instance, right now it has:

• Haunted Woods 2013• Pow Wow Leader Training

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Awards

Helps & Links

• Learn To Speak Scouting • Derby Track Rentals • Flag Display Laws • Scouting With disabilities • Activity Consent Form • Medical Form • Guide To Safe Scouting

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The second menu item I want to high-light is the Awards tab. This tab has 2 sections. They are:

• Adult Leader Awards » Cub Scout Den Leader Award » Cubmaster Key » Scouters Training Award » and more . . .

• Awards for Cubs, Dens and Packs » Cub Scout Outdoor Activity

Award » Summertime Pack Award » Whittling Chip » and more . . .

Helps & Links is my favorite tab. It has a ton of books all in the same place in PDF form for you to download and use.

• Cub Scout Leader Book• Webelos Handbook• Webelos Leader Guide• Academics & Sports Program

Guide• Den and Pack Meeting Resource

Guide• Cub Scout How To Book• Cub Scout Song Book

As well as:• Activity Consent Form• Medical Form• Flag Display• Derby Track Rentals• and more . . .

DeseretPeakCubScouting.com

This website is just for our district in the Tooele Valley.

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Training Schedules

Roundtable Handouts

Newsletters, Events & Announcements

The Training Schedules tab has all the Cub Scout Leader Trainings available in the dis-trict boundaries. For instance:

• Leader Specific and Den Chief Trainings

• BALOO Training• Outdoor Webelos Leader Training

My favorite tab on this website is the Roundtable Handouts. This is where you can find all the handouts from 2012 thru our most recent handouts. There are spe-cial handouts from our Blue and Gold idea night as well as ones from our Derby night, our campfire night and others.

There are other great sections to help you as well. There are tabs for the monthly Round-table newsletters, Events happening in the district and other announcements that will help you be a great Cub Scout leader.

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The last Website I wanted to talk about is the Districts Facebook page. If you are on Facebook, this is a great resource for getting answers and hearing what other Cub Scout leaders are doing.

SCIENTISTBERNOULLI’S PRINCIPLEBernoulli’s principle helps explain that an aircraft can achieve lift because of the shape of its wings. They are shaped so that that air flows faster over the top of the wing and slower underneath. Fast moving air equals low air pressure while slow moving air equals high air pressure. The high air pressure underneath the wings will therefore push the aircraft up through the lower air pressure.

Demonstrations:

• There are a number of useful demonstrations you can do to help explain flight, they include:

• Using a hairdryer to float ping-pong or polystyrene balls.

• Throwing paper airplanes of different designs, which work better and why? www.Amazingpaperairplanes.com

• Hold a rectangular piece of paper close to your mouth, blow across the top of it and get the paper to move down

• Try and make a piece of paper into a simple bridge and get the bridge to rise up by blowing under it• Hold 2 paper strips near your mouth, blow between them and get them to fly apart

PASCAL’S LAW

When the pressure at any point in a fluid that is in a closed system is changed, the change in pres-sure will disperse equally throughout the fluid.

Experiments

Pour 1/4cup vinegar into an empty clean plastic bottle, put 2 tsp baking soda in a balloon, carefully attach the balloon to the top of the bottle (be careful to not spill any baking soda in the bottle), next hold the balloon up and shake the baking soda into the bottle. The balloon will fill with carbon diox-ide.

Pour 1/2cup water into an empty clean milk jug, microwave it for 1-2 minutes, remove and put the lid on tightly, lay in the sink and run cold water over it. The jug will collapse quickly.

NEWTON’S FIRST LAW

There are many applications of Newton’s first law of motion. Several are listed below. Perhaps you could think about the law of inertia and provide explanations for each application.

• Blood rushes from your head to your feet while quickly stopping when riding on a descending elevator.

• The head of a hammer can be tightened onto the wooden handle by banging the bottom of the handle against a hard surface.

• To dislodge ketchup from the bottom of a ketchup bottle, it is often turned upside down and thrusted downward at high speeds and then abruptly halted.

• Headrests are placed in cars to prevent whiplash injuries during rear-end collisions.• While riding a skateboard or bicycle, you fly forward off the board when hitting a curb or rock or

other object that abruptly halts the motion of the skateboard.

CRYSTALS

ALUM CRYSTALSThese crystals resemble diamonds, except they are much larger than any diamond crystals you’re likely to see! Alum is a cooking spice, so these crystals are non-toxic, although they don’t taste good, so you won’t want to eat them. To make alum crystals, simply mix:

2-1/2 tablespoons alum1/2 cup very hot tap water

Crystals should start forming in your container within a few hours. You can also grow these crystals on rocks or other surfaces for a more natural look. Individual crystals may be scraped off of the container with a fingernail and allowed to dry on a paper towel.

BORAX CRYSTALSThese naturally clear crystals are easy to grow onto pipe cleaner shapes. Choose a colored pipe cleaner or add food coloring to get colored crystals. All you need to do to prepare the solution is pour boiling water into your container and stir in borax until no more will dissolve. The water/borax mixture needs to cover your pipe cleaner. An approximate recipe is:

3 tablespoons borax1 cup boiling water

EPSOM SALT CRYSTAL NEEDLESThese delicate crystal spikes grow in a cup in your refrigerator within a couple of hours, or sometimes more quickly. Simply mix together:Place the cup in the refrigerator. Use care when scooping out the crystals to examine them, as they will be fragile.

1/2 cup Epsom salt1/2 cup very hot tap water food coloring (optional)

OPTICAL ILLUSIONSI have included 3 websites that have many different optical illusions for you to browse through.

• www.illusions.org• http://www.brainbashers.com/opticalillusions.asp• http://kids.niehs.nih.gov/games/illusions/

FOG

MATERIALS:glass jarstrainerwaterice cubes

PROCESS:Fill up the jar completely with hot water for about a minute.Pour out almost all the water, but leave about one inch in the jar.Put the strainer over the top of the jar.Place a few (3-4) ice cubes in the strainer.Watch what happens!EXPLANATION:The cold air from the ice cubes collides with the warm, moist air in the bottle causing the water to con-dense and forming an eerie fog.

Here are some possible places to visit that employ scientists to help with the science belt loop.

Local high schoolsCity water treatment plantPhysics Department at the University of UtahPrimary Children’s HospitalNatural History Museum