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Local Habitat Hunt Game

Webelos – 4th Grade

Champions for Nature Webelos

Elective

Requirement 1

Local Habitat Hunt Game

Webelos – 4th Grade

Champions for Nature Webelos

Elective

Requirement 1

Local Habitat Hunt Game

Snapshot of Activity

Cub Scouts learn about habitats by playing the Habitat Hunt game.

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Directions

Before the meeting:

Print a copy of the Habitat Hunt worksheet for each Cub Scout.
Familiarize yourself with the four basic elements of a habitat found in the Webelos handbook.
- Food- All living things need food for survival. The availability of food is a crucial part of a habitat’s arrangement. Too little food may cause animals to die off or move away from their habitat. Too much food can also be disruptive. Freshwater algae blooms may absorb oxygen, destroying fish and plants.
- Water- Safe access to clean water is not just important for humans; it’s important to all living things.
- Shelter- Wildlife may not build houses or apartments like humans, but they do have places where they live. Some wildlife builds their shelter. Others use naturally occurring elements like trees, holes, or caves. They may use their shelter to give birth to and nurture their young or for protection from other wildlife and weather.
- Space- All animals need adequate space in a suitable environment to provide access to sufficient food and water, as well as enough territory for mating and nesting and cover or shelter from weather and predators.

During the meeting:

Ask Cub Scouts to find the Champions of Nature Adventure in their handbook. Have them read the four basic elements of a habitat.
Ask Cub Scouts why each of the elements is important.
- Food
- Water
- Shelter
- Space
Give each Cub Scout a copy of the Habitat Hunt worksheet and a pen or pencil and ask them to choose an animal that lives in their region. Have them write their animal on the worksheet.
Tell Cub Scouts that they are going to be the animal they’ve selected, and that in order to survive, they need to find food, water, shelter, and space.
Explain to Cub Scouts that the den is going outside to see if they can find an appropriate habitat. Ask them to record their observations on the worksheet.
Have Cub Scouts find a buddy.
Take Cub Scouts outdoors and have them spend some time exploring the area and recording their observations.
Ask each Cub Scout to share if as an animal they chose, if they would make their home here and why they made that decision.