The Cub Scout must complete six activities, three from Part A and three from Part B.

They must explain to and/or show a Leader what they have done, explaining any conclusions they have made.

Part A - The Physical World

1.      Make a simple switch from household items. Show how it could be used to control a light bulb powered by a battery.

2.      Show how electrical currents produce magnetic, chemical and heating effects, and explain what happens.

3.      Show that hot air rises.

4.      Make an artificial rainbow by splitting up a beam of white light.

5.      Make a pin-hole camera and understand the principles of operation, e.g. size of hole.

6.      Keep simple weather records over a month, e.g. rainfall, temperature, cloud cover, wind direction.

7.      Make a simple compass and show the effects of metallic and magnetic materials upon it.

8.      Make a simple periscope.

9.      Show how to recover dissolved substances from a water solution.

10. Recognise three different constellations.

Make a model to show how the Earth orbits the Sun.

Part B - The Living World

1.      Make some yoghurt and find out how living creatures are involved in the process.

2.      Grow cress (or a similar plant) and investigate what happens when light and water are excluded from it.

3.      Use a net and jar to find out how many different creatures live in the water and mud at the edge of a pond.

4.      Set up a wormery or ant colony and record their activity over a few weeks.

5.      Grow a bean or pea. When the root and shoot are visible investigate what happens when the seed is turned upside down and left to continue growing.

6.      Collect seeds from various plants and discover how these are protected and dispersed.

7.      Grow or make crystals or make crystal shapes from paper.

Investigate what happens to their pulse rate before during and after exercise

Other experiments of a comparable standard are acceptable if agreed with a Leader beforehand.

A Cub Scout who has qualified for any of the Bronze Awards of the BA Young Investigator Club qualifies automatically for this Badge.