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BSA Wolf Den Meeting Plans: Den Meeting Plan 10 – Birds and Family Fun

BSA provides Wolf den meeting plans for Cub Scout den leaders on the Scouting.org website. Today, I am going to go through the tenth Wolf Cub Scout den meeting plan. This plan covers Wolf Elective 13 – Birds, and part of Wolf Achievement 10 – Family Fun.

Fly Fishing Merit Badge for Boy Scouts

The Fly Fishing merit badge will teach Boy Scouts how to tie their own flies and then go after the big catch.

BSA Webelos Den Meeting Plans: 9 – Geologist

BSA provides Webelos den meeting plans for Cub Scout den leaders on the Scouting.org website. The ninth Webelos den meeting plan focuses on the Geologist Activity Badge. Webelos learn about the history of earth and rocks while working on the Geologist activity badge.

Forestry Merit Badge for Boy Scouts

Boy Scouts who are interested in conservation and tree identification will enjoy earning the Forestry merit badge.

Wildlife Management Troop Program Feature for Boy Scouts

A major concern in this country is vanishing wildlife and wildlife habitat. Some of this loss comes from a lack of knowledge about the creatures of nature.

Leaf Collection Craft

one of the Wolves didn’t know what to collect for Wolf Achievement 6 – Start a Collection. I knew he spent a lot of time outdoors and enjoyed nature, so I suggested he make a leaf collection. His mom helped him make a display book for his leaves as described.

Animal Science Merit Badge for Boy Scouts

The Animal Science merit badge is all about farm animals. We live in the suburbs, so this one isn’t even on the radar for the Scouts in our troop. But if you have Scouts from a rural area or if somebody who has a relative on a farm, this might be of interest to them.

Weather Pin for Cub Scouts

Do you have a Cub Scout who loves to watch the weather? Or maybe he always knows the forecast for the next week. I have one Scout in my Webelos den who is fascinated by the weather. He has made his own weather website and even brings his weather radio to camp with him.

BSA Webelos Den Meeting 3: Naturalist, Forester, and Webelos

BSA provides den meeting plans for den leader on the Scouting.org website. Today, I am going to go through the third Webelos plan.This plan completes Naturalist and Forester. It also covers some Webelos badge requirements.

BSA Webelos Den Meeting 2: Naturalist and Forester

BSA provides den meeting plans for den leader on the Scouting.org website. Today, I am going to go through the second Webelos plan. This plan covers part of Naturalist and part of Forester.

Tree Ring Worksheet for Forester Activity Badge

Requirement 6 for the Webelos Forester activity badge is “Make a poster showing a tree’s growth rings or examine the growth rings of a tree stump. Explain how the rings tell its life history.”

Fishing Merit Badge for Boy Scouts

Fishing merit badge is a fun one for Boy Scout summer camp. Of the eleven Scouts who went to camp from our troop a couple of weeks ago, seven did this badge. My favorite part when I am with Scouts working on this badge – watching them cook the fish.

Astronomy Terms Scramble Puzzle

This puzzle is to help your Cub Scouts meet requirement 3 for the belt loop:
Explain the following terms: planet, star, solar system, galaxy, the Milky Way, blackhole, red giant, white dwarf, comet, meteor, moon, asteroid, star map, and universe.

Printable Explanation of the Water Cycle

With all of the rain we’ve been having lately, this seems like a good time to post this aid to help explain the water cycle. I made this aid to help my Webelos when they were working on the Weather belt loop as a requirement for the Scientist activity badge. The material also fits in with the Weather merit badge.

Fishing Belt Loop for Cub Scouts

If you have a favorite spot to go fishing in your neighborhood, take a look at the Fishing belt loop from the Cub Scout Academics and Sports program.

Wild Weather Adventure Game

This is a board game I came across recently on the NASA Space Place website. It is going to take a little time for you to print and prepare the materials, but I think this would be a hit at any weather themed scout meeting.

Gourd Birdhouse

Use dried gourds to make a birdhouse. If you didn’t grow any yourself, you can probably find some in your area at a farmer’s market or even a craft shop.

How Mountains Are Formed by Tectonic Plate Collision

One of the requirements for Geologist is to talk about how mountains are formed. This very simple demonstration shows how mountains are formed by tectonic plates coming together.

Webelos Forester Activity Badge Den Meeting Plan

This den meeting should take place at a nature center or park where forest trails are available. If you visit a nature center, see if there is a naturalist available to go on a hike with you.