Description
Spark your curiosity and creativity with the Scientist activity badge. Have fun learning some valuable science-based skills.
Choose 1 of the following options:
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Option 1
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Explore and discuss the science behind two Scouting activities or hobbies.
For example, you could investigate the science behind a perfect campfire, how a kayak stays afloat and travels through the water, or how a compass or GPS device works.
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Complete one of these:
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Plan and complete your own experiment to explore the science behind one Scouting activity or hobby. Record your findings and explain what these mean to others.
Try thinking of a question you want to answer or something you want to prove.
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Plan and run an activity, demonstration or presentation to help others understand the science behind a Scouting activity or hobby.
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Option 2
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Plan and complete three science experiments or activities. Check your plan with an adult first, then for each experiment:
You could try making invisible ink, creating an eruption, designing a catapult or putting together a battery.
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Change something about the experiment or activity and try it again, at least once. Predict what you think will happen and find out if you were right.
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Show that you understand the science behind your experiment or activity.
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Find out how one of your experiments or activities links to the real world. Then, explain it to others.
For example, if you made a battery, what are batteries usually made from? If you created an eruption, how similar or different is this to how volcanoes erupt?
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Tips
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You can complete this badge individually, in Patrols, or in other small groups.
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For option 1, you could investigate any activity completed as part of Scouts, such as archery, climbing or zip lining, or a hobby you do outside of Scouts, such as cooking, trampolining or swimming.
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If you choose to do a presentation to share your knowledge with others, this could be in the form of a video or animation.
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For option 2, you could share what you have discovered with your Patrol, Troop, another Group, a leader or someone else. There are lots of ways you could do this. Why not plan a demonstration, a presentation, run an activity or create a video?
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Why not tie this badge in with British Science Week in March?
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Guidance for leaders
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Why not see if there is a local STEM Ambassador who can provide some support?
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This badge can contribute towards a CREST Award.
