What you need to do
Choose two experiments from each section (four in total) of the badge and explain to and/or show the examiner what you have done. Record in your log book the experiments and work done to achieve this badge.
The physical world
- Make a simple compass and show the effects of metallic and magnetic materials upon it.
- Keep simple weather records over a month (e.g. rainfall, temperature, cloud cover, wind direction and speed).
- Show that hot air rises.
- Make a simple switch from household items and demonstrate how it could be used to control a light bulb and battery.
The living world
- Grow a bean or pea. When the root and shoot are visible investigate what happens when the seed is turned upside down and left to continue growing.
- Make a simple compass and show the effects of metallic and magnetic materials upon it.
- Investigate what happens to your pulse rate before and after exercise.
- Find out what soil is made of, how much water it contains in different samples and figure out what kind is best to grow plants in.