Cub Scouts
This winter/spring, explore a variety of topics at the California Science Center! Programs will resume in February 2013, and official dates and topics are listed below.
Please click here for a registration form.
Saturday February 2, 2013
Cost: $20 per scout (does not include badge)
Cub Scouts - Morning Session: 9:00 - 11:30 AM
Electricity
Activities may include:
- Make a buzzer or doorbell
- Make a buzzer game
- Make an electromagnet
- Use a simple motor
- Make a crane
Aircraft
Activities may include:
- Identify aircrafts
- Four forces of flight
- Hot air balloon
- Build and fly a model airplane
- Compare helicopters and airplanes
Webelos - Afternoon Session: 12:30 - 3:00 PM
Engineering
Activities may include:
- Talk to an Engineer
- Floor Plan
- Build a circuit
- Bridge Construction
- Block and Tackle
- Build a Catapult
Saturday March 23, 2013
CLOSED
Cost: $20 per scout (does not include badge)
Cub Scouts - Morning Session: 9:00 - 11:30 AM
Magic
Activities may include:
- Floating Water
- Magic Pepper
- Magic Sand
- Logic Puzzles
- Optical Illusions
- Rope Trick
Things That Go
Activities may include:
- Waterwheel
- Windmill
- Make an Invention
Webelos - Afternoon Session: 12:30 - 3:00 PM
Scientist
Activities may include:
- Bernoulli’s Principle/Air Pressure
- Pascal’s Law/Water Pressure
- Newton’s First Law
- Model Rocket
- Crystals
- Boats
- Optical Illusions
Saturday April 20, 2013
Cost: $20 per scout (does not include badge)
Cub Scouts - Morning Session: 9:00 - 11:30 AM
Nature Craft
Activities may include:
- Solar Prints
- Waterscopes
- Plant a Seed
Water and Soil Conservation
Activities may include:
- Edible Soil
- Three Kinds of Earth-Permeability
- Erosion
Webelos - Afternoon Session: 12:30 - 3:00 PM
Naturalist
Activities may include:
- Build a Terrarium
- Ecosystems
- Animal Identification
- Food Web
Saturday May 4, 2013
Date change notification:
This program was previously scheduled for May 11
Cost: $25 per scout (incl. Fun Badge and recognition bar)
Cub Scouts - Morning Session: 9:00 - 11:30 AM
Air and Space Fun Badge
Activities may include:
- Pinwheels
- Papercopters
- Ring Gliders
- Pop Rockets
- Star Maker
- Extreme Space
- Planet Boards
- Making Craters
- Visit the Samuel Oschin Air and Space Pavilion
Webelos - Afternoon Session: 12:30 - 3:00 PM
Air and Space Fun Badge
Activities may include:
- Bernoulli Table
- Paper Airplanes and Test Flight
- Fly a Kite
- Tennis Ball Launchers
- Hot Air Balloons
- Temperature and Food in Space
- Vacuum of Space
- Micrometeoroids
- Visit the Samuel Oschin Air and Space Pavilion
*Specific activities are subject to change
Questions? Call (213) 744-7444 for more information, or email EducationPrograms@cscmail.org.
