WEBELOS ACTIVITY BADGES THE OUTDOOR GROUP HE CAN LEARN ABOUT lllE "WeB OF NATU~E ~ SUNLI6J.IT. AU~. PLANTS, ALL WORKIN6 TC6ElHER WATER, ~OIL. BIRDS, TO MAKE A BETTER LIFE MrCROOR6AN(~M~.... FOR 6EAGLE5! II Name That Tree}1 Auturrul palllts pur beautiful Ne\v Ellg1and landscape \vitll a rainbo\ll ofhues and tint~ troin rich coppers to brilliant yello\vs and reds. Here's a guide to identifying each tree by color. Remember) weather affects the shades you'll see. •American Elm Yellow .Ash Y·ellow/dark purple -Beech Clear }'ello\v -Birch Bright,'orange yello~· -Black C.~hen}· Red -BUick Oak Dull red/orange brown ·~·!ounlain i\sh Bright )'~llo\vfben:v red .Norwa)' i\'laple Cle~r )'ellow ·Pin Oak Rusty r~d .Poplar Yellow/golden yello\v eRedMaple Bright scarletiorange -Scarlet Oak Brilliant scarlet .Silver Nlaple P31cyellow .Striped Maple Light yellow -Sugar Nlaple. YeDow/orange!scarlet .Sumac Brilliant red .\Vhite Oak Deep red/orange -Willow Light )'ellow TAKE A WALK Aside from being good exercise and guaranteed fun, these mini-walks are a great way to really look.a,! and appreciate parts of the ~nvironment around you, ("w~e.RE ARe ~ c.OINC,? A QUESTION WALK MATERJALS: Optional ee paper and pencils. 7. Tree Walk: Pic!< up a leaf and show it to everyone. People must search for trees that have the same DOINGIT: type of leat. Ce'!1;metre Walk: Identify things that are one 1. Shape Walk: Look for natural shapes. Find two of 8. each of the following= circle. square. rectangle, triangle. cenllmetre long, wide, high, or around. ellipse. diamond. 9. SHent Walk: Walk quietly, without speaking. Listen carefully. Make as linle noise as possible to 2. ColourWalk: Ust as manycolours as you can spct. Cr. discover how many sounds you can hear. choose one colour and find objects of that colour. Distinguish belween lighter and darker shades. 10. Up, Down, AroundWalk: While walking look ~or objects from one field of view - looking up or cewn, 3. Change Walk: Make a list of all the changing things around you (e.g. bird landing, plant bending in a breeze. for example. On the next walk, change your view. twig breaking as you pass). Which changes aren't reverslOle? 11. ABC Walk: Find living and nonliving things thai begin wilh each lette. ot the alphabet. If certatn 4. Question Walk: Ask questions and don't worry about leiters are posing serious problems. people can us e re~uired answers. The only "answer" allowed i~ another question. an adjective beginning with the [eller to Ouestions must be about things on the walk. How many describe an object. qlle~tions can people pose? What's the longest question chain (Le. a question that leads to a related question) you 12. BaCKwBrd Walk: ·'urn around and wa:k wnlle facing where can make? Example of a question chain: Do you see any you've been. living things on that stump? Does rotten wood hold water like a sponge? How many colours can you see on the Do you know the ABCs 01 the cn"ironm('nt? 11'.( stump? What animaJ does the stump look like? (If you like Environment has "abiotic" (A), "biotic" (8) .u~ you can talk about the answers al1er the walk!) "culturnl"(0parts, Partso(theenviro~nt~1.1tl: alive or were once alive are called biotic (from the Greek word (or'life"). Someparts o/the('n\,rcn..,..cnt SLOP, Look, and Listen Walk:' Walk for a certain 5. arenotali.ve and haveneverbeen.1li\·c<c.g. su:-.l;~~1. numberof steps. Stop for 30 seconds. Record all objects water, nunernls). They are abiot:.: W':c! p~fi:1 -,) .. heard and seen. Repeat. ' comes (rom theGreek word mc.lning ·not '). rJ:U0; " the.environment that are made by hun-...,m ~.n9 .... which ha~ been changed from their or:;::Ul (:~ 6. Coin-Flip walk: To start the walk. flip a coin: heads go If areculturnl (a word thOlt refers te eH'TYt~.;:':~ ::U~.1t\5 right, taits go left. Look for unusual or interesting ot:jedS. F, think, do, say, or make). Slap to look at them closely. At each stoJ:ping ~oin', flip ~:'"."'~ the coin 10 determine a new direction. Topics: EnvironmentJ.1 Aw.1:\.'::..''H. Reprinted with permission from Science Is... : A Source Book cf Fascinating Facts, Projects. ar.(j ':''::;~·I:;cS. t) S~:: ~~ '. Bosak. 515 pages. Copyright 1992. Ne'N(]Vcrk, NY: Scholastic, 1·800-325.051~~_. TREE TEST 1. What is a double tree? 2. What tree is nearest the sea? 3. What is the calendar tree? 4. What tree will keep you warm? 5. What is the Egyptian plague tree? 6. What tree do we offer friends when meeting? 7. What tree is used when kissing 8. What tree is used in a bottle? 9. What tree is used to describe pretty girls? 1~. What tree is an emblem of grief? 11. What is the sweetest tree? 12. Name the languishing tree. Answers: Pear, Beech, Date, Fir, Locust Palm, Tulip, Cork, Peach, Weeping Willow, Sugar Maple, Pine. NATURE HUNT Use Your Senses on a Hike THINGS TO SEE THINGS TO HEAR A feather A bee ---A hole in a tree Trees in the wind ---A yellow leaf °A sqUirrel A worm pry leaves under feet --An ant A bird A shadow THINGS TO SMELL __oA butterfly Mud TH1NGS TO FEEL ---A yellow flower Wet mud "A hole ---Prickly plant Green grass ---The wind on a hill ·Old leaves ---Sunshine THINGS HAPPENING Rotten wood An ant moving something Tree bark --~Spiderweb with a bug in it .~A leaf falling An animal eating A turtle swimming --A frog jumping This is a sampling of items that can be used. BIRDS AND WORMS SOURCE: Our wonderful World: Solutions for Math and Science, AIMS Education Foundation, 1987. GRADE LEVEL: 2-4 OBJECTIVES: To introduce basic concepts of camouflage and natural selection. MATERIALS: Various colored pipe cleaners cut and bent in the shape of worms (number varies depending on size of group), large sheet of paper, drawing paper, crayons, The Mixed­ ~ Chameleon by Eric Carle, other books on camouflage such as Unfolding World: Invisible Animals, 1993, Running Press Book Publishers, Philadelphia. PROCEDURES: Preactivity: Read the Mixed-up Chameleon Discuss when and why the chameleon changed colors and how this helped him. Introduce the terms camouflage and natural selection. Tell the group we are going outside to play a game and learn more about this. Activity: Have the group close their eyes while you scatter the worms about the field of prey. Each member of the group will draw the name of a bird. Call the name of a bird, one at a time. The bird flies over the field and catches the first worm it sees. As they return each bird lays its worm in order on the large sheet of paper. After everyone has a turn, discuss which worms were found first and why. The discussion will relate to the color of the worms and their habitat. Follow-up: Continuing the discussion inside, look at several books on animal camouflage and talk about ways that animals use camouflage in their environment. As the group for examples of different animals that use camouflage and how this helps the animal. Pass out drawing paper and crayons. Draw pictures of animals using camouflage in their natural environment. Pass around books for ideas on what to draw. Share and explain drawings. All insects MWI jointed bodies divided Into three parts. Facts About Insects ThIs Is • typlCllIlnsecL WI.. Notice how the , ,//// - (twopein) Insects ere one of nrth's moat numerous .nd ..rllest life forms, d.t­ body Is endoeed A_..... - /,O'l{ ,vj:(' :; lng beCk about 350 million v-s-n-e are more Insects In the world in horny pl.tes L ,"I" ._ Tho.... then .11 other living things comblned. - ,'I ,....---- of • subst.nce You can c:oIlec1lneecte altnost enywhere----ln the city and ItI ltIe coon- called c:toltln. An , by. All you rwed to catch them ... net, a killing bottle, .. spreecllng Insect h.s no Compound ballrd .nd specimen boll..........11 of WIIlch you can eaily make. bones. Its ske'" eye ­ - YCMl can 1180 c.plure certlIln Insects llIve lIf1d keep them In )ani or ton .. on the out· c:agea. Tbey "Md ¥ery IIt1le attention, Just food and waNr. side. " OvlpoAllon True InMeu ha... tIll legs, and most adult In.eeu tuI... wings. All insects d8Yelop from eggs. Some. like the btltterfIy. go through fCMlr stages, celled compolela rnetamorpl'loalll, ltlaeeu haYe onfy one pelr of .ntennae but hhe th,.. pelrs 01 Jaws. , ThOR !hilt live on fluids ~ their )a_ fused, to pierce ancl tuck. ~1a ~ ! _pi_ k#Aduh ~E~_-~-~~' .. :':"".-_- /~' Adult Others go lhrougtl three st.ges, . ':'" ' called Incomplete met8m«phoS". The dragonfly l$.In example. A g,.~ g_ from egg to adult by shedding lis skin. ThIs III called molting. SIXTY SELECTED ... SHORT~·~:~~< Country Walks it NATtJ.RE'~ CONNECTICUl WALKS A Guide to The Nature Conservancy IN CONNECTICUT Preserves Second,EJition Third Edition by EUGENE KEVARTS Susan ,D.-Cooley ediwd by CARoLY:,,/ BAmSTA l)uhli~hcJ hv Appalal:hiall ~h\untOlin-CluhBooks £tnd The I'uturc Comcr\'ancy FORESTER A mEE'S NEEDS. u"ke all oth<>r plant~ , have light. water. and air. The . - using smallt'r monlh and check progn'SSat later mt:etings. pfants than ~s. win demonstrate what ~se b<:an .orcom ~.~ seeds are good . .'. ~.. RAISING FROGS board. Letters and numbers can be drawn with a mark­ ing pen. Ask them to recorQ their daily observations cf nature and make drawings to illustrate the calendar.