August 2007 Cub Scout Roundtable Issue |
Volume 14, Issue
1
September 2007 Theme |
Theme:
Cub Scout Express
Webelos:
Citizen & Communicator
Tiger Cub Activities |
GATHERING ACTIVITIES
Note on Word Searches, Word Games, Mazes and such –
In order to make these items fit in the two column format of
Baloo’s Bugle they are shrunk to a width of about 3 inches.
Your Cubs probably need bigger pictures. You can get these by
copying and pasting the picture from the Word version or
clipping the picture in the Adobe (.pdf) version and then
enlarging to page width. CD
Transcontinental Obstacle Course:
Alice, Golden Empire Council
Before the pack meeting, set up various
obstacles or required games to represent those the builders of
the transcontinental railroad had to overcome: mountains, deep
gullies to be bridged, not enough workers, bad weather, delays
in getting supplies, bridges burned down, explosions that
blocked tunnels, not enough money. Have families divided into
either Central Pacific, who have to start from Sacramento on one
end of the room or location, and Union Pacific, who have to
start from Omaha at the opposite end of the room. You might
also include a map, or have them delayed while a “surveyor”
makes a map of some area. Use some of the games or facts in the
packet to help lay out your course. Have Promontory Point in the
center of the room – all must wait till everyone arrives, then
have an opening ceremony based on the Driving of the Golden
Spike. This would be a lot of fun in an outdoor location. You
can add to the drama and fun by having everyone come in costume,
and assigning boys to certain roles for the opening ceremony.
All Aboard! Quiz
Alice, Golden Empire Council
Match the railroad slang word with what it
means
1 – Brass Hat A –
Fastest Speed
2 – Frog B
– Where 2 rails meet at a switch
3 – Gandy Dancer C -
Conductor
4 – Highball D –
Railroad Worker
5 – Piggyback E –
Railroad Big Boss
6 – Skipper F –
Trailer on a flat car
Answers - 1.-E., 2.-B., 3.-D., 4.-A., 5.-F., 6.-C.
Which is which?
Alice, Golden Empire Council
Passenger trains carry people and freight
trains carry food, cars, and other products. Which one is
which? What are the differences?
Discussion ideas - The top one is
a passenger train – some of the cars have windows to look out.
The second one is a freight train, with different cars to carry
ore, boxes, pipe or lumber, liquids – but no passenger cars with
windows.
Railroad Safety
Alice, Golden Empire Council
What do these Railroad signs
mean?
What do you do when you see them?
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If lights are
flashing and/or arm is down, wait to cross till
lights stop and arm goes up- Never go around the
arm!!! It can take at almost a mile for a fully
loaded freight train to stop! |
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No bells or
lights – look both ways before crossing |
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Same as
above – you won’t hear any warning or see lights
flashing
No bells or
lights – look both ways before crossing |
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Warning that there
are 3 tracks – don’t cross as soon as one train is
done – wait till you can check all three tracks and
make sure they are all clear |
LOCOMOTIVE CROSSWORD PUZZLE
http://www.nps.gov/gosp/research/lococrossword.html
From the word
bank fill in the crossword puzzle:
Whistle
stack engineer light
Steam
bell boiler wood
Fuel
water coal fireman
sand
ACROSS
1 The "Jupiter"
locomotive burns _____ to heat up the water
5. The locomotive is
powered by _____.
6. The fireman rings the
_____.
7. When the track is
slick, the engineer puts _____ on the track from the dome on the
top of the locomotive.
9. Kerosene burns in the
____.
10. The ____ drives the
locomotive.
DOWN
1 The engineer blows the
______ to let people know the train is coming.
2 The _____ adds fuel to
the fire box
3 The "119" locomotive
burns _____ to heat up the water.
4 The boiler is filled
with _____.
6 The water is heated
inside the _____.
7 Smoke blows up through
the _____.
8 _____ burns in the
fire box.
Help the Conductor Find His Train
Utah National Parks Council
All Aboard for Train Terms
Heart of America Council
Match the
train term on the left with the definition on the right.
1. Train a. I’m the place the
driver sits.
2. Locomotive b. I’m the last car of the train.
3. Cab c. I’m on the front of the
locomotive to push objects off the track.
4. Rolling stock d. I’m a warning device at the
side of the tracks.
5. Caboose e. I’m pulled along a track by
an engine.
6. Signal f. I’m a heavy nail that
holds the rail to the tie.
7. Observation Car g. I’m a car that cannot move by
itself.
8. Coach h. I have large windows to
view scenery.
9. Spike i. I’m a car that carries
passengers.
10. Cowatcher j. I’m the engine of the train.
Answers: 1-e; 2-j; 3-a; 4-g; 5-b; 6-d; 7-h;
8-i; 9-f; 10-c
Train Engine Maze
Heart of America Council
Get from the smoke stack to the outlet by the cab.
All Aboard
Heart of America Council
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Ahead of time, cut strips of plain paper and make
ticket books.
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Each ticket book should contain about 20 tickets
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Make a cover to the book which says “All Aboard
the Cub Scout Express Number (pack number).”
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Staple together.
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As people arrive, give each person a pencil and a
ticket book.
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Direct them to go around and ask people to write
their name once on each ticket.
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Later, tell people that the names on the tickets
are their destinations and they (the person whose book it is)
are the conductors of the station.
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Now the conductors y must find the stations and
give that person their ticket.
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Cheer those who re-distribute their tickets
quickest with an appropriate cheer.
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