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Tiger Elective Adventure Requirements


Requirements were REVISED effective June 1, 2022.

To see the changes which were made in 2022, Click here.

For the previous requirements, Click here.


There are 9 Elective Adventures in the Tiger program, plus one preview adventure which can be earned as an elective or earned for requirement 4.

Preview Adventure:

Curiosity, Intrigue, and Magical Mysteries Adventure Loop

Tiger Elective Adventure: Curiosity, Intrigue, and Magical Mysteries

Complete Requirements 1 and 2 plus at least one other.

  1. Do the following:
    1. Learn a magic trick. Practice your magic trick so you can perform it in front of an audience.
    2. Create an invitation to a magic show.
    3. With your den or with your family, put on a magic show for an audience.
  2. Spell your name using sign language, and spell your name in Braille.
  3. Create a secret code. Share it with your family or den.
  4. With the other Scouts in your den or with your family, crack a code that you did not create.
  5. With the help of your parent, guardian, or other caring adult, conduct a science demonstration that shows how magic works and share what you learned from your science demonstration.

Workbook for use with these requirements: PDF Format DOCX Format

Floats and Boats Adventure Loop

Tiger Elective Adventure: Floats and Boats

Complete Requirements 1-4 plus at least one other.

  1. With your den, say the SCOUT water safety chant.
  2. With your den, talk about why it’s important to have a buddy and then play the buddy game.
  3. Show how to safely help someone who needs assistance in the water, without having to enter the water yourself.
  4. Show how to enter the water safely, blow your breath out under the water, and do a prone glide.
  5. Identify five different types of boats.
  6. Build a boat from recycled materials, and float it on the water.
  7. Show that you can put on and fasten a life jacket correctly

Workbook for use with these requirements: PDF Format DOCX Format

Good Knights Adventure Loop

Tiger Elective Adventure: Good Knights

Complete Requirements 1 and 2 plus at least two others.

  1. With your den or with your parent, guardian, or other caring adult, say the Scout Law. Explain to your den one of the 12 points of the Law and why you think a knight would have the same behavior.
  2. If you have not already done so, make a code of conduct with your den that will describe how each person should act when you are all together. If your den has a code of conduct, discuss with your den the updates it might need. Vote on which actions should go in your den code of conduct.
  3. Create a den shield and a personal shield.
  4. Using recycled materials, design and build a small castle to display at the pack meeting.
  5. Think of one physical challenge that could be part of an obstacle course. Then help your den design a Tiger knight obstacle course. Participate in the course.
  6. Show your understanding of knights’ service to others by participating in a service project in your community.

Workbook for use with these requirements: PDF Format DOCX Format

Rolling Tigers Adventure Loop

Tiger Elective Adventure: Rolling Tigers

Complete Requirements 1-3 plus at least two others.

  1. With your den or with your parent, guardian, or other caring adult, try on safety gear you should use while riding a bike. Show how to wear a bicycle helmet properly.
  2. With your den or with your parent, guardian, or other caring adult, learn and demonstrate safety tips to follow when riding a bicycle.
  3. Learn and demonstrate proper hand signals.
  4. With your den  or with your parent, guardian, or other caring adult, do a safety check on a bicycle.
  5. With your den or family, go on a bicycle hike wearing your safety equipment. Follow the bicycling safety and traffic laws.
  6. With your den or or with your parent, guardian, or other caring adult, discuss two different types of bicycles and their uses.
  7. Learn about a famous bicycle race or famous cyclist. Share what you learn with your den.
  8. Visit your local or state police department to learn about bicycle riding laws.
  9. Identify two jobs that use bicycles and discuss how they are used.

Workbook for use with these requirements: PDF Format DOCX Format

Sky is the Limit Adventure Loop

Tiger Elective Adventure: Sky is the Limit

Complete Requirements 1-3 plus at least one other.

  1. With your den or  or with your parent, guardian, or other caring adult, go outside to observe the night sky. Talk about objects you see or might see.
  2. Look at a distant object through a telescope or binoculars. Show how to focus the device you chose.
  3. Find out about two astronauts who were Scouts when they were younger. Share what you learned with your den.
  4. Observe in the sky or select from a book, chart, computer, or electronic device two constellations that are easy to see in the night sky. With your parent/guardian or other caring adult, find out the names of the stars that make up the constellation and how the constellation got its name. Share what you found with your den.
  5. Draw and name your own constellation. Share your constellation with your den.
  6. Create a homemade model of a constellation.
  7. Find out about two different jobs related to astronomy. Share this information with your den.
  8. With your den or family, visit a planetarium, observatory, science museum, astronomy club, or college or high school astronomy teacher. Before you go, write down questions you might want to ask. Share what you learned.

Workbook for use with these requirements: PDF Format DOCX Format

Stories in Shapes Adventure Loop

Tiger Elective Adventure: Stories in Shapes

Complete at least four of the following requirements.

  1. Visit an art gallery or a museum, explore an art website, or visit your library.
  2. Look closely at pictures of some art with your den or a family member. Decide what you like about the art, and share your ideas with the other Tigers.
  3. Create a piece of art on paper, poster board, or canvas.
  4. Draw or create an art piece using shapes.
  5. Use tangrams to create shapes.

Workbook for use with these requirements: PDF Format DOCX Format

Tiger-iffic! Adventure Loop

Tiger Elective Adventure: Tiger-iffic!

Complete requirements 1-3 and plus at least one other.

  1. Play at least two different games by yourself; one may be a video game.
  2. Play a board game or another inside game with one or more members of your den.
  3. Play a problem-solving game with your den.
  4. With your parent's or guardian's permission, do the following:
    1. Play a video game with family members or den members in a tournament.
    2. List at least three tips that would help someone who was learning how to play your favorite video game.
    3. Play an appropriate video game with a friend for 30 minutes.
  5. With other members of your den, invent a game, OR change the rules of a game you know, and play the game.
  6. Play a team game with your den

Workbook for use with these requirements: PDF Format DOCX Format

Tiger Safe and Smart Adventure Loop

Tiger Elective Adventure: Tiger: Safe and Smart

Complete requirements 1-8. Requirement 9 is optional.

  1. Memorize your address, and say it to your den leader or your parent, guardian, or other caring adult.
  2. Memorize an emergency contact’s phone number, and say it to your parent, guardian, or den leader.
  3. Take the 911 safety quiz.
  4. Show you can “Stop, Drop, and Roll.”
  5. Show you know how to safely roll someone else in a blanket to put out a fire.
  6. With your parent, guardian, or other caring adult, make a fire escape map of your home and explain it to family members and your den.
  7. With your parent, guardian, or other caring adult, try a practice fire drill at home.
  8. Find the smoke detectors in your home. With the help of your parent, guardian, or other caring adult, check the batteries.
  9. Visit an emergency responder station, or have an emergency responder visit you.

Workbook for use with these requirements: PDF Format DOCX Format

Tiger Tag Adventure Loop

Tiger Elective Adventure: Tiger Tag

Complete requirements 1 and 2 plus at least one other.

  1. Choose one active game you like, and tell your den about how to play and why you like this game.
  2. Play two team or relay games with your den. Tell your parent, guardian, or other caring adult or the other Tigers what you liked best about each game.
  3. Have your den choose a team or relay game that everyone can play, and play it at least twice.
  4. With your parent, guardian, or other caring adult, select an active outside game that you could play with the members of your den. Talk with den members about the games suggested by all Tigers. With your den, decide on a game to play and play the game that your den has chosen. After the game, discuss with your den the meaning of being a good sport.

Workbook for use with these requirements: PDF Format DOCX Format

Protect Yourself Rules logo

Protect Yourself Rules (Preview Adventure)

Complete each of the following:

  1. Watch the Protect Yourself video lessons for this adventure.
  2. Demonstrate how you would say "No!" to someone who is doing something that makes you feel uncomfortable.
  3. Identify five trusted adults, and share this list with your parent or legal guardian.
  4. Describe the characteristics of a "safe stranger."

Note: Tiger Cub Scouts may complete the Protect Yourself Rules Preview Adventure in rank requirement 4 or they may complete it as an elective for rank requirement 2.

Workbook for use with these requirements: PDF Format DOCX Format

Sources: Cub Scout Tiger Handbook (#325523 - SKU 646427)
https://www.scouting.org/programs/cub-scouts/what-cub-scouts-earn/the-advancement-trail/
https://www.scouting.org/programs/cub-scouts/preview-adventures/protect-yourself-rules/

and
https://blog.scoutingmagazine.org/2021/05/13/nineteen-cub-scout-elective-adventures-will-be-retired-next-year/


Page updated on: September 28, 2022



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