The BEAR Handbook (scouts of america) - part 3

 

  Index      Manuals     The BEAR Handbook (scouts of america)

 

Search            copyright infringement  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Content      ..     1      2      3      4      ..

 

 

 

The BEAR Handbook (scouts of america) - part 3

 

 

Snapshot of Adventure
A bear is at home in the outdoors, and so is a Bear S cout!
In this adventure, you’ll learn how to plan and set up a
campsite, cook a meal with your den, and watch for changes
in the weather. But best of all, you’ll get to go camping! Are
you ready?
REQUIREMENT 1 | While working on your Bear
badge, camp overnight with your pack. If your
chartered organization does not permit Cub S cout
camping, you may substitute a family campout or a
daylong outdoor activity with your den or pack.
Scouts love camping because they know how to take care of
themselves outdoors. For this requirement, go on a camping
adventure. This could be a pack campout with your den and pack,
a weekend at Cub Scout resident camp, or any other Scout
campout you have the opportunity to attend.
REQUIREMENT 2 | Attend a campfire show, and
participate by performing a song or skit with your
den.
Campfire shows are a fun part of any campout. Whether or not
you have an actual fire, a campfire show lets you hang out with
your buddies while you sing songs, listen to stories, and act in
skits.
With your den leader and your den, pick a song or skit to
perform. Practice it so everyone knows their parts and the
audience can enjoy it. If you are doing a skit, make some simple
costumes or props to help you tell the story. And when you
perform, use your outside voice!
REQUIREMENT 3 | Make a list of items you should
take along on your campout.
Being comfortable in the outdoors means taking along the right
gear to keep you warm, dry, and safe. You don’t need all the
comforts of home, but a few key things can really help you enjoy
your campout.
M ake a list of personal items you should bring along on your
campout, including your Cub Scout Six Essentials. You should take
them on every outing. If you need help making your list, your den
leader may have some ideas to help out.
CUB S COUT S IX ES S ENTIALS
First-aid kit
Filled water bottle
Flashlight
Trail food
Sun protection
Whistle
To go camping I’ll need:
______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________
Be sure to bring this gear along on your campout.
REQUIREMENT 4 | Make a list of equipment that the
group should bring along in addition to each S cout’s
personal gear.
Besides your personal gear, you will need some other items that
the whole group will use. With your den or family, make a list of
some of those items below. Your leader will make sure these items
are at the campout for the group to use.
Our group will need:
______________________________________
______________________________________
______________________________________
______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________
REQUIREMENT 5 | With your den, plan a cooked
lunch or dinner that is nutritious and balanced.
Make a shopping list, and help shop for the food. On
a campout or at another outdoor event, help cook the
meal, and help clean up afterward.
One of the best parts of camping is cooking a meal and enjoying
it with your friends. You can also use the skills you have learned to
cook for yourself and your family back home. In fact, you will be
glad you know how to cook when you get older and have to take
care of yourself.
Decide with your den and den leader which meal you are going
to cook, and list some menu choices. Plan a balanced menu by
picking foods from several food groups. Does your menu include
the food groups shown in this picture?
After you decide what to cook, make a shopping list for your
meal. Decide how you will buy the food and carry it to the
campout.
Be sure to read the instructions on the packages you buy. You
might also need to buy milk, butter, or another ingredient to add to
a packaged mix.
Our meal will be lunch/dinner. (circle one)
Our menu will be:
______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________
Our shopping list:
______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________
When you travel to your campsite, be sure to pack your food
carefully. Carry food items like milk and meat in a cooler so they
don’t get too hot and spoil. You can also take food out of its
original containers and freeze it in zipper storage bags ahead of
time. On the campout, the frozen food will thaw out gradually and
help keep the rest of your food cold.
Some food items don’t need to be refrigerated, but they do need
to be protected. A cooler or plastic bin will keep things like bread
from getting crushed.
Zipper storage bags also let you organize your food and reduce
the number of cans and boxes you have to carry. If you need two
cups of biscuit mix for your Dutch oven cobbler, pour it in a
labeled storage bag and leave the box at home. If you need a mixture
of spices for your beef stew, mix them at home, and put them in a
labeled storage bag.
If you have a den chief, ask what he or she knows about
packing food for camping.
A Scout is clean. Be sure to wash your hands before
cooking and thoroughly clean your dishes after each
meal so nobody gets sick.
On the campout, be sure to help clean up after the meal. Follow
the campsite’s rules to dispose of any trash or food scraps. Leave
the campsite just as you found it for others to enjoy.
REQUIREMENT 6 | Help your leader or another
adult cook a different meal from the one you helped
prepare for requirement 5. Cook this meal outdoors.
Once you’ve helped cook one meal, plan and prepare another
one. Try something different and more challenging this time.
Our meal will be lunch/dinner. (circle one)
Our menu will be:
______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________
REQUIREMENT 7 | Help set up a tent. Pick a good
spot for the tent, and explain to your den leader why
you picked it.
Where you put up your tent is an important part of being
comfortable on a campout. Your tent should be in a flat area that is
clear of any low spots where water will collect if it rains. It should
also be sheltered from strong winds. During cold weather, try to
face the door of your tent away from the wind.
Before you put up your tent, move any rocks, sticks, or other
hard objects from the tent site. They can hurt bare feet and damage
the bottom of your tent.
After you take down the tent, put back the objects you moved
near where you found them. Also, pick up anything you and other
campers brought to the campsite. Scouts always leave no trace!
REQUIREMENT 8 | Demonstrate how to tie two half
hitches and explain what the hitch is used for.
Every knot has a specific use. The two half hitches knot is used
to tie items to a post or tree trunk. The knot is easy to untie when
you are ready, but it will hold tight while in use. Each wrap around
the rope is called a half hitch. M aking two of them around the rope
is what gives this hitch its name.
Tie a rope to a tree or post using two half hitches, then pull
hard. Did the knot hold? Now stop pulling, and see how easy it is
to untie. Just push the free end of the rope back through, and the
knot is untied!
REQUIREMENT 9 | Learn how to read a thermometer
and a barometer. Keep track of the temperature and
barometric pressure readings and the actual weather
at the same time every day for seven days.
Have you ever watched weather forecasters on TV and
wondered how they know what the weather will be tomorrow?
They use many tools to report and predict the weather.
One important tool is a thermometer, which tells how hot or
cold it is. What is the hottest weather you’ve ever felt? What is the
coldest?
Another important tool is a barometer. It reads barometric
pressure, which is the pressure the air in the atmosphere places on
the ground. Keeping track of changes in barometric pressure can
tell us how the weather will change. If the pressure is falling, a
storm is probably coming. If the pressure is steady or rising gently,
the weather should be calm and nice!
A Scout is cheerful. It’s easy to be cheerful when the
weather on a campout is great. If you are prepared with
the right gear, you can also be cheerful on a rainy day.
Pay attention to how the weather feels to you when you know
the temperature. You’ll be able to better prepare for outings that
way. When the temperature is going to be 50 degrees during the
day, you know you’ll need a jacket!
Understanding barometric pressure and weather forecasts can
also help you be better prepared for outings. If you know that
afternoon storms are likely, you can change your campout schedule
to hike in the morning and stay close to camp in the afternoon.
Use this chart to track the weather for a week. Take
temperature and pressure readings at the same time every day so
you can compare. Circle whether the pressure is rising or falling for
each day. In the last column, write a description like “sunny and
breezy” or “heavy rain.”
You can get your readings using a thermometer and a barometer.
Or, with your parent’s or guardian’s help, you can also find
temperature and pressure readings on the Internet or your local
television news broadcast.
Weather-Tracking Chart
Snapshot of Adventure
Just about every religion teaches the Golden Rule: “Treat
others the way you would want to be treated.” The Golden
Rule is a good rule to follow every day, and it’s one way we
can practice our duty to God. Practicing the Golden Rule is a
big part of this adventure. When we treat family members
with kindness, help our neighbors, and reach out to people in
our community, we help make life better for everyone. We
become happier, and our faith in God is strengthened. In this
adventure, you will get to practice your duty to God by
helping people around you.
Maybe that’s what Robert Baden-Powell, who invented
S couting, meant when he said every S cout should do a Good
Turn every day.
REQUIREMENT | Do either requirement 1 OR
requirement 2.
REQUIREMENT 1 | Earn the religious emblem of
your faith.
A religious emblem is a special award you can earn for learning
about God. M any major faith groups have emblems that Scouts
can earn. Your den leader can help you and your family get more
information about the religious emblems for your faith.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Content      ..     1      2      3      4      ..