PenguinsEquipment needed: newspaper

Time: 15 minutes

Activity details:

Four penguins stand together on a sheet of ice (= sheet of newspaper)

The sun shines and the sheet of ice shrinks (= the Leader tears off pieces of the newspaper)

The penguins try to stay as long as possible together on the shrinking sheet of ice by holding on to each other.

The game is over when all penguins fall into the ocean (= stepped off the shrinking sheet of newspaper)

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Water Filter Equipment needed: • Funnels • Beakers (ideally, marked with millimetres) • Filter paper • Different types of cloth • Blotting paper • Ordinary paper • Cotton wool Time: 20 minutes

Activity details:

Find out how to fi lter water and demonstrate this at camp. Make a series of fi lters which look like the one in our picture.

Make some muddy water by mixing tap water with soil and gravel.

Put a fi lter membrane (paper, cloth, etc) inside each of the funnels and put each funnel into a beaker.

Pour the same amount of muddy water into each of the funnels and record the time it takes to let all the water drain through.

Note how clean the water is when it runs through. Is it dirty, quite dirty, quite clean or clean?

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Pizza Box Solar CookerEquipment needed: • Recycled pizza box • Black construction paper • Aluminum foil • Clear plastic (heavy plastic - laminate works best) • Non-toxic glue, tape, scissors, ruler, magic marker • Wooden dowel or straw

Time: 85 minutes

Activity details:

The pizza box solar oven can reach temperatures of 135 °C, hot enough to cook food and to kill germs in water.

1. Draw a border (about 2.5 cm or 1 inch) on all four sides of the top of the pizza box. Cut along three sides leaving the line along the back of the box uncut.

2. Form a fl ap by gently folding back along the uncut line to form a crease. Cut a piece of aluminium foil to fi t on the inside of the fl ap. Smooth out any wrinkles and glue into place. Measure a piece of plastic to fi t over the opening you created by forming the fl ap in your pizza box. The plastic should be cut larger than the opening so that it can be taped to the underside of the fl ap. Be sure the plastic becomes a tightly sealed window so that the air cannot escape from the oven interior.

3. Cut another piece of aluminium foil to line the bottom of the pizza box and carefl ully glue into place. Cover the aluminium foil with a piece of black construction paper

and tape into place.

4. Close the pizza box top(window), and prop open the fl ap of the box with a wooden dowel, straw, or other device and face towards the sun. Adjust until the aluminium refl ects the maximum sunlight through the window into the oven interior.

Your oven is ready! You can try heating s ‘mores, English muffi n pizzas, or hot dogs, or even try baking biscuits. Test how hot your oven can get using a simple oven thermometer!

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Fishing GameEquipment needed: “fi sh” “fi shing rods” “recycle bins” paper clips baskets/containers

Time: 15 minutes

Activity details:

Set up:Cut out the “Fish” cards and put a paperclip on each one. Make the fi shing rods by attaching a piece of string to household magnets (or purchasing magnets and hot gluing a string onto them). Alternatively you may wish to purchase magnets from a craft/hardware store and attach them to the back of each “fi sh”. In this case a “fi shing rod” can be as simple as a piece of string with a paper clip on the end.

Place all the “Fish” at one end of the hall. At the opposite end of the hall give each group all the “recycle bin” cards.

Instructions:Break Unit into equal groups. Play game as a relay. Each girl will take it in turns running to the “lake” and “Fishing” for a card. She then brings her card back and places it in the basket/container. Keep going until all the “Fish” in the lake have been retrieved. Then help each group to decide which “Fish” belongs in which type of recycle bin.

At end of game discuss how lots of rubbish items end up in our waterways when they should end up in a bin. Talk about the different types of recycle bins your council area has and what goes in each one.

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FISHING GAME CARDS

DRINK CAN PAPER PLASTIC BOTTLE BOX

LEAVES ORANGE PEEL JAM JAR PEANUT BUTTER JAR

SHAMPOO BOTTLE BANANA PEEL TUNA CAN NEWSPAPER

MILK CARTON MILO TIN CEREAL BOX VEGEMITE JAR

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GLASS AND PLASTICS RECYCLING

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PAPER AND CARD RECYCLING

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COMPOST RECYCLING

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Plastic Bags in the Future

Equipment needed: Paper Pencils

Time: 15 minutes

Activity details:

Set up:No set up required.

Instructions:Explain to the girls that plastic bags take a very long time to ‘break down’ and that means that they can almost live for ever.

Give each girl a piece of paper.

Ask them to divide the paper in half.

On one side they are to draw a scene from the present where there is a plastic bag.

In the other half they are to draw what the same scene might look like in the future (ie: space ships, aliens etc) but with the plastic bag still there.

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Recycled Towers/ Pet Parade/RobotsEquipment needed: You will need to ask your Guides and their families to collect recyclable items such as: bottles, cardboard boxes, jars, newspaper etc and bring them to the hall for the night. You will also need sticky tape/masking tape and blue tack.

Time: 15 minutes (20 minutes for Robots)

Activity details:

Set up:

Either: place all recycled items in middle of hall or divide items between each group.

Instructions:

Break girls into teams. Give them a time limit and ask them to use the items provided and the blue tack/tape to work as a team to make their tower/pet/robot.

At the end of the activity all items should be taken home and recycled appropriately.

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Recycle BingoEquipment needed: Bingo cards Counters Container Individual bingo calling cards

Time: 15 minutes

Activity details:

Set up:Photocopy/Cut out the bingo cards so each girl has a 16-square card. Cut out the bingo calling cards and place them into a container to pull out of.

Instructions:Give each girl some counters.

Leaders will draw one card at a time out of the container. If a girl has that item on her card she places a counter in it.

The aim of the game is to get 4 counters in a row. When a girl gets 4 in a row she yells “recycle” and is the winner.

At the end of the game discuss how all the items on the card can be recycled.

Discuss how you recycle those items.

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RECYCLE BINGO GAME CARDS

DRINK CAN PAPER PLASTIC BOTTLE BOX

LEAVES ORANGE PEEL JAM JAR PEANUT BUTTER JAR

SHAMPOO BOTTLE BANANA PEEL TUNA CAN NEWSPAPER

MILK CARTON MILO TIN CEREAL BOX VEGEMITE JAR

EGG CARTON APPLE CORE

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Life Cycle Comic StripEquipment needed: Paper Pencils

Time: 15 minutes

Activity details:

Set up:No set up required.

Instructions:Explain to the girls that plastic bags take a very long time to ‘break down’ and that means that they can almost live for ever. For this reason it is a good idea to use plastic bags as many times as possible before you have to throw them out.

Give each girl a piece of paper. Ask her to divide it into as many segments as she would like and draw a comic strip showing the life cycle of a plastic bag (ie: brings shopping home, used to carry papers to recycle bin, goes on a picnic with the cups in, gets used to line a bin, gets thrown out...)

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Colouring Templates for Water AnimalsEquipment needed: Paper Pencils, crayons, paint Scissors

Time: 25 minutes

Activity details:

Following are just a few pictures that can be copied.

The internet is full of similar pictures. A few sites that have more are:

http://www.kidscolorpages.com/waterpic8.thm

www.4kraftykidz.com/oceancoloring.htm

www.fi rst-school.ws/theme/animals/cp_ocean.htm

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“colouring pages” water animals

Or “colouring pages” water animals ocean

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Spaghetti Reef KnotEquipment needed: One packet of spaghetti Pot to cook spaghetti in Colander to drain spaghetti

Time: 10 minutes

Activity details:

Cook spaghetti, drain and let it cool.When cool give each Guide a piece and they can tie a reef knot with it.Some variations could be:

To tie it behind their back• With eyes closed• With feet• In mouth•

Depending on the Guides’ experience and time, you can have either the girls boil water and cook the spaghetti or you may do it for them and have it prepared for the girls to just tie knots in it.

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Knot RelayEquipment needed: Some rope for each Patrol. If doing square lashing you will need two sticks per Patrol also. Knot pictures if you need them to help you tie the knots to show the girls (see Outdoors 11)

Time: 10 minutes

Activity details: o Teach the girls some knots fi rst, or if they already know them have a quick refresher (see below for knots)o Then have Patrols line up at one end of the hall (or outside)o Check for obstacles / dangerso Leader calls out a knot and the fi rst Guide from each Patrol runs up to her to tie it and show ito Leader says if it is correct and then Guide runs backo The fi rst to get back gets a point for her patrolo Repeat so everyone gets a turno You can also play this to practice square lashing – the fi rst girl puts on the clove hitch and shows that to the Leader – the second does the unders and overs – the third does the frapping – the fourth does the reef knot – fi rst team to fi nish wins – Leader can also check to make sure it’s tight and neat if there are more girls who need a turn.

You will need to pick some knots appropriate to the skill level of your Guides. If this is the fi rst time doing knots maybe just pick one or two (e.g. reef knot and clove hitch). Then build up over time.

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Square Lashing Noughts and CrossesEquipment needed: 4 sticks String for lashing 10 bottle tops or similar, 5 with naughts and 5 with crosses on them

Time: 20 minutes

Activity details:

Guides can work together in pairs to make their gridGirls square lash their grid in the four places where the sticks crossGirls then play naughts and crosses

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Match SafetyEquipment needed: Matches (long BBQ matches are easier and less threatening for young children to use) Time: 10 minutes

Activity details:

Firstly, reinforce these rules:Never, ever play with matches.Only use them if an adult is present and gives you permission.Never, ever leave matches where smaller children can reach them.Blow the match out, if you are frightened.If the fl ame does burn your fi ngers, put your fi ngers under a cold running tap or in your mouth and tell an adult.

Show the girls where the striker is on the matchbox and where the head of the match is.

They can then hold the match box in the hand they don’t write with and hold the match in their writing hand.

Then, they practise how to move the match head along the striker, away from themselves.

Before striking, let the girls know that if they hold the end of the match up, the fl ame will quickly go out, if they hold the end of the match down, the fl ame will burn their fi ngers but if they hold it level, the fl ame will burn correctly.

Strike the match on the match box striker and blow the fl ame out before it reaches fi ngers.

When the match has burnt out, break it in half and put it in the rubbish bin.Do not put it back in the match box.

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Candle and Tin CookerEquipment needed: Matches Large empty food tin (i.e. canned spaghetti) Candle Time: 45 minutes

Activity details:

Punch ventillation holes in a large tin.

Light candle and place the tin over it.

When heated, cook directly on the tin, oil the top or use a foil tray.

Use oven mitts to move the tin as it gets very hot.

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Buddy BurnerEquipment needed: Corrugated cardboard Small and large tins Cotton string wick Wax Oven mitts Time: 85 minutes

Activity details:

1. Roll up corrugated cardboard and place in a small tin.

2. Insert the cotton string wick into the centre of the cardboard

3. Fill the tin with melted wax and leave the top of the cardboard showing

4. Punch ventilation holes in a larger tin and place over the smaller tin.

5. Cook directly on the large tin, oil the top or use a foil tray.

Be sure to use oven mitts when you move the hot large tin.

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Heat Bead BoxEquipment needed: Large box Heat Beads Scissors Time: 45 minutes

Activity details:

Heat beads take at least 20-30 minutes to heat and last approximately one hour. If water is used to extinguish the heat beads, they can be used again when fully dry.

1. Cut the bottom out of a box and then cut the top and shape it to refl ect the heat.

2. Cover the inside of the box with aluminium foil.

3. Place heat beads in a foil tray in the box.

4. Suspend food over heat beads to cook.

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Variation of Heat Bead Box

Cut the top off a cardboard box and cut round 3 edges of the bottom and stick it together in such a way that it forms what will become a lid of the oven.

Cover the entire inside of the box with aluminum foil. Use sticky tape sparingly to hold in place. Make sure the inside of the lid is also covered. The aluminum foil refl ects the heat from the heat beads and makes this box a very effi cient oven.

About half way down the box and above the heat bead tray push tent pegs or wire from a coat hanger through from one side to the other. This will form a support to place a baking tray on inside the oven. You can then cook pizzas, scones, biscuits or anything else on the baking tray.

Encourage the girls not to keep opening the box and letting the heat escape however, when the box has warmed up it doesn’t take long to cook something like a pizza so you need to keep an eye on it.

Grow Your NameEquipment needed: Cotton wool Plate Alfalfa seeds

Time: 15 minutes

Activity details:

Place some cotton wool on a plate or polystyrene tray, sprinkle alfalfa seeds onto the cotton wool in the shape of the letters in your name.

Water and watch your name grow...

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Mini PizzasEquipment needed: Pizza bases or pita bread Tomato sauce Pizza toppings Time: 15 minutes

Activity details:

For mini pizzas, use round or shaped cutters to cut shapes into ready-made pizza bases or use pita bread bases. Cover with tomato paste and then add whatever vegetables/toppings the girls want including cheese, mushrooms, capsicum, pineapple etc

Cook in the oven or fold in half and wrap in foil and cook in open fi re.

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Throw a LifelineEquipment needed: A number of long ropes Time: 15 minutes

Activity details: Girls learn to throw a lifeline.

Rope is looped into large loops. Stand on one end of the rope to ensure that when you throw the rope you don’t throw it all and lose the end of the rope.

Separate the loops to have about half in each hand, with the throwing arm holding the loops with the spare end in them.

Swing the loops back and forth a few times, then aim the rope at the object to be “saved” and let go of all the loops.

This isn’t easy and girls may need a number of tries to get it right.

Game:

In Patrols, have one of the Patrol lying on a large towel waiting to be saved about halfway down the hall. One member of the Patrol throws her the lifeline and all of the Patrol members pull her back in. Girls swapover so everyone is a rescuer and everyone gets a chance to be saved.

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