May Week 3
Scout Meeting Schedule
Theme: Inter-Patrol Challenge
(See detail planning sheets)
Time
Activity
Additional Information
Run by
6:30 pm
Gathering Activity
Shepherd, Sheep & Wolf
All
6:45 pm
Opening Ceremony
(See the Scout Leader Handbook)
6:55 pm
Skills
Inter-Patrol Challenge
7:55 pm
Closing
(See the Scout Leader Handbook)
Meeting Notes:
Thanks to 1st Stittsville Scouts for this meeting plan.
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JUMPSTART—SCOUTS: Inter-Patrol Challenge 1
Gathering Activity
Introduction for Leaders
Shepherd, Sheep and Wolf
Each Patrol is given the first set of instructions / question
sheet, which direct them to do certain things, answer
certain questions and go to a certain place. When
they reach the next place they will then receive their
next set of instructions, questions and certain items of
equipment, but only if they have completed the task
given to them in the previous instructions and answered
the questions on that sheet (how fully the questions
need to be answered is up to the leaders).
Divide into Patrols. One player from each Patrol is
the shepherd, one is the wolf, and the rest are sheep.
Sheep stand at the opposite end of the room from the
shepherd and wolf and form a line, each holding the
belt of the person in front. Blindfold the sheep and
the wolves.
On a signal, the blindfolded wolves begins to wander.
Standing in one spot and using voice only, the shepherd
tries to guide his sheep past the prowling wolves and
safely to his side. How many sheep can make it?
Skills
Inter Patrol Challenge
The following challenge is not only fun for the Scouts,
but is also a good way to assess their general knowledge
of basic Scouting skills. It takes about an hour to
complete (depending upon their capabilities), but will
require some preparation work before the meeting,
plus time to set up and clear away afterwards.
Team Numbers: There must be a minimum of 4.
Equipment:
The Instruction / Question sheets refer to the locations
as location A, B, C, etc. A good idea is to verbally tell the
Scouts where the locations are when you give them the
appropriate pieces of paper.
Giving the instructions in sealed envelopes also adds to
the mystery and fun and you may also write the next
location details on the envelope - perhaps using a simple
map and grid system. The number of leaders you will
need will depend upon how far apart the locations are.
Outdoor locations are best, especially as fire is involved
in one of the tasks.
You may also need a leader to oversee various parts
of the challenge to ensure there is no cheating (if you
have a shortage of leaders, you could double up on the
locations i.e. make A and D the same place, B and E the
same place etc.)
The following are the instructions and questions which
should be given to the Scouts at each point. The various
answers are at the end, though you can of course
substitute your own Questions and Answers to suit
whatever knowledge or skills you are assessing.
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3 Scout staves per Patrol
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Decent ropes for lashings, plus old rope which you
don’t mind being cut
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Tin can per Patrol (half full of water)
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Pens / Pencils and paper per Patrol
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Matches (3 live, and many used ones per Patrol)
START / Instruction Sheet One
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Instruction / Answer sheets (as detailed)
Equipment:
You now have 3 staves and 3 lashing ropes
Using 3 Scout Staves and square lashings construct a
framework as shown.
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PRO-PLAN CHART NO. 10.
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When completed, use the frame to carry at least one
member of the Patrol to Location A - you may swap over
the person who is being carried during the journey.
2D - To what points of the compass do these bearings
relate:
112.5 degrees
When you get to Location A, you will be given your next
set of instructions provided that your lashings are intact
(if they come loose, you may re-tie them) and you have
completed the following questions:
315 degrees
337.5 degrees
1A - What is the 5 letter name for the rhythmic flow of
blood around the body?
1B - What 3 things are needed to help stop external
bleeding?
1C - What do you call someone who has been injured in
a road accident?
1D - What is the difference in the treatment for a burn
and for a scald?
1E - Should you warm a hypothermia victim up quickly
or slowly?
LOCATION A / Instruction Sheet Two
Carrying a different member of the Patrol on the frame
you have made, proceed to location B. At location B you
will be given your next set of instructions, provided that:
Everyone in the Patrol has been carried at least once,
your lashings are still intact (if they come loose then
you must do them again) and you have answered the
following questions:
2A - Starting at North, and working clockwise, what are
the 16 main points of the compass?
2B - Name the 3 types of North (think of a map and
compass)
2C - What is the equivalent bearings for these points
of the compass :
North East
South
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LOCATION B / Instruction Sheet Three
Equipment:
You now have a half full Tin can and some old rope.
At last you can stop carrying one of your Patrol. But
you still need the frame – place the Tin Can on the floor
and the frame around it - Once you have done this you
are not allowed to touch the can again. This is because
it is full of Radioactive waste, and your frame is now a
Radioactive Material Transporter. Without touching the
can or spilling any waste, tie the can to the transporter
so that it is tied to each spar.
Take the transporter and waste to Location C, where you
will be given your final set of instructions. You will only
get your instructions if the frame does not touch the
floor and no waste is spilled on the way, and you must
also complete the following questions:
3A - Answer the following questions using the 24 hour
clock
What time does News at Ten start?
What is 15 hours past midnight?
What is 13 hours before midnight?
3B - Name the four main Scout Awards?
3C - Morse and Semaphore are types of what?
3D - Name the four main training sections in Scouting,
including the correct collective name (such as a Scout
TROOP)
3E - Trench, Alter, Star and Reflector are all types of
what?
West South West
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LOCATION C / Instruction Sheet Four
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
Equipment:
1A - PULSE
You now have three live, and a number of dead matches
1B - Pressure (applied to the wound), Elevation (above
the heart), Re-assurance (to lower blood pressure)
The ropes on your transporter are now also radioactive,
so you cannot touch them (you can only touch the
spars). Still taking care not to let the frame or the
waste touch the floor, take your waste and transporter
to location D. At location D you must deposit your
Radioactive canister - but as you cannot touch the
ropes, you must use the matches to burn through the
ropes used to tie the canister to the frame - deposit the
canister on the floor with letting the frame touch the
floor, spilling any waste or touching the ropes. Once this
is done undo your frame and take the ropes and spars to
the finish point at Location E. When you reach location
E you will have finished - provided you complete the
following:
4A - Write down the following:
The Scout Motto
The Scout Promise
The Scout Law
1C - An Ambulance
1D - There is little real difference. Remove any latent
sources of heat such as scalding wet clothing, molten
plastic etc & cool the wound for 10 minutes. Hospitalize serious cases.
1E - Slowly (Quickly draws blood from the heart and
vital organs)
2A - N, NNE, NE, ENE, E, ESE, SE, SSE, S, SSW, SW,
WSW, W, WNW, NW, NNW
2B - Magnetic, True and Grid
2C - 45 degrees, 180 degrees, 247.5 degrees
2D - ESE, NW, NNW
3A - 22:00, 15:00, 11:00
3B - Scout Award, Explorer Award, Pathfinder Award &
Chief Scouts Award
3C - Communications CODES
3D - Beaver Scout Colony, Cub Scout Pack, Scout Troop,
Venture Company
3E - Fires
4A - If you don’t know the answers, how do you expect
the Scouts to!
Closing
Form into the horseshoe for announcements.
1. Next meeting will be the last meeting for the year.
Inform the Scouts to invite their families and if
they need to bring food or drinks.
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JUMPSTART—SCOUTS: Inter-Patrol Challenge Scout Silence.
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