Rushcliffe Virtual Scout Group

  What do you know about clouds? Find out more as you create your own sky-scape and fill it with clouds. Today we’re going to develop skills by learning about different cloud types and how they affect air activities. As we’re not spending as much time outside right now, we’re going to bring the clouds indoors. Before we get started, we’ll need some cotton wool, a clean, empty plastic bottle, matches, and some warm water. We’re going to take the label off the bottle so we can see inside. Clouds form when water vapour in the air cools down and condenses, turning back into liquid water. Water droplets form more easily if they’ve got something to stick to like dust or smoke. There are three main types of cloud so we’ll start by adding them all to our skyscape – you can make it on a table or the floor, wherever works. To make our cirrus cloud we’re going to tease our cotton wool apart so it’s all wispy. To make a cumulus cloud we’re going to bunch up our cotton wool into, well,...

Learn to take care of your books and make a monster bookmark. When You've finished, use the back of the bookmark to m ake a list of books you have read or used recently. Today we’re going to think about how we take after books and build our skills as we make some monster bookmarks. To make a monster bookmark, all you’ll need is a pair of scissors, some card, and some pens or pencils. If you a have a hole punch, googly eyes, or pipe cleaners, they’ll be useful too.   Carefully snip across the bottom of the slit to make a monster nose and turn it into a creative shape.   Add your googly eyes (or draw some on). It’s a monster, so it’s up to you how many eyes it has. Then add your antennae – you could draw or stick some paper ones on. The person in the video is making holes and threading pipe cleaners through – clever!   These bookmarks will help you to look after your books – folding over pages or leaving books upside down is really bad for them so it’s super-useful to ...

  Global warming is a huge issue, using Earth mallows we can simulate its effects and have a tasty snack at the same time! You will need: Marshmallow Cocktail sticks/Toothpicks Blue Food Colouring Green Food Colouring Small bowl/egg cup to put the food colouring into when ‘painting’   Instructions 1. Pour some green food colouring into your small bowl/egg cup 2. Using a cocktail stick/toothpick, paint the landmasses of the Earth onto your marshmallow Page 2/2 with the green food colouring 3. Pour some blue food colouring into your small bowl/egg cup 4. Using a cocktail stick/toothpick, paint the oceans of the Earth onto your marshmallow with the blue food colouring 5. Toast over a fire to simulate global warming 6. …and eat!   This activity counts towards: Scout – Environmental Conservation Activity Badge Scout – Global Issues Activity Badge Explorer – Global Issues Activity Badge

Create a natural leaf print. You will need: Flowers or leaves to print Watercolor or other rough acid-free paper Hammer Chopping Board Paper towel (kitchen roll) Scissors Pen Tweezers or toothpicks Safety Goggles Instructions Go for a walk or into the garden to find leaves and flowers to create your masterpiece You are looking for leaves and flowers that are brightly coloured The leaves need to not be too dry, you won’t get a print, or too juicy, or they will smudge Please make sure if you are picking leaves or flowers from someone’s garden you get permission first Set up your work area and place your chopping board on your work surface – this is to protect your worktop when you hammer If your chopping board has a rough surface, put it in a paper bag or a sandwich bag to make it smooth Take your flowers and leaves and trim off any chunky or soft bits off of the plants and arrange them o...

Practise your table lashing skills and produce a perfect camp table for your peckish pioneers! Download instructions here: https://prod-cms.scouts.org.uk/media/7464/top-of-the-table-assembly-instructions.pdf Today we’re going to develop our pioneering skills (and practise our knots and lashings) by building a camp table, problem solving along the way. Before we get started, we’ll need something to act like ropes and spars. You could use pens, pencils, and string if that’s easier. We’ll need 14 pieces of rope or string, five long spars, four medium spars, two small spars, and some planks. First things first, we’re going to check that our ropes and spars are in good condition – it seems less important for pens and pencils, but it’s a good habit to get into. We’re going to start by making an A-frame. Take two medium spars and tie a sheer lashing on one end – tie a clove hitch around one pole then wrap both with a simple lashing. Wrap the lashing with two or three tight frapping...

Today we’re going to learn to be more independent and remember what it means to be a Scout by practising rolling, folding, and tying our Scout scarves. Some people call them neckers, and others have other names too. To learn to roll, fold, and tie your scarf, all you’ll need is your scarf, a woggle, and a little bit of space. Everyone got their stuff? Hold it up so everyone can see... great, let’s go. Start off by spreading out your scarf with the point facing away from you, then smooth it out. Start to roll it away from you, using both hands and keeping it nice and smooth. Stop rolling once there’s about a hand span of space between the roll and the point. Stretch your hand out like a starfish – if your thumb touches the roll, your little finger should touch the point of the scarf. Unroll your scarf so you can practise folding it. It works in the same way, except you’ll fold it instead of rolling it. Scouts all over the world wear neckers – they remind everyone that they’re a part of ...

Communication can help us reach out to more people, from longer distances and using a wide range of languages. Work towards your Communicator badge and help bring people closer together. Communication can help us reach out to more people, from longer distances and using a wide range of languages. Work towards your Communicator badge and help bring people closer together.   Mobile and internet communication Show you know how to use your mobile safely and how to keep it safe. https://www.scouts.org.uk/activities/keep-it-secret-keep-it-safe/   Read the information on the links and have a go at answering the questions.   Have a go at this activity to learn the meaning of some mobile and internet communication terms and chat abbreviations https://drive.google.com/file/d/1C4bcNKEKJrZ3MCL4MgDWwgk7quvsgJEf/view   Send a creative text, multimedia or video message to invite a friend to a Scouts event e.g. Wintercamp 2021 https...

Whether you’re decoding a secret message, learning sign language or playing a game of Chinese whispers, this badge is all about getting your message across effectively. How to earn your badge: 1.     Have a go at the “Art Apart” activity, you could try it with a parent / carer, sibling, or even remotely with a friend. https://www.scouts.org.uk/activities/art-apart/                2.     Have a go at this game to help you practise making a phone call  https://www.scouts.org.uk/activities/hide-and-speak/      3.      Have a go at sending a text message to a parent / carer and, when you’ve finished all the requirements for this badge, send an email to your leader to let them know. 4.      Play the “Hello With The Flow” game with your family https://www.scouts.org.uk/activities/hello-with-the-flow/   5.     Have a go ...

Listen up! from simple phone calls to secret codes, Scouts are fantastic communicators. How to earn your badge: 1.      Learn how to make a phone call. Here is a fun game to help you practise making a call  https://www.scouts.org.uk/activities/hide-and-speak/   2.      Play the Jump your number game to help you to learn your phone number https://www.scouts.org.uk/activities/jump-your-number/ 3.      Learn how to send an email or text message. When you’ve completed all of the requirements for this badge, you could send an email to your leader to let them know what you’ve done . 4.               4.        Morse code is a type of code that is used to send telegraphic information using rhythm. Morse code uses dots and dashes to show the alphabet letters, numbers, punctuation and special characters of a given message. When messages are sent by Mo...