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		Wolf Elective Adventures |  
 
				These were the modified requirements 
				as originally distributed in
				December, 2016 
				until the addendum was published and distributed 
				in 2017. To see the CURRENT requirements,
				
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				here. For the previous requirements, 
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		Note: BSA originally published changes to Cub Scout advancement requirements in late November, 2016, in the form of an on-line document listing the original and proposed requirements. 
		The requirements shown below are those in that document.The revised 
		requirements were later published in addendum booklets to be inserted in 
		the Cub Scout Handbooks for each level until they can be revised and 
		republished. The wording in the addendum booklets is similar to, but 
		does not exactly match the wording in the original proposal shown below.
 
 
		
		There are 13 Elective Adventures in the Wolf program: 
			Adventures in CoinsAir of the WolfCode of the WolfCollections and HobbiesCubs Who CareDigging in the PastFinding Your WayGerms Alive!Grow SomethingHometown HeroesMotor AwayPaws of SkillSpirit of the Water 
			
				|  | Complete Requirements 1-4 and any other(s) of your choice. 
					Identify different parts of a coin.Find the mint mark on a coin. Identify the mint where the 
					coin was made and the year. Choose a coin that interests you, and make a coin rubbing. 
					List information next to the coin detailing the pictures on 
					it, the year it was made, and the mint where it was made.
					Play a game or create a game board with your den or family 
					where you can practice adding and subtracting coins. Play a coin game. Create a balance scale. Do a coin-weight investigation.  |  
				|  | Complete the following Requirements. 
					Conduct two of the following investigations to see how air 
					affects different objects:
					
						Make a paper airplane and fly it five times. Try to 
						make it fly farther by altering its shape. Fly it at least 
						five more times to see if your changes were effective.
						Make a balloon-powered sled or a balloon powered boat. 
						Test your sled or boat with larger and smaller balloons.
						Bounce a basketball that doesn’t have enough air in 
						it. Then bounce it when it has the right amount of air in 
						it. Do each one 10 times. Describe how the ball bounces 
						differently when the amount of air changes. Roll a tire or ball that doesn’t have enough air in 
						it, and then roll it again with the right amount of air. 
						Describe differences in how they move. Complete two of the following:
					
						With other members of your den, go outside and record 
						the sounds you hear. Identify which of these sounds is the 
						result of moving air. Create a musical wind instrument, and play it as part 
						of a den band. With an adult, conduct an investigation on how speed 
						can affect sound. Make a kite using household materials. With your den 
						or family, explain the rules for safely flying kites. Fly 
						your kite. With your family, den, or pack, participate in a kite 
						derby, space derby, or rain gutter regatta. Explain how 
						air helps the vehicle move.  |  
				|  | Complete the following Requirements. 
					Complete two of the following:
					
						With the members of your den or family, make a game 
						with simple materials that requires math to keep score.
						Play a game of “Go Fish for 10s.” Do five activities at home, at school, or in your den 
						that use mathematics, and then explain to your den how you 
						used everyday math. Make a rekenrek with two rows, and show your den leader 
						or other adult how you would represent the numbers 4, 6, 
						9, and 14. Make a rain gauge or some other measuring device, and 
						use it. Complete one of the following:
					
						With other members of your den or family, identify three 
						different types of shapes that you see in nature. With other members of your den or family, identify two 
						shapes you can see in the construction of bridges. Select a single shape or figure. Observe the world around 
						you for at least a week, and write down where you see this 
						shape or figure and how it is used. Complete one of the following:
					
						With your den, find something that comes with many small, 
						colored items in one package. Count the number of items 
						of each color in your package. Keep track of each color. 
						Then:
						
							Draw a graph showing the number of items of each 
							color. Determine what the most common color is. Compare your results to those of the other Scouts.
							Predict how many items of each color you will find 
							in one more package. Decide if your prediction was close. With your den or family, measure the height of everyone 
						in the group and see who takes more steps to walk 100 feet.
						Have each member of your den shoot a basketball. Count 
						the number of shots it takes for each scout to sink five 
						baskets. Make a graph that shows how successful your den 
						was. Your graph should show each group that needed 5, 6-10, 
						11-15, 16-20, and more than 20 tries to sink their shots.
						Complete one of the following:
					
						Use a secret code using numbers to send a message to 
						one of your den members or your den leader. Have that person 
						send a message back to you. Be sure you both use the same 
						code. Send a message to another member of your den or your 
						den leader using the pig pen code or another code that changes 
						letters into special shapes. 4C. Practice using a code stick to create and decode 
						a message.  |  
				|  | Complete the following Requirements. 
					Begin a collection of 10 items that all have something in 
					common. Label the items and title your collection.  Share your collection at a den meeting. Complete one of the following and tell your den what you 
					learned:
					
						Visit a show or museum that displays different collections 
						or models. Watch a webcast or other media presentation about collecting 
						or model building. Complete one of the following:
					
						Create an autograph book, and get 10 autographs. Start 
						with members of your den. With your parent’s or guardian’s permission, pick a 
						famous living person, and write him or her a letter. In 
						your letter, ask the person to send you an autographed photo.
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				|  | Complete at least four of the following Requirements. 
					With other members of your den, try using a wheelchair or 
					crutches, and reflect on the process. Learn about a sport that has been adapted so that people 
					in wheelchairs or with some other physical disability can play, 
					and tell your den about it. Learn about “invisible” disabilities. Take part in an activity 
					that develops an understanding of invisible disabilities.
					With your den, try doing three of the following things while 
					wearing gloves or mittens:
					
						Tying your shoes Using a fork to pick up food Playing a card game Playing a video game Playing checkers or another board game Blowing bubbles Paint a picture two different ways: Paint it once the way 
					you usually would paint it and then again by using a blindfold. 
					Discuss with your den the ways the process was different.
					Use American Sign Language to communicate either a simple 
					sentence or at least four points of the Scout Law. Learn about someone famous who has or had a disability, 
					and share that person’s story with your den or family. Attend an event where people with disabilities are participants 
					or where accommodations for people with disabilities are made 
					a part of the event.  |  
				|  | Complete the following Requirements. 
					Play a game that demonstrates your knowledge of dinosaurs, 
					such as a dinosaur match game. Create an imaginary dinosaur. Share with your den its name, 
					what it eats, and where it lives. Complete one of the following:
					
						Make a fossil cast. Make a dinosaur dig. Be a paleontologist, and dig through 
						a dinosaur dig made by another member of your den. Show 
						and explain the ways a paleontologist works carefully during 
						a dig. Make edible fossil layers. Explain how this snack is a good 
					model for the formation of fossils.  |  
				|  | Complete the following Requirements. 
					
					
						Using a map of your city or town, locate where you live.
						Draw a map for a friend so he or she can locate your 
						home, a park, a school, or other locations in your neighborhood. 
						Use symbols to show parks, buildings, trees, and water. 
						You can invent your own symbols. Be sure to include a key 
						so your symbols can be identified. 
					
						Identify what a compass rose is and where it is on the 
						map. Use a compass to identify which direction is north. 
						Show how to determine which way is south, east, and west.
						Go on a scavenger hunt using a compass, and locate an object 
					with a compass. Using a map and compass, go on a hike or walk with your 
					den or family.  |  
				|  | Complete at least five of the following Requirements 
					Wash your hands while singing the “germ song.” Play Germ Magnet with your den or your family. Wash your 
					hands afterward. Conduct the sneeze demonstration. Conduct the mucus demonstration with your den or family.
					Grow a mold culture. At a den or pack meeting, show what 
					formed. Make a clean room chart, and do your chores for at least 
					one week  |  
				|  | Complete the following Requirements 
					Select a seed, and plant it in a small container. Care for 
					it for 30 days. Take a picture or make a drawing of your plant 
					once each week to share with your den or family. Find out the growing zone for your area, and share the types 
					of plants that will grow best in your zone. Visit or research a botanical or community garden in your 
					area, and learn about two of the plants that grow there. Share 
					what you have learned with your den or family. Complete one of the following:
					
						Make a terrarium. Using a seed tray, grow a garden inside your home. Keep 
						a journal of its progress for 30 days. Share the results 
						with your den or family. Grow a sweet potato plant in water. Keep a journal of 
						its growth for two weeks. Share the information with your 
						den or family.  |  
				|  | Complete the following Requirements 
					Talk with your family or den about what it means to you 
					to be a hero. Share the name of someone you believe is a hero. 
					Explain what it is that makes that person a hero. Visit a community agency where you will find many heroes. 
					While there, find out what they do. Share what you learned with 
					your den. With the help of a family member, interview one of your 
					heroes, and share what you learn with your den. Tell why you 
					think this person is a hero. Complete one of the following:
					
						As a den or family, honor a serviceman or servicewoman 
						by sending a care package along with a note thanking them 
						for their service. With your family or den, find out about animals that 
						are trained to help others in your community. Participate in or create an event that celebrates your 
						hometown hero(es).  |  
				|  | Complete the following Requirements 
					Do each of the following.
					
						Create and fly three different types of paper airplanes. 
						Before launching them, record which one you believe will 
						travel the farthest and what property of the plane leads 
						you to make that prediction. Make a paper airplane catapult. Before launching a plane, 
						record how far you believe it will travel and explain what 
						information you used to make this prediction. After you 
						make your prediction, launch the plane and measure how far 
						it flies. Make two different model boats and sail them. Choose different 
					shapes for your boats. Create a model car that moves under its own power.  |  
				|  | Complete at least Requirements 1-4. Requirements 5-7 are optional. 
					Talk with your family or den about what it means to be physically 
					fit. Share ideas of what you can do to stay in shape. With your family or den, talk about why it is important 
					to stretch before and after exercising. Demonstrate proper warm-up 
					movements and stretches before and after each activity you do 
					that involves action. Select at least two physical fitness skills and practice 
					them daily for two weeks. See if you can improve during that 
					time. With your family or your den, talk about what it means to 
					be a member of a team. Working together, make a list of team 
					sports, and talk about how the team works together to be successful. 
					Choose one and play for 30 minutes. With your den, develop an obstacle course that involves 
					five different movements. Run the course two times and see if 
					your time improves. With your den, talk about sportsmanship and what it means 
					to be a good sport while playing a game or a sport. Share with 
					your den how you were a good sport or demonstrated good sportsmanship 
					in requirement 4. Visit a sporting event with your family or your den. Look 
					for ways the team works together. Share your visit with your 
					den.  |  
				|  | Complete the following Requirements  
					Discuss how the water in your community can become polluted.
					Explain one way that you can help conserve water in your 
					home. Explain to your den leader why swimming is good exercise.
					Explain the safety rules that you need to follow before 
					participating in swimming or boating. Visit a local pool or public swimming area with your family 
					or Wolf den. With qualified supervision, jump into water that 
					is at least chest-high, and swim 25 feet or more.  |  
 Sources: Cub Scout Wolf Handbook (#33450 - SKU 620133)and
 CUB SCOUT ADVANCEMENT MODIFICATIONS
 
 Page updated on:
		September 21, 2017 
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