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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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  • Local Habitat Hunt worksheet found in Additional Resources
  • Printer
  • Cub Scouts will need their Webelos handbook
  • Pen or pencil for each Cub Scout

Before the meeting:

  1. Print a copy of the Habitat Hunt worksheet for each Cub Scout.
  2. 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:

  1. Ask Cub Scouts to find the Champions of Nature Adventure in their handbook. Have them read the four basic elements of a habitat.
  2. Ask Cub Scouts why each of the elements is important.
    • Food
    • Water
    • Shelter
    • Space
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. Have Cub Scouts find a buddy.
  7. Take Cub Scouts outdoors and have them spend some time exploring the area and recording their observations.
  8. 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.

Additional Resources

Local Habitat Hunt worksheet

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Local Microhabitat Study

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Cub Scouts learn about microhabitats.

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Bray Barnes

Director, Global Security Innovative
Strategies

Bray Barnes is a recipient of the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award, Silver
Beaver, Silver Antelope, Silver Buffalo, and Learning for Life Distinguished
Service Award. He received the Messengers of Peace Hero award from
the royal family of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and he’s a life member of
the 101st Airborne Association and Vietnam Veterans Association. Barnes
serves as a senior fellow for the Global Federation of Competitiveness
Councils, a nonpartisan network of corporate CEOs, university presidents, and
national laboratory directors. He has also served as a senior executive for the
U.S. Department of Homeland Security, leading the first-responder program
and has two U.S. presidential appointments

David Alexander

Managing Member Calje

David Alexander is a Baden-Powell Fellow, Summit Bechtel Reserve philanthropist, and recipient of the Silver Buffalo and Distinguished Eagle Scout Award. He is the founder of Caljet, one of the largest independent motor fuels terminals in the U.S. He has served the Arizona Petroleum Marketers Association, Teen Lifeline, and American Heart Association. A triathlete who has completed hundreds of races, Alexander has also mentored the women’s triathlon team at Arizona State University.

Glenn Adams

President, CEO & Managing Director
Stonetex Oil Corp.

Glenn Adams is a recipient of the Silver Beaver, Silver Antelope, Silver Buffalo, and Distinguished Eagle Scout Award. He is the former president of the National Eagle Scout Association and established the Glenn A. and Melinda W. Adams National Eagle Scout Service Project of the Year Award. He has more than 40 years of experience in the oil, gas, and energy fields, including serving as a president, owner, and CEO. Adams has also received multiple service awards from the Texas Alliance of Energy Producers.