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As you might have heard, some of the activities for our upcoming “Extreme” Spring Campout will be focused on the use of a Map & Compass. In preparation for this, we are going to hold a special Map & Compass Training Session on Saturday, March 27 from 9:30 am - 11:00 am in Room B18 (our usual room). You do not need to buy a compass, we will be providing compasses to each boy at the campout.
Additionally, please make sure to sign-up below so that we know that your son will be attending. In order to help make the session a success, we need 5 or 6 parents to help. If you are willing to help run one of the stations, please indicate that you can help when you register online. The training material will be provided; all you have to do is show up and help.
At the conclusion of this jam-packed session, your son will earn the Map & Compass Belt Loop, the Map & Compass Pin and about half of the Geography Belt Loop. There is one pre-work item that each boy will need to complete ahead of time and to bring to the training session. On one side of an 8.5”x11” sheet of paper, draw a map of your neighborhood. The map needs to include the following: - Label the streets
- Plot a route to get to a place of interest that your son often visits.
- Label a few man-made features on the map such as schools, stores, buildings, etc.
- Label a few natural features: forests, lakes, ponds, creeks, fields, etc.
- Include a legend showing what symbols represent water, woods, schools, etc.
As with all Cub Scout activities, the only standard that we are shooting for is that your Cub Scout does his best, spends some good time with mom or dad and hopefully learns something. Obviously, the type of map that a Tiger is going to do is different from that of a Webelos II.
Here are the specific items that we are going to cover and complete:
Map & Compass Belt Loop - Show how to orient a map. Find three landmarks on the map.
- Explain how a compass works.
Map & Compass Pin - Define Cartography
- Make a poster showing 10 map symbols and their meaning.
- Make a simple compass with a magnet and pin.
- Explain the difference between latitude and longitude and them on a map or globe.
- Draw a compass rose for a map. Label north, south, east, and west.
- Study a blank U.S. map. Label your state and the states that share its boundary lines.
- In the field, show how to take a compass bearing and how to follow it.
If you have any questions, please contact Grieg Riddle. |
