Part of
the Community group. The activities required for this badge help a WEBELOS
Scout to understand how he and others communicate.
OBJECTIVES
- To learn about various forms of communication problems that other people may have. To become aware of different ways that people can communicate.
Where to go and what to do
 | Visit a local newspaper office, radio station, cable TV station. |
| Have a visually impaired, hearing impaired, or speech impaired person or a teacher for those with these impairments explain their compensatory forms of communication. |
| At the local library, find books about secret codes and various forms of communications. |
| Visit the base of a ham radio operator. |
| Have a parent who uses a computer in his/her job explain its functions. |
| Visit a travel agent to see how a computer is used to book a flight. This could also be used as part of the Traveler Activity Badge, as you determine cost per mile of various modes of transportation. |
| Learn the Cub Scout Promise or Boy Scout oath in sign language. |
ACTIVITIES
Know To Whom You're Speaking (A skit)The captain of a ship saw what looked like the lights of another ship heading toward him. He ordered his signalman to contact the other ship.
The message was: "Change your course 10 degrees to the south".
The reply was: "Change YOUR course 10 degrees to the north".
Then the captain said: "I am a captain, so you change YOUR course 10 degrees to the south".
The reply was: "I am a seaman first class - change YOUR course 10 degrees to the north."
This last exchange infuriated the captain, so he signaled back: "I am a battleship -change YOUR course 10 degrees to the south".
The reply was: "I am a lighthouse. Change YOUR course 10 degrees to the north!"
Den Activities
Have the boys use their knowledge of communications to set up a den newsletter with a calendar of upcoming events, a listing of supplies needed for future den meetings, a reporting of den activities, and acknowledgments of people who have helped with recent den programming.
WIN-LOSE-OR-DRAW! - two teams
Divide into two teams. The equipment you will need for this activity includes a one-minute timer, drawing marker, a pad of newsprint on an easel and a box with object cards in it. One member of a team chooses an object card and tries to draw it on the newsprint. His team tries to guess what he is drawing within one minute. If the team guesses the object, then they get three points. But if the team is unsuccessful, the drawing is passed to the other team to guess within 30 seconds. An accurate guess is worth 2 points. If they, too, are not successful, guessing is opened up to both teams together for another 30 seconds, and an accurate guess is worth only 1 point. Play continues when the second team chooses an object card and draws it. The winner is the team with the most points after a designated period of time. Charades are not allowed for hints!
IDEAS FOR OBJECT CARDS| Blue and Gold | U.S. Flag | Cub Scout |
| Neckerchief Slide | Award | Cubmaster |
| Table Decorations | Parents | Den |
| Summer Activity Award | Bobcat | Campfire |
| Pack Flag | Council Patch | Bear |
| Pinewood Derby | Wolf | Tiger |
| Arrow of Light | Skit | Applause |
| WEBELOS Activity Badge | Uniform | WEBELOS |
PANTOMIMES
This amusing way for expressing actions and moods will cause boys and parents more fun than you can imagine. A fun way to start is to have boys in a circle. Leader makes an action and players exaggerate their version. Then, make up your own mime and have fun!
