The Philmont Cub Scout Roundtable Supplements July 2020

Theme: First Aid

***Introducing the New Leader Breakout! This breakout is for brand new leaders that are attending Roundtable for the first time. This Breakout will be run by the Assistant Roundtable Commissioner - New Member Coordinator. ***

◆ Gathering Have a stroll around the midway. Give all Scouters an opportunity to get information and sign up for events and training.

◆ Midway Award of the Month: Conservation Good Turn Award Goal: To encourage packs, troops and crews to join with conservation or environmental organizations (federal, state, local or private) to carry out a Conservation Good Turn in their home communities. Since 1910, conservation has been an integral part of the program of the Boy Scouts of America, now Scouts BSA. Scouting has been a positive force in conservation and environmental efforts. Scouts have rendered distinguished public service by helping to conserve wildlife, energy, forests, soil, and water. Past generations of Scouts have been widely recognized for undertaking conservation Good Turn action projects in their local communities. Cub and Webelos Scouting conservation projects could involve the entire Cub Scout pack, or one den, plus adult leaders and family members. Hands-on projects help Cub Scouts and Webelos Scouts realize that everyone can do things to care for the environment. Cub Scouts and Webelos Scouts participating in the Conservation Good Turn can also meet some advancement requirements. Suggested projects include, but are not limited to:

• Plant grasses, trees, shrubs, and ground cover to stop soil erosion. • As a den or pack, adopt a park. Remove litter and garbage from a favorite neighborhood

recreation area or park. • Organize or participate in a recycling program in your neighborhood, or visit a recycling

center. • Arrange a natural resources awareness program. Invite natural resource professionals

such as wildlife biologists, soil conservationists, foresters, or conservation officers to speak to your pack.

• Participate in a beach, waterfront or river cleanup. Record the items collected and determine the possible harmful effects to wildlife. With youth participation, develop a plan to educate the public about the dangers posed to wildlife.

• From a local, state, or national organization that is concerned about environmental protection, obtain suggestions for den and pack projects to improve the environment.

• As a den or pack, visit a public utility to learn about the wise use of resources, and become involved in programs offered by utilities to help consumers conserve resources.

• Contact the camp ranger or a Scouts BSA local council property superintendent for information about camp needs and plans. Establish a nature trail, plant vegetation, or carry out other needed projects as requested by the camp ranger.

◆ Opening Ceremony The flag ceremony is led by preassigned Scouters. They will present the colors and lead the pack in the Pledge of Allegiance. Preassigned Scouters perform the opening skit.

Cub Opening Ceremonies (retiredscouter.com) Flag Ceremony Cub 1. I am the symbol of America. Cub 2. I am the great cornfields in the Midwest: throbbing industries in great cities: orchards and vineyards in the great valleys of the West. I am mountains, rivers, and lakes. Cub 3. I am the keeper of democracy and freedom in a world where both are threatened. Cub 4. I am the opportunity for any Scout to go as far as their skill and will can carry them. Cub 5. I am many things to everyone and everything to many. As a matter of fact, I guess what I really am is people, People like you. Cubmaster: Let us all rededicate ourselves to our country. Please rise and say the Pledge of Allegiance.

◆ Opening Prayer A SCOUT'S PRAYER (usscouts.org/scoutduty/sd2gc65.asp) Lord, we thank you for this day. Help us to do our best every day, And forgive us when we slip. Teach us to be kind to other people and to help them at all times Bless our parents and teachers and leaders and all the members of Scouting Bless us, Lord in your love for us Help us to be a better Scouts and let us do our best for you. Amen

◆ Welcome and Introductions The Roundtable Commissioner or Assistant Roundtable Commissioner - New Member Coordinator welcomes new Scouters, visitors, and special guests by introducing them to the district. If you aren’t sure what a New Member Coordinator is, check out: http://scoutingwire.org/marketing-and-membership-hub/new-unit-development/commissioners/

◆ Big Rock Topic See the Scout BSA Roundtable Commissioner Planning Guide for a list of Big Rock Topics that both the Cub Scout and Scout BSA Roundtable Commissioners choose to do jointly to help serve the units in your district.

◆ Applauses and Cheers! (retiredscouter.com) Ben Franklin Hold both hands out in front of you as if flying a kite. Jerk back suddenly while saying, "Zap, Zap, Zap." (Lightning) Blow up the Big Hand Hold up a fist with thumb sticking out. Put thumb to mouth and blow up a full hand, one finger at a time, let your hand float away. Broken Arm Stick arm out in front of you with the lower arm and hand dangling. Swing lower arm and hand back and forth in a limp manner. Ice Water Pretend to wipe sweat from brow with bandanna. Pick up pitcher and pour yourself a glass of ice water. Throw head back as you drink water, then say, "Ahh...that was COOOOOL!" USA-BSA Cheer Two groups. One group yells, "USA!" The other group yells, "BSA!" Repeat three times. Then both groups yell together, "That's us!"

Run-Ons (retiredscouter.com)

Fly In My Soup Cub 1. Waiter, what's this fly doing in my soup? Waiter: I think it's doing the backstroke, sir.

Friday Come Before Thursday Cub 1. When does Friday come before Thursday? Cub 2. In the dictionary.

Fund For Needy Musicians Cub 1. What is a fund for needy musicians? Cub 2. A band aid. (Run-on with a band aid in your hand.)

I Want To Learn Something Cub 1. I want to learn something. Cub 2. The only way to learn anything is to start at the bottom. Cub 1. But I want to learn to swim!

I Was In Hot Water Last Night Scout 1: Youth. I was in hot water last night! Scout 2: How come? Scout 1: I took a bath

It Just Won't Wait Cub 1. - "It just won't wait. It just won't wait." Cub 2. -"What won't wait?" Cub 1. -"Time."

SONGS: Hi There, Cub (BSA Cub Scout Songbook) Tune: Hail, Hail the Gang’s All Here

Hi! Hi! Hi! there, Cub! We are glad to meet you, We are glad to greet you. Hi! Hi! Hi! There, Cub! You are welcome to our den (pack)!

Philmont Hymn

Silver on the sage, Wind in whispering pines, Starlit skies above, Eagles soaring high, Aspen covered hills, Purple mountains rise, Country that I love. Against an azure sky. Philmont Here's to thee, Philmont here's to the, Scouting Paradise, Scouting Paradise, Out in God's country, tonight. Out in God's country, tonight.

I Love the Mountains

I love the mountains. I love the rolling hills. I love the flowers. I love the daffodils. I love the fireside. When all the lights are low.

Boom dee ah dah. Boom dee ah dah. Boom dee ah dah. Boom dee ah dah. Boom dee ah dah. Boom dee ah dah. Boom dee ah dah. Boom dee ah dah.

Camping Vespers (macscouter.com- thanks to

Chuck Bramlet) Tune: O Tannenbaum

Softly falls the rain today As our campsite floats away. Silently, each Scout should ask "Did I bring my SCUBA mask? Have I tied my tent flaps down? Learned to swim, so I won't drown? Have I done, and will I try Everything to keep me dry?"

Game: Balloon Battle Royal (BSA Cub Scout How-To Book, 2010)

Equipment: balloons, string. Blow up the balloons and tie a piece of string on to each balloon. Tie the other end of the string around the ankle of each Scout.

Arrange the Cub Scouts in a large circle, each with an inflated balloon tied to their ankles. On a signal, players try to break all other balloons by stamping on them, while not letting their balloon get broken. When a balloon is broken, that player leaves the game. The game continues until only one player with a balloon is left.

Game:

Leg Wrestle

Two scouts lie side by side on their backs with their heads in opposite directions. They hook right elbows. When the leader counts “one,” they raise their right legs and touch them together. At the count “two,” this is repeated. At “three,” they hook their right knees and try to turn each other over.

◆ Cub Scout Interest Topic

First Aid

Invite a health care worker, fire fighter, police officer, paramedic, EMT (emergency medical technician), School Nurse, Life Flight crew member, Search and Rescue Team members, 911 Dispatchers, Lifeguard, Medic, CERT Team Members (Community Emergency Response Team), Red Cross First Aid Instructor, or other professional first responder to speak with the Scouts. Share stories of how scouts use first aid in their lives. See examples of first aid in Boy’s Life Magazine.

Show sample first aid kits and how to use the items in the first aid kits. See examples farther in this supplement. Remember to take a first aid kit on all field trips and hikes with the Scouts.

Possible field trips: Police Station, Fire Station, Life Flight Helicopter, 911 Dispatch Office, Swimming pool Guard Room, Search and Rescue Team Member Stable, American Red Cross Disaster Services Center, etc.

First Responders are often called away to respond to emergencies. Have a backup plan ready in case your responders are called into action.

Have your Den Chief model how to respond to first aid role play scenarios. Have the Scouts role play first aid responses with each other.

Emergency Action Plan 1. 4 C’s: Calm yourself. Check the scene- what happened, is it safe? Check the

victim. Call for help. Care for what you find. 2. Call 911 and remember the W’s: who, what, where, when and how many. 3. ABC: Airway, Breathing, Circulation, including severe bleeding. 4. Poison Control 800-222-1222 5. CPR ratio 30 compressions: 2 breaths, 2 inches deep 6. Stroke victims FAST: Face, Arms, Speech, Time

◆ Audience Participation

Franklin Discovers Electricity (York Adams Council/ macscouter.com)

Franklin: "A Penny Saved" Lightning: "Zap-Zap-Zap" Experiment: "Try it! Try it! Try it!" Electricity: "Shocking!" It was the 1740's when Ben Franklin started working with Electricity. He conducted many different Experiments to try to understand more about it. His most famous Experiment being his kite flying one in June of 1752. Franklin believed that Lightning was a flow of Electricity taking place in nature. To test his hypothesis, he tied a metal key to a child's kite and flew the kite during a thunderstorm. The key became charged with Electricity, and Ben had proof that Lightning is really a string of Electricity. His kite Experiment and his others helped him develop many of the words and terms that we still use today when dealing with Electricity: charge, discharge, conductor, minus, plus, electrician, electric shock, and others. Franklin's numerous experiments with LIGHTNING led to his invention of the LIGHTNING rod. The LIGHTNING rod is used to protect buildings and ships from getting struck by Lightning. Benjamin Franklin was a huge contributor to the field of Electricity. He is said to be the first man to discover anything spectacular about Electricity, and he is well known by people everywhere for that. Unlike some other inventors in Electricity, Franklin did not spend his entire life working with it. He invented many other things that had nothing to do with Electricity, such as bifocals, the Franklin Stove, and the odometer. In 1831, he founded what is considered as the first public library. He wrote Poor Richard's Almanac, which was published from 1732 to 1757. He also established the first Fire department, and a police force. Franklin was also a huge political power in colonial America. Benjamin Franklin died at age 84 on April 17, 1790. He will forever be remembered for his contributions to Electricity and the rest of the world.

◆ STEM Minute

How Strong is a Piece of Paper?

Use regular copy paper, not cardstock for this challenge. Fold each paper into the three shapes and secure with tape. Slowly pile books on top of each shape. Have Cub Scouts guess which column will hold the most weight. Scouts can use their Handbooks to test the weight of each column. How many books can you pile on top of each shape? The cylinder can support the most books because it’s walls don’t have any edges. The force of the books cannot become concentrated in a particular area. The load is distributed evenly. In other words, all parts of the cylinder are sharing the load of the books. All parts of the cylinder, therefore, contribute to its overall strength until, finally, it collapses. The square and triangle deform more easily. They shift the weight of the books to their edges and corners, which deforms their walls and leads to a quick collapse. They are unable to carry weight only at their edges. Have you noticed columns in buildings and other structures, like parking garages? What shape are the columns? Are they on the inside of the building/structure to serve their practical purpose of supporting beams or arches? Or are they exterior columns which lend support but also beauty to the structure? Early architects in several ancient civilizations used columns in architecture including the ancient Egyptians, Persians, Greeks and Romans.

Cricket (Grasshopper) Thermometer Dolbear’s Law biology, math

Crickets and grasshoppers create high-pitched chirps to communicate, warn of danger, to attract females, and to scare off other males. They do not use their legs to chirp. They rub the edges of their front wings together and sound is amplified by the wing surface. They chirp when it is cold and they chirp faster when it is hot. The relationship between temperature chirp rate was written in a report by Margarette W. Brooks in 1881 in Popular Science Monthly. Amos Dolbear, physicist at the University of Kentucky published an article in 1897 “The Cricket as a Thermometer. “It is now called Dolbear’s Law. The frequency of chirping varies according to temperature. To get a rough estimate of the temperature in degrees Fahrenheit, count the number of chirps in 14 seconds and then add 40. The number you get will be close to the outside temperature. For example, 30 chirps + 40 = 70 degrees F. To convert cricket chirps to degrees Celsius, count the number of chirps over eight seconds and then add five to give the temperature in Celsius degrees.

If You Use the 60-minute Roundtable Please Skip to the Commissioner’s Minute and Closing Ceremonies

◆ Cub Scout Leader Breakouts - This is a Round Robin Breakout session with first aid songs, skits, skills, and run-ons

◆ New Leader Breakout ( see previous Philmont Cub Scout Roundtable Supplements for the breakout session information)

Create an Emergency Contact List -- See below

◆ Build a first aid kit

First Aid Duct Tape Neckerchief Slide

Supplies: Snack size zipper bags, duct tape, ¼” elastic (6 inches per slide), first aid supplies

Cut the snack bags into 2 ½” squares. Cover the bag with duct tape and then seal the three sides. Decorate as desired. Use a hole punch or scissors to cut two small holes in the back of the slide. Pull the elastic through the two holes and tie together in a knot or sew together. Add first aid supplies.

BANDAGE RELAY Game Discuss the importance of the Cub Scout Neckerchief. The neckerchief is not just decorative, or to let others know to which den a scout belong. A neckerchief is a useful item for first aid.

Materials: Scout neckerchief or triangular bandage for each patrol

Method: Each Scout selects a partner and the pair line up, facing an assigned judge who is standing 25 feet away with a neckerchief or triangular bandage. The name of a bandage, either “ankle,” “head,” or “sling,” is called out. When the name of the bandage is announced, each pair of Scouts run over to their judge and correctly apply the bandage to their partner. The judge checks bandages as they are finished. As soon as a bandage is approved by the judge, it is removed, and the Scout on which the bandage was tied, now ties the same bandage on their partner. When the judge approves both bandages, the partners run back to their group and tag off the next pair of Scouts. Scoring: Each pair that correctly ties the bandages gets a point for their group. The first pair to run back to their group scores an additional point. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TgJLSV_NVzQ

CPR Switch Skit (www.boyscouttrail.com)

This Skit is meant for Scouts BSA and Webelos scouts. Decide for yourself if it is appropriate for your younger scouts or not.

Required: 3 scouts

Script: Scout #1 walks across the stage and suddenly grabs his chest and collapses at center stage.

Scout #2 and #3 enter, talking about how excited they are about completing their CPR, First Aid, Lifeguard, ... training.

They see Scout #1 and stop. They rush over and check the person for response. Scout #2: Are you ok? (shaking his shoulder) Scout #2: (to Scout #3) Call 9-1-1, he's not responding. While #3 makes a quick pretend call, #2 listens and feels for breath and signs of life. There are none.

Scout #2 starts fake chest compressions while #3 counts them to 30. Scout #3: Switch!

All three scouts switch positions. #3 lays down. #2 does counting. #1 does fake compressions.

◆ Commissioner’s Minute: • I am always amazed when I am out in the community and see our scouts in

action. Helping someone by either opening a door or picking something up that they dropped. People are normally grateful and say thank you to the scout. I have seen scouts stop everything to help someone who was in need of aid. The first thing out of a bystander’s mouth is “Oh, they must be a Boy Scout (we know them now as Scouts BSA)!” Teaching our younger scouts how to help others every year of their scouting career will help them remember when they need to

use it. “Be Prepared... the meaning of the motto is that a scout must prepare himself by previous thinking out and practicing how to act on any accident or emergency so that he is never taken by surprise.” Lord Baden Powell

◆ Closing

Good Night, Friends The preassigned Scouters perform the closing ceremony. Put candles on three of the four corners of a table. A different Cub lights each candle and REPEATS part of the Scout Oath. Den Chief or Den Leader stands at the fourth corner and says the last part of the Oath and closes the meeting by saying "GOOD NIGHT FRIENDS".

◆ Retire the Flags

◆ References Opening Ceremony retiredscouter.com A Scout’s Prayer usscouts.org/scoutduty/sd2gc65.asp Applause, Cheers and Run Ons retiredscouter.com Songs BSA Cub Scout Songbook and macscouter.com- thanks to Chuck Bramlet How Strong is a Piece of Paper STEM https://creeksidelearning.com/stem-activities-for-kids-how-strong-is-a-piece-of-paper/ Balloon Game BSA Cub Scout How-To Book, 2010 Franklin Discovers Electricity York Adams Council/ macscouter.com History of the U.S. Flag http://www.pbs.org/a-capitol-fourth/history/old-glory/ First Aid Information UNPC, Lorraine Brown, 2019 Bandage Relay Gamehttps://www.programresources.org/first-aid-skill-activities/ www.ready.gov/community-emergency-response-team CPR Switch Skit https://boyscouttrail.com/content/skit/cpr_switch-1356.asp

Yours in Scouting and CHEERS to another year, the National Philmont Roundtable Supplement Team