This Summer Pack 359 is looking for some adventures and going SUPER NOVA!
The NOVA program is a STEM focused series of awards Scouts can earn in addition to their usual Adventures. This Summer, we are going to be exploring different activities to complete the Super Nova awards.
Read or watch science content for 1 hr. Write down 3 facts about what you watched. Here a few YouTube channels for inspiration:
Luis Alverez Answer these questions:
What very important award did Dr. Alvarez earn? What was his famous theory about dinosaurs?
Charles H. Townes Answer these questions:
What very important award did Dr. Townes earn? What was Dr. Townes’ most famous invention?
How did GPS we know today begin?
How did removing a handle from a water pump help keep people from getting sick?
Pick ONE of the following:
Earn Code of the Wolf or Earn Balancing Bears
Keep track of the money you earn and spend for three weeks.
Geometry: Select a simple shape or figure. Observe the world around you for at least a week and keep a record of where you see this shape or figure and how it is used.
Visit a bank and have someone explain how interest works. Use the current interest rate and calculate how much interest different sums of money will earn.
Measure how you use your time by keeping a diary or log of what you do for a week. Then make a chart or graph to display how you spend your time.
Measure, mix and prepare at least two recipes. Share your snacks with family, friends, or your den.
Study geometry in architecture by exploring your neighborhood or community. Look at different types of buildings-houses, places of worship, businesses, etc.-and create a presentation (a set of photographs, a collage of pictures from newspapers and magazines, a model) that you can share with your den or pack to show what you have seen and learned about shapes in architecture.
If you missed the Guest Speaker on Water, learn about how water is cleaned and made safe for humans to drink. Special thanks to Tom Rothermich, former Scout leader and water engineer (and a scout's grandparent) for coming up to share with us.
Learn about Dr. John Snow by watching this video.
Learn about how the creation of ice machines helped keep people from getting sick by watching this video.
Make a water filter at home to filter out dirt as seen here or here
Learn why it's safe to drink water from a well here.
Learn about an historic water tower in St. Louis here.
If you missed Rocket night, learn about rockets by building one of your own.
Build a rocket by clicking here.
Learn about Newton's Third Law by clicking here. or here.
Look at the night sky. Identify five (5) constellations or satellites. Click here to learn how.
Do five (5) activities related to math, such as: baking/cooking, playing a game with dice, or playing with lego while counting studs.
If you missed the Creek Walk, learn about fire, the water cycle and type of wood with these links.
Make a terrarium. Cubs need to observe it for a month, so don’t wait on this one! Click here for one resource.
Learn about trees by clicking here
Learn about the water cycle by clicking here.
Learn about different types of wood and how they burn by click here.
If you missed the Geocaching night: learn about maps and go geocaching with these links.
Learn basic Map skills by clicking here
Make a floating compass by clicking here.