UK Navigators Badge Guide for parents and units.

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Archery Worksheet

Bronze

Complete all 4 Sections

Learn about all the equipment used in archery Learn basic safety rules of archery.

Take part in session lead by experienced archery coach. Take part in friendly competition with other Navigators.

Silver

Complete all 4 Sections

Learn how to look after the equipment used in archery

Demonstrate the safety rules of archery

Keep a record of your progress over 6 organised sessions Take part in at least 3 archery competitions

Gold

Complete all 4 Sections

Demonstrate how to look after the equipment used in archery Make your own working archery bow and arrow/s

Take part in a archery competition outside of Navigators

Create a presentation on the history of archery


Worksheet

Bronze

Complete all 4 Sections

Present something you have made to the group Make something from wood, clay or cloth

Draw a picture of something you wish to make

Demonstrate in Scrap Book your craft making activities

Silver

Complete all 4 Sections

Present to the group something you made and the creation process Create something with moving or hiden parts

Draw a comic strip describing idea for model, invention or project Take part in a community project using your art/craft skills

Gold

Complete all 4 Sections

Put on an Exhibition of your work within your community

Make a fully interactive model

Create a project, including materials and instructions for others to follow

Use your craft skills to be a help to another person

Designed by Anne Michaels BA


Buddy Worksheet

Bronze

Complete all 4 Sections

Draw a poster about what you enjoy in Navigators Invite a friend to come along to Navigators

Teach your friend the seven values of a Navigator

Teach a friend about Navigators and introduce them to the group

Silver

Complete all 4 Sections

Find a pen friend in another Unit (UK) or Chapter (USA) or Uganda Draw a self portrait

Write a letter about yourself,and send it with your portrait to your pen friend Receive letter back from Pen friend and talk about them to your crew

Gold

Complete all 4 Sections

Keep a scrap book of at least six months of correspondence

Find out about their Navigators group and their differences

Find out about someone in your community that could do with a friend

Carry out an act of random kindness and discuss what you did with your crew


Worksheet

Bronze

Complete all 4 Sections

Learn about safety in a Bushcraft Environment Make a simple shelter that fits two people

Learn the three parts of a fire triangle and demonstrate Create a camp tool from woodland resources

Silver

Complete all 4 Sections

Carve a tool that can be used for camp cooking Create a whistle from natural resources

Demonstrate three different types of fire Construct a piece of furniture and use it

Gold

Complete all 4 Sections

Cook a two course meal on a fire for your team

Show the uses of different types of wood

Demonstrate three different ways of lighting a fire

Spend a night in a shelter you have created from natural resources


Worksheet

Bronze

Complete all 4 Sections

Pitch and take down a simple 2 person dome tent Know what to pack for a weekend away

Participate in a camp fire, building and activities Sleep outdoors in a tent for 2 nights

Silver

Complete all 4 Sections

Demonstrate how to pack a rucksack for a week camp

Pitch and take down at least 4 man tent with your team

Sleep 10 nights in a tent (not consecutive)

Create and take part in a sketch during a campfire

Gold

Complete all 4 Sections

Make up first aid kit for a weekend camp

Pitch and take down an 8 man tent with your team

Run a wide game or lead a song/activity at a camp fire

Complete 25 nights in a tent (not consecutive) Badge created by Paul Harris


Worksheet

Bronze

Complete all 4 Sections

Listen carefully to a safety talk about climbing from an instructor Take part in an indoor climbing/bouldering session Know the names and uses of your equipment

Identify 3 places you can practise climbing safely

Silver

Complete all 4 Sections

Undertake at least 3 hours of climbing on an indoor wall Learn 3 knots used in Climbing

Present a short talk on the risks associated with climbing Learn the importance of warm up and planning before a climb

Gold

Complete all 4 Sections

Keep a 6 month diary of climbs undertaken completing at least 6

Undertake at least 3 out door climbs with qualified instructor/s

Know how to tie 7 knots used in climbing

Demonstrate to your crew what you would do in a climbing emergency


Worksheet

Bronze

Complete all 4 Sections

Learn about safety in communication

Create your own secret code and exchange messages with friends

Create a poster for an event or activity your group are doing Learn how to call emergency services when required

Silver

Complete all 4 Sections

Learn about the risks associated with Social Media

Communicate with someone across a field without using sound Write a fundraising or thank you letter

Learn how to sign at least 10 words in BSL or Makaton

Gold

Complete all 4 Sections

Learn the alphabet in BSL, Morse Code, Semaphore or similar

Create a web page about your unit and what you do

Talk to a local member of the community and learn about their role

Take part in a structured debate with your crew on a topical issue


Worksheet

Bronze

Complete all 4 Sections

Learn about the diversity of your community

Talk to local faith leader about their community Take part in a project to help your community

Make a map or model of your area and public buildings nearby

Silver

Complete all 4 Sections

Talk to a local councillor or politician

Take part in a local event, activity, fete or fundraiser Help improve a local facility, weed, paint, repair etc

Plan a fundrasing idea to raise money for a local charity

Gold

Complete all 4 Sections

Plan, Develop and put on a fund raising activity for local charity

Keep a Diary on helping regularly with a local charity/organisation

Do a presentation about a community group of your choice

Produce information leaflet/poster on local public resources


Worksheet

Bronze

Complete all 4 Sections

Identify an endangered species and create a poster Visit a Zoo or wildlife park or nature reserve

Speak to a wildlife professional or volunteer group Find out about conservation in your area

Silver

Complete all 4 Sections

Find out about what people are doing to help with conservation Take part in a local conservation activity

Explore your local wildlife and record your findings

Design your own conservation project. What would you do?

Gold

Complete all 4 Sections

Plan, Develop and put on your own conservation project

Keep a diary of volunteering/fundraising for conservation project

Find out about the effects of modern life on animal or human welfare

Help raise awareness of local conservation project


Worksheet

Bronze

Complete all 4 Sections

Build a model of a house, vehicle or place of interest

Visit a construction site or similar or an organised site visit

Build a mini catapult, vehicle or tower from small sticks/canes Follow set of instructions to complete building block project

Silver

Complete all 4 Sections

Using supplied materials build a bridge to span a defined distance Learn about health and safety on a construction site

Build a 3 Dimensional model of a local building/facility

construct a full size catapult, vehicle or tower from pioneering poles

Gold

Complete all 4 Sections

Help with a local community construction project

Use a computer package of your choice to construct a virtual building

Create plans for others to follow to construct a useful camp gadget

Organise the construction and planning of a weekend camp ground


Worksheet

Bronze

Complete all 4 Sections

Learn basic food and hygiene rules

Follow instructions to abake a cake, biscuit or Followcooking a reciepe to create cake/biscuit/bun ormuffin muffin

Learn how to make a hot drink

Wash up and clear away after unit cooking session

Silver

Complete all 4 Sections

Learn about bacteria and food contamination

Cook a two course meal of your choice in a kitchen Demonstrate how to set out a dinning table

Create a menu for a three course meal with options for special diets

Gold

Complete all 4 Sections

Create two contrasting meals one standard and one healthy version

Help out at a cafe for your unit or local community group (not business)

Develop and cook a 3 course meal for your team

Plan a daily menu for 1 person, keeping under recommended calorie limit


Worksheet

Bronze

Complete Bikeability Level 1 or Complete all 4 parts

Fit Helmet, Carry out simple check, Get on and Off Bike

Control Bike around Objects, Control Bike with one Hand Do an emergency stop when required

Look all around you whilst cycling keeping in Control

Silver

Complete Bikeability Level 2 or Complete all 4 parts

Cycle safetly on the road, avoid obstacles and observing dangers

Make correct signals, perform a safe U-Turn and use junctions correctly Use Highway Code, know your road signs, Decide when to use a cycle lane

Gold

Complete Bikeability Level 3 or Complete all 4 parts

Plan a trip from home to a place of interest and back

Show you can use roundabouts and multi lane roads safetly

Understand Blind Spots and how to pass vehicles safetly whilst queuing

Know how to react to dangerous road conditions and interpret signs


Worksheet

Bronze

Complete all 4 parts

Visit a design studio, newspaper, publishers or similar Design a poster for a local community function

Create a puppet or character and give it a personality

Design a new invention to help with a problem you would like to overcome

Silver

Complete all 4 parts

Create a newsletter or small magazine featuring a local event or activity Design something that would be useful on camp

Create a 3D design of a new building

Design and pitch a new uniform for Navigators and why they need it.

Gold

Complete all 4 parts

Design an online magazine or web site

Create either scenery for a show or mural/backdrop for wall

Create a feature board to demonstrate things that inspire you

Design a new logo, range of clothing and stationery for community project


Worksheet

Bronze

Complete all 4 parts

Visit a museum or local place of interest

Take part in a beach combing, rock pool exploration or fossil hunt Explore your local park or grassland recording types of wildlife Talk about something you have discovered in history

Silver

Complete all 4 parts

Present a talk on a famous explorer, navigator or adventurer Take part in an activity at a local museum

Discover the history about an aspect of your community Identify different species of plants and trees in local park

Gold

Complete all 4 parts

Organise a tour of your local area for your group Help or visit a local archeological dig or activity Research a name on a local war memorial

Create a meal from resources found locally


Worksheet

Bronze

Complete all 4 parts

Visit a local recycling plant/depot

Find out what rubbish is recyclable

Create a model out of scrap material

Find out how to save water in the home

Silver

Complete all 4 parts

Find out how to save electricity in the home

Arrange a collection of recylable material

Help local community with public space park, woodland etc Create a device to save water and a use for that water

Gold

Complete all 4 parts

Organise a tour of your local area for your group Help or visit a local archeological dig or activity Research a name on a local war memorial

Create a meal from resources found locally


Worksheet

Bronze

Complete all 4 parts

Make a rain catcher and monitor rainfall over a week Find out how gears or pulleys work Explore our 5 main senses

What is an acid and what is an akaline

Silver

Complete all 4 parts

Create a simple electric circuit to send morse code

Record the daily weather and compare to national forecast

Discover how it might feel to be without one of our senses

Discover a famous experiment that you can recreate in your group

Gold

Complete all 4 parts

Visit a place of scientific interest

Create your own camera and develop a picture from it Measure the circumfrance of the earth

Create a presentation of a famous scientist


Worksheet

Bronze

Complete all 4 parts

Listen to a person who is involved in the aircraft industry Create a paper aeroplane then find ways to improve it

Create your own model of a hotair balloon, plane or hellicopter Find out about a particular plane and talk about it to your crew

Silver

Complete all 4 parts

Visit an airfield or place associated with the aircraft industry Create a water propelled rocket

Find out how planes work. What makes them fly

Make a kite

Gold

Complete all 4 parts

Take a trip in a balloon, plane, glider, hellicopter or simualator Learn about air pressure and weather patterns

Propell an egg 30ft in the air and land without breaking

Present a talk on a jet or history of flight


Worksheet

Bronze

Complete all 4 parts

Take part in an activity based on a Video Game Learn about good sportmanship and fair play

Create a case and write down an idea for your own game Make your own board game

Silver

Complete all 4 parts

Develop instructions on how to play a current video game

Using your computer or draw a set of characters for a new game

Create a board game that could be played at navigators Write a review of a recent game you have played

Gold

Complete all 4 parts

Create a 3D Model of a character or world for your game

Run a wide game with your crew, based on a video game

Present a talk on the pros and cons of video games

Create a fundraising activity using a video game


Worksheet

Bronze

Complete all 4 parts

List the equipment you should carry geocaching

Know the points of a compass, way point & country code

Know how to set a map to North Find you first cache

Silver

Complete all 4 parts

Make and place a travel bug and log for 3 months Place your first cache and how you maintain it Know how to set a way point Find 20 caches

Gold

Complete all 4 parts

Find a cache with level 4 or 5 difficulty

Find a cache in a different country than your own

Pack a bag with everything you will need for 12 hour caching

Find 50 Caches


Worksheet

Bronze

Complete all 4 parts

Build a model Go Kart from a kit/pattern Create a self propelled vehicle Design your own race course

Race slot cars against your crew

Silver

Complete all 4 parts

Build a full size soap box no bigger than 2m length x 1m width

Take part in a soap box race

Record your best lap time and find a way to improve Take part in a radio controlled car race

Gold

Complete all 4 parts

Build your own full size self propelled go-kart Drive a go kart around a purpose built track

Find out about the history of a famous racing driver

In your own Go-Kart record fastest time for yourself and crew


Worksheet

Bronze

Complete all 4 parts

Find out where your great grandparents live/lived Find out two historical facts about your area Visit a place of historical interest

Learn something about costume, diet or leisure from history

Silver

Complete all 4 parts

Find out the family tree of a famous person

Talk to a person from local historical society Visit a historical re-enactment event

Take part in a traditional activity. Wassail, Morris Dance etc

Gold

Complete all 4 parts

Research your family tree and present to crew Help out at a local place of historical interest

Find out history of youth movements in the UK Create a historical activity at a local event


Worksheet

Bronze

Complete all 4 parts

Follow a trail or map

Learn about road safety and appropriate clothing Learn how to use a torch correctly

Know about North, South, East and West

Silver

Complete all 4 parts

Take part in at least 5 Walks/Hikes, One should be Night Hike Learn what to take with you on a hike Learn what to do in an emergency

Demonstrate knowledge on weather protection

Gold

Complete all 4 parts

Take part in at least 10 Hikes longer than 5 miles Learn what to take on a 2 day hike

Visit search and rescue facility or organisation Take part in a sponsored walk for charity


Worksheet

Bronze

Complete all 4 parts

Learn how to tie a shoelace A Reef knot

A Clove Hitch A Bowline

Silver Figure 8

Complete all 4 parts

Sheet Bend

Two Half Hitches Taut Line Hitch

Gold

Complete all 4 parts

Fishermans Knot Water Knot

Rolling Hitch Prusik Knot


Worksheet

Bronze

Complete all 4 parts

Learn 8 basic points of a compass Know about magnetic north

Learn how to read a map legend and scale Follow a simple map from point A to B

Silver

Complete all 4 parts

Know how to plot a course on a map between two points Demonstrate how to use grid references Know how to find a bearing on a map

Navigate at least 3 miles using a map and compass

Gold

Complete all 4 parts

Plan a hike for others to follow

Learn about contours of a map

Identify hazards on a map

Navigate at least 5 miles using map and compass


Worksheet

Bronze

Complete all 4 parts

Create a collage using various media

Act out a radio interview or pretend to be a DJ Visit a Newspaper, Radio or TV Station

Write a story about something you have done

Silver

Complete all 4 parts

Create a storyboard for a short film

Create a press release to send to local media

Conduct and record interview with local personality

Speak about subject of your choice lasting at least 5 mins

Gold

Complete all 4 parts

Create a short film

Create a magazine or newsletter

Create a exhibition on something you have created

Take and present pictures from a recent Navigator event


Worksheet

Bronze

Complete all 4 parts

Know how to make all of the following. Chest, Bed

Torch, Ladder, Stairs, Armour, Sign, Bucket, Slab, Glass Sword, Pick Axe, Shovel, Axe, Hoe. Furnace, Doors Building and how to respect others creations.

Silver

Complete all 4 parts

Know how to make all of the following. Bucket, Shears, Brick

Painting, Double size Chest, Cook meat, mine redstone, torch piston and a multifloor building with coloured floor. Demonstrate what not to do when playing online.

Gold

Complete all 4 parts

Build a working Rollercoaster

Build a village and bring villagers to it

Build a redstone trip wire that fires missiles

Visit the Netherworld and recover blaze rod

Based on rmtweb.co.uk


Worksheet

Bronze

Complete all 4 parts

Sing a song or read a poem to your crew

Play a game game using tellingyour yourbody bodytototell tella astory story

Tell as story, dance, act or play a musical instrument Take part in a performance with another group

Silver

Complete all 4 parts

Perform song to group with music or backing tracks Perform a short sketch with friends

Demonstrate skills on creating a production

Take part in a community activity using performing arts

Gold

Complete all 4 parts

Take part in a production which you fully reherse for audience

Take part in two active productions

Present a demonstration on your particular performance skill

Create a sketch to deliver to community group or care group


Worksheet

Bronze

Complete all 4 parts

Visit animal sanctury, vets or animal care centre

Talk about your pet or favourite domestic animal

Write a diary on what your pet has done over a week Help clean up after your pet

Silver

Complete all 4 parts

Visit an animal charity and find out what they do

Discover what things animals have done to help people

Keep a diary for 1 month of animals health, diet and exercise Explain what would happen if you neglect your pet

Gold

Complete all 4 parts

Help out at an animal charity at venue or fundraising

Find out about your pets ancestors or natural habitat

Help someone in the community with their pet

Learn about animal healthcare and looking after your pet


Worksheet

Bronze

Complete all 4 parts

Create a structure as tall as possible from spaghetti

Construct a simple catapult from canes or small sticks Learn how to tie two poles with a square lashing Construct a simple shelter or den

Silver

Complete all 4 parts

Learn how to build a tripod and lash together Learn how to splice two ropes

Learn how to secure a large structure, with ground support Learn basics of pulleys

Gold

Complete all 4 parts

Build a tower or bridge from pioneering poles

Learn how to stop a rope from fraying

Build an entrance gate for a camp with pioneering poles

Build a table and seating for an outdoor meal or camp


Worksheet

Bronze

Complete all 4 parts

Learn about water safety and its risks

Build a small raft big enough to hold an egg Take part in a model raft race

Undertake experiments on on what makes a raft float Undertake experiments bouncy

Silver

Complete all 4 parts

Build a raft big enough for two people

Learn about life jackets and their uses

Learn how to re-right a raft in calm water

Take part in Dragon Boating or siimilar activity

Gold

Complete all 4 parts

Build a raft that will hold your own team (min 4 people)

Race your raft against another team across calm water

Find out about Kon-Tiki and its adventures

Build a raft with sail and create your own paddles


Worksheet

Bronze

Complete all 4 parts

Learn about stranger danger and when to say no Learn who to talk to if you do not like something Visit a police, fire or ambulance station

Learn who to call in the event of an emergency

Silver

Complete all 4 parts

Know dangers around the home

Design a poster reflecting safety at home

Learn about road safety and what to look out for as a pedestrian

Learn about poisonous plants and berries

Gold

Complete all 4 parts

Learn about signs of poisoning

Learn basic first aid

Learn about various types of shock and what to do

Learn about warning on labels and what they mean Designed by Karen Woodman


Worksheet

Bronze

Complete all 4 parts

Find the North Star

Look at the moon through a telescope

Know the position of earth to other planets

Build a spaceship/rocket out of junk.

Silver

Complete all 4 parts

Visit a space related exhibition, observatory, museum or similar Identify three consolations in the sky

Find out about an astronaut or space scientist/pioneer Take part in a space related activity or experiment

Gold

Complete all 4 parts

Make and fire your own rocket Build a telescope

Take a detailed picture of the moon or other planet

Learn how to navigate by the stars and practise this


Worksheet

Bronze

Complete all 4 parts

Discuss a newspaper article that catches your attention

Take part in an act of celebration or worship in your community Participate in an act of remembrance

Take part in an activity that enhances your thinking ability

Silver

Complete all 4 parts

Find stories that relate to the seven values of the Moral Compass

Create a mind map illustrating your thoughts on spirit and thinking

Identify a great thinker, philosopher, campaigner or religious individual Visit a spiritual centre that you never visited before

Gold

Complete all 4 parts

Find out about two separate religions or ways of thinking

Debate an issue that requires deep thought and consideration of others

Keep a diary documenting your spiritual and thinking progress over at least 5 days Create and present a ‘Pause for Thought’ style speech

Designed by Anne Michaels


Worksheet

Bronze

Complete all 4 parts

Try 3 new sports you have never taken part in before Learn about working as a team

Discuss what is important about good sportsmanship Visit a gym, sports centre or similar with your crew

Silver

Complete all 4 parts

Demonstrate your favourite sport and its history Visit a stadium, ground or recreation centre

Learn a new sport and keep a diary of your envolvement Take part in a competition or grading of your sport

Gold

Complete all 4 parts

Teach others how to play or take part in your sport

Organise a demonstration or charity game within your community

Referee or Judge a sport of your choice

Take part in a sport which is open to all abilities


Worksheet

Bronze

Complete all 4 parts

Find out about fire triangle

Know what are the most important thing to survice in the outdoors Cook a simple meal or drink on a small fire

Understand about clean and dirty water and how to make safe

Silver

Complete all 4 parts

Learn how to use survival equipment safetly Light a fire without matches

Learn how to navigate without a compass/map or GPS Prepare wild food for cooking and eating

Gold

Complete all 4 parts

Build a shelter from natural resources

Spend at least 24 hours in a woodland environement Understand about how to keep healthy out doors

Learn how you can be found easier in case of emergency


Worksheet

Bronze

Complete ASA Stage 1 Badge

or all of

Enter and Exit Water and understand pool rules

the following

Push and glide off the wall and move up to 5 meters in any direction

Take part in a pool game and be confident moving around in the pool Be able to use a floating aids and equipment

Silver

Complete ASA Stage 3 Badge or all of the following

Jump in and retrieve an object from at least 0.9m Swim 10m in any direction on front and back

Understand the Water Safety Code

Sink push away from side and maintain a straight course

Gold

Complete ASA Stage 6 Badge or all of the following

Understand about preperation for exercise

Perform a shout and signal rescue

Swim 25m in a stroke of your choice and 10m clothed

Swim at least 10m correctly of front crawl, breaststoke and butterfly


Worksheet To gain the Moral Compass badge you have to know the following off by heart, know what it means and be able to speak it out to the group at either the start or closing procedures of a group activity.

As a Navigator I promise to do my best to create a world free of prejudice and ignorance.

To treat people of every race, creed, lifestyle and ability with dignity and respect.

To strengthen my body and improve my mind to reach my full potential.

To protect our planet and preserve our freedom

You also need to know the seven traits/values of a navigator and what they mean.

Truthful Respectful Inclusive Generous Dependable Resourceful

This is gained when you meet a Navigator from another country


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Tie a reef knot.................. Fix a bike puncture .......... Make tracking symbols........ Say “hello� in another language ............... 5 Make a den or shelter ......... 6 Make bow and arrow........... 7 Secure a rope to the ground correctly ........ 8 Light a fire without matches ................. 9 Cook a meal outdoors ......... 10 Make a hammock ............... 11 Make a seat ....................... 12 Make water safe for drinking.................. 13 Identify slow worm and adder .......................... 14 Make a firelighter................ 15 How to use a life-buoy......... 16 How to sharpen a stick........ 17 Cook a Marshmallow .......... 18 Fly paper aeroplane............ 19 Measure your pulse ............

20 How to remove splinter ....... 21 How to make a sling ........... 22 How to read a compass....... 23 Swim 25m ......................... 24 Make and throw lasso ......... 25 Splice a rope...................... 26 Measure rainfall.................. 27 Use a map ......................... 28 Know phonetic alphabet ...... 29 Sign hello and thank you ..... 30 Make a pizza ..................... 31 Send a text ........................ 32 Send and recieve an email .. 33 Tie a shoelace.................... 34 Send a letter abroad ........... 35 Sew on a badge .................

36 Keep clean on camp ........... 37 Put up a tent ...................... 38 Wash and dry dishes .......... 39 Make a cup of tea or coffee . 40 Make a paper cup............... 41 Make and fly kite ................ 42 Ride a Soap Box Car .......... 42 Go down a Zip Wire ............ 42 Climb a obstacle................. 43 Make a cake, muffin or snack ............................ 44 Calculate height of tree ....... 45 Sketch a landscape view or object..................... 46 Write a poem ..................... 47 Draw a poster .................... 48 Write a secret Message....... 49 Know your flag ................... 50 Identify common trees......... 51 Decode amorse code message.................... 52 Locate edible wild food........ 53 Make a stretcher ................ 54 Visit an historic building....... 55 Recycle rubbish.................. 56 Make Bread ....................... 57 Follow a trail ...................... 58 Build a balloon rocket.......... 59 Make a raft ........................ 60 Make a bird/bat box ............ 61 Make a bug hotel................ 62 Camp in the wild................. 63 Make wild art...................... 64 Entertain someone ............. 65 Raise money for charity....... 66 Skim a stone...................... 67 Do snail race...................... 68 Play pooh sticks ................. 69 Hunt for bugs ..................... 70 Visit a farm ........................ 71 Hold a large insect/spider .... 72 Go star gazing.................... 73 Climb a large hill................. 74 Try pond dipping.................

75 Grow a plant ...................... 76 Bird Watching..................... 77 Find a geocache................. 78 Explore rock pool................ 79 Make a sand sculpture ........ 80 Try weaving ....................... 81 Take a photo and print it out .......................... 82 Clean shoes/boots.............. 83 Wash hands correctly.......... 84 Make a leaf/potato print....... 85 Find wild footprints.............. 86 Learn green cross code....... 87 Play a wide game ............... 88 Camoflage a den/shelter ..... 89 Take part in trust exercise.... 90 Use a metal detector........... 91 Make a knot board.............. 92 Make a fruit salad ............... 93 Make a cooking tool............ 94 Make a rope swing ............. 95 Feed an animal .................. 96 Do a good deed.................. 97 Wash and Dry your clothes ....................... 98 Eat a new food ...................

99 Paint a picture .................... 100Use a telescope..................



Named after the Giant Binary Red star about 418 light years away, means wonderful. Just like this “wonderful” star, the Mira level teaches children just how wonderful our world is through simple fun studies and projects that explore nature through science, art and games.

In your notebook, write down everything that you eat for one day. How much fruits and vegetables do you eat? How many sweets?

Create a poster promoting healthy food, demonstrate what is Healthy and why you should not eat unhealthy foods.

Stretching can get your body ready for exercise. Learn how to properly perform the following stretches: Reach to the sky, Twister, and Toe Touch

Three times a week, perform the following exercises keeping track of your progress in your composition notebook: Crunch, Push-Away, Modified Pull-Up.

Get a stopwatch or a watch with a second hand. Close your eyes and try to guess when one minute has passed. Try this several times and write down how close your were to guessing right.

Pick any musical instrument other than the drum and find out when that type of instrument was invented. What country or countries was it first used in?

Learn how to say the word “Hello” in a foreign language that you don’t already know. Participate in a Day hike. Discuss the hike with an adult mentor

Collect 3 leaves fallen from local trees. Identify them and describe the characteristics of the trees to the rest of the group.

Do a drawings of your favorite animal and create a short story about this animal.

Find out what your local area recycles. Do you recycle any of these items?

What can you do differently to make sure that less of these items end up in the rubbish? Talk with your group about "democracy" and what it means

Find out about Earth day and what it means. What can you do save energy.

If you were "prime minister" for the day. Describe what laws you would bring in and why. Talk about how they would make things better for everybody.


Vega is the second brightest star in the northern hemisphere. This blue star is the “jewel” in the harp of the constellation Lyra. At this level the children begin to experience their important roles in the world through civic projects, overnight camping and skill building activities and games.

Write down everything that you eat for three days. How much fruits and vegetables do you eat? How many sweets?

Make a collage of the Healthy using pictures of the food you yourself eat. The rule is only one food group per picture,

Stretching can get your body ready for exercise. Learn how to properly perform the following stretches: Neck stretch, Reach Back, Knee to Chest

Three times a week, perform the following exercises and keep track of your progress: Leg Lift, Bent Knee Push-Up, Chair Dip.

Learn how to say “hello” in BSL (British Sign Language)

Spend 30 minutes blindfolded to find out what it feels like to be sight deprived. Do this ONLY with a responsible adult present, not by yourself or with your friends.

Participate in an overnight camping trip in a cabin. Learn about proper camp fire care and safety from an Adult Mentor.

Visit a local park photograph 2 animals and 3 plants. Identify all 5 and learn about them and prepare a small talk about them to give to the rest of your group.

Find out what your family recycles. What areas can you and the rest of your family improve?

Explore a local area of waterways, find out what wildlife live there and some of the plants,find something unique or interesting that you discovered there and put together a two minute presentation on what you found.

Write or present a talk on what you think it means to live in a free country.

Find out when women got the right to vote in the UK What did people call the movement for women’s voting rights?

Find out some countries that have or had women as the head of the country and countries that women don’t have the right to vote.

Pick two different countries, one a democracy and one that isn’t. Find out when the countries were founded, how many forms of government they’ve had.


Polaris is the North Star which makes it the perfect star for celestial navigation. This level bridges the children to the Senior Navigators. They learn the meaning behind the Moral Compass and Cardinal Points and well as skills training.

Write down everything that you eat for five days. Identify which are the carbohydrates, protein, fats, and sugars.

Draw a picture of the Healthy Eating © food pyramid and write what you eat for one day in it’s proper place in the pyramid.

Stretching can get your body ready for exercise. Learn how to properly perform the following stretches: Arm circles, Calf Stretch, Butterfly, Hurdler’s Stretch

Three times a week, perform the following exercises and keep track of your progress: Crunch, Leg Lift, Right Angle Push-Up, Chair Dip.

Find the answers to the following questions: a. How many people are alive today? b. How fast is the population growing? c. What is the meaning of indigenous people?

Indigenous people can be found all over the globe. Pick one group from some place and find out: a. Where do the groups live? (Rain forests, valleys, the Arctic…) b. How do they spend their days? Certain traditions they may follow? c. What is their religion? d. How many people are left? e. Have they made any changes to adapt or globalise themselves? f. Why are they indigenous? What is happening to their land? g. What are their struggles?

Write a short sketch about protecting the environment for your fellow Navigators to perform. One of them has to play the part of a member of an endangered species.

Pick one of the following animals, and go to a library or go online to find out where it lives,and how it fits in to its environment. The polar bear, the walrus, the Arctic fox and the beluga whale.

Research the answers to the following questions: a. What is debris? What is marine debris? b. What are some ways that trash winds up in the ocean? c. What happens to debris in the ocean? Where does it go? d. Is marine debris harmful to marine life? - What kinds of animals? How is it harmful? e. How long does marine debris last?


Notes:

Parents/Guardians These badges are only a guide to the types of activities we get up to but not everything. Not all activities will result in a badge or certificate but we hope they will encourage young people to progress, grow in confidence and try out new things.

Most badges are designed as part of the UK Junior Navigator Programme but for some badges like Swimming and Cycling these can be done outside of the unit. So if this is the case we ask your child to bring evidence into the unit and they can do a quick show and tell so that a leader can sign the badge or activity off. If a child wants to do something particular or perhaps not listed please let us know and we will try and build it into the programme when possible.

Co-ordinators None of these badges are set in stone so please feel free to alter to ability or to fit with your community. These are only a guide. Please feel free to use as you wish.

Other Badges If you’re child has completed badges with other youth groups we are more than happy for you to put them on any Navigator Uniform or Camp Blanket you might have. We like to recognise all childrens achievements so please feel free to display them appropriately. Just leave a bit of room for all the fun things they will get up to here as well. UK Navigators 2014


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