July's theme is "H2Ohhh!". Yes, all about water! We got a head start last month by earning the Fishing belt loop at Lake Murray. This month would be a good time to learn about water conservation.
Webelos can work on Aquanaut & Geologist.
Where is the ocean the deepest?...
On the bottom.Scouts can earn a Water Conservation patch from the Education Department of the San Diego County Water Authority. The description and form is on their site at
http://www.sdcwa.org/education/Pdf/Youth%20Orgs.pdf.
What gets wetter the more it dries?...
A towel.Here is a great interactive site that shows the
Water Cycle. This is hosted by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
What does not get any wetter no matter how much it rains?...
A lake.Here are some interesting water facts (courtesy of the Golden Empire Council):
Water, either liquid or frozen, covers about 75% of the
earth’s surface.
About 30% of the earth’s fresh water is in groundwater
and 70% is in ice (including ice caps, glaciers,
permanent snow, ground ice, and permafrost)
They don’t call it watermelon for nothing – its 97%
water!
The human body is 70% water!
A birch tree can release about 70 gallons of water into
the atmosphere each day.
Water flowing at 10 miles an hour can move rocks 10
feet thick.
In Northern Chile, years go by without a drop of rain.
In parts of India, they get more than 400 inches a year
of rain.
If all the land on the earth and under the sea were
leveled out, water would cover the entire earth two
miles deep!
Water has polar properties – a positive and a negative,
while oil has no polar properties, which is why “Water
& Oil don’t mix.”
One third of the earth’s annual precipitation runs off
into the ocean.
It takes at least 600 gallons of water to make a
hamburger – water for the cow to drink, water to grow
what he eats, water to process the meat. Add to that the
following things you eat with your burger:
Bag of hamburger buns – 150 gallons
Head of lettuce – 6 gallons
Tomatoes – 3 gallons
French Fries – 6 gallons
Here are some more products and the amazing amounts of
water it takes to produce a serving:
Almonds: 12 gallons
Orange: 14 gallons
Milk: 65 gallons
Rice : 35 gallons
Watermelon: 100 gallons
1 Egg: 120 gallons
Loaf of bread: 150 gallons
1 Car: 39,000 gallons
Where do ships go when they are ill?...
To the docks.Click here for some water conservation tips.What fish would an actor like to be?...
Starfish.
CUB SCOUT PACK 928 joined the volunteers who helped with the Port of San Diego's "Big Bay Balloon Parade" on Monday, December 29, 2008. The parade, also known as the "Holiday Bowl Parade", features 22 giant balloon, from Clifford the Big Red Dog to Mr. Potato Head. Several marching bands and military and rescue vehicles also make up the procession. Pack 928 helped in carrying banners in the parade, along with several other Cub Scouts and Girl Scouts in the area.
