Before the meeting:
- Identify an area where Cub Scouts can take a walk and see plants, flowers and spider webs.
- Contact Cub Scouts’ parents or legal guardians to give them the location for the walk. Remind them to bring their child’s completed Activity Consent Form, a camera, and their Cub Scout Six Essentials.
During the meeting:
- Explain to Cub Scout that radical symmetry is when there are many lines of symmetry around a fixed point, known as the center. An example of radial symmetry would be a starfish, spiderweb, and some flowers.
- Tell Cub Scouts they will taking a nature walk. They are to take pictures of things they have radial symmetry.
- Have Cub Scouts buddy up.
- Walk slowly. Remind Cub Scouts to look down, around, and up. They may want to examine plants, flowers and spider webs. They can take many pictures.
- After the walk, gather Cub Scouts.
- While they are eating their snack, ask them to each find a picture of something they believe has radial symmetry.
Tip: This activity can be done together with requirement 3.
