Bugs and Boy Scouts

This week seemed to be all about bugs and Boy Scouts. Colin, Tristan and Trevor spent some more time helping their fellow scout and friend David to complete (almost complete) his Eagle scout project. It is a kiosk leading to a woods with trail information, information on wildlife and other things about the woods. Colin and Tristan also had to do more work in the insect merit badge. I think this will count as the easiest, because they already knew a lot about insects, badge for them that took the longest! They did it over the summer then handed in their work in September when scouts started again, only to be told they needed to re-do parts of the badge. We then did a new version more as a lapbook since I didn't want to just print out the same old merit badge worksheet again. For the second go round I tried to find new or unusual insect information for the boys so it wouldn't be insect 101 for the millionth time. I think it was somewhat fun but they were also very glad when it was done. Also one part of the badge requires taking 209 insect photos, my camera is not that great so our first bunch didn't come out very well, small insects are hard to photograph. So I challenged the boys to look for larger insects which in itself waqs tricky with it being October and less of them are around. They found quite a few species of beetle, wasps and the October prevalent wooly bear caterpillars. With Hayley's help they were able to photograph most of these pretty well. At the Thursday scout meeting we handed in their new work and brought along some of our insect friends only to be told that the counselor was actually satisfied with their old work. Oh well!!! At the scout meeting the boys learned more about first aid. They learned how to do CPR, on a toy bear, and how to make fake blood and fake skin for an upcoming disaster day. Tristan was elected as the "victim" for his patrol so he will act out being a snake bite victim next week and his patrol will have to save him.

Photos
One of our fall insect finds, Wooly Bear caterpillar

Trevor, Colin and Tristan helping David with his Eagle scout project:

 The dogs and sister came along too:

 The kids signed their names on the roof of the project, it will be covered over with shingles:

 More insects:

 Insect lapbook/scrapbook:

Insects and lapbooks at scouts:

 Scouts learning some first aid:

 Scouts making things for fake injuries:

 All the scouts wanted some fake blood on them!