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WEBELOS

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Sam Houston Area Council

The Beaufort Wind Scale

The Beaufort Wind Scale was originally devised by Sir Francis Beaufort to describe windspeed in chart form. By watching the effect of wind on objects in the neighborhood, it is possible to estimate its speed. Copy the scale on a large sheet of cardboard and hang it in your den meeting place.

#	Title	Effect of Wind	MPH
0	Calm	Smoke rises vertically	Less than 1
1	Light Air	Smoke drifts	1 - 3
2	Light Breeze	Leaves rustle	4 - 7
3	Gentle Breeze	Flags fly	8 - 12
4	Moderate Breeze	Dust, loose paper raised	13 - 18
5	Fresh Breeze	Small trees sway	19 - 24
6	Strong Breeze	Difficult to use umbrellas	25 - 31
7	Moderate Gale	Difficult to walk	32 - 38
8	Fresh Gale	Twigs break off trees	39 - 46
9	Strong Gale	Slight damage to roofs	47 - 54
10	Whole Gale	Trees uprooted	55 - 63
11	Storm	Widespread damage	64 - 75
12	Hurricane	Devastation	Above 75

The Webelos Scouts might look for pictures in magazines, which fit the various descriptions above and add them to the chart in the proper places.
Use a calendar to keep track of wind speed over a period of time.

Which Eye?

Sam Houston Area Council

Ask the Webelos if they are right-eyed or left-eyed as they are right-handed and left-handed. They can check by extending a finger towards a distant object and keeping both eyes open. Then tell them to close their right eye. If their finger appears to jump, this means they are right-eyed, if it does not, they are left-eyed, since the left eye is dominant.

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