Scouting, Volume 70, Number 2, March-April 1982 Page: 3
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need are 100 feet (or more) of string,
some 3x5 cards, paper clips, a couple of
small clear plastic boxes like those in
which screws are sold, and masking
tape. If you're not much of a naturalist,
you may want to borrow field guides to
trees, plants, and insects.
Have the Cub Scouts tie one end of
the string to a tree in a corner of your
backyard and run it past any nature
specimens that interest them—other
trees, plants, flowers, etc. For small
specimens, drive sticks into the ground
nearby and wrap the string around
them. Identify each specimen, write its
name on a card, and clip it to the string.
If the boys find an insect, put it into a
plastic box (be sure there are air holes)
and tape it to the string. (Be sure to
release live critters to their usual habi-
tat when the meeting is over.)
Invite another den to visit your in-
stant naturetrail.
PACK ACTIVITY
In advance of the activity, the Project
Save Akela committee must deliver
each den's instructions to its starting
point and station guides as needed
along the way. Adapt the suggested
plan outlined below to your own needs.
Meanwhile, the picnic committee
should prepare the grounds and any
games that are planned.
Project Save Akela—Each den starts its
search for Akela at a different point a
mile or so from the destination, your
picnic grounds. For safety, have an
adult accompany each den.
NATURE CRAFTS
WATERSCOPE. For the next den trip
to a waterfront, make this device. Cut
top and bottom from a large tin can
and slip a clear plastic bag over one
end. Hold the bag in place with a
heavy rubber band. Hold the covered
end under water and look into the
open end.
rubber
bands
clear plastic bag
AIR POLLUTION TESTER. Hang a
piece of sticky paper from a tree. It
could be flypaper, bumper sticker, or
sheet smeared with petroleum jelly.
Have a roof over it to keep off the rain.
At each den meeting, let Cub Scouts
check for pollutants with a magnify-
ing glass.
plastic lid
flypaper
m
cellophane
clear plastic
COLLECTING SPIDER WEBS. If you
find an unused web, spray it with
white paint. Slip a sheet of black
paper behind it, break the supporting
lines at the corners, and lift up the
web. Cover with cellophane or clear
plastic.
At the starting time, each denner is
given the same message, which reads:
"Help! The Empire captured me! They
also got Luke Skywalker and R2D2. Call
out Den Only they can rescue me.
Have them go to (address) and get on
my trail, (signed) Akela."
The address given to each den is
different, perhaps those of several pack
committee members. Persons at those
addresses are, of course, alerted to ex-
pect the den, and at each house the den
is given a task to perform and new
directions. Here are samples:
FIRST HOUSE: The occupant is sus-
picious that the den may be the Em-
pire's warriors in disguise, so he asks
them to identify themselves as Earth-
lings by reciting the Cub Scout Promise
and Law. Satisfied, he gives the den a
card with a map to the home, of Yoda,
who, he says, is reported to know where
the Empire takes its captives.
SECOND HOUSE: Yoda tells the den
that he does not know where the Em-
pire holds captives, but there is a Visitor
From Space nearby who may know.
"This Visitor," says Yoda, "must re-
charge his mental batteries each day by
lounging around in an open space, such
as a playground. You can identify him
by a purple dot on his forehead. He
cannot speak earth language, but if each
of you give him the Cub Scout hand-
shake and does a forward roll on the
ground, he will trust you and give you a
message."
PLAYGROUND: The den goes to the
playground nearby, finds the man with
the purple dot on his head, and per-
forms the desired feats. The Visitor
From Space then hands the denner this
message from Akela. "Den I es-
caped briefly from the Empire's war-
riors and managed to give this message
to the Visitor. I think they're taking me
to their Science Headquarters. Here's
directions to it.
"Look for a purple cross on the
sidewalk by the playground.
"Go southeast to fire hydrant.
"Go east to mailbox.
"Go 200 yards northeast to candy
store.
"Go south across street to Science
Headquarters."
THIRD HOUSE (Has a small sign out
front reading "Science Headquarters"):
In the house the den finds a frightened
Empire Scientist, who says that Akela
and his friends have been taken else-
where. The only way they can learn
where this is is by identifying pictures
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