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BRONZE Boomerang Requirements
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To achieve the awards, Cub Scouts will need to complete 10 of the requirements.
Requirements 1-7 Compulsory
1. Health and First Aid (Responsibility for Self)
Personal Health
· Explain how and why to keep your hands and nails clean and why.
· Explain when you should wash your hands.
· Demonstrate how to look after your teeth.
Basic First Aid
· Put together a simple first aid kit and take it on bushwalks and outings with you.
· Show how to treat a graze or small cut.
Infections
· Show an understanding of how colds are spread and how to prevent them.
Adult Help
· Explain why you need adult help in case of accidents.
· Pass a message, including an address from one adult to another.
· Explain how to use a mobile phone and a public phone and discuss the steps you would take to make and emergency phone call.
2. Safety (Responsibility for Self)
Buddy System
· Explain the Buddy System
Home
· Discuss the causes of accidents in the home, especially in the kitchen, bathroom and on stairways.
Road
· Take an adult for a walk and show that you know how to be safe on the roads.
Water
· Discuss the dangers of swimming in the type of water in your area.
· Explain the dangers of inflatable toys in open water
Bush
· Explain what you should do to make sure you don't get lost in the bush.
· Discuss what to do if you do get lost in the bush.
Fire
· Discuss the dangers that fire can cause in the home and the bush.
· Show what to do if you are in a fire at home.
Personal
· Discuss why you should not go places by yourself.
3. Ropes (Outdoor Scouting)
Tying Knots
· Tie a reef knot.
· Tie your shoelaces
Use of knots
· Discuss how and when to use a reef knot.
Care of ropes
· Show you know how to look after ropes correctly.
4. Outdoor Scouting (Outdoor Scouting)
Compass and Navigation
· Discuss how a compass works and show you know the four principal points.
· Make a simple compass.
Maps and Hiking
· Attend at least 2 outdoor outings with your Pack.
· Dress correctly and pack your own daypack for the outings.
Fire Lighting.
· Demonstrate the correct way to strike a match.
Outdoor Cooking
· Prepare and cook for yourself a damper/twist.
5. Our Cub Scout Traditions (Scouting Aims and Principles)
The Jungle Books
· Talk about the main characters in the Jungle Books and what their names are.
· Tell the story of how Mowgli came to be in the Jungle.
Scouting History
· Tell who founded Scouting and where and when it began.
· Find out when Scouting started in Australia and in your Group.
· When is B.P 's Birthday and what do we call this special day
6. Symbols of Australia (Growing Awareness of Local Community)
Flags
· Show you know the composition of the Australian flag emblems.
Emblems
· Tell your Leader of two places where you would see the Australian Coat of Arms.
7. Promise and Law (Values of Scouting)
Duty to Your God
· Write a prayer and read it to your Pack.
Promise and Law.
· Talk to your Leader on how you do your best to live up to the Promise and Law
1. at school
2. at home
3. in the Pack.
Service
· Do a good turn for someone at home and tell your Leader about it.
Choose any three of the requirements 8-14
8. Fitness (Pursuits and Interests & Responsibility for Self)
Ball Skills
· Throw a ball 5 metres to someone else and catch it on return four times
· Dribble a ball for a distance of 10 metres
Athletic Skills
· Run 100 metres as quickly as you can.
Strength and Stamina
· Skip 10 times without stopping.
9. People and Cultures (Growing Awareness of Wider World)
Indigenous Australians
· Find out about one of the traditional owners in your area/State or Territory and something about how they lived before European settlement.
International Cultures
· Make a list of the ethnic groups in your community, e.g. at school, church or in your Pack.
Scouting
· Find out something about each of the Sections in the Scout s Australia, either in your own Group or in the District.
· Take part in an activity with a different section.
10. Scientific Discovery (The World Around us)
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.
11. The Natural Environment (The World Around us)
Recycling
· Name four things that can be recycled and how the recycling helps the environment.
· Make something using recycled materials.
Pollution
· Help to clean up litter in your local area.
· Explain how litter can harm the natural environment.
Habitat Destruction
· Find out what native creatures live in your local area.
· Discuss how their habitats can be destroyed.
12. Self Expression (Creativity)
Cub Scouts will be required to do any two of the following.
Performing Arts
· Perform in a mime, skit or play with other members of your Pack
Visual Arts
· Create a poster, painting, drawing or collage.
Creative Writing
· Write a poem or short story.
Music
· Sing a song or play a musical instrument for your Pack.
13. Handcraft (Creativity)
Handcraft
Make an item from one of the following materials:
· Wood
· Metal
· Fibres
· Clay
14. Your Community (Growing Awareness of Local Community)
Home
· Show you know how to keep your clothes, toys and equipment tidy.
· Talk to your Leaders about how you do this.
Local Community
· Show you know where the main features are in your local area, such as :-
1. the nearest bus stop to home and the Scout Hall
2. the safest route to the shops from home
Local Organisations
· Does your community have a local newspaper or Community Newsletter? If so, what is it called
Requirements 1-7 Compulsory
1. Health and First Aid (Responsibility for Self)
Personal Health
· Explain how and why to keep your hands and nails clean and why.
· Explain when you should wash your hands.
· Demonstrate how to look after your teeth.
Basic First Aid
· Put together a simple first aid kit and take it on bushwalks and outings with you.
· Show how to treat a graze or small cut.
Infections
· Show an understanding of how colds are spread and how to prevent them.
Adult Help
· Explain why you need adult help in case of accidents.
· Pass a message, including an address from one adult to another.
· Explain how to use a mobile phone and a public phone and discuss the steps you would take to make and emergency phone call.
2. Safety (Responsibility for Self)
Buddy System
· Explain the Buddy System
Home
· Discuss the causes of accidents in the home, especially in the kitchen, bathroom and on stairways.
Road
· Take an adult for a walk and show that you know how to be safe on the roads.
Water
· Discuss the dangers of swimming in the type of water in your area.
· Explain the dangers of inflatable toys in open water
Bush
· Explain what you should do to make sure you don't get lost in the bush.
· Discuss what to do if you do get lost in the bush.
Fire
· Discuss the dangers that fire can cause in the home and the bush.
· Show what to do if you are in a fire at home.
Personal
· Discuss why you should not go places by yourself.
3. Ropes (Outdoor Scouting)
Tying Knots
· Tie a reef knot.
· Tie your shoelaces
Use of knots
· Discuss how and when to use a reef knot.
Care of ropes
· Show you know how to look after ropes correctly.
4. Outdoor Scouting (Outdoor Scouting)
Compass and Navigation
· Discuss how a compass works and show you know the four principal points.
· Make a simple compass.
Maps and Hiking
· Attend at least 2 outdoor outings with your Pack.
· Dress correctly and pack your own daypack for the outings.
Fire Lighting.
· Demonstrate the correct way to strike a match.
Outdoor Cooking
· Prepare and cook for yourself a damper/twist.
5. Our Cub Scout Traditions (Scouting Aims and Principles)
The Jungle Books
· Talk about the main characters in the Jungle Books and what their names are.
· Tell the story of how Mowgli came to be in the Jungle.
Scouting History
· Tell who founded Scouting and where and when it began.
· Find out when Scouting started in Australia and in your Group.
· When is B.P 's Birthday and what do we call this special day
6. Symbols of Australia (Growing Awareness of Local Community)
Flags
· Show you know the composition of the Australian flag emblems.
Emblems
· Tell your Leader of two places where you would see the Australian Coat of Arms.
7. Promise and Law (Values of Scouting)
Duty to Your God
· Write a prayer and read it to your Pack.
Promise and Law.
· Talk to your Leader on how you do your best to live up to the Promise and Law
1. at school
2. at home
3. in the Pack.
Service
· Do a good turn for someone at home and tell your Leader about it.
Choose any three of the requirements 8-14
8. Fitness (Pursuits and Interests & Responsibility for Self)
Ball Skills
· Throw a ball 5 metres to someone else and catch it on return four times
· Dribble a ball for a distance of 10 metres
Athletic Skills
· Run 100 metres as quickly as you can.
Strength and Stamina
· Skip 10 times without stopping.
9. People and Cultures (Growing Awareness of Wider World)
Indigenous Australians
· Find out about one of the traditional owners in your area/State or Territory and something about how they lived before European settlement.
International Cultures
· Make a list of the ethnic groups in your community, e.g. at school, church or in your Pack.
Scouting
· Find out something about each of the Sections in the Scout s Australia, either in your own Group or in the District.
· Take part in an activity with a different section.
10. Scientific Discovery (The World Around us)
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.
11. The Natural Environment (The World Around us)
Recycling
· Name four things that can be recycled and how the recycling helps the environment.
· Make something using recycled materials.
Pollution
· Help to clean up litter in your local area.
· Explain how litter can harm the natural environment.
Habitat Destruction
· Find out what native creatures live in your local area.
· Discuss how their habitats can be destroyed.
12. Self Expression (Creativity)
Cub Scouts will be required to do any two of the following.
Performing Arts
· Perform in a mime, skit or play with other members of your Pack
Visual Arts
· Create a poster, painting, drawing or collage.
Creative Writing
· Write a poem or short story.
Music
· Sing a song or play a musical instrument for your Pack.
13. Handcraft (Creativity)
Handcraft
Make an item from one of the following materials:
· Wood
· Metal
· Fibres
· Clay
14. Your Community (Growing Awareness of Local Community)
Home
· Show you know how to keep your clothes, toys and equipment tidy.
· Talk to your Leaders about how you do this.
Local Community
· Show you know where the main features are in your local area, such as :-
1. the nearest bus stop to home and the Scout Hall
2. the safest route to the shops from home
Local Organisations
· Does your community have a local newspaper or Community Newsletter? If so, what is it called
