Wolf Champions for Nature Adventure

Wolf Champions for Nature Adventure Requirements

Wolf Champions for Nature Adventure Check Off Sheet

Wolf Adventures Check Off Sheet

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

Learn about the 3 R’s: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle.  

In the Wolf Champions for Nature adventure, Wolves explore the 3 R’s: reduce, reuse, and recycle. These are ways to help the environment by managing our waste better.

• Reduce: This means using less. For example, turning off lights when not in a room saves electricity.
• Reuse: This involves using things more than once. Instead of throwing away a glass jar, it could be used to store items.
• Recycle: This means turning something old into something new. Paper, plastic, and metal can often be recycled.

Here are some ways to teach these concepts:

• Reduction Challenge: Have Wolves keep track of how much trash they produce in a week and then challenge them to cut this amount in half the next week. They could do this by using fewer disposable items like plastic bags.
• Reuse Craft Day: Collect items that are usually thrown away, like old t-shirts or jars. Have a craft day where Wolves turn these items into something useful, like a bag or a pencil holder.
• Recycling Center Visit: Arrange a visit to a local recycling center where Wolves can see how things are recycled. This makes the recycling process more real and understandable.

Here are some options for fulfilling Wolf Champions for Nature Adventure requirement 2:

• Compost Jar
  • Make a composting jar and how using compost connects to the 3 Rs.
  • Supplies: glass jar with lid, nails, newspaper, dirt, compost materials, dead leaves, spray bottle, paper plates
  • indoor, moderate energy, one week prep
• Three R’s Sorting Relay Race
  • In teams, Cub Scouts will race to sort items into the different 3 R’s categories.
  • Supplies: two large bins, items which can be reused, items which can be recycled
  • outdoor, high energy, 1 to 3 days prep
• Tour Electronic Disposal Center
  • Visit an electronics or appliance disposal center and learn how they take apart items to recycle and reuse.
  • Supplies: Activity Consent Form
  • requires travel, low energy, 3 to 5 days prep

These activities help Wolves learn and think about the 3 R’s in the Wolf Champions for Nature adventure.

Recycling in the Community

Discover what happens to the recyclables in your community.  

In the Wolf Champions for Nature adventure, Wolves learn about recycling in their community. They discover what happens to items like plastic, paper, and metal when they get recycled.

Here are some ideas to help Wolves understand this process:

• Visit a Recycling Center: Arrange a tour of a local recycling center. Wolves can see how items are sorted, processed, and prepared for reuse. This helps them understand the importance of recycling correctly.
• Recycling Expert Talk: Invite someone who works in recycling to talk to the Wolves about what happens to recyclables in your community. They can answer questions and explain why recycling matters.
• Interactive Recycling Game: Create a game where Wolves sort items into the correct recycling bins. This can be done with real recyclables or pictures. It’s a fun way for them to practice what they’ve learned.

Here are some options for fulfilling Wolf Champions for Nature Adventure requirement 3:

• Recycle Plant Tour
  • Tour a local recycle management facility.
  • Supplies: Activity Consent Form
  • requires travel, low energy, 3 to 5 days prep
• Speak with a Recycling Professional
  • Invite someone from your local recycle management facility to visit your den meeting.
  • Supplies: none
  • indoor, low energy, 3 to 5 days prep

These activities help Wolves in the Wolf Champions for Nature adventure see how their efforts contribute to recycling and taking care of the environment.

Conservation Project

Participate in a conservation project.

In the Wolf Champions for Nature adventure, Wolves participate in a conservation project. This helps them learn how to take care of nature and their community.

Here are some age-appropriate conservation projects for Wolves:

• Tree Planting: Help plant trees in a local park or schoolyard. Trees help clean the air and provide homes for animals.
• Community Cleanup: Organize a cleanup day at a local park, river, or beach. Picking up trash keeps the environment clean and safe for everyone.
• Garden Project: Start a garden at your meeting place or in a community space. Wolves can plant flowers or vegetables and learn about growing plants.
• Bird Houses: Build bird houses and install them in safe places. This gives birds a place to live and helps Wolves learn about local wildlife.

Here are some options for fulfilling Wolf Champions for Nature Adventure requirement 4:

• Garden Pollinator
  • Cub Scouts build a pollinator garden.
  • Supplies: gardening pots, potting soil, garden spades, native plants which attract bees and butterflies, water, table cover
  • outdoor, moderate energy, one week prep
• Recycling Roundup
  • Cub Scouts start a recycling program at pack events.
  • Supplies: three large bins, posterboard, markers or crayons, tape
  • indoor, low energy, 1 to 3 days prep

These projects are great ways for Wolves to participate in conservation as part of the Wolf Champions for Nature adventure. They learn by doing and see how their actions can make a difference.

Before any activity, check the SAFE Checklist to make sure everyone is safe. Everyone involved in Scouting America activities should know the Guide to Safe Scouting and other relevant guides or books. Also follow any state or local rules that are more strict than Scouting America rules and guidelines.

Before starting this Adventure:

• Use the Service Project Planning Checklist to plan your den or pack service project.
• Review the SAFE Project Tool Use guide. It shows age guidelines for tools and allowed activities for service projects, not crafts.

During the Adventure:

• Allow time to train everyone, both youth and adults, on using the project tools.
• Provide constant, qualified adult supervision and maintain discipline during the project.
• Follow all manufacturer’s instructions and age or skill restrictions. If there is a conflict, follow the strictest guidelines.

Before doing a craft activity, watch the Craft Tips video.

More information

The Wolf Champions for Nature adventure teaches Wolves about caring for the environment. It’s designed to help them understand the world around them and how they can help protect it.

First, Wolves learn about natural resources. They find out which resources can renew themselves over time, like trees and water, and which cannot, like oil and minerals. This helps them understand why some resources are more precious and need to be used carefully.

Next, they explore the 3 R’s: reduce, reuse, and recycle. Wolves learn practical ways to reduce waste, like using less plastic. They find out how to reuse items instead of throwing them away, and they learn how recycling works. This teaches them how small actions can make a big difference in protecting the environment.

Wolves also get a close-up look at recycling in their community. They discover what happens to recyclables after they throw them away. A visit to a recycling center or a talk from a recycling expert can make this lesson more interesting and real.

Finally, they participate in a conservation project. This could be planting trees, cleaning up a park, or starting a garden. These activities help improve their community and give Wolves a hands-on experience in conservation.

Through the Wolf Champions for Nature adventure, Wolves learn about environmental stewardship and also gain a sense of responsibility and pride in making positive changes in their world. This adventure is a great way for Wolves to connect with nature and learn that even at a young age, they can be champions for the environment.