This is the home page for Pack 59 Den 6 (AoL). Each Adventure below will have Chris's notes on how he conducted the adventure in the Den meeting. If you miss the meeting and are making it up, you can either do the exact same thing, or visit the linked adventure on Scouting.org to see alternate options. There may be other auxiliary materials for each Adventure (videos, printable games, etc) that are also enumerated.

Requirements

This year we must complete six required Adventures and any two elective Adventures.

The required adventures will have different colors on the pin, while the electives are monochrome.

You can see all AoL Adventures on the Cub Scouts website here.

Week one welcome information can be found here.

Adventures

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Adventure Guides (in order)

• Bobcat

  • Required
  • Scouting.org Adventure
  • Demonstrate the patrol method by choosing a patrol name and electing a patrol leader. Discuss the benefits of using the patrol method.
    1. Explain to Cub Scouts that they’ll be learning about the patrols and how they are used in a Scouts BSA troop. Tell Cub Scouts that a patrol is similar to a den in a Cub Scout pack but instead of an adult den leader, patrols have a youth leader. Tell Cub Scouts that patrols are managed by the patrol method. The patrol method allows Scouts to interact in a small group outside the larger troop, working together as a team. Each patrol has a patrol leader and today they will elect a patrol leader.
    2. Share with Cub Scouts the list of responsibilities that the Arrow of Light patrol leader will be responsible for. Note that Arrow of Light patrol leaders are to never be put in charge of other Scouts. The Arrow of Light patrol leader is not the same as a Scouts BSA patrol leader. Ask Cub Scouts to raise their hands if they want to run for patrol leader. Give each candidate a minute or two to share with their den why they want to be the Arrow of Light patrol leader.
    3. Pass out a piece of paper and a pencil to each Cub Scout. Ask them to write down the name of the candidate they would like to be the Arrow of Light patrol leader. For a larger den, you may also choose to elect an Arrow of Light assistant patrol leader.
    4. Tally the votes and announce the patrol leader.
    5. Provide a list of possible patrol names to the newly elected Arrow leader. patrol leader. Ask the Arrow of Light patrol leader to lead a discussion about what patrol name Cub Scouts want to use.
    6. Have a vote to determine the Arrow of Light patrol name.
    7. Pick a patrol patch - Chris has pictures
  • Get to know members of your patrol by making a Patrol Flag
    1. Everyone writes their name on the Arrow
  • Recite the Scout Oath and Scout Law with your patrol.
  • With your patrol create a Code of Conduct.
  • Demonstrate the Scout sign, Scout salute and Scout handshake used by Scouting America. Show how each are used.
    1. Scouts BSA sign – raise your right arm to shoulder height with your elbow bent at a right angle. Cover the nail of your pinky with your thumb and hold the three middle fingers of your hand upward and together. Your thumb and little finger touching represent the bond Scouts have throughout the world. The three fingers stand for the three parts of the Scout Oath: duty to God and country, duty to others and duty to self. Like the Cub Scout sign, when the sign is raised, it’s a silent reminder to follow the Scout Oath and the Scout Law by respectfully quieting down and listening. Nobody needs to yell, “Signs up!” The sign says it all. From this point forward Arrow of Light Scouts give the Scouts BSA sign and not the Cub Scout sign.
    2. Scouts BSA Salute – Form the Scout sign with your right hand, then finish the salute by bringing that hand up, palm down, until your forefinger touches the brim of your hat or the tip of your right eyebrow. The Scout salute is a form of greeting that also shows respect. Use it to salute the flag of the United States of America. You may also salute other Scouts and Scout leaders.
    3. Scouts BSA Handshake – This is a regular handshake but done with the left hand instead of the right. Learn more about this tradition by reading Aaron on Scouting blog “Why is the Scout handshake done with the left hand?”
    4. Explain to Cub Scouts that the sign, salute, and handshake for Scouts BSA is different than for Cub Scouts and today they will be learning a practicing.
    5. Give the Arrow of Light patrol leader the six cards and have them stand 60 feet from the starting line.
    6. Divide Cub Scouts into two teams and have them gather behind a starting line
    7. Tell Cub Scouts that when you say go, they will take turns running over to the Arrow of Light patrol leader. The Arrow of Light patrol leader will hold up one of the cards and Cub Scouts will demonstrate what is written on the card. After they have correctly demonstrated it, they will run back and tag the next person on their team.
    8. Continue playing the game until all Cub Scouts have had a turn.
    9. The team that finishes first will be the winner.
  • Learn the Scouting America slogan and motto.
    1. Share the Scouts BSA slogan “Do a Good Turn Daily” and the Scouts BSA motto “Be Prepared” with the Cub Scouts. Point out that the slogan and motto are different than the slogan and motto for Cub Scouts.
  • With your patrol, or with your parent/legal guardian, visit a Scouting America troop. This could be a daytime activity/meeting or overnight/camping trip. Troops include:
    • Troop 70 - Cinnaminson NJ
    • Troop 76 - Mt. Laurel NJ
    • Troop 42 - Moorestown NJ - No annual planning yet, but family Troop meeting Tues nights 7-8:30 pm at St. Matthew Lutheran Church in Moorestown. Scoutmaster is Rob.
    • Troop 44 - Moorestown NJ (waiting on info)
    • Troop 61 - Moorestown NJ (waiting on info)
    • Troop 3036 - Cherry Hill NJ (waiting on info)
  • At home, with your parent or legal guardian do the activities in the booklet “How to Protect Your Children from Child Abuse: A Parent’s Guide.”

• Personal Fitness

  • Required
  • Scouting.org Adventure
  • Plan a balanced meal that you would eat when camping. Prepare that meal using the gear you would use on a campout.
  • Examine what it is to be physically fit and how you incorporate this in your life. Track the number of times you are active for 30 minutes or longer over a 14-day period. Share with your patrol or family what you enjoyed and if you feel you are living up to the Scout Oath of being physically strong. Use the form
  • Be active for 30 minutes with your patrol, a younger den, or at least one other person in a way that includes both stretching and moving.
  • Review your Scouting America Annual Health and Medical Record with your parent or legal guardian. Discuss your ability to participate in Arrow of Light patrol and pack activities.

• First Aid

  • Required
  • Scouting.org Adventure
  • With permission from your parent or legal guardian, watch the Protect Yourself Rules video for the Arrow of Light rank.
  • Explain what you should do if you encounter someone in need of first aid.
  • Demonstrate what to do for hurry cases of first aid: serious bleeding, heart attack or sudden cardiac arrest, stopped breathing, stroke, poisoning.
  • Demonstrate how to help a choking victim.
  • Demonstrate how to treat shock.
  • Demonstrate how to treat the following: cuts and scratches, burns and scalds, bites and stings of insects and animals, and nosebleed.
  • Make a personal first-aid kit. Demonstrate the proper use of each item in your first-aid kit.

• Duty To God

  • Required - To be done at home
  • Scouting.org Adventure
  • Discuss with your parent or legal guardian your family’s faith traditions or one of your choosing. Choose a view or value of that faith tradition that is related to the Scout Law. Discuss with your family how each family member demonstrates this value.
  • Meet with a representative of a faith-based organization in your local community who provides a service that assists people in crisis regardless of their faith. Identify who they help and how.
  • Discuss with your parent, legal guardian, or an adult leader what “Duty to God” means to you. Tell how you practice your Duty to God in your daily life.
  • Duty to God Passport
  • Duty to God Take Home Printout

• Citizenship

  • Required
  • Scouting.org Adventure
  • Identify a community service project that your patrol or pack could accomplish. Use Scouting America’s SAFE Checklist and develop a plan to conduct the service project safely.
  • Participate in a service project for a minimum of two hours or multiple service projects for a total of two hours.

• Outdoor Adventure

  • Required
  • Scouting.org Adventure
  • Learn about the Scout Basic Essentials. Different than the cub scout six essentials as you must now "Be Prepared" - Note just because you have a knife you cannot use it without achieving the "Knife Safety" or equivalent nor use the matches/lighter without the "Firem'n Chip"
    • Pocketknife. A pocketknife or multitool could be the most useful tool you can own. Keep yours clean, sharp, and secure, and don’t pick one so heavy that it pulls your pants down. In order to carry a pocketknife as an Arrow of Light Scout, you must first earn the Knife Safety Adventure, even if you earned the Whittling Adventure as a Bear Cub Scout and/or the Chef’s Knife Adventure as a Webelos.
    • Rain Gear. A poncho or a rain parka can protect you from light showers and heavy storms. It can also block the wind and help keep you warm.
    • Trail Food. A small bag of granola, some raisins and nuts, or a couple of energy bars can give you a boost when you get hungry on the trail. High energy foods are especially important if you are out longer than you had expected.
    • Flashlight. An LED flashlight will cast a strong beam with just one or two AA batteries. LED headlamps are a good option, too, because they leave your hands free. Carry spare batteries in case you need them.
    • Extra Clothing. Layers of clothing allow you to adjust what you wear to match the weather. During an afternoon hike, a jacket might provide all the extra warmth you need. On camping trips, bring along additional clothing to deal with changes in temperature.
    • First-Aid Kit. Your patrol leader or a Scouts BSA troop leader will bring a group first-aid kit on most Scout trips, but you should also carry a few personal supplies to treat blisters, small cuts, and other minor injuries.
    • Sun Protection. Guard your skin by applying a good sunscreen (SPF 30 or greater) and wear a broad-brimmed hat, sunglasses, and lip balm that contains sunscreen ingredients. Apply sunscreen 20 minutes before you hit the trail and every two hours after that — more often if you sweat a lot.
    • Map and Compass. A map and a compass can show you the way in unfamiliar areas. Learn the basics, and then practice using a compass and a map when you’re in the field.
    • Matches and Fire Starters. With strike-anywhere matches, a butane lighter, or a ferro rod and striker, you can light a stove or kindle a fire in any weather. Protect matches and other fire starters from moisture by storing them in a self-sealing plastic bag or canister. Before you can use matches or fire starters you must first earn the Firem’n Chit. You may want to ask for help from your local Scouts BSA Troop. If you earn this certification as an Arrow of Light Scout, you will be required to earn it again in Scouts BSA before you are permitted to use matches or fire starters in Scouts BSA.
    • Water Bottle. Always take along at least a 1-quart bottle filled with water. On long hikes, on hot days, in arid regions, and at high elevations, carry two bottles or more.
  • Determine what you will bring on an overnight campout — including a tent and sleeping bag/gear — and how you will carry your gear.
    • Checklist
    • Find a leader who completed IOLS to go over the kit and checklist
    • Have the Scouts bring the checklist items for review
  • Review the four points of Scouting America’s SAFE Checklist and how you will apply them. on the campout.
    • Review Safe Checklist
  • Locate the campsite where you will be camping on a map
    • Use a digital or physical/paper map
    • Identify the campsite and common things like a bathroom and other important buildings, paking lots, etc
  • With your patrol or a Scouting America troop, participate in a campout. Practice Leave no Trace
  • Upon arrival at the campout determine where to set up your campsite: kitchen, eating area, tents, and firepit. Help the patrol set up the patrol gear before setting up your own tent.
    • A good campsite is more than a convenient place to sleep and eat. Its setting offers you safety and comfort and takes advantage of features like great views and natural windbreaks. Keep the following information in mind as you decide where to spend the night.
    • ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT The principles of outdoor ethics will help guide you as you select a campsite. Use established campsites whenever you can, or camp on durable surfaces — that is, surfaces that won’t be harmed by tents and footsteps. Good campsites are found, not made. If you must move a log, a few rocks, or anything else as you pitch your tents, return everything to its original location before you leave.
    • SAFETY Pitch tents away from dead trees or trees with limbs that might fall in a storm. Stay out of ditches or depressions in the ground that could fill during a flash flood and other areas that could fill with water. (If you see debris caught in underbrush or if all the grass is bent over in the same direction, choose another site.) Avoid lone trees, the tops of hills and mountains, high ridges, and other targets of lightning. Camp away from hiking and game trails, especially in bear country. (Look for animal tracks and worn pathways that are too low or narrow for humans.)
    • SIZE A campsite must be large enough for your Arrow of Light patrol to set up its tents and cook its meals in separate areas. Also, make sure there is enough space to move around without tripping over tent stakes and tent guylines.
    • COMFORT In the summer, look for a shady site where breezes can help cool your tent and chase away mosquitoes. In the winter, find a site where trees and hillsides provide a natural windbreak. Regardless of the time of year, place your tent on the flattest spot possible. (If the ground slants a bit, sleep with your head uphill and the opening downhill.) Consider the sun as well; the morning sun will help dry out your tent, while evening sun can be uncomfortably hot in the summer.
    • WATER Each Scout in your patrol will need several gallons of water every day for drinking, cooking, and cleanup. Treat water you take from streams, rivers, lakes, and springs. In dry regions, you might need to carry all your water to camp. That information will be important when you put together the trip plan.
    • STOVES AND CAMPFIRES Where fires are not allowed, where wood is scarce, or when you want to prepare your meals quickly, plan on using a camp stove to heat water and cook food. As part of Scouting’s commitment to preserving the outdoors, stoves are the preferred method for cooking. Where fires are permitted, appropriate, and desired, look for a campsite with an existing fire ring. Only use wood that is dead, on the ground, and no larger around than your wrist. Never cut live trees. For more information on using stoves and campfires, see the Unit Fireguard Plan Chart, No. 33691.
    • PRIVACY A Scout is courteous. Show respect by selecting campsites away from other campers. Trees, bushes, and the shape of the land can screen your camp from trails and neighboring campsites. Keep noise down so you won’t disturb nearby campers, and respect quiet hours at public campgrounds and Scout camps.
    • PERMISSION Well ahead of the date of a camping trip, contact rangers or other managers of public parks and forests to let them know you’re coming. They can issue the permits you need and suggest how you can fully enjoy your campout. Get permission from owners or managers of private property, too, before camping on their land.
  • Explain how to keep food safe and the kitchen area sanitary at the campsite. Demonstrate your knowledge during the campout.
    • Read 3 pot method
    • Review that meat, cheese, dairy, eggs, gruit/veggies (if outside temp is above 60) must be in ice chest
    • Review with Cub Scouts that the ice chest needs to remain closed and is only opened to get an item or put an item back. Leaving the ice chest open dramatically changes the temperature. Inform them that the ice will melt and that items in the ice chest should be in waterproof containers like a zip lock bag.
    • Show the Arrow of Light Scouts the cutting board. Inform them that when you cut raw meat on a cutting board you are not to use it again until it is cleaned and sterilized. This prevents what is called cross-contamination where bacteria from raw meat gets onto food that is going to be eaten. This also goes for knives. A knife that is used to cut raw meat is not to be used again until it has been cleaned and sterilized. When in doubt, clean it.
    • Cover other conditions for food safety based on the weather.
    • Cook meal, clean up using three pot method
  • After your campout, discuss with your patrol what went well and what you would do differently next time. Include how you followed the Outdoor Code and Leave No Trace Principles for Kids.

• Knife Safety

  • Optional, 9/23
  • Scouting.org Adventure
  • Know the safety rules for handling and using a knife
    • Practicing the word search and answer key
    • Stop – make sure no one else is within arm’s reach. Ask  Cub Scouts to explain how to ensure no one is within arm’s reach. The answer is “safety circle.”
    • Away – cut away from your finger or other body parts. Ask Cub Scouts why they should always cut away from themselves. The answer is “to avoid being cut with the knife.”
    • Sharp – a sharp, clean knife is a safe knife. Ask Cub Scouts how they determine if a knife is sharp or dull. Demonstrate the sharpness of a knife by holding a sheet of per by the edge and slicing through it diagonally in a downward motion as you pull the blade through the paper.
    • Store – knives closed, in a sheath or knife block. Where should they keep their knife when it is not being used? The answer is “depends on the knife. Pocketknives should be kept closed while not in use and kitchen knives in a knife block.
  • Demonstrate the knife safety circle. Establish an area to safely conduct a knife safety circle. Remove all objects and allow for plenty of room for a Cub Scout to safely turn in a circle while holding their pocketknife.
  • Demonstrate that you know how to care for and use a knife safely.
    • Watch video
    • Spray the whetstone with water.
    • Using the black marker, mark the bevel of the blade on both sides.
    • Lay the blade on the stone at a slight angle. Push the blade forward as if you were going to shave a thin sliver from the stone. Do not push down hard. 10 to 15 passes.
    • Next, turn the blade over and sharpen the other side, 10 to 15 passes. Keep your fingers below the surface of the stone to protect them. Continue this back-and-forth action until the edge is sharp along its entire length.
    • Check the sharpness of the blade by cutting a piece of rope. The knife should easily cut the rope with little effort, if not, continue to sharpen the blade.
  • Demonstrate the proper use of a pocketknife to make a useful object on a campout, in this case a walking stick
    • Instruct Cub Scouts on proper size of sticks to choose for walking sticks, typically 6-12” shorter than the Cub Scout and 1” in diameter.
    • Explain to Cub Scouts that they will be decorating their walking sticks with their initials or names.
    • Demonstrate how to carve out sections of the stick to create the letters. The stop cut is the best cut for doing this.
    • Use pocketknife to etch desired letter into wood.
    • Once outline is etched, use pocketknife to carve out etched letters deeper and wider, trying to keep them uniform in depth and width.
    • Spread Cub Scouts out to a safe distance from each other, and assist them in repeating your steps, carving their initials or names into their sticks.
  • Choose the correct cooking knife and demonstrate how to properly slice, chop, and mince.
    • Wash all hands and fruit
    • chop fruits and make fruit salad

• Race Time

  • Scouting.org Adventure
  • With adult supervision, build either a Pinewood Derby® car or a Raingutter Regatta™ boat.
  • Learn the rules of the race for the vehicle chosen in requirement 1.
  • Mentor a younger den to prepare for the race.
  • Before the race, discuss with your patrol den how you will demonstrate good sportsmanship during the race.
  • Participate in a Pinewood Derby® or a Raingutter Regatta™.

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