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“Ongoing Future” - Creating a Meaningful Land Acknowledgement

Work together as a group to create a Group/Section land acknowledgement. A thoughtful practice of using language from the

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“Past” - Meals at Residential Schools: Historical Photo Analysis and Comparison

Analyzing historical photographs (from the National Centre for Truth & Reconciliation Archives) about meals in residential schools (based on

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There’s a Word for That!... or is There?

Work together to create a language that conveys your section/patrol’s culture and values. Language conveys a lot of information –

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Sharing & Fairness

An experiential activity to help youth understand the principles of sharing belongings and compromise.

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Why Apologize?

Why Apologize? A simple activity to help youth understand what an apology will and will not do.

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The Meaning of Place

What is a place? Do you consider some places special? Why is that? What does a place mean to you?

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Exact Instructions Challenge – Layering for Winter

We all get a blast out of outdoor cold weather adventure. Practice your skills in dressing warmly and in layers

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Clay Pot Filtration

Build a Clay Pot filtration system to clean dirty water and make it safe to drink. Water filters through the

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Solar Still

Build a solar water still to clean dirty water and make it safe to drink. A “still” is used to

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Plastic Audit

How much plastic do you use in your life? Are there any ways that you can replace it? See how

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Personal Transportation Vehicle

Build a unique and innovative working model of a personal transportation vehicle.

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Balloon Inflators

Chemical reactions can cause exciting things, inflate balloons without blowing them up.

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Matter Properties Matter

What is Matter? Liquid, Solid, Gas everything is made up of Matter!

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Science in the news

Science is a collaborative endeavor. Researchers build on the work of others and rely on feedback from colleagues to correct

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Animal Tracks, Observance v Inference

As part of the world, we observe things around us, but we can also infer things that may be correct

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Make Change with Makers Making Change!

The Neil Squire Society uses technology, knowledge and passion to empower Canadians with disabilities. Through their Makers Making Change program,

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Confident Me

Become a body confidence champion! Run your own self-esteem workshop to cultivate body positivity by challenging gender norms and beauty

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Tick Drive

Have a fun night with a old fashioned Beetle (Tick) Drive

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Groovin’ GPS

Show off your best moves as you groove your way through this adventure – can you use your moves to

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Seeds to Saplings Challenge

Have you ever grown a tree from seed all the way to sapling? You can help your community and environment

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Sand Microplastics

When we think of pollution, we usually think of large things like water bottles, but there are tiny, microscopic pieces

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Magic Potions

Discover the science behind all those magic potions.

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Celebrating Differences through Puppetry with The Concerned Kids

Celebrate Differences with The Concerned Kids and dive into the world of creative expression through puppetry! Design, develop, and create

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Alpine Ski Racing

Practice or improve your skiing skills by trying out the exhilarating challenge of Alpine Ski Racing!

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YLT-Pringles Ring

Can you make a ring out of Pringles? Work in small teams to try to achieve this feat!

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YLT-Finding Your Path

There’s no easy way to find your path in life – whether that’s literal or metaphorical! Use trial and error

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YLT-Team Survival

Your team has been stranded on an island off the coast of Newfoundland. There is little hope of rescue. When

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YLT-Alibi

You and your partner have been accused of the most heinous crime – stealing the moon! It’s up to the

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YLT-ABC of Leadership

What qualities does a great leader have? See if you can come up with one quality for each letter of

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YLT-Budget Balancing

Work with your section or patrol to plan the budget of an upcoming camp or activity.

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YLT-Your Next Adventure!

Think of something you have always wanted to do—it could be your next adventure! Think of an idea for an

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YLT-Email Mad-Libs

In this special twist on mad-libs, you and your fellow Scouts will walk away with a better sense of email

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YLT-Write A Story

As a group, write a story. The goal is to make the story as coherent as possible, by making your

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YLT-Who Gets The Cookie?

Consensus means that everyone agrees on something. You and your group must use consensus to agree on who will get

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YLT-What is a Leader?

Think of some leaders in your life and write them down. Your leaders could be anyone – teachers, Scouters, your

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YLT-Use Your Words

Draw a picture of a problem you have had – it could be a fight with someone, forgetting your cleats

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YLT-Zoom

Zoom! is a fun game to play to get everyone’s energy up.

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YLT-Thor's Hammer

How do you review the adventures that you do as a Section? For your next review, try using Thor’s Hammer

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YLT-Tarp Fold

Form a team and stand on a tarp without anyone standing on the ground. See how many times you can

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YLT-Tarp Flip

Flipping a tarp is pretty easy, right? Well, not if you have a bunch of people standing on it! For

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YLT-Table Topics

How good are you at speaking about a topic you know? What about a topic you know, but don’t have

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YLT-Superhero Mission Quest

Go on a mission to save the world! Follow a map and overcome challenges to save the day! Complete a

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YLT-Strengths and Weaknesses

Think about working in a group – where do you usually fit in? Do you lead? Take direction? Ask questions?

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YLT-Start, Stop, Continue

Everyone has a variety of strengths and weaknesses that make them who they are! Record your bad habits under

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YLT-Silent Challenge

In a group, brainstorm some challenges that you would like to give to other teams. This could be something like

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YLT-Human Table

Work in small teams to make a human table – it requires a lot of coordination, but it’s a fun

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YLT-Photo Scavenger Hunt

Work as a team to take as many photos as you can within the time limit. You’ll need to get

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YLT-Rock, Paper, Conflict!

Do you know how to deal with another person when the two of you can’t agree on something? Often, this

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YLT-Personalities

You will take a personality test. Discuss the results and how you need to adapt your leadership style to account

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YLT-Referee

Games are a lot of fun, but sometimes a good time is spoiled over an honest disagreement. While sporting officials

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YLT-Puppet Show

The first thing that many people think of when they hear communication are words. Whether online, on the phone, or

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YLT-Problem-Solving Scenarios

How do you solve problems? Act out some problems and come up with solutions. How do your solutions compare with

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YLT-Plan a Leadership Course

As a team, plan and run a Youth Leadership Training workshop for a younger Section. Learning Outcomes: Gain

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YLT-The Perfect Square

Everyone grabs onto a big rope, blindfolded, and puts it into different shapes like a square, a star and a

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YLT-Circle of Appreciation

Take turns going around in a circle to share an appreciative comment for each other person in the group. What

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YLT-Barter Puzzle

Your team must complete a puzzle – easy enough, right? When you look at your puzzle pieces, you realize that

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YLT-Pass the Hoop

As a group, stand in a circle holding hands. Start this challenge with a single hula hoop between two members

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YLT-Paper Plate Relay

How good are you at paying attention and describing what you have seen? Work as a team to duplicate something

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YLT-The Marshmallow Challenge

In teams of four, build the tallest freestanding structure you can using only twenty sticks of spaghetti, one yard of

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YLT-Paper Folding

It can be hard to get a message across when not everyone has the same information. Challenge yourself to make

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YLT-Paper Airplanes

Sending a message is easy, right? Challenge yourself to send a message in a new way by writing your message

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YLT-My Role in the Section Leadership Team

Do you know what your Section Leadership Team (SLT) is? This activity will take you through the planning steps that

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YLT-Morse Code

Have you ever heard of Morse code? This code is based on combining short and long signals (like flashes of

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YLT-Momentum

Work together to create chains of movement by watching and copying others in your circle! How good at you at

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YLT-Message Received?

How does it feel when you don’t understand something that others do? Try to fit in with the rest of

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YLT-Managing Risk – aka RAP Outdoors

How prepared are you for your next adventure? Have you created a Risk Assessment Profile (RAP)? Use a risk-management matrix

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YLT-Simon Says

Take turns leading the rest of your Section in a game of Simon Says. Make sure you listen closely to

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YLT-Make a Sandwich

Is it easy to give directions? Test your communication skills as you talk your partner through the task of making

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YLT-Make a Comic

Draw three panels of a superhero comic strip. Draw speech bubbles but leave them blank. When you are done, pass

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YLT-Make a Burger

Make a burger with a bun, meat, pickles, lettuce, tomatoes, cheese and another bun—all in that order. Sounds easy, right?

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YLT-Lonely, Boring Puzzle

When working in a team, is it better for one person to do the work, or for everyone to work

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YLT-Leadership Bingo

Being a good leader means knowing what you are good at and believing in yourself. You may not know how

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YLT-The Label Game

How do you treat other people? How does it feel when people pay attention to you? What about when they

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YLT-Keep It Up Chain

Work as a team to keep a ball in the air for as long as possible without anyone holding onto

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YLT-Introduce Your Fellow Superhero!

Are you a good listener? Find a partner and learn some new things about them – don’t forget to pay

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YLT-The Humming Game

How good are you at sending a message without using any words? Get creative with this game of hot and

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YLT- How Do I Feel?

It can be hard to imagine what other people are thinking or feeling. Talk about a disagreement that you had

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YLT-Heroes and Villains Tag

Are you a hero or a villain? In this game, you will work with a team of other players, either

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YLT-Helium Stick

Work as a team to slowly lower the helium stick (a tent pole works well!) to the ground. Careful now,

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YLT-Group Skit

Make a skit where the characters are each of you, then swap personalities so everyone acts out another person.

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YLT-Follow....Then Lead

By Rovers, it can be very easy to be used to taking on a certain role in a team. Maybe

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YLT-Follow The Leader

Have you ever played follow the leader? Rather than just walking around a gym or field, this version challenges you

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YLT-The Floor is Lava

The floor has turned to lava! Work as a team to make it across the lava field to safety. It

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YLT-Flip and Map Leadership Styles

What kind of leader do you prefer? One who tells your team what to do? One who asks what each

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YLT-Find Your Way

Compass skills are important. Use your skill with a compass to lead a team through an obstacle course, following the

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YLT-Draw "Cooperation"

“Cooperation” is a big word. Do you know what it means? It means getting along as a team.

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YLT-Field Search

Try to find something across a field with a team of three people, but each can only communicate in a

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YLT-Fairytale Fishbowl

Have you ever solved a conflict that was not your own? What about a fairy tale conflict (disagreement)? Act out

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YLT-Dynamic Duos

As a team, create an obstacle course that the other people in your Section can try. Move through the obstacle

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YLT-Diplomacy Fishbowl

Diplomacy is an effective way of resolving conflicts without relying on a decision prescribed by an authority. It works by

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YLT-Cultural Diversity

Have you ever experienced “culture shock”? This is a feeling you get when you’re overwhelmed by a set of different

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YLT-Create a Superhero

If you were a superhero, what powers would you have? Imagine yourself as a superhero, and draw or write how

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YLT-Cooperative Musical Chairs

What does it mean to cooperate? Work together to play this game of musical chairs – as chairs get removed,

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YLT-Conflict Situations

How do you solve a conflict? Take a real-world example of a conflict that you have encountered and determine how

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YLT-Community Project

Over three thirty-minute periods, work on your personal leadership project. Learning Outcomes: I can plan and run a project

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YLT-Choose Your Own Adventure

How do you plan an adventure? Move through the steps of planning an adventure, from brainstorming to budgeting to going

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YLT-Change Three Things

How good are you at spotting differences? Play this game and learn more about paying attention to the people around

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YLT-Can I See Your Smile

Get grinning with this game! This silly game will get everyone smiling, laughing and ready for fun! Learn how good

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YLT-Build a Fort

With your Lodge, build a secret superhero meeting place! Take a break after a couple of minutes of building. Work

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YLT-Competitive Debating

Competitive debating is an activity that can expand your skills of persuasion. Pick a format (one Scout against another, or

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YLT-The Bears and the Bees

Play a game to learn and remember the five steps of conflict resolution. In teams of bears and bees, discover

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YLT-Charades

Have you played charades before? It’s a game in which you act out clues for your team to guess a

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Steal the Bacon

Who will bring the bacon home? Challenge your friends to see who is the quickest in this running group game

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Create Your Own Bath Bombs

Have you ever had a refreshing bath using a bath bomb? It can be quite the relaxing experience, especially if

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Horses, Knights, and Cavaliers

Play this fun game and test your teamwork and your listening skills. Will you be victorious in this medieval game?

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Graveyard

Go on a ghostly adventure in the graveyard! Will you keep still or will you be caught grinning?

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Candy Science

What happens when you take a delicious snack and mix it with liquid? You’ve tasted the rainbow, now you can

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Create a Model Heart

Our heart is something that works all day every day, and we often don’t even think about it. Learn the

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Chemistry of Cake

What makes a cake bake? Learn about the importance of each ingredient in a cake. Take the ultimate taste test

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Does it Dissolve?

Have you ever wondered why certain things dissolve in water, where others don’t? This is your chance to test out

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Grow Your Own Crystals

Have you ever wondered what crystals are made of or how they’re made? In this activity, you can grow your

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Build a Scissor Lift

Simple machines can be used to solve everyday problems. A scissor lift is a device that can fold up to

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Make a Harmonica

Want to be a musician for a day? Create your very own homemade harmonica using just a few materials. Learn

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Water Cycle in a Bag

You can make it rain indoors! In this experiment, you’ll explore earth science and the water cycle. With just a

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Tails

Can you avoid having your tail swiped? Chase and be chased in this active running game that’s similar to tag

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Giants, Wizards, Elves

Play this classic rock, paper, scissors game with a twist! Will the giants reign supreme or will the elves and

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Chuck the Chicken

Cluck cluck! How far can a chicken fly? Using all your strength, chuck the chicken as far as you can

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Draw it!

Do you consider yourself an artist? Here is your chance to put those skills to the test. Showcase your artistic

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Ten Second Frenzy

How fast can you think on your feet? Is ten seconds enough? Give your brain a workout and think quick

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YLT-Job Prep 101

Get ready to be the next star employee! Learn the basics of resume building, how to write a cover letter,

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Discover Fire

Do you know how to build a campfire? Setting things up for a campfire can be easy if you have

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Prevent a Wildfire

Every year, people across Canada start wildfires by accident. These fires can cause huge amounts of damage and are often

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Follow That Water!

Think about the water in or near your community. Where does it come from? Where does it go after it

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What's With Water?

Learn about the different water near your town, city or community. Water Rangers has a great online platform where people

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Water You Learning About PH?

What makes water healthy? One way we can determine the health of a body of what is by looking at

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Dive In!

Jump in and get your flippers wet as you learn more about SCUBA diving in an introductory course!

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Deep Dive

Take a deep dive into the world of Scuba and earn your Open Water Diver certification.

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Tick Talk

Identify the different types of ticks and where you can find them.

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Being an Ally

Have you ever heard the term “ally” before? What is an ally? Learn how you can become an ally and

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Animal Investigator

Explore the animals that live near you with an animal tracking scavenger hunt on your next outdoor adventure. What animal

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Sit Upons

Did you know that a great way to stay warm in the winter is to insulate yourself from the cold

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Sub-Zero Ornaments

Add some décor to the outdoors by adding icy ornaments for everyone to enjoy. Get your creativity flowing by adding

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Swedish Fire Log

Learn how to make a Swedish Fire Log, sometimes called a Swedish Torch or a Canadian Candle, to cook your

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Campfire French Toast

Use the coals of a fire to make some tasty French toast!

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Snow Volcano

Try this nifty science experiment and make a volcano in the snow!

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What Would an Animal Do?

Animals have many interesting ways of getting from one place to another. Learn how animals move and travel with these

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Ice Spheres

Learn about how ice melts as you create a beautiful, melting masterpiece!

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Juice Box Ice Blocks

Get creative this winter and create structures or sculptures using ice blocks!

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Frozen Bubble Experiment

There are so many beautiful things to see in winter – freshly fallen snow, the northern lights, crystal clear frozen

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Snow Ice Cream

Make a tasty winter treat as you turn snow into ice cream!

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Terrific Taffy

It’s time to syrup some fun this winter! Make yourself some tasty, terrific taffy using maple syrup and clean, fresh

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Cloud in a Jar

What are clouds made of? Learn about the science behind clouds as you make your own miniature cloud!

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Pollution Catcher

Where do you see pollution? You might see it on land or in the water, but it’s also in the

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Dutch Oven Chef

A Dutch oven does it all. Sauté, steam, simmer, fry, or even bake! What delicious meal or tasty treat will

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Ice Pops

Frozen ice pops aren’t only yummy in the summertime! Use the cold weather and fresh, clean snow to make your

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Rainbow Icicles

Explore nature’s natural winter decoration – icicles! How are they made? Learn about icicles by making your own and adding

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Winter First Aid

Alright adventurers, it’s time to think about winter safety and what you should consider in terms of first aid when

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Tin Can Lanterns

Design and create your own tin can lantern and watch your art glow!

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Snölykta

Build yourself a beautiful snölykta (Swedish snow lantern) and enjoy the warm glow of the snow!

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Winter Survival Kit

Do you have a survival kit? Does it have everything you need for winter? Think about the different, unique challenges

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It's Lit!

Fire starters can be a huge help when you’re lighting a fire. They light quickly and hold a flame long

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Buddy Burner

Are you comfortable cooking on a camp stove? Try this style of camp stove and see if you have what

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Breakfast in a Bag

What foods have you made over a campfire before? S’mores? Hot dogs? What about bacon and eggs? Try this creative

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Summer in Winter

What’s your favourite summer sport? Volleyball? Ultimate frisbee? Mini golf? Try winterizing your favourite summer sport and playing it in

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Winter Relay Race

Who is the fastest Scout on snow? Put together a winter relay race for your Section. What wintery activities would

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Where Does it Come From?

Where do the things we use come from? Think about what you’re wearing right now – where was it bought?

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Less is More

Next time you’re planning a camp or event, take a look at the products you’re buying. Are there certain products

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We Can Fix It!

Every year, millions of broken items are thrown away. Learn to do some simple repairs to items and extend their

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Kindness is Golden

Giving Tuesday is the first Tuesday after Black Friday and it encourages people to make donations to their favourite charity,

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What's That Sound?

When we walk in the forest, we hear so many different sounds. Our ears are always on. But how do

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Taste vs Smell

Animals use their sense of smell to find their families, find food, spot danger or mark and identify territory. A

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Shhh!

How often do you visit your local library? For some members of your Section, going to the library might be

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Nature Journal

When you’re outside, do you look around and notice what’s around you? If you don’t, this could be a great

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Do You See What I See?

Animals use their eyes to collect information about the world around them. Not all eyes are created equal, and animal

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Cardboard Box Oven

It’s time to harness the power of the sun to cook your next meal! Build a solar oven using two

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Best Trail Snacks in the World

Make some amazing trail snacks and bring them along on a hike. Come up with snacks that are easy to

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Barefoot Walk

Every day, we walk across many different types of ground. Use your sense of touch to tell a partner about

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Apple of Your Eye

Visit an apple orchard and find out how this delicious fruit is grown! Apples are grown all across Canada. Many

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Cartesian Diver

Buoyancy is a measure of how well something floats (or not!) Build a Cartesian Diver in a bottle to explore

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Does It Float?

What makes an object float? What makes it sink? Explore the density of objects and liquids and make an ocean

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Sand Painting

Use sand to create a masterpiece! Draw using your finger or a stick, create a collage, or poke a hole

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Sand Sculptures

A visit to the beach can be a lot of fun – we all enjoy building things out of sand.

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Build a Board Game

Become the next hit game designer as you create your own board game! Decide the rules of your game and

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Fantastic Flipbook

Try being a cartoon animator as you create a flipbook to tell a story or teach a simple skill!

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Moon Sand

Using different household items, make moon sand (also known as kinetic sand). Use this moon sand to make different shapes

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Constellation Viewer

Do you know any constellations found in the night sky? Make your own version of a constellation and then go

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Groovy Lava Lamps

Have you ever seen a lava lamp? Do you know how they work? Make your own lava lamp in a

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Elephant Toothpaste

Learn about chemical reactions as you try this experiment! What do the materials look like before, during and after this

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Weather Experts

What causes tornadoes? Learn about tornadoes and wind speed as you build your own anemometer and a tornado in a

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Seed Paper

Seed paper is a fun way to create easy to plant seed collections for your garden. You can also give

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Spiritual Retreat

Have you ever been on a spiritual retreat? Work as a team to plan a spiritual retreat and learn about

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YLT-That Warm, Fuzzy Feeling

It feels nice to be complimented! Take this time to compliment your fellow Scouts, or just congratulate them on a

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Scouts for Sustainability - What Do You Dream?

Learn more about the Sustainable Development Goals and how they are a part of your life.

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Scouts for Sustainability - 5 Second Rule

Make connections between the Sustainable Development Goals and the great things that you are already doing in your Section!

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Scouts for Sustainability - Make a Run for It!

Learn more about the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as you play a faced-paced game that tests how fast you can

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YLT-Paper Chair Challenge

Using only masking tape and newspapers, work as a team to build a chair that can hold a person’s weight!

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Be a Local Tour Guide

Find out about travel and tourism in your hometown. Discover how to make your community a fun adventure for all

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Your Mascot

Do you know about the Canada Games, which happen every four years? There are Winter Games and Summer Games, and

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Waxing Leaves

Canadians are fortunate to enjoy the changing of the seasons. Fall is a special time of year—the changing colours of

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Variety Show

Change up your regular campfire format! Hold a campfire where you can show off some of your Section’s individual or

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Three Little Pigs

Which little pig built the strongest house? Build castles using sand, dirt, glue and water to find out which materials

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Sound of an Orchestra

How can you create sounds that have different pitches and different strengths? Make your own instrument and use it to

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Snorkel Safari

If you’re interested in getting SCUBA certified, test the waters and get comfortable with some of the gear by planning

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Postcards Around the World

Connect with other Scouts across the world. Aligned with the International PenPal Program, revisit simpler times and send unique postcards

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Sensory Deprivation Map

Imagine that you have arrived in a new environment. How will you find out more about your new surroundings? Try

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Scuba Certification

Are there members of your Section who want to try scuba diving, but have never had the opportunity? Why not

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Recycling Relay Race

Keep the planet clean by putting litter in its place! Let’s find out where different kinds of litter should go.

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Piloted and Unpiloted Space Exploration

Explore the characteristics of piloted and unpiloted space exploration. Consider the strengths and weaknesses of each type of activity and

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Pile of Trash

Do you know how much trash you produce each year? Collect your trash for a few days and figure it

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Pendulum Painting

Build a pendulum, and then use gravity and momentum to create some unique art by swinging paint. A pendulum is

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Paper Airplane Challenge

Paper airplanes come in all shapes and sizes. Some paper airplanes fly very straight, while others curve or do loop-the-loops.

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Movie Club

Form a group made up of your Section’s biggest film buffs and make your own movie club! Decide what movies

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Milk Plastic

How much plastic waste do you produce? Explore recyclable materials and use milk and vinegar to make a biodegradable material.

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Knitting Kninja

Knitting is a fun, relaxing and rewarding skill, and it’s a gift that can literally be shared with others as

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Kayak Rolling

A kayak roll is the act of righting a capsized kayak by using your body motion and a paddle. The

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Jamboree on the Internet (JOTI)

Relatively few Scouts are lucky enough to attend a World Jamboree. These jamborees only take place every four years, and

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Jamboree on the Air (JOTA)

Relatively few Scouts are lucky enough to attend a World Jamboree. These jamborees only take place every four years, and

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Jack-O'-Lantern Carving

Carving pumpkins is a fun way to be creative and to practice safely using a knife. Why not share this

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Inflatable Space Station

The International Space Station is a marvel of engineering. Try making your own space station here on Earth!

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Habitat Builder

What do you know about animal habitats and shelters? Think about different habitats – what would a shelter look like

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Dissect an Appliance

Reverse engineer an appliance! Discover the design and engineering behind an appliance, and figure out how different parts work together

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Circuitry Madness

Electricity is all around us – powering everything from the lightbulb in your room to the fridge in your kitchen.

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Build a Hovercraft

Explore how moving air can power a vehicle. Create a hovercraft using a CD or a paper plate or a

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Bring a Friend

As a Section, host a Bring-a-Friend Night to show your friends how awesome Scouting is! Invite friends from school and

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Be Prepared - You and Your Boat

Canoes, kayaks, paddleboards, powerboats… There are all kinds of vessels with which you can have great adventures on the water.

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Adopt a Firefighter

Every day, firefighters across Canada risk their lives to put out fires. Whether a house fire, bush fire or forest

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Adaptations in Nature

Do you know what camouflage is? Have you heard about techniques animals use to scare off the predators? Explore how

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YLT-Amoeba Electric Fence

Put your thinking caps on and works as a team to get your whole group past an electric fence while

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Pool Noodle Game

How well do you know the names of everyone in your Section? Put your name knowledge to the test with

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Name, Name, Goose!

Play a silly game of Duck, Duck Goose and get to know the other members of your Section!

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Name Game

Get to know the new members of your Section at the start of the Scouting year.

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Survival Needs and Wants

While creating a survival kit, discuss each item’s use, also discuss whether each item is a need (necessary for survival)

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Veggie Tales

Go vegetarian or vegan for your next camping adventure! There are many reasons why someone might choose to go

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Secret Salesperson

Have one person lead this activity – it can be a Scouter, a senior youth or just someone who is

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The Wolf of Pack Street

Choose an item and bring it to your next meeting. Your job is to convince your Section to buy

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Advertising 360

In our modern world, advertising is all around us. While you’re out on an urban hike, make note of

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That Field Trip Stank!

With your section, go and tour a local dump, landfill or waste processing centre. Learn about the processes involved

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It's a Production

In small teams, choose a product that you use every day and create a play to show the product’s entire

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(Re) Make it Great!

Rather than throwing away old or broken objects, think about how you can re-make them into new objects. Make cleaning

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Advertising Frenzy

What kinds of ads do you see? What are they trying to tell you? What are they trying to make

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Gear Swap

As a Section, host a gear swap and let people pass along things they no longer need.

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Landfill in a Bottle

How long does it take for garbage to decompose? Try simulating your own landfill in a plastic bottle and learn

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Power-Free Chef

Try your hand at making lunch, without using electricity! Come up with a healthy meal that does not need

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The Energy Police

Go throughout your home to make sure that your family is conserving electricity wherever possible. Turn off any devices that

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Ping Pong Power

During your next swimming adventure, hold a ping pong power splash race against your friends. You have to race

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Down in the Gutter

Go with the flow! Create a hydroelectric turbine to tap into the renewable energy of flowing water. Go outside

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Wind Power Race

Using recyclable materials, build a model sailboat to race a short distance against others. How can you gather more

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Edible Uranium

Uranium is not normally edible – so let’s make our own edible version! Before you eat it, cut it in

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Colours in the Sun

At your next outdoor adventure, place a variety of different objects into direct sunlight (ex. different coloured fabrics, toys or

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We've Got the Power

In this circle game, turn up the energy and see it increase through the actions or sounds of your peers.

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Captain Conservation

Do your part in saving the world by running your own energy saving campaign! Earth Hour comes once a year

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Popsicle Protector!

Why do we bundle ourselves up when we want to stay warm? Well, insulating, or adding layers of different materials,

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Hibernate, Insulate, Migrate

How do humans stay warm? Perhaps by burning wood, oil, gas, etc. to create heat and keep us toasty? But

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When Life Gives You Lemons, Make Power!

They say, when life throws you lemons, make lemonade. But, what about lemon power?! This mighty citrus fruit can turn

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Wind Power

Ever been swept off your feet by the wind? Wind power is a great source of renewable energy. This means,

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Be a Leak Detective

Learn how to save water and fix leaks by being a leak detective!

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Cleaning Up Our Water

Did you know that about 10% of the plastics made every year end up in bodies of water like the

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Global Solutions

Did you know that only 3% of the Earth’s water is fresh water? That means that a whopping 97% of

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Wild Water

Across the world people have come up with different ways to address water problems. Using your imagination, come up with

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World Water Day

Do you like to bake? Have you ever considered running a relay? Research and organize an event for world water

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Where's the Water?

We all know that water comes from the tap – but how does it get to the tap? Where does

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Thirsty Food

Find out which foods take the most water to produce. How much water does it take to produce them? Compare

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The Future of Water

Put your imagination to the test and design an efficient house or community using your knowledge of energy saving tips!

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Water Diary

Keep a diary of all the ways water is used daily in your home. Look for ways to reduce water

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We All Love Water

Did you know that all living things need water? Take a field trip to a local forest, beach, park, or

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Finding Our Place in Reconciliation

In 2015, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission announced their 94 Calls to Action. These are 94 activities that all people

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Spirit Bear and Children Make History

“A member of the Carrier Sekani Tribal Council, Spirit Bear represents the 165,000 First Nations children impacted by the First

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That Musical Feeling

How do you feel when you listen to music? Listen to different types of music – maybe some classical music,

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Draw What You Hear

What do you think about when you listen to music? Listen to a piece of music and draw what you

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Shelter Visit

Visit a local animal shelter and learn about what they do to help animals.

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 A Moo-ving Adventure

Visit a local farm and learn about how they care for their animals! How do farms help us? How is

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 Dream Pet

If you could design your own pet, what would it be like? Would it be as loving as a dog,

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Critter Keeper

Care for a pet for at least one month. It could be a pet that your family owns, or you

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What is my Vision?

Design a vision board of all that you want to accomplish this year. It could be as simple as getting

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Gratitude Changes Everything!

Do you know that many people use a gratitude journal to help them look at life in a more positive

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Let’s Chill

Did you know that many people use meditation to help them reduce their stress? Stress is when you might

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Resources in Our Community

There are many organizations that can provide help to people who are struggling in our communities. Make posters to share

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Cookies, Please!

It can be hard to visualize really big numbers like population and global wealth! In this activity, use cookies to

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Web of Poverty

Often, poverty is not caused by one thing, but by many things acting together. Brainstorm some of the different causes

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The Roots of Poverty

People often think about the symptoms of poverty without thinking about the causes of poverty. In this activity, separate the

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What Are You Wearing?

Did you know that lots of the clothes and other goods we buy in Canada were made in other countries?

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Lend a Helping Hand

Social assistance is money you can receive from the government to help you buy the things you need if you

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Living on Less than $1.60 a Day

Over one billion people live in extreme poverty, which means they live on the equivalent of $1.60 Canadian per day.

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Preparing for an Emergency

People living in poverty are often the ones most affected by natural disasters and extreme weather events, because they do

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What Do You Need?

What is the difference between a want and a need? In this activity, learn about the things that we need

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Be a Farmer for a Day

We all rely on farmers to provide us with healthy food to eat! Unfortunately, there are lots of things that

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Lucky Pennies

Lots of people face advantages or disadvantages when it comes to earning money. Play this game to see how these

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How Can We Help?

Did you know that approximately 35,000 people in Canada are homeless each night? Put together care packages to help people

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What Do I Do?

Have you ever wondered about the different types of jobs in the world? In this adventure, you will explore various

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The Trading Game

Have you ever wondered what it may feel like to oversee a country? In this adventure, we will take part

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The Price is Right?

What is a fair price to pay for an item? How much did each person get paid along the way?

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Barriers to Work

Have you ever wondered what may prevent someone from getting a job? In this activity, you will have the opportunity

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Section Business Card

What is the main purpose of a business card? Everyone will have the opportunity to create their own business cards

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What’s it Worth?

Understanding the value of money can be tricky. It can also be hard to understand how to use your money

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Risk or Reward?

Many people invest their money in stocks and are very successful, but there is an element of risk or reward.

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World of Work

What is a good job for a teenager? What do many teenagers around the world have to do to make

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Interviews For Success

Have you ever wondered what it may be like to be a vet? How about a fire fighter? To better

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YLT-Group Resume

Building a resume can be scary, so instead we will create one for the group! Everyone represents a different array

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Complete Community Challenge

How complete is your community? It is time to investigate just how sustainable your community is by taking part in

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Career Bingo

“What do you want to be when you grow up?” is a question we have all heard many times. This

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City Stars

Who is your community’s 'local celebrity'? It could be your mayor, an athlete, an actor or someone who works for

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Scouts Give Back: Local Retirement Homes

Give back to your local community by supporting a long-term care home in your area!

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Ride the Bus, Train and Subway

Public transit is a great way to get around your town or city, and it’s a great skill to have!

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DIY Disaster Preparedness Kit

As we always say in Scouting, "Be Prepared!" In case of an emergency, it is crucial to be prepared. Make

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Track Your Carbon Footprint

The Carbon Footprint is a tool used to determine how much carbon is being used by day-to-day activities in your

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Picture Perfect Parks

Where's your favourite place to play outside? Explore and showcase your local parks and outdoor spaces by remembering key details

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Good City Planning

Have you ever wanted to plan your very own city? Decide where to build everything, and what to build? Well,

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Renewable Resources

We need energy to support our day to day lives! Some of this energy is harmful for the planet, and

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Heroes for Plant Health

Do bugs bug you? Maybe mosquitoes give you an itch, or earwigs give you the willies. Bugs can bug plants

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In My Backyard

Help protect plants in your neighbourhood by looking for pests and reporting any that you find. By reporting pests when

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Camp Plant Hunt

Do you know what plants can be found at your local camp? Go on a camping trip and investigate what

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Be an Entomologist

An entomologist is a scientist who studies insects. Search for insects as you run a bio-blitz to search for invasive

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Master Chef

A master chef challenge is a cooking contest. Competitors have to prepare a dish or a meal, and judges decide

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Shoreline Cleanup

Nobody likes to discover a mess when they head to the beach or get out paddling. Why not make a

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Positivity Tree

Explore the importance of checking in on yourself, others and supporting one another to ensure you’re ready for great Scouting

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Love is Love

What does love mean? What does love look like around the world? Explore the idea of marriage equality and think

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Don’t Judge a Book by its Cover

Stereotypes are ideas about how people will act that are based on certain qualities, like the colour of their skin,

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Anyone Can Be a Leader!

Can you think of a good leader? What qualities and characteristics does a leader have? Explore and talk about what

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Storybook Stereotypes

Read some storybooks and talk about whether or not the characters fit into the stereotypes that society has created. (Think

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Self Portraits

Create a self-portrait and express your inner self!

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What Does the Media Say?

How many advertisements have you seen? They can be silly, funny, and very creative! Create your own fun advertisement (poster,

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Job Creator

Time to put your thinking caps on and get creative! Create some new job titles and act out the roles

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Lightbulb Moments

Have you ever had a lightbulb moment in your life where you realized someone treated you in a certain way

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Whose Job Is It?

Match jobs to their definitions and talk about those roles and what kinds of people fill them.

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Gender in Sport

Look at the Olympics and the different sports that are played by men and women around the world. Create a

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Pixel Programming

Make art using pixels (post-it notes). Work in teams and see if you can make your program perfect!

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Speed Stacker

Working in pairs, create an algorithm (step-by-step instructions) to achieve a simple task – in this case, stacking cups.

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Paper Prototyping

Create a paper prototype! Learn about prototyping and the product development cycle as you create a paper prototype of a

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Mutation Creation

Discover what a mutation is, how it can happen, and how it can affect a cell, a bacterium, a virus

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Don't Catch the Cold!

Did you know that computers can get viruses, just like people? Learn about how viruses can move around quickly –

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Do the Robot

Robots work by following a series of step-by-step instructions called “algorithms.” Try giving instructions to a human robot and see

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A Feeling of Belonging

What does it feel like to belong to a group? What does it feel like when you are part of

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Quinzhee Camping

A quinzhee is a basic snow shelter made by hollowing out a mound of snow. Building a quinzhee can be

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Skate Away

One way to make the most of winter is to share an awesome night of skating with your Section. Visit

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Make a Neck Warmer

Learn how to make a simple piece of winter gear and practice some basic sewing!

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Keep Warm on Everest

What kinds of clothes you should take with you on a trip to summit Mount Everest? Compare different materials and

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Gear Heads!

Practice creating a packing list for your upcoming adventures with this game!

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Snow Art

How can you keep water from freezing while you’re outside? Learn about keeping water liquid as you use it to

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Snowshoe Trek

It’s time to strap on your snowshoes and go for a winter hike! How do snowshoes help make winter hiking

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Don't Break the Ice!

Have you ever been out on a frozen body of water, like a lake or pond? Learn more about how

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The Winter Olympic Games!

What’s your favourite winter sport? The Winter Olympics is filled with so many different sports that you may have never

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Snow Sculptors

We’ve all tried or mastered making a snow person… but what about a fun snow sculpture? A snow turtle? Penguin?

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Newspaper Towers

A single sheet of newspaper isn’t very strong on its own. Add another sheet or two and it becomes sturdier.

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Make Oobleck

Do you know what happens when you mix cornstarch and water? When mixed together, they create a material that we

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Stress Ball

Everyone needs to a healthy way to relieve stress! A stress ball is a discreet way to do this. Try

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Pet Rock

Everyone needs a pet to look after... a pet rock is the ideal friend! They don’t need to be fed,

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Adopt a Care Home

In your community, there might be people who live in retirement homes or long-term care centres. Everyone needs some extra

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Everyone Needs a Slice

There are many people involved in the global food supply chain, but not everyone benefits equally! Role play the different

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How Far Has Your Food Come?

Do you know where your food comes from? Do research to find out how far your food has travelled and

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Planting from Veggie Scraps!

Did you know that veggie scraps can be used to regrow plants? Try it out for yourself!

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Musical Bears

As climate change causes the Earth to get hotter, we lose sea ice. Unfortunately, polar bears rely on sea ice

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Climate Charades

What causes climate change? How can we stop climate change? Act out the causes and solutions for climate change in

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Photosynthesis Tag

Plants consume carbon dioxide and produce the oxygen we breathe. Play this game of photosynthesis tag to learn how plants

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Learn to Compost

Did you know that when organic waste decomposes in a landfill it produces a greenhouse gas called methane? Start a

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Start a Seed Library!

Collect seeds and share with your friends, family, and people in your community. Give others the chance to start a

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“Bee” Kind to the Environment!

Plastics can release greenhouse gasses when they degrade. Reduce your plastic consumption by making beeswax food wraps that you can

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Cooking with Leftovers!

What happens when you have left over food? Does it get thrown out, or do you save it for later?

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Climate Scientists

What’s the difference between climate and weather? Climate is the average weather over a long period of time! Learn about

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Vertical Gardens

Vegetable gardens can provide delicious, fresh vegetables which are an important part of a healthy diet, but not everybody has

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Outside Educator

Have you ever wanted to learn more about something, but never had the opportunity? Here is your chance! Learn a

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Reading Buddies

Make some new friends while using your imagination in a reading-buddies program with other Scouts.

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Supply Drive

Have you ever reached for a pencil and realized you didn’t have one? What about an eraser or a pair

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Book Drive

Organize and hold a book drive to donate to a local school in need while learning about education inequality and

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Food Waste

Do you know where your food goes? Explore the effects of food waste in this activity and discuss different ways

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Flavours of the Rainbow

Create a nutritious rainbow while learning about the benefits of a well-balanced diet.

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Farmers Market

Explore where food comes from and how you can support local farmers by visiting a Farmers Market!

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Helping Your Local Environment

We each have a role in making our local communities the best possible place. Here is your chance to give,

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Four Seasons

Spring, Summer, Fall, and Winter! Learn about the science behind the four seasons, and what makes them so unique!

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Soil Layers

It's a journey to the centre of the Earth, well actually a metre into the Earth. Learn about the characteristics

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Scout Election

VOTE! Democracy is something that allows everyone to have their say. When a group comes together to decide something, this

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Serious Structure

What makes up the world around us? Exploring the things we can and cannot see will make our world make

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What is Fair?

What does it mean when something is fair? What is the difference between equal and equitable? Let's explore this together!

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Who You Are

It is time for us to think about who we are as individuals. What do other people see, and what

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Where Do We Stand

Each corner of the room will be labeled with ‘yes,’ ‘no,’ and ‘I’m not sure.’ Ask thought-provoking questions and statements

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Welcome Pack

What’s it like to be in a new place, like a new school or a new Scouting Group? Can it

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Right to Vote

How important is it to feel like your voice is being listened to? Learn how it feels to be left

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Language Treasure Hunt

There are many children that will move to a new country and not understand the language spoken. Learn a bit

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Journey to School

Sadly, not everyone has access to school and education. This activity will demonstrate the challenges some people face just to

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Identity Flower

In this adventure, you will learn about the things that make up your identity. Some might be obvious to those

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Discrimination Tower

Everyone will be tasked with building a tower from newspaper and tape in 10 minutes. The aim is to build

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Design the Perfect School

Work in small groups to design the perfect school. What is awesome about school? What could use a fresh perspective?

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A Captain with a Permit

Did you know that anyone over the age of 11 can earn their Pleasure Craft Operator Card (PCOC)? There are

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Catapults

Building catapults can be fun! How far can it go?

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Citizen Scientist

Have you ever heard of a bioblitz? Find out how you can get involved and become a citizen scientist.

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Camouflage!

Animals have tricky ways to stay hidden in nature. This is called camouflage. Some animals use colour to blend in

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Build Bat Boxes

Bats are an important part of our ecosystem, but our actions can hurt them. Start a bat-box-building project to help

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Build Your Own Rollercoaster

Build the marble roller coaster of your dreams out of paper and tape! Make sure the marble can make it

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Build a Dam

Beavers build dams to flood out streams and create safe habitats for their families. Dams block streams or rivers to

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Break a Toy Apart

Have you ever wondered how your favourite toys work? Break apart an old toy (with permission) and look inside to

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Gear Repair

Have you ever had your gear break while on a trip? Maybe a raccoon chewed through your pack on its

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Germs

Experiment to find out how quickly germs can spread and how to protect yourself from diseases and infections.

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Get Active

Get introduced to some alternative sports to help you stay active!

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Get that Lingo!

Using a language learning platform, such as Duolingo or Google Translate, discover some common phrases in another language.

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Good Turn Log

Our Scout Promise reminds us to do a good turn every day. Consider keeping track of all of the good

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GPS

Can you hike overland without a trail and signposts to help guide you? Master the use of a GPS (Global

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Habitat Hike

Take a hike through a local outdoor space. As you walk through nature, take in your surroundings. What sorts of

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Have We Got a Deal for You!

What do you love about Scouting? What would you like others to know about Scouting? It’s time to advertise your

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Helping Habitats

Animals and insects play an important role in our ecosystems, but some things we do can harm them. Learn about

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Hey Magic Taxi, where are you going?

Using your imagination, you will be able to test out your skills at being either a taxicab driver or a

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Hike a Marathon

While the marathon is not part of the Canada Summer Games, it has been a key part of sports for

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How Big Is…?

Plants and animals come in all different shapes and sizes. Some are very large, and some are very small. Turn

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How Far Can We Go?

What is the farthest hike you have done? How far have you hiked with your Section? Go on a series

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Human Social Issue Library

Do you know what a social issue library is? Have everyone choose a social issue that interests them and share

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The Iceberg Experiment

Find out how icebergs interact with water, earth and sun, and how this might affect our oceans and climate.

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YLT-Idea Walk

At the beginning of each program cycle (season), your Section decides on the adventures it will share over the months

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I Leave No Trace

Can you camp like a ninja—with no sign at all that you were ever at the site?

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Invention Master

Create your own invention to help solve a world problem under the Little Inventors program.

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It’s Complicated (Machines)

In a small group, create a complex machine that will solve a simple problem.

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It’s My Feelings

Find out how to identify feelings, explore why we have them and understand how we express them.

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Jamboree on the Trail (JOTT)

Jamboree on the Trail is an annual day for the World Scout Movement to hike together. All Scouts, whatever their

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Kim's Game

How good is your memory? Test it out and see if you can remember everything that you’ve seen in Kim’s

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Learning Lashing

Learning to lash is an interesting and important survival skill that can come in handy when building improvised shelters or

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Leave No Trace Nature Collage

Use sticks, leaves, and stones your find on the ground to make a collage! A bare patch of sand or

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Let’s Get Virtual!

Find out how to run a fun virtual Scout meeting.

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Lost and Find Me

Are you ready to take your hide and go seek game to the next level? As a team, you will

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Make a Micronation

Have you ever heard of a micronation? A micronation is a group of citizens within a country who declare themselves

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Map and Compass

Can you hike overland without a trail and signposts to help guide you? As a team, master the use of

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Mapping Challenge

What makes a perfect habitat? Using maps, find out what features make a perfect habitat for different species that live

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Medics on the Scene!

In small teams, create a first aid scenario for the other members of your Section. You can use props and

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Memory Game

Learn more about the symbols of Canada’s provinces and territories by making a memory match game with them. How many

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Mock Parliament

Have you ever wondered what it’s like to work and be a part of big decisions in Parliament? Organize a

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Moonlight Shadow Tag

Have an Adventure in the moonlight! Use the light from the moon to play a game of shadow tag –

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Movie Night

There’s something special about sharing a movie with others. Organize a movie night as an opportunity to link with the

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Multicultural Feast

Get to know a little about other cultures by sharing an amazing feast with delicious dishes from far away parts

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Musical Prodigy

Feeling musical? Write a song about your Patrol or Expedition Team to let everyone know what you are all about.

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A New Reason to Party!

Did you know that different cultures have different holidays? With your Section, learn about how other people celebrate different special

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North, South, East, West

Do you know the directions on a compass? This game will help you learn north from south and east from

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Obstacle Course

As a Lair, construct an obstacle course for your Pack to race through. Use your imaginations! If it’s winter, you

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Oil Spill Experiment

Find out what happens when oil spills, and experience how this affects animals, such as birds, when their bodies are

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One Match Fire

How are you at building fires? If you’re feeling confident, why not try taking your fire-building skills to the next

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One Spark to Rule Them All

Discover a new skill to use for fire lighting! You can’t use matches or lighters this time. Instead, why not

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On the (Scavenger) Hunt

Run a virtual scavenger hunt for your Section using things around the home.

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On Your Bike

Mix things up for your next adventure and plan your own cycle-tour..

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Orienteering

Given a set of coordinates, a map of the area and a compass, could you and a team make your

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Personal Tarp Shelter

Do you have a plan to keep yourself warm and dry in case you get lost on a hike? While

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Phases of the Moon

Look up into the night sky and what do you see? As our closest neighbour in space, the Moon is

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Pitch Camp Race

How quickly can your team set up its campsite? Are you faster than the other teams in your Section? Settle

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Plastic Bag Kite

How does a kite work? Try building your own out of a plastic bag and then flying it with your

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The Playground Workout

Find out how you can stay active using just your local playground. You may know it as a playground, but

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Pollen their Weight

Pollinators play an important role in our ecosystem. Find out what they do and how you can help protect them!

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Pond Dip

Check the health of a stream near you by doing a pond dip.

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Practice Makes Perfect

Athletes, just like Scouts, put lots of time into skill development to improve their abilities to be ready for their

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Rain Garden

Discover the role a rain garden can play in an ecosystem and build your own!

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Raising the Flag

Pride for a flag is important. Flying our national flag, your provincial flag, or the flag for your Section lets

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Recipe Gone Wrong

With help from a Scouter or older youth, try making a tasty treat using this scrambled recipe. This is what

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Return to Play

Learn the six steps of “Return to Play” and find a creative way to share these with a younger Section,

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Robotic Hand

Build a robotic hand to explore how a human hand works. Make adaptations to improve the speed, strength and agility

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YLT-Roses and Thorns

Plan-Do-Review is how we make great Adventures happen in Scouting. Finding fun and creative ways to review can be a

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The Safety Community

What things in your community help to keep you safe? Learn more about the people and places in a safe

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Scale Model

Build a scale model of a campsite, a place or building in your community, or an historic landmark. You are

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Scouts’ Own

A Scouts’ Own is an informal spiritual celebration that gives us the chance to reflect. As a Patrol or Expedition

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Seed Bombing

Have you ever heard of seed bombing? It’s a way to help reintroduce the growth of wildflowers. Seed bombs can

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Shadow Pictures

Using sticks, leaves or other materials that you find outside, create sculptures that cast interesting shadows onto the ground. When

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Shere Khan Olympics

In The Jungle Book, Shere Khan the tiger was the most feared animal in the whole jungle. But do you

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S'mores

Have you ever cooked over a campfire? Maybe you once roasted a marshmallow on a stick. Use a toasted marshmallow

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Snack Art

Have you ever been told not to play with your food? Well, here’s your chance to play with your food

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Stargazing

Have you ever looked up from a city street and found you couldn’t see the stars? Why not reconnect with

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Start Making Stop Motion!

A stop-motion movie creates the illusion that inanimate objects can move on their own. In pairs, or with a team,

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Stay Afloat

Find out what materials and shapes float best and create your own boat.

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Survival

Play the classic predator-prey game to learn more about how animals survive in their environment.

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Tales from the Wall of Weird

While cleaning a park or forest, you may discover some items that make you wonder: “How did that get here?”

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Tell the World

Does your Section have a website? Have you contributed to it? Sharing your Adventures online is a great way to

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That’s a Stretch

Find out how your body can move to keep you active, healthy and fit. Time to get moving!

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Ticks you off

Explore the characteristics of ticks and find out what to do if you find one on yourself. Discover how to

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Tiny Habitat Survey

Stake your claim to a piece of ground, and take a survey of all the things that live there. Use

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Tippy Tap

Build a hands-free wash station for your next camping trip using recycled materials and a tree.

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Totally Tubular

Have you ever thought about making your own toothpaste instead of buying it from the store? Well, now’s your chance

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Tree Scavenger Hunt

How well do you know the trees where you live?

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Ultimate

Ultimate is a game played with a flying disc (also known by the brand name, Frisbee®). Get moving with this

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Virtual Trek

Use technology to take a virtual international trip as a Section.

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Water Filter

Explore the process of water filtration. How do water filters work? Try this experiment and build a water filter out

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WWF: Where Was the Fire?

With a team, organize a Leave No Trace linking campfire with a younger Section from your Group. You can teach

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Where Do Your Relatives Live?

Do you know where your relatives live? Some might live close by, while others may live very far away –

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Zero Waste Camping

Do you know how to Leave No Trace while camping? Find out how to apply the principles of Leave No

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What is… a virtual trivia game?

Run a virtual trivia game at a Section meeting.

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Close Crop

Have you ever noticed fruit-bearing trees in your community? Does the fruit go to good use, or is it left

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Community Gardening

Do you have a green thumb? As a small team or Section, volunteer at a community garden and try it

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Concussion Simulation

Using gloves, ear plugs and goggles, you will get some idea of what it feels like to have a concussion.

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Concussion First Aid

Learn what a concussion looks like and what you should do if you believe someone you are with has suffered

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Create a Healthy Living Plan

Think of the athletes that participate in the Canada Games or the Olympic Games. All athletes must eat and live

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Create a Truly Canadian Sport

When you think of Canada, what sort of sporting activities come to mind? Baseball? Canadian Football? Hockey? Lacrosse? Basketball? Curling?

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Create Your Own Triathlon

A triathlon includes three sports: swimming, cycling, and running. There is no rest in between. You go from swimming to

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Dashing Geocaching

Is your Section into geocaching? Whether you are brand new to this skill or already an old hand, why not

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Delicious and Nutritious

Take on the challenge of planning a healthy and nutritious menu for camp, and find out what foods you need

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Designer Space Station

Explore the decision-making process required to build a space station like the International Space Station as you participate in a

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Desktop Zen Garden

Create a simple calming desktop garden to boost your mental health —no plants required!

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Dragons’ Den: Plant Health Edition

Plants are crucial to our world, and their health can be just as fragile as a human’s! Research a topic

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Dream Destination

Find out what it’s like to be the traveler, the flight attendant and the pilot! Prepare for your next international

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Echolocation

Some animals use echolocation to find objects, instead of using their eyes. Bats and dolphins send out high-pitch noises, which

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Egg Drop

Create a case to help protect an egg, just like helmets help us to protect our brains. Your special case

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Erasing the Stigma

Find out how to start a conversation on youth mental health. Take action to erase stigma in your community!

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Fastest Vehicle Ever

It’s racing season! Get your Beaver Buggy or Kub Kar ready to race by finding out how to make your vehicle

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Find Your Tree

Can you tell trees apart without looking at them? Use your other senses to get to know a tree. Then,

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Fishing for Fun

Discover the very Canadian activity of fishing to learn more about the fish species living in waterways around you. Master

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Foil Fiesta

Fire, foil, food and fun! Try a new and easy way to cook on an open fire. Try your hand

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Forest Bathing

Whether studying at home or making a living in an office, many people spend a lot of time indoors. Unfortunately,

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From Seed to Sky

Have you ever planted Scoutrees? How big were the trees you planted? Were they little seedlings, small enough to fit

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YLT-Gallery Walk

After every adventure, it’s important to review your experience. This is a chance to discuss what went well and what

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Camp-out Training (COT)

Get used to spending a night in a tent by setting up your tent indoors! Have a sleepover at your

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Campsite Clearing

Nobody likes discover an overgrown campsite after a long day of hiking or paddling. Why not make a difference for

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Campfire Host

As Masters of Ceremonies, organize a fun and formal campfire for other Scouts to attend. If you like, invite other

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Campfire Stories

At a campfire, take turns sharing skits, reliving experiences around a given theme, such as “Best Day Ever” or “The

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Camp Journal

Keeping a daily journal while at camp is an important and rewarding part of trading one’s day-to-day routine for the

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Bush Tucker

Do you know what a “bush tucker” is? In Australia, the term “bush tucker” is used for the wild edible

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Build a Map

What are your favourite places in your neigbourhood? Imagine you’re a bird looking over your neigbourhood – do you see

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Bracelet

Show off your personal style by making your own vinyl or leather braided bracelet.

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Bow, Stern, Port, Starboard

Do you know the four directions on a boat? That’s right! Bow, stern, port and starboard! This fun game will

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Blaze a Trail

Hiking is always a great Scouting adventure. While it’s sometimes fun to explore off the beaten path, most of us

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Boat Maintenance

Do you know how to repair and maintain a boat? Whether it’s a small boat like a kayak or a

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Birds of a Feather

Find out more about the birds that live near you, and what they do when winter comes.

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Blast Off

Pick up some basic principles about rocketry and test out your own designs and ideas!

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Bag for Life

Discover unique plastic alternatives and how to make them with a few simple re-used materials.

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Bean Greenhouse

How do greenhouses help plants go grow? Build your own greenhouse and help a bean grow faster!

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Bear Bagging

Seeing a bear on a camping trip is a thrill, but this doesn’t mean that you want to encourage one

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Be a Plant Doctor

Did you know that plants can get sick, just like people? Find out how you can help plants stay healthy!

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Be Bird Safe

Birds may be great at flying, but not at recognizing windows. Keep our feathered friends safe by creating window decals

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Better Bubbles

Take your bubble game to the next level. Design and build the ultimate bubble wand.

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Adopt a Tree

If you’ve ever taken part in a Scoutrees event, you know how good it feels to plant a tree. But,

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YLT-Agree or Disagree

After every adventure, it’s important to review your experience. Reviewing gives you the chance to reflect on your personal growth

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Alphabet Hike

Let's get outside! Why not try taking an Alphabet Hike to explore the outdoors? Make a list of the different

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Amazing Bridges

Find out how to build your own bridge using unconventional materials.

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Astronaut Training: Station 1 - Water-Cooled Underwear

Learn about how the cooling system in an Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) works.

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Astronaut Training: Station 2 - Bottle Vacuum

What would happen to an astronaut in space if they did not have a space suit or space ship? What

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Astronaut Training: Station 3 - Space Gloves

Astronauts wear gloves while working outside in space (and sometimes while inside). Bulky gloves can make it hard to do

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Astronaut Training: Station 4 - Disorientation Maze

Have you ever been disoriented before? Astronauts may feel dizzy or confused in space as their body adjusts to the

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YLT-20 Questions

Have you ever played 20 questions? Think of an object. Then, by answering yes or no questions, try to get

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