Engineer Arrow of Light Adventure
- Adventure name: Engineer
- Rank: Arrow of Light
- Type: Elective
- Category:
Overview
Lots of people have great ideas: flying to the moon, tunneling under rivers, building robots that walk and talk, or making triple-loop rollercoasters. Engineers turn those ideas into reality. They use science, math, and creative thinking to improve people’s lives. In this Adventure, you will learn what engineers do. Even better, you can do some engineering projects of your own. So put on your thinking cap and get ready to think like an engineer! Prior to any activity, use Scouting America’s SAFE Checklist to ensure the safety of all those involved. All participants in official Scouting America activities should become familiar with the Guide to Safe Scouting and applicable program literature or manuals.
Requirements
Requirement 1
Learn the focus, related sciences, and products of civil, electrical, and mechanical engineers.
Activities:
- Meet the Engineer (Indoor, energy 1, supplies 1, prep 5) Cub Scouts learn a basic understanding of the engineering world: what an engineer does and the impact of engineering on our daily lives.
Requirement 2
Pick one of the engineering fields from requirement 1 to complete the following requirements.
Activities:
- Time to Choose (Indoor, energy 1, supplies 1, prep 1) Cub Scouts decide as a den which engineering field to focus on.
Requirement 3
Examine a set of blueprints or specifications used by your choice of engineer.
Activities:
- Community Blueprint (Indoor, energy 1, supplies 5, prep 5) Examine a set of blueprints for a community building.
- Engineer Blueprint (Indoor, energy 1, supplies 5, prep 3) Examine a set of blueprints from an engineer.
- Historical Blueprint (Travel, energy 1, supplies 1, prep 5) Examine a set of blueprints at a historical archive.
Requirement 4
Identify a project that you would like to build.
Activities:
- Select an Engineering Project (Indoor, energy 1, supplies 1, prep 1) Cub Scouts pick a project to build.
Requirement 5
Using the engineering process, build your project.
Activities:
- Paper Roller Coaster Project (Indoor, energy 3, supplies 4, prep 2) Cub Scouts build a paper roller coaster.
- Table Project (Indoor, energy 3, supplies 5, prep 5) Cub Scouts build a display table.
- Yogurt Cup Speaker Project (Indoor, energy 3, supplies 5, prep 2) Cub Scouts build speakers from a yogurt cup.
Resources
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