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Bear Rank Debrief Guide

Bear Rank Requirements

Complete 6 Core Adventures

Choose and complete 1 Elective Adventure

With a parent or guardian, complete the exercises in the pamphlet How to Protect Your Children From Child Abuse: A Parent’s Guide, AND earn the Cyber Chip award for your age.

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Core Adventures

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Adventure Description

Bear Claws Woods tools, safety

Furs, Feathers, and Ferns Nature, habitats, wildlife

Grin and Bear It Campfire performances, leadership

Paws for Action Service to Others, Citizenship

Fellowship of Faith Practice and demonstrate Duty to God

Bear Necessities Outdoor adventure, outdoor skills

Elective Adventures

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Adventure Description

Baloo the Builder Use of simple tools, planning

A Bear goes Fishing Outdoor adventure, nature, wildlife awareness

Bear Picnic Basket Food choices, planning, life skills

Critter Care Planning, organization, ethic of care

Forensics Applied Science

Make it Move! Science, Engineering, Technology

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Elective Adventures (continued)

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Adventure Description

Marble Madness Fun and games, craft skills, good sportsmanship

Robotics Science, Engineering, Technology

Salmon Run Outdoor skills, swimming and boating skills, safety

Super Science Science inquiry skills, physical properties of matter

World of Music Cultural expressions, craft skills, music and performance

Roaring laughter Performance and fun

Planning Considerations – Core Adventures

Bear Necessities Adventure•Delivery date/time is flexible. Complete this adventure during a more temperate time of year•Plan and coordinate outing with parents and pack leadership. Recommend planning this Adventure during annual pack program planning sessions •Can also complete through a council or district family camp outing•Units that are chartered by organizations that do not allow CS camping – can complete activities on a day outing with the pack or by the den

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Planning Considerations – Core Adventures

Grin and Bear It Adventure•Bears teach and lead games with younger Cub Scouts – coordinate during annual pack program planning. Suggestion to deliver as a Cub Scout carnival

Fur, Feather, and Ferns•Make arrangements to visit a local, state, or federal wildlife reserve, zoo, nature center, bird aviary, game preserve, local conservation area, wildlife rescue group, fish hatchery or other animal preservation area for one of the den meetings

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Planning Considerations – Core Adventures

Bear Claw•Arrange for a visit from (or to) a knife collector or wood carver (not required, but desirable)

Paws for Action•Arrange for visit to law enforcement agency•Arrange to visit a historical site•Service project delivered by den members

– Note that trip to historical site and service project could be completed on the same outing

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Planning Considerations – Core Adventures

Fellowship of Faith•Family-based•Packs that include only members of a particular faith may consider making this a den-centered adventure

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Planning Considerations – Elective Adventures

Baloo the Builder•Need access to simple carpentry tools•Wood to construct simple project• 

A Bear goes Fishing•Fishing gear•Space for casting•Outing to lake/river for fishing practice; fishing license appropriate to boys in your state

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Planning Considerations – Elective Adventures

Bear Picnic Basket•Access to kitchen, cooking utensils•Outdoor cooking activity• 

Critter Care•Opportunity to care for a pet•Outing to visit a veterinarian or animal shelter• 

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Planning Considerations – Elective Adventures

Forensics•Requires simple household materials to carry out forensic investigations•Outing to police or sheriff department• 

Make it Move!•Craft supplies and household materials to create projects present in adventure

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Planning Considerations – Elective Adventures

Marble Madness•Marbles, craft supplies to create marble storage bag•Craft supplies, scrap cardboard to create project described in adventure• 

Roaring Laughter•Time at a pack meeting or pack campfire program to present a skit • 

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Planning Considerations – Elective Adventures

Robotics•Craft supplies, household materials to construct project•Outing to company or organization that uses some type of industrial robot or automated manufacturing process

Salmon Run•Access to boating equipment, including a rowboat or canoe•Outing to swimming beach or pool

– Note that this is an adventure that would be appropriate for a day camp or resident camp that offers waterfront and swimming activities

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Planning Considerations – Elective Adventures

Super Science•Household and craft supplies to carry out scientific investigations

World of Music•Household and craft supplies to construct musical instruments

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Analysis Criteria:

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Impact on Your Den, District or Council? Financial? Manpower Needs? Planning Considerations?

Weather? Availability? Training

Pack Meeting Impact? Adventure Highlight? Day Camp Usage Organizing Principles? Others?

What do you need to share about this adventure with your group when you get home?

One Step Beyond…

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What are your key takeaways from learning about the bear adventures?

Are there implementation challenges to address?

What is the most important thing you have learned that you will pass on to other members of your pack (or district or council)?

What do you still need to know?

Bear Adventure Analysis Assignments

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Den Rank & Elective Adventures

Yellow Bear Claws, Bear Picnic Basket

Kelly Green Fir, Feathers & Ferns, Critter Care

Red Grin and Bear It, Forensics

Lime Green Paws for Action, Make It Move, Marble Madness

Orange Fellowship of Faith, Robotics, A World of Sound

Turquoise Bear Necessities, Salmon Run

Purple Baloo the Builder, Super Science,

Navy Blue A Bear Goes Fishing, Roaring Laughter