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Weather App Scavenger Hunt

Webelos – 4th Grade
Tech on the Trail
Elective
Requirement 1
Weather App Scavenger Hunt
Webelos – 4th Grade
Tech on the Trail
Elective
Requirement 1
Weather App Scavenger Hunt

Snapshot of Activity

Cub Scouts explore weather apps and discover what the weather is like in various locations.

Indoor
2
5
2
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  • Handheld smart devices such as a smartphone, one for each Cub Scout 
  • Connection to the internet 

Before the meeting: 

  1. Secure enough smart devices for each Cub Scout to have one to complete the activity.    
  2. Charge all devices and have backup chargers for devices. 
  3. Check the connection to the internet.   
  4. If using a private wi-fi we recommend changing the password for your wi-fi for this activity and then changing the password after the meeting to keep your internet connection safe. 
  5. Make sure each device has a weather app, it is OK if there are different apps on the devices.  Exploring different apps will help identify what apps might be more useful than others. 

During the meeting: 

  1. Gather the Cub Scouts and share with them that this Adventure is about technology in the outdoors. We often think of technology indoors, but technology can be very helpful to us when planning our outdoor activities and to keep us safe when we are outdoors. 
  2. Inform the Cub Scouts that the most useful type of technology to keep us safe outdoors is a weather app.  A lot of accidents and injuries can be prevented by knowing what the weather is going to be like. 
  3. Part of this Adventure is a requirement to plan a 2-mile hike.  Checking the weather is a good first step.  Most weather forecasts will only be for two weeks out and even then, it could change.   
  4. Have Cub Scouts turn on their devices and connect to the device to the internet.  Have them open a weather app. 
  5. Have Cub Scouts share what they see on the home screen of their weather app.  Most likely it will be what the current weather is at your location.   
  6. Have Cub Scouts explore the app and find a forecast of what the weather will be like tomorrow, next week, and two weeks from now.  When they find the forecast have them share with the den.  Are there any differences in the forecast based on the app that is being used? 
  7. Have Cub Scouts explore the app to find where they can input a different location to discover what the weather is like there.  Once they find it, have them enter London, England.  What is the weather like there?  How is it different from what the weather is like where you are? 
  8. Next have Cub Scouts look up Cairo, Egypt.  What is the weather like there?  How is it different from London and from where you are at? 
  9. Inform the Cub Scouts that now you are going to play a game.  You are going to give a temperature and the Cub Scouts have to find a location that is currently that temperature.  The first one that can find a city that has that temperature will get a point.  You will give 10 different temperatures.  At the end whoever has the most points wins. 
  10. Play the weather app game with the Cub Scouts. 
  11. Share with the Cub Scouts that when we are planning outdoor activities often those activities are somewhere else so make sure that you are checking the weather for that location. 

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Webelos – 4th Grade

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Indoor
2
5
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Cub Scouts explore weather apps to prepare for outdoor activities. 

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