Pinewood Derby

Impounding our cars the night before.


Gluing on more weights.


Back to the scale again to get it just right.


Well alrighty then.








The judges deferring.


 Adding graphite.


 Presenting the flag.


FInally after all that preperation it's time to race! These were the hot seats for the scouts up next to race.

Joshua's Photography Beltloop and Pin

Belt Loop

Complete these three requirements:

1. Point out the major features of a camera to your den or family and explain the function of each part.

Parts of the camera: lens, shutter, menu, red eye light, flash, screen, memory card, lens cover, case, and batter house.

2. Discuss with your den leader or adult partner, the benefits and contributions photography makes to modern life. Report what you learned to your den or family.

You take a picture of something important that someone else might want to look at. It might be important for the world to look at.

3. Using a camera, take at least 10 pictures of your family, pet, or scenery; show these to your den.






For the Pin I can choose 5 of the other requirements.

2. Look at a book of published photos about a subject that interests you. Find out what makes these photos remarkable and why people want to look at these pictures. Learn whether the photographer used light or angles to make the photos interesting. Discuss what you learned with an adult.

The National Geographic Book of Mammals is cool. The pictures are great. The animals are cool. There are some really close pictures. It looks like the people taking the pictures were in danger but mom says they used zoom. I like the underwater pictures.

3. Explain to an adult what “red eye” is and why it can happen in a picture. Show examples.

Red eye is when the flash shines off of the blood vessels in your eye.

4. Make a short video of a friend, family member, or pet, and show it to your den or family.

This is my dad making his prize winning chili for the superbowl party.
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5. With an adult’s help, use a photo-editing software feature to crop, lighten or darken, and change a photo.

Day to Night

6. Make a creative project using at least one photo.

Webelos Outdoor Adventure

We went to the Mountains to the Sea trail. It was snowing and the ground was covered in ice, water, and mud.






On the trail we stopped and learned how to make an emergency shelter. We got a really large stick and leaned it against a tree. We put sticks leaned against the tree that was leaned against the big tree. We put dead leaves over the sticks that were leaned against the branch that was leaned against the tree. You are supposed to put a tarp over top of that and you have a waterproof shelter for the night. But we had to get back to the trail head. So we didn't put the tarp on.






-Calvin Webelos II

Photography Beltloop and Pin

"Photography: the process, activity and art of creating still or moving pictures by recording radiation on a sensitive medium, such as a film, or an electronic sensor."

Belt Loop

Complete these three requirements:

1. Point out the major features of a camera to your den or family and explain the function of each part. Parts could include film, lens, shutter, power on and off, zoom, battery, flash, display panel, case, settings, etc.

Parts of the camera: screen, lens, flash, battery house, memory card house, function buttons, body, tripod thread, lens cap, usb port

2. Discuss with your den leader or adult partner, the benefits and contributions photography makes to modern life. Report what you learned to your den or family.

Photography is important because it helps us remember stuff and leaves a history.

3. Using a camera, take at least 10 pictures of your family, pet, or scenery; show these to your den.

For the Pin I can choose 5 of the other requirements.

2. Look at a book of published photos about a subject that interests you. Find out what makes these photos remarkable and why people want to look at these pictures. Learn whether the photographer used light or angles to make the photos interesting. Discuss what you learned with an adult.

My mom and I looked at a National Geographic book. I showed her the picture of the rhinoceros. It was cool because was the focus was great and we could see detail. The subject was not right in the center. The background was blurry so you only notice what is important.

3. Explain to an adult what “red eye” is and why it can happen in a picture. Show examples.

"Red Eye: The effect in a photograph taken with flash of a subject's eyes appearing red due to the reflection of light from the blood vessels in the retina."

Mom and I found this website that explains it.  You should check it out.
www.colorpilot.com/redeye_effect.html

4. Make a short video of a friend, family member, or pet, and show it to your den or family.

WATCH VIDEO HERE

5. With an adult’s help, use a photo-editing software feature to crop, lighten or darken, and change a photo.

I change the darkness and the lightness of this picture by changing the color curves in Gimp(a free computer program).

6. Make a creative project using at least one photo.

Scouting For Food

Pack 401 organized a food drive as part of the 100 Years of Scouting requirements. This was new territory for most of us as we had never participated in Scouting for Food before. We had no idea what to expect as far as support goes.

The boys made the posters and passed out fliers a few weeks before the parade. We also spent the day handing out fliers.





We had 2 different campaigns.

The Pack Campaign:  Goal of 100 cans REACHED!
Each scout delivered paper bags to their neighbors and then collected them when they were ready.

The Community Campaign: Goal of 1000 Cans!


When our pack marched in the Christmas Parade we pulled wagons to collect donations. This went very well and we recieved a couple hundred cans that day.

We also have signs and a box at City Hall. Our last collection day is December 11th.





I'd definitely say all their hard work paid off. There is a valuable lesson to be learned in getting involved with your own community.