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Who: Tigers, Wolves, Bears, Webelos, & all youth in grades 1-5

This event is open to all youth in grades 1-5, including youth that are not currently registered Cub Scouts.

Tigers = 1st Grade
Wolves = 2nd Grade
Bears = 3rd Grade
​Webelos = 4th & 5th Grades

When: Saturday, March 17, 2018 (Vatterott College Northpark) and Saturday, April 7, 2018 (Vatterott College Fairview Heights)

What: With the help of Mad Science staff and the facilities of Vatterott College, the program will be focused on earning specific STEM-based Adventure Belt Loops/Pins within Cub Scout advancement program.  

Tigers will earn the Curiosity Intrigue and Magical Mysteries Adventure, Wolves will earn the Air of the Wolf Adventure, Bears will earn the Make it Move Adventure, and Webelos will earn (most of) the Earth Rocks Adventure.**

**Please note, this program is the same as Spring 2017's program; if you attended last year as a Webelos I, you'll be in the same class as a Webelos II. 

Time: 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. (Sign-ins begin at 8:30 am, no sooner)

Where:
Vatterott College Northpark (8580 Evans Ave, Berkeley, MO 63134)
Vatterott College Fairview Heights (110 Commerce Ln, Fairview Heights, IL 62208)

Cost: $16.00 per Scout. This includes take home items and advancement cards for earning Adventures.   

Payment:  Mastercard, VISA, and Discover.  Payments and registration will only be accepted online. Registrations and cancellations will be accepted no later than the Sunday before the event. Substitutions from the Pack will be allowed. 

NO late registrations or walk-ins will be accepted.  Cub Scout participants will be capped at 25 per class. First come, first served.  

Scouts must be in the care of a responsible adult during the event.  Please bring portable chairs. The facility will only have enough chairs for the Scouts.   

STEM Contacts: 

Sarah Hines, sarah.hines@scouting.org, 314-256-3076
Tom Kroenung, thomas.kroenung@scouting.org, 314-256-3096

Descriptions of Each Class

Curiosity Intrigue and Magical Mysteries (Tiger): Learn amazing magic tricks and discover how science plays an important part. Amaze your parents and leaders. Create a secret code to send messages. Find how to spell your name in Braille. Discover how science can make things disappear. Make your very own Curious Cube to make objects disappear at home. Meets all requirements.

Air of the Wolf (Wolf):  Air is everywhere! Discover how important it is to your life. Make your own paper airplane that can do tricks and flips. Discover how warm air likes to go up, up ,and away! Make your own harmonica and make some music. Investigate how sound moves in waves and how changing their speed can change what you hear. Make your own kite and take it for a test flight. Take home your own Sonic Horn to continue your sound investigations. Meets all requirements.

Make it Move (Bear):Discover the world of simple machines and how you can put them to work. Create a exciting “explosion” of craft sticks. Make your own pulley system to help you lift. Build a lever and explore how it reacts to different weights. Put on your creative thinking cap as you design and build your own Rube Goldberg machine and put it to the test! Continue your investigation at home with your own Catapult! Meets all requirements.

Earth Rocks (Webelos):  Explore the world of geology! Discover rocks and minerals. Work with your fellow scouts to classify minerals on the Mohs scale of mineral hardness. Discover the geological features of our state and materials used around us. Investigate volcanoes as you build your own models and cause an eruption.

Meets requirement 1, (2 if weather permits), 3, 4, 5, and 6b. Also, meets additional requirement for NOVA Award Down and Dirty – 3A

Earth Rocks 6a will need to be completed on own (and 2 if it is raining that day).

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