Friday, February 8, 2013

Engineering a Scout Meeting

One of the requirements for the Webelos Scouts is to build a model of a bridge.  This is what Mark came up with to do with his den:
The problem: The bridge isn't strong enough to keep the car from getting eaten by the dinosaur!
Review some knots: taut line
Suspend the bridge
It works!
Now, the ultimate test.  It survived playtime with Daniel and Fiona, can it survive Mark's Cub Scout den???

Oh yes.  These are the kinds of activities Mark's boys thrive on.  But next time Mark needs to check his boxes before he leave so he knows that Daniel hasn't pilfered through beforehand.  Yes, Mark was short a few materials, but he was able to scrounge up replacements at the church.