Science Center Carbondale

Who:  Wolves, Bears

When: Friday, November 9th, 2018 (Bears) and  Friday November 30th, 2018 (Wolves)

What:  Learn from the Science Center Carbondale staff and enjoy the fun activities and adventures they have in their facility. The program will be focused on earning specific STEM-based Adventure Belt Loops/Pins within Cub Scout advancement program.  
Wolves will earn the Motor Away loop, Bears will earn the Super Science loop. This event also helps Wolves and Bears get started on earning their STEM NOVA awards. Scouts will complete requirements 2 & 5 of either the Down & Dirty NOVA, Out of This World NOVA, Swing NOVA, or Talk Tech NOVA.  

Time: 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. (Sign-ins begin at 3:45p)
Scouts are welcome to stay after the program is over, and explore the Science Center.  

Where:
Science Center Carbondale- located in University Mall (1237 E. Main St. Carbondale, Illinois 62901)

Cost:  $10.00 per Scout. 

Payment:  Mastercard, VISA, and Discover.  Payments and registration will only be accepted online. Registrations and cancellations will be accepted no later than 2 days before event. Substitutions from the Pack will be allowed. 

NO late registrations or walk-ins will be accepted.  Cub Scout participants will be capped at 15 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: 

Hope Harl, hope.harl@scouting.org, 314-256-3086
Tom Kroenung, thomas.kroenung@scouting.org, 314-256-3096

Descriptions of Each Class

Motor Away (Wolf): Scouts will investigate the engineering behind airplanes, boats, and cars. They will have the opportunity to build and test their own constructions, predict the outcomes, and use their engineering skills to build the fastest vehicles. All the requirements for this adventure loop will be completed.

Super Science (Bear)
Scouts will investigate science through hands-on experimentation. They will explore the concepts of electricity, color-mixing, and density while earning their super science loop. This is bound to be a STEM-tastic time! All the requirements for this adventure loop will be completed