1. Teach another Cub how to use the pointer stars of the Big Dipper to find Polaris, the North Star.
2. Show how to orient and read a seasonal star map. Be able to find five constellations of your choice.
3. Learn and tell a story related to a constellation or an aboriginal legend regarding the night sky.
4. Know and describe 3 sky features:
a) Milky Way
b) Aurora Borealis (The Northern Lights)
c) Comets
d) Meteors
e) Planets
f) Stars
g) Satellites
h) Eclipses
5. Know the phases of the moon and the noon’s role in causing ocean tides.
(A neat resource from NASA is this link: http://spaceplace.jpl.nasa.gov/cubscouts/)