Camp Fire: Science Craft bead requirements

Number	Requirement in Brief
S-101	Visit a science museum.
S-102	Enter a project in a science fair.
S-103	Read science news or a science magazine regularly.
S-104	Set up your own chem lab.
S-105	Tour a school chemistry lab.
S-106	Visit a chemical laboratory.
S-107	Do an experiment putting two materials in the same space.
S-108	Do an experiment with the sun breaking down paper dye.
S-109	Do an experiment with bleach.
S-110	Do a test for starch.
S-111	Do a bubble experiment.
S-112	Make invisible ink.
S-113	Do an experiment heating air.
S-114	Make sugar crystals.
S-115	Do a vinegar and baking soda experiment.
S-116	Do an experiment with carbon dioxide.
S-117	Learn how to make rain.
S-118	Show how smoke can relight a candle.
S-119	See which materials float.
S-120	Learn about making heat through friction.
S-121	Do an experiment with hot air.
S-122	Drop two object of different weights.
S-123	Do an experiment to bend light waves.
S-124	Do an inertia experiment.
S-125	Do an experiment with centrifugal force.
S-126	Make bottle top gears.
S-127	Do an experiment with a rubber band and pitch.
S-128	Learn about x-rays.
S-129	Learn about cosmic rays.
S-130	Demonstrate air pockets.
S-131	Do an experiment on air pressure.
S-132	Do an experiment to show that air has weight.
S-133	Stab a potato with a straw.
S-134	Figure out the average amount of time you watch television.
S-135	Measure your growth over a period of time.
S-136	Graph the daily temperature.
S-137	Graph price changes.
S-138	Calculate ages from tombstones.
S-139	Compare prices from two grocery stores.
S-140	Determine the area of your room.
S-141	Determine the distance from your home to the state capital.
S-142	Figure daily and weekly mileage on your car.
S-143	Figure out how to double a recipe.
S-144	Figure out your reading speed.
S-145	Figure out the average weight of your family or club.
S-146	Figure out the average height of your family or club.
S-147	Weigh some fruits or vegetables at the store.
S-148	Catch an insect and observe it for a few hours.
S-149	Identify some insects.
S-150	Visit a museum of natural history.
S-151	Watch insects come to a light bulb.
S-152	Collect and label insects.
S-153	Watch a spider spin a web.
S-154	Watch a snail.
S-155	Make an ant farm or watch an ant colony.
S-156	Find and raise a caterpillar.
S-157	Watch the nest of a mother bird.
S-158	Visit a bird refuge.
S-159	Read about different kinds of dogs.
S-160	Learn about cold-blooded and warm-blooded animals.
S-161	Watch the reactions of an earthworm in cold and warm temperatures.
S-162	Raise some tadpoles.
S-163	Learn about turtles.
S-164	Take care of a turtle for a few days.
S-165	Take care of some fish.
S-166	Hatch eggs in an incubator.
S-167	Learn the names for different kinds of baby animals.
S-168	Learn about a spider's web.
S-169	Learn about mollusks.
S-170	Learn about bees.
S-171	Learn about the life cycle of a mosquito or flea.
S-172	Name three different classes of animals.
S-173	Write about an insect.
S-174	Explain how insects are different from other animals.
S-175	Explain predator-prey relationships.
S-176	Observe the birth of an animal and watch the baby for several weeks.
S-177	Learn about an extinct or prehistoric animal.
S-178	Learn about George Washington Carver.
S-179	Learn about Sequoia trees.
S-180	Visit a park and take a nature hike.
S-181	Talk to a horticulturist and learn about their job.
S-182	Determine a tree's age by the rings.
S-183	Prepare a flower arrangement and identify all the flowers in it.
S-184	Learn about the parts of a flower.
S-185	Learn how water rises up a stem.
S-186	Change the color of a carnation.
S-187	Watch how seeds grow.
S-188	Learn how roots grow.
S-189	Plant a root cutting.
S-190	Collect and classify seeds.
S-191	Collect and press flowers.
S-192	Identify trees and shrubs in your neighborhood.
S-193	Mount and label twigs.
S-194	Mount and label cones.
S-195	Learn how paper is made and recycled.
S-196	Learn the effect of light on plants.
S-197	Tie a bag over a plant and see what happens after several hours.
S-198	Learn about chlorophyll.
S-199	Put four pieces of moldy bread in four different places and observe the results.
S-200	Find out how plants make their own food.
S-201	Collect water from a natural source and watch it settle.
S-202	Visit a quarry and learn how the products are removed.
S-203	Learn about marble.
S-204	Learn about volcanoes.
S-205	Learn about minerals.
S-206	Observe some soil samples.
S-207	Learn how weather and plants can effect sidewalks and cement foundations.
S-208	Learn about the major rivers in our country.
S-209	Learn about soil erosion.
S-210	Find and draw a picture of four layers of soil.
S-211	Learn how pressure makes sedimentary rock.
S-212	Learn about fossils.
S-213	Learn about gemstones.
S-214	Make a geyser.
S-215	Learn about magma and volcanic gasses.
S-216	Learn about igneous rocks.
S-217	Learn about the soil in your area.
S-218	Collect pictures of how rocks are used.
S-219	Start a rock collection.
S-220	Watch a cut lettuce leaf for several days.
S-221	Find out how much of the human body is water.
S-222	Learn about the water needed by your community.
S-223	See what's left when water evaporates.
S-224	Learn about the minerals in the sea.
S-225	Learn about some oceanography explorations.
S-226	Visit some locks and watch a boat go through.
S-227	Learn how the earth stores water.
S-228	Keep track of precipitation in your area.
S-229	Freeze some water in a jar and see what happens.
S-230	See how wind effects evaporation.
S-231	See how temperature effects evaporation.
S-232	See how surface area effects evaporation.
S-233	See how condensation works.
S-234	Make a model of the earth's water table.
S-235	Figure out how much water you use in a week.
S-236	Make and use a snow gauge.
S-237	See how much water melted snow makes.
S-238	Watch how cold water sinks and hot water rises.
S-239	Make your own ocean waves.
S-240	Compare load bearing capabilities between salt water and fresh water.
S-241	Learn about surface tension on water.
S-242	Learn how to conserve water.
S-243	Visit a U.S. weather station.
S-244	Visit an observatory and look at the moon through a telescope.
S-245	Read about the space program and list products that we have because of it.
S-246	Read about past space programs.
S-247	Read about a famous aviator.
S-248	Draw or paint pictures about historical aviation events.
S-249	Make a picture book of different airplanes.
S-250	Learn about the North Star and a legend associated with it.
S-251	Figure out how much you would weigh on the moon.
S-252	Learn about distance and size comparison.
S-253	Learn about day and night with a ball and flashlight.
S-254	Draw planets on a chart showing their relative size.
S-255	Explain some astronomy terms.
S-256	Observe the effects of air resistence on two pieces of paper.
S-257	Do an experiment to demonstrate "lift".
S-258	Use a balloon to demonstrate "thrust".
S-259	Learn about light aircraft.
S-260	Learn about clouds.
S-261	Make a weather station and use it.
S-262	Keep track of the weather in different parts of the country.
S-263	Explain about rainbows and similar phenomena.
S-264	Make sketches of a constellation at two different times.
S-265	Write a brief biography of an astronaut or space scientist.
S-266	Watch a man-made satellite in the sky.
S-267	Build a sun-dial.
S-268	Draw the rain cycle.
S-269	Experiment with kite shapes.
S-270	Make a "pictionary" of aerospace terms.
S-271	Learn about Skylab and write a story about it.
S-272	Choose some items you would send to another planet and write an explanation of them.
S-273	Write a story about where you would go on the Space Shuttle.
S-274	Create a crossword puzzle of space related terms.
S-275	Learn about windmills.
S-276	Learn how a windmill works.
S-277	Learn about solar energy for heat.
S-278	Find out how gas or electric energy reaches your home.
S-279	Invite someone to talk to your club about ways to save energy.
S-280	Learn about power dams.
S-281	Visit an oil or gas field.
S-282	Learn about nuclear energy.
S-283	Learn how evaporation decreases temperature.
S-284	Learn about static electricity.
S-285	Learn about insulation by melting ice.
S-286	Find out what kind of energy sources were available 50 years ago.
S-287	Learn about electricity.
S-288	Learn about the career of electrical engineer.
S-289	Learn about your usage of paper products.
S-290	Learn how fossil fuel is formed.
S-291	Learn about heat absorption.
S-292	Test insulation materials.
S-293	Learn about heat radiation.
S-294	Learn how to read your electric meter and figure out your usage.
S-295	Write a story about how your life would be different without electricity.
S-296	Visit a vehicle assembly plant.
S-297	Travel by plane, train, or boat and make observations about the trip.
S-298	Learn about the usefulness of the space shuttle.
S-299	Learn about the history of various types of transportation.
S-300	Observe a dock or freight wharf.
S-301	Visit a lighthouse or airport and learn about beacons.
S-302	Learn about rapid mass transit systems.
S-303	Take a ride on a mass transit system.
S-304	Keep track of the transportation you use during the week.
S-305	Compare the cost of different modes of transportation.
S-306	Use a mileage scale on a map and figure out the mileage between major towns.
S-307	Figure the cost of a trip on Amtrak.
S-308	Learn about car safety equipment that comes on cars.
S-309	Learn about transportation 50 years ago.
S-310	Make a display of the history of one form of transportation.
S-311	Make a model of a train, plane, ship, or space capsule.
S-312	Learn how a TV station receives and transmits signals.
S-313	Visit a phone company and learn how calls are made.
S-314	Learn about amateur radio.
S-315	Learn about CB.
S-316	Learn Morse code.
S-317	Make a string telephone.
S-318	Record a mock radio broacast.
S-319	Write and send a telegram.
S-320	Make a crystal radio set.

Science Craft: Adventure Club, from the Adventure Trails book

Science Craft: Adventure Club,
from the Adventure Trails book