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Trash Timeline Game

Bear – 3rd Grade

Bear Habitat

Outdoors

Required

Requirement 4

Trash Timeline Game

Bear – 3rd Grade

Bear Habitat

Outdoors

Required

Requirement 4

Trash Timeline Game

Snapshot of Activity

Play trash timeline game to understand decomposition time and the need to trash the trash.

Indoor

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Supply List

Directions

Before the meeting:

Set up meeting space such that Cub Scouts have room to move about.
Print two sets of Trash Timeline Cards, two sets of Trash Timeline, and cut them out.
Ensure access to Trash Timeline Key, either by printing or digitally.

During the meeting:

Divide the Cub Scouts into two teams.
Give each team a set of Trash Timeline cards.
Explain the rules:
- The object is to place their cards on the correct decompensation time of the item on the timeline.
- The timer will be set to five minutes.
- Once the time is up, the leader will walk through the timeline and say if the place trash card is correct or not.
- The team with the most correct wins.
After Cub Scouts have completed their guesses, put the items in the actual order on the timeline of decomposition.
Ask Cub Scouts if they were surprised with the results.
Ask Cub Scouts what they plan to do to keep this trash out of nature.

Trash Timeline Game