Troop 2: Meeting 6

Coordinators:
Daniel, Ain, Ash, Yati, Jamie, Ayu, Azhar

Activities:
- Circle of Energy:

• This is an energiser activity to foster team cohesiveness and to encourage bonding.

- Role Play- Saving Salila’s Turtle:

• This is a role play which is based on Engineering is Elementary module. This role play is about a girl name Salila who is very concerned about water pollution. In this role play, the facilitators emphasis on engineering process skill.

Science Scouts watching the roleplay of Saving Salila's Turtle unfold.

- Water Filter:

• This activity is also based on Engineering is Elementary module. The Science Scouts investigated the efficiency of different types of filters which are wire mesh, filter paper, coffee filter, cheesecloth, sand and gravel; and observed the time taken to filter the dirty water. After that they built their own water filter using materials provided; plastic bottle, 5 types of filter (which is mentioned above), dirty water, cornstarch and water, tea leaves and water.

Science Scouts building their own water filter.

Troop 2: Meeting 5

Coordinators:
Daniel, Ain, Ash, Yati

Activities:
- Circle of Energy:

• This is an energiser activity to foster team cohesiveness and to encourage bonding.

- Make Your Own Lip Balm:

• This is an activity in conjunction with Mother’s Day. One of the major issues discussed was the over commercialization of Mother’s Day. One way to curb that is to make your own gift for mothers such as lip balm. The scouts were given a chance to make a natural lip balm using beeswax, coconut oil, olive oil and vitamin E. Then they chose and mixed their own flavour and colour for their lip balm.

The Science Scouts paying rapt attention to Ain on the chemistry of lip balm which they will shortly attempt on their own.

- Origami Box:

• Continuity for the theme over commercialization of Mother’s Day. After discussing the usage of origami principle in technology, the scouts were thought how to make origami boxes to put in their lip balm and to be presented as a gift for their mothers.

The Science Scouts in the midst of doing their origami boxes!