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Trash Timeline Game
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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
4
2
2
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  • Trash Timeline Cards found in Additional Resources 
  • Trash Timeline found in Additional Resources 
  • Trash Timeline Key found in Additional Resources 
  • Cardstock 
  • Printer  
  • Time

Before the meeting: 

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

During the meeting: 

  1. Divide the Cub Scouts into two teams. 
  2. Give each team a set of Trash Timeline cards. 
  3. 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.  
  4. After Cub Scouts have completed their guesses, put the items in the actual order on the timeline of decomposition. 
  5. Ask Cub Scouts if they were surprised with the results. 
  6. Ask Cub Scouts what they plan to do to keep this trash out of nature.
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