The Tawny Star Activities will give you a whole variety of creative activities. Try as many as you like and let your imagination go wild!
TAWNY STAR
ARTIST
BADGE
CARPENTER BADGE
COLLECTOR BADGE
COMPUTER BADGE
ENTERTAINER
BADGE
HANDICRAFT
BADGE
MUSICIAN BADGE
PHOTOGRAPHER
BADGE
READER BADGE
CANADIAN
ARTS AWARD
TAWNY STAR
To earn the Tawny Star, choose and do any six of the A requirements and any three of B
requirements:
A. Requirements
1. Show how to safely use simple tools, including a
pocket knife.
2. Make a simple article such as a puppet, toy or
game, papier-mache item, woggle, etc.
3. Type a simple message, letter, story or poem.
4.
Make a working model and demonstrate its operation.
5.
Build and fly a model airplane or kite.
6.
Make and play a simple musical instrument.
7. Make and use a simple periscope.
8. Write a story, skit, poem or limerick.
9. Produce an original and imaginative piece of art
such as a mobile, sculpture, driftwood article, display of sketches or photographs, picture puzzle,
or collage.
10. Send and receive a message in code, such as morse
code, semaphore or a secret code you made up
yourself.
B. Requirements
1. Tell a story using photographs, slides, video tape,
or puppets.
2. Make and set up something related to the environment, such as a weather vane,
nest box, bird
feeder, or composter.
3.
Paint a mural or do a poster for an event such as
Fire Prevention Week, Scoutrees for Canada,
National Wildlife Week, Scout-Guide Week or any
other special occasion.
4.
From scrap material, make equipment for games:
tetherball equipment, bean bags, rope rings, a
slide, swing, trapeze, etc.
5. Without hurting nature, make a decorative piece
such as a wall plaque, framed picture, lamp shade
or lamp stand from a collection of natural articles.
Recite, sing or perform a skit from a story you
have read or written, such as the life of Baden-Powell.
BADGE
ACTIVITIES
ARTIST
BADGE
Do any five
of the following:
1. Draw or paint an original illustration
of an incident
or character from a story such as the Jungle
Book.
2. Draw or paint, from life or memory, any animal or
person you have seen.
3. Draw or paint a landscape while looking at it.
4.
Arrange some items and draw or paint them.
5. Keep and use a sketch book for a period of one
month.
6.
Illustrate an incident from a story, such as the Jungle
Book, using characters in a series of four or
more sketches.
7. Make a greeting card of your own design.
8. Make an original model from any suitable material.
9. Create a print using original designs cut into
linoleum, potatoes, or other kinds of blocks.
CARPENTER BADGE
1. Show the proper and safe use of five basic tools
such as: saw; hammer, square, smooth plane, rule
and tape measure.
2. Show how to take care of basic tools.
3. Using basic tools, construct a project such as a lair
divider or curtain, toy storage box, flower box,
trinket box, shoe box, model house, tool box, bird
house, etc.
4.
Explain the purpose of the following supplementary tools: hand drill, set of screwdrivers,
mitre
box, file, wrench, pliers, and vise grip.
5.
Show how to use two of the supplementary tools.
COLLECTOR BADGE
Collect and organize a group of objects of your
choice and keep your collection for a period of at
least three months. Some examples: coins,
stamps,
photos, books, comics,
sports player
cards, leaves,
matchbox toys, etc. Show and talk about your collection at a pack meeting.
COMPUTER BADGE
(Updated April 2001)
1. From the following list, identify three input devices, three output devices,
two storage devices and one processing device. Briefly explain the function of
each:
|
CPU (central processing unit) |
Monitor |
CD-ROM |
|
RAM |
Keyboard |
Tape drive |
|
ROM |
Hard drive |
Scanner |
|
Printer |
Mouse |
Digital camera |
|
Disk drive |
Joy stick |
Speakers |
|
Floppy disk |
Modem |
2. Explain how to care for a computer and disks.
3. Do either (a) or (b):
a) List ten uses of computers in your home and/or school.
b) Explain how computers are used in entertainment, education and
business or visit a local business, community service or research
organization that uses computers, and report on how they use computers in their
activities. (Do no use video arcades.)
4.
a) Briefly explain what the
World wide Web is.
b) Using the World Wide Web with
an adult, find a site that has information about a Cub badge or award. If
you believe that other Cubs would benefit from this information, e-mail the URL
to program@scouts.ca
5. Explain the function of five commands in any computer
application.
6. Explain to a person who has
never used a computer before how to start a computer, open an application, save
work, shut down a program and turn off a computer.
7. Do either (a) or (b):
a) Write a story or
report using word processing, doing all the revisions on a computer. Print
the first draft and final revision. Explain how you made revisions.
b) Using a computer, design a new
Cub badge or camp crest. You may not use clip art.
ENTERTAINER
BADGE
Do any six of the following:
1. Play a simple melody on an instrument.
2. Dress in appropriate costume and act or mime an
incident from literature.
3. Perform a recitation.
4. Sing three songs and lead the pack
in singing the chorus.
5. Lead and sing two folk songs.
6.
Tell a story using puppets.
7. Perform two magic tricks.
8. Perform a solo dance.
9. Lead the pack in some form of folk
dancing.
10. Direct a group in a skit.
11. Do a play or dance from the Jungle
Book.
HANDICRAFT
BADGE
1. Make a toy from recycled odds and ends.
2. Make a toy of some reasonable size, such as a
boat, model locomotive, KubKar, airplane, animal, etc.
3. Make a project such as a farmyard, village,
Noah's Ark with animals, Jungle Book scene, cottage with furniture, railroad
station, etc.
4. Repair two toys. Show them to one of your
leaders before and after you work on them.
5. Make two useful or decorative articles from wool,
leather, string or other suitable material.
6. Build a model kit that takes time and effort to
complete.
7. Make a puppet or marionette.
8. Make and fly a kite.
MUSICIAN BADGE
1. Identify the notes of the staff and the values of
notes and rest signs.
2. Explain the meaning of piano, forte, moderato,
staccato, largo, pianissimo, fortissimo.
3. Do three of the following:
a) Play a simple tune on a recognized
instrument
b) Demonstrate ability with a rhythm instrument
such as castanets, drum, etc.
c) Sing a major scale ascending and descending,
and the three notes of a major and minor triad
d) Tap or clap the rhythm of a four-bar phrase previously played by an
adult
e) Sing a short
solo
f) Be a member of a recognized choir,
band or ensemble
PHOTOGRAPHER
BADGE
Can be completed using a camera or video
recorder:
A. Do the following:
1. Understand and explain the features of the camera
you are using and how to properly care in the equipment.
2. Explain and demonstrate how to property load, focus,
hold and shoot the camera, along with knowing some
common mistakes in taking pictures.
3.
Understand the different types of film or tape available for your camera and their uses.
B. Using the above skills, complete any three of the following:
1. Make a family tree using pictures or video tape.
2. Create a display of photographs or video on a subject
of your choice.
3.
Write a short safety story and illustrate it through pictures or video using members of your pack, six or
friends as the cast.
4.
Create a short skit and tell it through photos or video
tape using members of your pack, six or friends as
the cast.
5. Take a set of nature pictures or video and display it
to your pack.
6. Take a roll of pictures or video of interesting people
and places in your community.
7. Interview a senior citizen about what life was like
at your age using photos or video to record your
interview.
8. Create a display of photographs or video showing
your six or pack at a meeting, outing or camp and
show this at a Scouting event.
READER BADGE
1. Do any two of the following: a) With adult help, make up a list of books that
might interest you and read three of them,
b) Discuss with an adult what you think were the
main features of a book you read, c) Tell or read to your pack, your six or a small
group a story or part of a story you have read.
2. Do any two of the following:
a) Show your ability to use the local school or public library by explaining its rules and the reasons
for them. Explain the use of the card, microfiche,
or computer catalogue and describe, in general
terms, the locations of the different categories of books
b) Be a member of the local library and hold a
library card
c) Show how to use a dictionary,
atlas and an
encyclopedia
3. Do any two of the following:
a) Describe the parts of a book: table of contents,
foreword, chapters, glossary, index, etc
b) Show how to open a new book and how to care
for all books
c) Make and title a dust-cover for a book
4.
Read a story from the Jungle Book and retell it to
your six or pack.
5. With adult help, select a children's book and read it
aloud to a Beaver or other young
child.
.
AWARDS
CANADIAN ARTS
AWARD
To achieve this award you must complete the following:
1. Earn the Tawny Star.
2. Earn one of the Creative Expression related badges.
3.
Visit with an artisan, craftsman, author, musician, or
serious hobbyist and learn about their work or activities.
4.
Participate in a cultural event such as an art or craft
show, concert, play, choir, or community performance.
