Cub Scout Workshops
Bricks 4 Kidz® workshops designed specifically to help Scouts earn the Achievements & Electives at specific Scout levels, and STEM Nova Program badges. Cub Scouts build motorized models using specialized model plans, and LEGO® Bricks, gears and motors. Bricks 4 Kidz® workshops are fun, interactive, engaging, hands-on and promote learning STEM concepts while meeting Scout requirements.
TIGER – Make a Model (Elective)
Scouts will delve into the history and mechanics of amusement park rides as they build a motorized model of a tilt a whirl that spins, turns and goes up and down! The workshop will give scouts an understanding of the physical forces they experience every day, and learn some fun facts about the tilt-a-whirl carnival ride. Bricks 4 Kidz® workshop fulfills TIGER Elective 17 requirements.
Duration – 1 hour
TIGER – Learn About Animals (Elective)
Scouts will discuss many interesting facts about the Alligator, including their powerful jaws, armor-like skin, and how they propel in the water. The scouts will build a motorized model of the alligator with jaws that open and close. Bricks 4 Kidz® workshop fulfills TIGER Elective 31 requirements.
Duration – 1 hour
TIGER – Conservation (Elective)
Scouts will learn how energy is essential to almost everything we do, from the lights in our homes to gasoline that fuels our cars. The scouts will build a motorized model of the windmill and learn how the sails and gears on the machine help convert wind energy into stored electrical energy. We will have a discussion on natural resources and how we can help conserve them. Bricks 4 Kidz® workshop fulfills TIGER Elective 34 requirements.
Duration – 1 hour
WOLF – Living World (Achievement)
Did you know that Americans produce an average of 4.7 pounds of garbage per day? Ever wondered where it all goes? Scouts will discuss the challenges of waste disposal, learn about
landfills and recycling centers, and list ways to reduce garbage and save energy. Scouts will build a motorized model of a garbage truck and learn how garbage can be used to create energy. Bricks 4 Kidz® workshop fulfills WOLF Achievement 7 requirements –7a, 7b, 7c, 7e.
Duration –1.5 hour
WOLF – Machine Power (Elective)
Learn how machines make our work easier, and discuss the various types of machines and how they are used. Then, build a motorized model of a powerful machine like a bulldozer that can do massive amounts of work in a very short time. Observe a crane model to see how the pulley and crank works. Bricks 4 Kidz® workshop fulfills WOLF Elective 8 requirements – 8a, 8c and 8d.
Duration – 1.5 hour
BEAR – Sharing Your World with Wildlife (Achievement)
In this workshop, Scouts will learn about wildlife conservation and talk about why animals become extinct. We will discuss the defining characteristics of birds and build a motorized model of a bird with flapping wings. Bricks 4 Kidz® workshop fulfills BEAR Achievement 5 requirements-5a, 5c, and 5e.
Duration – 1 hour
BEAR – Build a Model (Achievement)
Blasting down a quarter-mile track in just 4.5 seconds, a dragster accelerates faster than a jumbo jet, a fighter jet, or a formula one race car! At the end of the run, the dragster is going more than 300 miles per hour! Scouts will find out how the dragster can go so fast, and learn about the special equipment needed to race these amazing cars. Then scouts will try their hand at building and racing down their own dragster motorized model. Bricks 4 Kidz® workshop fulfills all BEAR Achievement 21 requirements -21a, 21f and 21g.
Duration – 1 hour
BEAR – Space (Elective)
Much of the amazing information we know about space was collected by satellites. And, many of the objects we use every day, such as cell phones, televisions and GPS devices, rely on
information sent by satellites. Scouts will define the term satellite, and discuss what they are used for. We will focus on the accomplishments of the Voyager satellite missions and build a motorized model of a satellite. Bricks 4 Kidz® workshop fulfills BEAR Elective 1 requirements –1d, 1e and 1f.
Duration – 1.5 hour
BEAR – Aircraft (Elective)
Explore the curiosity and resourcefulness that led Wilber and Oliver Wright to successfully build and fly the first airplane. Discover how aircrafts have evolved since then and learn about the physics that keeps these machines in the air. Then build your own motorized model of a propeller driven aircraft. Bricks 4 Kidz® BEAR workshop fulfills Elective 6 requirements –6a, 6c, 6e, 6f and 6g.
Duration – 1.5 hour
BEAR – Things That Go (Elective)
Scouts will explore the many sources of energy and learn some of the awesome ways we power our world. In this workshop, we will build a waterwheel and a motorized model of the windmill. And, scouts will get to build a motorized cub mobile and make their own custom modifications after. Bricks 4 Kidz® BEAR workshop fulfills Elective 7 requirements – 7b, 7c and 7d
Duration – 2 hour
WEBELOS – Engineer Badge (Technology Group)
Welcome to the vast and exciting world of engineering. Discover the many types of engineers and how they invent and improve upon all that we do and see. Discuss electricity and the role of an electrical engineer. Learn about basic architecture and build a bridge model like a civil engineer. Observe the crane model and discuss how block and tackle is used. Build a catapult model to get the furthest trajectory like an aeronautical engineer. Bricks 4 Kidz® workshop fulfills the WEBELOS Engineer Badge requirements – 5, 7, 8 and 9.
Duration – 2 hour
WEBELOS – Geologist (Outdoor Group)
Scouts will build a motorized model of an earthquake and discuss the geological forces that bring about this powerful natural disaster. We will discuss tectonic plates, look at a diagram of the earth showing various plates, and connect these movements to other landforms such mountains and volcanoes. Bricks 4 Kidz® workshop fulfills WEBELOS Geologist Badge requirements – 5, 6 and 7.
Duration – 1 hour
WEBLEOS – Scientist Badge (Technology Group)
This workshop will explore many different aspects of science and the natural laws that surround us. Scouts will race their land sail models applying Bernoulli’s principle. Review Pascal’s law,Newton’s laws and center of gravity principles through some fun experiments. Then, learn what makes an optical illusion as they play with the Victorian era model toy – the thaumarope. Bricks 4 Kidz® workshop fulfills the WEBELOS Scientist Badge requirements – 1, 2, 3, 11, and 12.
Duration – 2 hour
WEBLEOS – Craftsman Badge (Technology Group)
In this workshop, scouts will build several motorized and non-motorized models using Lego bricks, gears, motors and more. They will test out the probability theory by building a three in a row mini-figure contraption, construct zip line racers and challenge each other to see who can build the fastest model, apply architectural concepts as they build the Eiffel tower, and learn about gears and how they work in a paper crinkler machine. This workshop fulfills WEBELOS Craftsman Badge requirement 4.
Duration – 2 hour
WOLF, BEAR & WEBELOS – Science Everywhere (STEM NOVA)
Scouts will review the steps of the scientific process and record each step as they build a model of a spinning top, and then experiment with different modifications to observe the effects. During the workshop, there will be discussion on how the scouts began with a question, tried and modified their designs, and reflected on the scientific process. Bricks 4 Kidz® workshop fulfills the STEM Nova Program Science Badge requirements – 1c, 3a & 3b, and 5.
Duration – 1 to 1.5 hour
WOLF, BEAR & WEBELOS – Engineering (STEM NOVA)
Delve into the world of simple machines! Scouts will learn all about different simple machines, levers, pulleys, inclined planes and then get to build their own simple machine-a See Saw. We will discuss the three types of levers and discover all the simple machines we used in our every days lives! Bricks 4 Kidz® workshop fulfills STEM Nova Engineering requirements – 1, 3, 5a & 5b, and 6.
Duration – 1 to 1.5 hour
Private Workshops
You may schedule a Den Achievement, Elective, or STEM NOVA badge workshops. In addition, we offer Pack events which can be geared to a STEM theme and incorporate Lego-based activities, games and challenges.