10. Scientific Discovery
(The World Around us) Three of items 8 to 14 are required

Cub Scouts will be required to do any two of the
following.
Biology

• Grow some seeds on cotton wool and observe what happens.
  

Geology

• Identify five different rocks and tell where you found them
  

Physics

• Explain the composition of air.
  
• Perform an experiment that shows how oxygen can be used up.

Estimation

• Measure your hand and foot.
  
• Using these measurements, estimate :-
  

1. the width of your Scout Hall
   
2. the height of a Cub Scout.

Cub Scouts will be required to do any two of the
following.
Biology

• Observe how an animal, bird, reptile or insect develops and behaves.
• Report on your findings.

Chemistry

• Perform an experiment that shows the difference between gas, liquid and solid states.

Geology

• Explain how volcanoes erupt and earthquakes occur.
• Show an experiment that illustrates one of these.

Physics

• Show you understand the weather forecast.
• Show how rain is formed.

Estimation

• Estimate the following :-

1. the distance from your Scout Hall door to the road
   
2. the distance from one end of the hall to the other
3. The height of a flagpole or tree. Check how accurately you have estimated by measuring these.
   

Cub Scouts will be required to do any two of the
following.
Biology

• Explain what the major organs are in the human body and how they work.
  

Chemistry

• Perform an experiment that shows a chemical reaction.
• Explain what has happened.

Geology

• Explain what are minerals and fossil fuels and how they are formed.
• Talk about the minerals found in your area.

Physics

• Demonstrate how sound moves through air, water or a solid object.

Estimation

• Make a sundial and use it to tell the time
• Measure the height of an object using the Stick and shadow method

or

• Find north using a non-digital wrist watch

or

• Find South using the Southern Cross