Ideas for March meeting, regarding invention theme

[rbud7758]

I'm looking for some games or ideas for the invention theme for the month of March. This is for a wolf pack.

[Fuzzy Bear]

All get the same materials:

1- 2 X 4 X 12 inches long

1- medium sized cardboard box

2 feet of cotton string

6- 6 penny nails

1- 24" square of cloth

1- 3/8' dowl- 24' long

1- 1 gallon plastic milk jug

3- empty cans

 

TOOLS

1- black marker

1- bottle of Elmers white glue

1- pair of scissors

1- hand saw- needs adult supervision

1- hammer- needs adult supervision

1- 12 inch ruler

1 drill with a 3/8 inch bit (handled only by an adult)

1- large C clamp or vise

1 work bench

 

Review safety procedures before you start.

 

Task: You must build an invention that uses only the materials given to you. Use your imagination. Make a drawing before you start and write down your explanation.

*paper and pencil

 

Supervision is necessary. Tools should be shared.

Time needed- 5 minutes for planning- 30-45 minutes for completion.

 

FB

[Eamonn]

Hi and Welcome.

How about a relay race at the far end two sets of cards one with the inventors name and one set with the inventions.

http://inventors.about.com/library/bl/bl1_1.htm

This link might help, but there were a lot of people that I had never heard of!! You might want to pick out the better known ones.

Or you could use a roll of wall paper and have the Scouts work on a time line with what came when. (On the back of the printed side)

Eamonn

[OneHour]

Genius Contest:

 

Paper bags full of nicks nacks such as buttons, spools of thread, yarns, marbles, pipe cleaners, styro foams board/balls, aluminum foils, strings, ropes, construction paper, newspaper, markers, twigs, boxes, etc.... Don't forget to provide a bottle of glue, tape, or anything that they can use. They don't know what's in the bags ahead of time.

 

Divide the boys into small teams or this can be an individual event. Each team or cub is handed one bag and the team or cub is to build something (a theme of sort, for example, robots, houses, vehicles, etc.). Prizes are given out based on the various categories just as you would in a pinewood derby.

 

The boys do have lots of fun with this.

 

1Hour(This message has been edited by OneHour)