a. Bike safety rules
Know the rules for bike safety. If your town requires a bicycle license, be sure to get one.
b. Learn to bike ride
Learn to ride a bike, if you haven't by now. Show that you can follow a winding course for 60 feet doing sharp left and right turns, a U-turn, and an emergency stop.
c. Keep bike in shape
Keep your bike in good shape. Identify the parts of a bike that should be checked often.
d. Change bike tire
Change a tire on a bicycle.
e. Protect your bike
Protect your bike from theft. Use a bicycle lock.
f. Ride bike for 1 mile
Ride a bike for 1 mile without rest. Be sure to obey all traffic rules.
g. Take family hike
Plan and take a family bike hike.
a. Play 2 outdoor games
Set up the equipment and play any two of these outdoor games with your family or friends.
b. Play 2 games with den
Play two organized games with your den.
c. Play new game
Select a game that your den has never played. Explain the rules. Tell them how to play it, and then play it with them.
a. Do stretching exercises
Do physical fitness stretching exercises. Then do curl-ups, push-ups, the standing long jump, and the softball throw.
b. Complete 6 contests
With a friend about your size, compete in at least six different two-person contests. (Many examples in book.)
c. Contests with den
Compete with your den or pack in the crab relay, gorilla relay, 30-yard dash, and kangaroo relay.
a. Choose TV Show
With an adult in your family, choose a TV show. Watch it together.
b. Play Charades
Play a game of charades at your den meeting or with your family at home.
c. Visit newspaper
Visit a newspaper office, or a TV or radio station and talk to a news reporter.
d. Get info from computer
Use a computer to get information. Write, spell-check, and print out a report on what you learned.
e. Write a letter
Write a letter to a company that makes something you use. Use e-mail or the U.S. Postal Service.
f. How facts fits into jobs
Talk with a parent or other family member about how getting and giving facts fits into his or her job.
a. Create TODO list
Make a list of the things you want to do today. Check them off when you have done them.
b. Write 2 letters
Write two letters to relatives or friends.
c. Record activities for 2 weeks
Keep a daily record of your activities for 2 weeks.
d. Write an invitation
Write an invitation to someone.
e. Write thank-you notes
Write a thank-you note.
f. Write family activity story
Write a story about something you have done with your family.
g. Write den activity story
Write about the activities of your den.
h. Do honesty char conn
Complete the Character Connection for Honesty. * Know. Tell what made it difficult to be clear and accurate as you wrote details and kept records, and tell what could tempt you to write something that was not exactly true. Define honesty. * Commit. Tell why it is important to be honest and trustworthy with yourself and with others. Imagine you had reported something inaccurately and tell how you could set the record straight. Give reasons that honest reporting will earn the trust of others. * Practice. While doing the requirement for this achievement, be honest when you are writing about real events.
a. Knife safety rules
Know the safety rules for handling a knife.
b. Pocket knife care
Show that you know how to take care of and use a pocketknife.
c. Pocket knife carving
Make a carving with a pocketknife. Work with your den leader or other adult when doing this.
d. Earn whittling chip
Earn the Whittling Chip card.
a. Tool Safety rules
Show how to use and take care of four of these tools. (Hammer, Hand saw, Hand drill, C-clamp, Wood plane, Pliers, Crescent wrench, Screwdriver, Bench vise, Coping saw, Drill bit)
b. Build toolbox
Build your own tool box.
c. Fix something with tools
Use at least two tools listed in requirement (a) to fix something.
a. Build a model
Build a model from a kit.
b. Build a model display
Build a display for one of your models.
c. Change furniture layout
Pretend you are planning to change the furniture layout in one of the rooms in your home.
d. Make model of nature
Make a model of a mountain, a meadow, a canyon, or a river.
e. Go see a model
Go and see a model of a shopping center or new building that is on display somewhere.
f. Model of vehicle
Make a model of a rocket, boat, car, or plane.
g. Do char conn for resourcefulness
Complete the Character Connection for Resourcefulness. * Know. Review the requirements for this achievement and list the resources you would need to complete them. Then list the materials you could substitute for items that you do not already have. Tell what it means to be resourceful. * Commit. After you complete the requirements for this achievement, list any changes that would make the results better if you did these projects again. Tell why it is important to consider all available resources for a project. * Practice. While you complete the requirements for this achievement, make notes on which materials worked well in your projects and why.
a. Whip rope ends
Whip the ends of a rope.
b. Tie knots
Tie a square knot, bowline, sheet bend, two half hitches, and slip knot. Tell how each knot is used.
c. Keep rope from tangling
Learn how to keep a rope from tangling
d. Coil and throw rope
Coil a rope. Throw it, hitting a 2-foot square marker 20 feet away.
e. Learn a rope trick
Learn a magic rope trick.
f. Make your own rope
Make your own rope.
a. Learn 3 team sports
Learn the rules of and how to play three team sports.
b. Learn 2 one-on-one sports
Learn the rules of and how to play two sports in which only one person is on each side.
c. Do 1 team and 1 ind sport
Take part in one team and one individual sport.
d. Watch sport on TV
Watch a sport on TV with a parent or some other adult member of your family.
e. Attend sporting event
Attend a high school, college, or professional sporting event with your family or your den.
a. Help boy join
Help a boy join Cub Scouting, or help a new Cub Scout through the Bobcat trail.
b. Serve as denner
Serve as a denner or assistant denner.
c. Plan den activity
Plan and conduct a den activity with the approval of your den leader.
d. Tell 2 people good job
Tell two people they have done a good job.
e. Understand leadership
Leadership means choosing a way even when not everybody likes your choice.
f. Do char conn for compassion
Complete the Character Connection for Compassion. * Know. Tell why, as a leader, it is important to show kindness and concern for other people. List ways leaders show they care about the thoughts and feelings of others. * Commit. Tell why a good leader must consider the ideas, abilities, and feelings of others. Tell why it might be hard for a leader to protect another person's well-being. Tell ways you can be kind and compassionate. * Practice. While you complete the requirements for this achievement, find ways to be kind and considerate of others.


