Boy Scout Programs

The Museum of World Treasures is proud to offer a variety of both Cub Scout and Boy Scout workshops. The best way to have a good experience for your group is to work with our education team to find the correct date and structure.

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Cub Scout Loop workshops

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Workshops have a 15 paid participant minimum. Unless otherwise listed, workshops last for two hours. Note: the cost does not include the loop itself.

TIGER

• Tiger: Curiosity, Intrigue, and Magical Mysteries: Visit the Museum of World Treasures to experience the magic it holds. While here, you will learn a few magic tricks of your own and your den will conduct its very own magic show on our children’s theater stage. Then you will brush up on your language skills and learn how to spell out your name in sign language and braille. Lastly, your den will take a tour of the World War 1 exhibit and learn about the Navajo Code Talkers before taking a stab at breaking your own coded message! Cost: $10/scout, $10/adult

• Good Knights: A good knight has a very high code of ethics and the Museum of World Treasures can help you see how similar each scout is to a knight. When you arrive, you will have a guided tour of the medieval exhibit and learn about knighthood. With this knowledge, you will be able to identify how the Scout Law is similar to that of a knight’s behavior. To take it a step farther, your den will then make or update your group’s own code of conduct and vote on any changes or additions. Then every scout will make their own personal shield as well as a shield for the den. Lastly, your den will partake in a service project at the Museum specially designed for your group. Cost: $12/scout, $10/adult

• Tiger Tales: Take a tour and hear the tales hidden within the Museum of World Treasures. After the tour, try your hand at creating your own tall tale and share it with the other members of your den. Lastly, take a trip down memory lane and play a game that would’ve been popular to past cub scouts of the past. Cost: $10/scout, $10/adult

Wolf

• Council Fire (Duty to Country): Have your den/pack visit the Museum of World Treasures to learn about their duty to their country. Partake in a flag ceremony where you will learn how to properly care for and fold the flag, and be captivated by the conversations of a military veteran within the exhibits. Finally, your group will participate in a service project at the Museum specially designed for your group. Cost: $10/scout, $10/adult

• Digging in the Past: Bring your den to the Museum of World Treasures and introduce yourselves to Ivan, our Tyrannosaurus Rex. Take a guided tour of our fossil gallery, and test your dinosaur knowledge with an interactive dinosaur game. Then flex those creativity muscles and create a brand new dinosaur! Make and partake in your very own dinosaur dig and learn the techniques of a paleontologist. Finish off the dinosaur day with an edible snack demonstrating the formation of fossils. Cost: $15/scout, $10/adult

Bear

• Marble Madness: Visit the Museum to unearth the fascinating history and characteristics of marbles. Then try your hand at a few of the games designed specifically for marbles. Lastly, put your creative engineer cap on and build a marble obstacle course with your den and have everyone do a test run. Cost: $10/scout, $10/adult

• A World of Sound: Bring your group to the Museum of World Treasures and explore the world through music! Have a chat with our Egyptian mummies and make a sistrum. Then watch out for the shrunken heads while making a rain stick in our Pre-Hispanic exhibit. Finally, listen for the drums while making an mbira in the African exhibit. Then take the instruments home with you and practice! Cost: $20/scout, $10/adult

Webelo/Arrow of Light

• Earth Rocks!: Explore the Museum’s geology exhibit while learning about geology as a science. Be able to identify rocks throughout the museum, as well as test mineral hardness to determine the name of the mineral. Lastly, become aware of all the ways geology is intertwined within your home, community, and state. Cost: $10/scout, $10/adult

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Boy Scout Merit Badge workshops available

• Archaeology: New! Journey to the past through the exciting field of archaeology! Learn how archaeological sites are chosen and how artifacts are examined and identified.  Explore the museum and discover cultures from the ancient past.  Find out how they lived, what they ate, their rituals, religion and more.  Finally, participate in a simulated archaeological project with real artifacts from the museum collection.  Cost: $15/scout, $10/adult.

• Geology: Through our geology exhibit, learn about this rich science that is all around us. Discover how we use the earth’s resources, what types of rocks are in our area, and what types of jobs are in this line of work. Learn about Earth's geologic history and examine real fossils from sea floor sediment.  Cost: $15/scout $10/adult.

• American Heritage: NEW! Explore American heritage in our FOunding of America exhibit, which houses an authentic copy of the Declaration of Independence.  Learn how this document helped shape our country into the great nation it is today.  Discover the people and places that are so important to America's history.  Then, examine the local people and events that shaped your own community.  Cost: $15/scout, $10/adult.
• Aviation: NEW! Through our American war galleries, discover how aviation has transformed modern warfare.  Learn about the principles of flight and what is necessary to become a pilot.  THen make and fly your very own foam plate glider.  Cost $15/scout, $10/adult.

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