Tiger Tech All Around Adventure
Adventure Type: Elective
Number of Requirements: 4
Typical Time to Complete: 1 meeting, plus a home activity
Parent Involvement: Adult partner participation, family device policy
Preparation Needed: Choose activities, print handouts, gather devices and supplies
Activity Level: Low to moderate
Indoor or Outdoor: Indoor or outdoor
Special Requirements: Safe device demonstration, parent-approved device rules
Supplies Snapshot: Tiger handbook pages 59–60, crayons, activity cards, pencils, markers, timer, digital devices
The Tiger Tech All Around Adventure helps Tigers discover the technology they see and use every day. They explore devices at home, at their meeting place, and around their neighborhood.
Tigers learn how digital technology can make everyday tasks easier. They also practice using a familiar device safely with help from their adult partner.
Finally, Tigers work with a parent or guardian to create family rules for digital devices. Along the way, they build safe, responsible technology habits while having fun.
Requirements for the Tiger Tech All Around Adventure
Tech All Around Adventure Requirements
- Discover technology around your home, meeting place, or neighborhood.
- Discover ways that digital technology can make life easier.
- Identify an item of digital technology you use at home. Demonstrate to your adult partner how you use it safely.
- With your parent or legal guardian, set up a policy for digital devices.
Printable requirements for the Tiger Tech All Around Adventure
Check off sheet to keep track of your den's progress on the Tiger Tech All Around Adventure
Printable checkoff sheet for the Tiger Badge (for den or individual use)
Resources for the Tiger Tech All Around Adventure
Requirement 1: Where Is Technology?
Discover technology around your home, meeting place, or neighborhood.
Help Tigers notice how often they use technology throughout the day. Encourage them to look beyond phones and computers by spotting appliances, traffic signals, security systems, and other helpful tools.
Easy Option: Have Tigers walk through their homes with an adult and identify several examples of technology. See Technology at Home.
More ideas:
- Tigers Hunt for Technology: Scavenger hunt for technology.
Requirement 2: Making Life Easier
Discover ways that digital technology can make life easier.
Invite Tigers to think about a simple task and how technology makes it faster or easier. Comparing today’s tools with the way people completed the same task in the past can make the lesson fun and easy to understand.
Easy Option: Ask adult partners to describe how they completed everyday tasks before smartphones, apps, or other modern devices. See The Way It Was.
More resources:
- Technology Charades: A game of charades that identifies how technology has made life easier.
Requirement 3: Demonstrate Safe Use
Identify an item of digital technology you use at home. Demonstrate to your adult partner how you use it safely.
Focus on a device each Tiger already knows how to use. Ask them to demonstrate one or two safe habits, such as protecting a password, asking permission before downloading something, or keeping personal information private.
Easy Option: Have each Tiger show their adult partner how they safely use a tablet, phone, computer, or gaming device at home. See Be Safe with Technology Tiger.
Requirement 4: Digital Device Policy
With your parent or legal guardian, set up a policy for digital devices.
Encourage families to choose a few clear rules that fit their household. Rules might cover screen time, approved content, device-free times, asking permission, and protecting personal information.
Easy Option: Have each Tiger and their parent or guardian agree on three simple rules for using digital devices at home. See Smart and Safe with Technology.
Frequently Asked Questions for the Tiger Tech All Around Adventure
What is the Tiger Tech All Around Adventure?
It’s an activity where Tiger Scouts learn about technology around them and how to use it safely.
What do Tigers learn in this adventure?
They learn about different technologies in their daily lives, how technology can make life easier, how to use technology safely, and how to set rules for using devices.
How can Tigers complete the first requirement?
Tigers can complete the first requirement by finding and listing different technologies at home, their meeting place, or neighborhood.
What are some examples of digital technology that can make life easier?
Examples include smartphones for communication, computers for homework, smart home devices for convenience, and apps for organizing daily tasks.
Why do Tigers need to demonstrate safe use of technology?
Demonstrating safe use helps Tigers understand the importance of privacy and security when using digital devices.
What might be included in a digital device policy?
The policy might include screen time limits, rules about which websites and apps are safe to use, privacy settings, and guidelines about where and when to use devices.
Who should be involved in setting up the digital device policy?
The Tiger Scout should create the policy together with a parent or legal guardian.
Navigating the Digital Jungle
The Tiger Tech All Around Adventure is designed for Tiger Scouts to explore and understand the role of technology in their daily lives. This adventure encourages young Scouts to recognize various technologies around them, from simple household gadgets to more complex digital devices used in their communities.
Throughout this adventure, Tigers embark on a journey to discover how technology can simplify tasks and enhance daily routines. They learn the practical benefits of using technology and the importance of using it responsibly. This includes understanding what technology is safe for them to use and how it can make everyday tasks easier.
Safety is a crucial element of the Tiger Tech All Around Adventure. Tigers are taught to identify safe practices when using digital devices. They demonstrate to their adult partners how they use a specific piece of technology safely at home. This helps build their confidence and knowledge about the digital world.
Finally, Tigers and their guardians work together to create a policy for using digital devices at home. This policy covers essential aspects such as screen time limits, appropriate content, and privacy settings. Setting up this policy helps Tigers learn the importance of boundaries and rules when using technology.
The Tiger Tech All Around Adventure equips Tigers with fundamental skills and knowledge about technology, setting the stage for responsible and informed use as they grow. This adventure is about understanding and navigating the vast digital landscape safely and wisely.
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