Air and Space

http://www.spacecamp.com/
Space Camp - choose pages on astronaut or fighter pilot training

 

http://oposite.stsci.edu/pubinfo/
Space Telescope Science Institute - pictures, information, activities

http://www.cs.ruu.nl/pub/AIRCRAFT-IMAGES/
A directory of aircraft images (maintained in Netherlands)

http://www.spaceday.com/
Space Day - the first one was held in 1998, next one: May 6, 1999. Maintained by Lockheed Martin.

http://firstflight.open.ac.uk/
History of first flight. Maintained in the UK.

http://hea-www.harvard.edu/ECT/the_book/index.html
"Eyes on the Sky, Feet on the Ground" children's online astronomy activities

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/media/world/9612/star_trek/index.html
National Geographic's Star Trek page. Is "Treknology" fact or fiction?

Baltimore Area Council Units

http://pwp.usa.pipeline.com/~dmrenna/natpike.htm
National Pike District

 

http://www.intandem.com/bcmsr
Broad Creek Memorial Scout Reservation.

Bird Houses

http://www.bcpl.net/~tross/by/backyard.html
The Backyard Birding Page, a service of the Baltimore Bird Club. Birdhouse plans and local bird sighting lists.

Construction Plans

http://users.aol.com/lwjones/table.htm
Plans and Patterns for Bob Myer's knockdown plywood Camp Table and Patrol Box

Cooking

http://www.copykat.com/
Copy Kat Creations. Make your favorite restaurant recipes at home.

http://www.sci.mus.mn.us/sln/tf/f/fondant/fondant.html
Make candy bars with soft creamy centers.

 

Fire Safety

http://www.smokeybear.com/
Join Smokey for some forest and campfire fun. And, along the way, discover Smokey's rules for forest fire safety and prevention so that you can become a member of Smokey's team!

http://www.fireplans.com/
Click on General Fire Safety in the index.

Flags

http://www.bsa.scouting.org/fun/stateflags/index.html
Boy Scouts of America's interactive state flag quiz

http://www.isd.net/srtobin/Ceremonies/skelton.html
Red Skelton's explanation of the Pledge of Allegiance, First broadcast on January 14, 1969

http://www.icss.com/usflag/capitol.flag.html
Purchase a U.S.Flag that has flown over the Capitol

Forms

http://web.evcom.net/scouts/forms/forms.html
Boy Scouts of America forms in PDF format. Includes Advancement Report, Class 1 and Class 2 Medical, Class 3 Medical, Flying Permit Application, Local Tour Permit, National Tour Permit, Merit Badge Counselor Information, Unit Money Earning Application, Troop Meeting Plan, and Generic Calendar Planner.

http://lonestar.texas.net/~kirk/Forms.html
Just about all of the forms you could ever need in PDF format. Some apply only to their Austin, TX area, but most are copies of the national provided forms

Free (or almost free) Stuff

http://www.geocities.com/Yosemite/Trails/1192/free.html
Free stuff for Leaders by Pack 421 in the Daniel Webster Council in New Hampshire. Warning: Pop-up console.

http://www.juno.com
Free E-mail

http://www.filmworks.com
2 free rolls of film from Seattle Filmworks

http://www.hotmail.com
Free E-mail

http://www.oriental.com
request free catalog from Oriental Trading Company for yourself and a friend

Funny Stuff

http://www.oreo.com/
Oreo stacking contests, History of the Oreo, How to eat an Oreo, and more.

http://www.thecase.com/kids/
Mini-mysteries to solve, scary stories, magic tricks, and contests

Games and Puzzles

http://www.goodnews.net/wordhunt.html
This site creates word searches for you. All you do is supply the title and the words to search and the site does the res

http://www.familyplay.com/
Crayola's Family Play page.

http://www.trivialpursuit.com/
Tivial Pursuit on-line!

General Scouting

http://www.usscouts.org/themes/themes.html
Looking for the Cub Scouting themes through 2003

http://members.tripod.com/~toveza/
SCOUTOPAEDIA © - Sort of a Scouting Encyclopedia. Ideas and songs, crafts and prayers, this and that, from various Scout gatherings that the web site author has participated in over the years. Warning: pop-up console.

http://www.geocities.com/~cubbobwhite/
A Powwow online site. Again another site that has lots of good information.

http://www.macscouter.com
One of the best known Scouting web sites in the country. Emphasis on the MacIntosh user, but most can be used by anyone. Run by Gary & Kyna Hendra. Gary is also on the staff of the US Scouting Service Project team, as the ftp site coordinator (ftp.scouter.com/usscouts). His favorite quote is, "If you are paid to do Scouting, you are called a Professional; If you are not paid to do Scouting, you are called a Volunteer; If you pay to do Scouting, then you are called a Scouter."

http://users.aol.com/lwjones/scouts/ncs/n_camp_s.html
National Camp School. 1999 Schedule.

http://www2.inow.com/%7Ewag/pack273.html
Web page of Cub Scout Pack 273 of Union City, CA. History of Cub Scouting, good Pack FAQ, source of the Internet Safety section in this book.

http://members.aol.com/StanDCmr/index.html
Lots of scouting links not usually found on other sites. Hosted by Barb and Stan Pope

http://members.aol.com/pack265/index.html
Pack 265 in Round Rock, Texas. Check out their Past Pack Activities link for ideas for ceremonies or Pack activities.

http://www.mninter.net/~blkeagle/
Mike (Blackeagle) Walton's page. One of the best-known contributors to the Scouts-L discussion. General leader resources and a good Scouting Square Knot page.

http://www.creighton.edu/~bsteph/pack114/library/
Pack 114's Library. A Great leader's resource for activities, gathering times, Activity Badges, pack meetings, games, crafts, etc.

http://webcom.net/~bhowson/software.html
Scouting/Guiding Software and Files. Lots of shareware download links and links to other Scouting resources.

http://members.tripod.com/~colonialdistrict
Colonial District of the National Capitol Area Council site with a lot of good ideas. Warning: pop-up console.

http://www.interlog.com/~asap/scouts/king/penpals.html
Scouting Penpal Page.
A list of Scouters worldwide looking for penpals. Warning! Read the previous section on safety before allowing your child to respond to any penpal requests!

http://www.isd.net/stobin/
The Netwoods Virtual Campsite. Run by Steve Tobin. Lots of general leader resources.

http://www.win.net/~gws/gaelwolf/home.htm
The Gaelic Wolf Scouting Pages. Home of The Serious Side of Scouting. Also historical and international scouting links.

http://www.globalserve.net/~codyak/CUBCodyAK.htm
A Scout uniform bank.

http://lonestar.texas.net/~kirk/
A great site with some really great resources and links to resources.

http://www.siu.edu/~women/KaskaskiaDistrict.html
Another site with great resources and links to resources.

http://www.cpcbsa.org/cpcbsa/bsa_info/general/charcount.htm
Can Scouting make a difference? A good source of statistics, facts, and figures.

http://usscouts.org/profbvr/index.html
An all around GREAT site for Cub and Boy Scout Leaders and Commissioners

http://mariposa.yosemite.net/t94/w3b/sctlinks.htm
Miscellaneous Scouting links.

http://rio.atlantic.net/~lfaust/pack303/index.html
Pack 303 in Spring Hill, FL. Leader resources.

 

http://www.sftcbsa.org/humor/index.html
Humorous Scouting related stories. (Send in your own!)

http://www.pacificskylinecouncil.org/scouting/scouter.html
List of links biased towards Cub Scouts. Run by Pack 6 and Troop 87 in the Pacific Skyline Council.

http://www.gate.net/%7Ejolonoff/scouters.html
Scouters Memorial. Rememberance of those "Gone Home" too soon.

http://www.mindspring.com/~keyo/
Cub Scout Pack 1570, Herndon, Virginia. Good pack resources and graphics.

http://www.geocities.com/Yosemite/Rapids/8047/
Great resource Library and interesting scout sites from Pack157 of the Greater Pittsburgh Council.

http://www.tspa.com/
Scout Patch Auction

Graphics

http://clipart.usscouts.org/html/library.htm
The Library of Scouting clip-art. One of the most complete sites of Scouting clip-art on the web. Also available for sale on CD.

http://www.emf.net/~troop24/scouting/patches.html
The famous virtual patch collection of Troop 24 in Berkley, CA.

http://www.geocities.com/Yosemite/Trails/1831/Scouts.htm
Steve's Cub Scout Clip Art & Links

History

http://users.aol.com/randywoo/bsahis/index.htm
A great "History of Scouting" page. Plus, you get to listen to John Philip Sousa's Boy Scouts of America March

http://www.pinetreeweb.com/
The Pinetree Web. Lots of information on Baden-Powell and International Scouting.

Native Americans

http://www.powwows.com/dancing/
Pow Wow Dancing. The sites and sounds of modern Pow Wows

Pinewood Derby

http://users.aol.com/randywoo/pine/pinetip.htm
The Ultimate Pinewood Derby site, according to Randy Worcester.

Professor Beaver pages (Michael Bowman of the US Scouting Service Project and the National Capitol Area Council)

http://www.usscouts.org/profbvr/cub_activities/index.html
Cub Scouting Activity Guide

http://www.usscouts.org/profbvr/jungle_book/index.html
Cub Scouting and The Jungle Book

http://www.usscouts.org/profbvr/pack_admin/index.html
Cub Scout Pack Administration and Finance

http://www.usscouts.org/profbvr/pack_meetings/index.html
Cub Scout Pack Meetings

http://www.usscouts.org/profbvr/fun_awards/index.html
Fun Awards

http://www.usscouts.org/profbvr/ethics/index.html
Ethics in Scouting

http://www.usscouts.org/profbvr/lightning_safety/index.html
Lightning Safety

http://www.usscouts.org/profbvr/parent_involvement/index.html
Parent Involvement

http://www.usscouts.org/profbvr/reference_room/index.html
Scouter's Reference Room Additional "old-fashioned" resources (books!)

http://www.usscouts.org/profbvr/suicide/index.html
Suicide Awareness

http://www.usscouts.org/profbvr/training_quotes/index.html
Training Quotations

Songs

http://www.iinet.net.au/~oneilg/scouts/songs/
Grant's Scouting Songbook. Lots of Scouting songs and skits with attached sound files so you can learn the tune.

http://cac.psu.edu/~jxm181/
The Scouters Belay.
Mostly Boy Scout stuff, but check their songs and Scout humor section. Note: Not all songs may be suitable for Cub Scouts.

http://www.siu.edu/~women/songs.html
Links to song sites.

http://members.aol.com/StanDCmr/firstcs.html
Words and a MIDI file for "The Night They Made the First Cub Scout."

Tiger Cubs

http://www.5tigers.org/talkback/talk.htm
Hey Tiger Cubs--Go to where the Tiger talks back

http://www.geocities.com/Yosemite/Trails/8712/tigers.html
Pack 52 of Collierville, Tennessee's Tiger Cub page. Lots of ideas and activities.

Safety

http://usscouts.org/safety/g2ss.html
Guide to Safe Scouting, 1998 edition.

http://www.mcgruff-safe-kids.com/index.html
Help learn to take a bite out of crime with McGruff

http://www.usscouts.org/profbvr/lightning_safety/index.html
Lightning Safety

http://www.usscouts.org/profbvr/suicide/index.html
Suicide Awareness

Training

http://www.lns.cornell.edu/~seb/philmont.html
Selden's List of Philmont Web Pages. Includes lists of Philmont leader training courses.

http://www.woodbadge.org/
Information on Cub Scout Trainer (and Boy Scout Leader) Wood Badge. They also play a midi file of the Gilwell song.

http://www.epix.net/~hawkmtn/wb3.html
A little insight into Cub Scout Wood Badge.

http://www.usscouts.org/profbvr/training_quotes/index.html
Training Quotations

Web Page Design

http://werbach.com/barebones/barebone.html
The Bare Bones Guide to HTML

http://home.netscape.com/assist/net_sites/bg/backgrounds.html
The Background Sampler from Netscape. Backgrounds for your Web Page that you can either download or link directly to the image on Netscape's server..

http://www.hooked.net/~larrylin/5.htm
Spicing Up Your Site. A web site with nothing but text would be pretty boring. Take advantage of the technology of the Internet and add some cool stuff to your site.

http://www.geocities.com/Yosemite/Trails/2016/
Lord Baden-Powell Award for Scouting Excellence. Get your site nominated.

Web Resources

http://www.engr.tcu.edu/~eidson/scouts-l/swelcome.html
Scouts-L Welcome Page. Information on how to subscribe to and use the Scouts-L listserver.

http://spider.scout.net/
Scouting Spider Net.
This webserver provide a full searchable database for scouting and guiding related pages on the world wide web.

Webelos

Artist Activity Badge

http://coloring.com/
On-Line Coloring Books. Choose from many different pictures.

http://www.kidalex.com/index.html
On-Line Coloring Books. Color, save, print, and e-mail pictures.

http://www.eduweb.com/insideart/index.html
Follow the links on this page to find yourself inside a mystery painting. Warning: pop-up console.

Citizen Activity Badge

http://www.macscouter.com/General/USGov.html
A compilation of US Government web sites and related resource sites. Also included here are ways to reach US State Government sites.

http://www.visi.com/juan/congress/
Contacting the Congress. A neutral site for looking up Congressional contact information

http://www.odci.gov/cia/ciakids/govagency.html
U.S. Government Pages for Kids (sponsored by the CIA)

Communicator Activity Badge

http://cyberrodeo.com/guysgals/chatter.htm
Rodeo Chatter. Glossary of Rodeo Terms

http://www.bsa.scouting.org/fun/morse/index.html
Boy Scouts of America page. Morse Code Translator

http://www.bsa.scouting.org/fun/semaphore/index.html
Boy Scouts of America page. Say it with Semaphore

http://www.cybertron.com/~ddavis/cb10.htm
Complete CB 10-Codes

http://terra.org/comm/morsecode/morsecode.html
Simple Morse Code Buzzer and Morse Code

Craftsman Activity Badge

http://www.tycs.demon.co.uk/planes/
Instructions with illustrations on how to fold 4 planes. Links to other paper airplane sites.

Engineer Activity Badge

http://library.advanced.org/11686/
Design and test your own bridge structures. The Information Center gives you all the technical stuff. Feed your Brain!! The Builder is a Java Applet that allows you to design your beam and joint structure. The Tester isd a Java Applet that allows you to test the strength of your structure! It reveals your design skills. The Viewer is a nifty Java Applet that extrudes the structures and allows you to view them in 3D.

Geologist Activity Badge

http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/docs/ask-a-ge.html
Do you have a question about volcanoes, earthquakes, mountains, rocks, maps, ground water, lakes, or rivers? You can email earth science questions to Ask-A-Geologist

Naturalist Activity Badge

http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/2221/index.html
Snake Bytes. All about snakes. Warning: pop-up window.

Outdoorsman Activity Badge

http://www.nps.gov/
National Park Service

 

http://www.kab.org/
Keep America Beautiful, Inc.

http://www.obviously.com/recycle/
Internet Consumers Recycling Guide

http://gorp.com/gorp/eclectic/familyou.htm
GORP - Great Outdoor Recreation Pages. Outdoor informational links

Scholar Activity Badge

http://einstein.et.tudelft.nl/~arlet/puzzles/logic.html
Logic Puzzles and Brain Teasers

Scientist Activity Badge

http://www.monroe2boces.org/shared/esp/chem.htm
More gooey things for kids to make.

 

http://www.owu.edu/~mggrote/pp/chemistry/kitchen/c_kitchen.html
Kitchen chemistry activities for grades K-3.

http://kidscience.miningco.com/library/weekly/aa031498.htm
Grow a crystal garden

http://www.exploratorium.edu/ronh/solar_system/
Build a solar system

http://www.exploratorium.edu/ronh/weight/index.html
Your weight on other planets