Woody's Happy Camper Challenges
Challenge Number 8 - "Bean there, done that"
- You will need 2 jars ( like honey or peanut paste jars), some paper towel, some bean seeds, sand and gravel, and compost.
- Place paper towel inside each jar so it forms a hollow cylinder.
- Fill one cylinder with compost and the other with a sand and gravel mix.
- Use tweezers to place 6 bean seeds in each jar so that they are evenly distributed between the paper and glass,. They should be about halfway up the jar.
- Moisten the compost with water until the paper appears wet. Do not flood it.
- Moisten the other jar with a mixture of salt water and cooking oil.
- Place both jars in a warm spot and look at them every day for 2 weeks.
- Do nothing to the sand jar but occasionally moisten the compost.
- Which jar allowed seeds to grow quickest? And longest?
Just like plants, we need the right food to keep going; especially at a Jamboree. Why waste money on junk food and not eat troop meals that have already been paid for?
Jamboree Activities
Jamboree activities are a mixture of on-site and off-site activities that seek to challenge the participants, reinforce Scouting values, provide valuable and new experiences, and most of all, be great fun.
Activities for the 2007 Australian Scout Jamboree included:-
- Circus Skills
- Bush tracking and navigation
- Canoes, rafts and swimming
- Go-Karting
- Plenty of mud activities
Where is Cataract Scout Park?
Cataract Park is about one hours drive south of Sydney close to Appin which is east of Campbelltown. Check out the next page for a statelite image from Google Earth. Read more...
