Before the meeting:
- Identify an area where Cub Scouts can take a walk and see various plants, insects, and animals.
- Print the Bilateral Symmetry Scavenger Hunt worksheet, one for each Cub Scout.
- Contact Cub Scouts’ parents or legal guardians to give them the location for the walk. Remind them to bring their Cub Scout Six Essentials.
- Gather copies of the Scouting America Annual Health and Medical Record on each participant (youth and adult)
- Review Annual Health and Medical Records for any restrictions that may impact participation
During the meeting:
- Bring copies of the Scouting America Annual Health and Medical Record on each participant (youth and adult)
- Introduce bilateral symmetry: “Bilateral symmetry means that the object or image can be divided by a line into right and left halves that are mirror images of each other. If an image can be folded in half and sides match up, it is symmetrical. It is also called mirror symmetry.”
- Hand out the Bilaterial Symmetry Scavenger Hunt worksheets and pencils.
- Tell Cub Scouts you will be taking a nature walk. They are to fill out their scavenger hunt worksheet on the walk.
- Have Cub Scouts buddy up.
- Walk slowly. Remind Cub Scouts to look down, around, and up. They may want to examine leaves and insects. They can take many pictures.
- After the walk, gather Cub Scouts.
- While they are eating their snack, ask them to share the results of their scavenger hunt.
Tip: This activity can be done together with requirement 4.
