The Wolf Den Leader guide says, “This STEM-based adventure engages Wolves in fun math-related activities that range from counting and simple arithmetic to geometric shapes and code.”
Read on to discover this adventure’s requirements and fun ways to complete them!
Requirements:
Complete the following requirements.
Complete two of the following:
A. With the members of your den or family, make a game with simple materials that requires math to keep score.
B. Play a game of “Go Fish for 10s.”
C. Do five activities at home, at school, or in your den that use mathematics, and then explain to your den how you used everyday math.
D. Make a rekenrek with two rows, and show your den leader or other adult how you would represent the numbers 4, 6, 9, and 14.
E. Make a rain gauge or some other measuring device, and use it.
Complete one of the following:
A. With other members of your den or family, identify three different types of shapes that you see in nature.
B. With other members of your den or family, identify two shapes you can see in the construction of bridges.
C. Select a single shape or figure. Observe the world around you for at least a week, and write down where you see this shape or figure and how it is used.
Complete one of the following:
A. With your den, find something that comes with many small, colored items in one package. Count the number of items of each color in your package. Keep track of each color. Then:
i. Draw a graph showing the number of items of each color.
ii. Determine what the most common color is.
iii. Compare your results to those of the other Scouts.
iv. Predict how many items of each color you will find in one more package.
v. Decide if your prediction was close.
B. With your den or family, measure the height of everyone in the group and see who takes more steps to walk 100 feet.
C. Have each member of your den shoot a basketball. Count the number of shots it takes for each scout to sink five baskets. Make a graph that shows how successful your den was. Your graph should show each group that needed 5, 6-10, 11-15, 16-20, and more than 20 tries to sink their shots.
4. Complete one of the following:
A. Use a secret code using numbers to send a message to one of your den members or your den leader. Have that person send a message back to you. Be sure you both use the same code.
B. Send a message to another member of your den or your den leader using the pig pen code or another code that changes letters into special shapes.
C. Practice using a code stick to create and decode a message.
Learn how to make armpit fudge! Yes, it sounds so gross, but kids love it! It’s a fun activity that is also a snack–perfect for groups such as Cub Scouts, Girl Scouts, or church youth groups.
To provide the best experiences, we use technologies like cookies to store and/or access device information. Consenting to these technologies will allow us to process data such as browsing behavior or unique IDs on this site. Not consenting or withdrawing consent, may adversely affect certain features and functions.
Functional
Always active
The technical storage or access is strictly necessary for the legitimate purpose of enabling the use of a specific service explicitly requested by the subscriber or user, or for the sole purpose of carrying out the transmission of a communication over an electronic communications network.
Preferences
The technical storage or access is necessary for the legitimate purpose of storing preferences that are not requested by the subscriber or user.
Statistics
The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for statistical purposes.The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for anonymous statistical purposes. Without a subpoena, voluntary compliance on the part of your Internet Service Provider, or additional records from a third party, information stored or retrieved for this purpose alone cannot usually be used to identify you.
Marketing
The technical storage or access is required to create user profiles to send advertising, or to track the user on a website or across several websites for similar marketing purposes.