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page 2 • National Express Outdoor Challenge Resource Cubs Activity Booklet

The Scout Association is delighted to be working with National Express to create this activity pack to support the Outdoor Plus Challenge Badge. It offers fun, activity ideas, which, if completed, enable Cubs to earn their Outdoor Challenge Plus Badge. They will also understand how to plan and prepare for an outdoor adventure.

This pack is split into three key areas:

1. Where shall we go? The first thing to identify is your destination. The Cubs need to know what they want to do, and which different places can offer this. This pack aims to introduce to a range of the fantastic days out on offer in Britain.

2. How do we get there?How are the young people going to get there? Help them compare modes of transport and seek out the advantages and disadvantages of each. Here you’ll find ideas about what they need to consider when planning how to get somewhere.

3. Let’s get planningYou’ve identified the destination and method of getting there – now the real planning begins – what to take, what to wear, how to stay safe – and how to have fun!

INTRODUCTION


This activity will test and teach your Cubs a basic geography of Great Britain – England, Scotland and Wales.

THE ACTIVITY

On Page 1 of the Cubs’ activity packs is a list of 12 British destinations, each numbered 1-12, and a map outline. Ask them to write the numbers of the destinations on the map according to where they think they all are.

When they’ve had enough time, gather the pack together for their answers and ask them to swap their booklets with each other. Go through the answers to see who got most right.

What you will need:• Cubs’ Activity Booklets, Page 1• Pens or pencils • A large blank map of the UK to stick up on the wall or board• A marker pen

National Express offers services to all parts of Great Britain, so the choice is virtually unlimited – thus it’s vital to first determine what your Cubs want to do on their trip, and where they will be able to do it. This resource focuses on British destinations, but you can stress to them that the principles of planning a trip are valid for anywhere.

PART 1: WHERE SHALL WE GO?

ACTIVITY A: POPULAR BRITISH DESTINATIONS

London

Birmingham

BrightonPlymouth

St Ives

Edinburgh

CardiffCambridge

York

Newcastle

Manchester

Lake District


The Cubs now know where a few key UK destinations can actually be found on a map – but do they know what’s at each one? This activity will give an insight into some of the differences there are around Britain in terms of its foods, attractions, landscape, and even clothes.

THE ACTIVITY

Dot the 12 destinations around the HQ as ‘stations’, either sticking them up on the wall, or marking circles on the floor and labelling them clearly.

As you put the stations around the HQ, let the pack familiarise themselves with where each is. The signs must be clearly visible.

Depending on the numbers in your pack, split the pack into twos or threes.

Give each group or pair a card. They should read it and move to the destination station they think it describes. Some of the clues may be relevant to more than one destination, and they may not know some – so make sure you have your key with you (the numbers on the left of the table in your notes relate to the numbered destinations on the map, so 1. is London, 2. is Edinburgh, etc).

When they all get to a station, ask one of the group to shout out the clue and where they have got to – and the rest of the pack can yell out whether they are right or wrong. Go around the destinations and when they are all done, give another clue out each and repeat until all the clues have been done.

Point the young people to Page 2 of their activity pack where they can write down or draw a symbol of what they can do at each destination.

WHAT’S THERE – ANSWER SHEET

DESTINATION Write down or draw symbols about what you can do in these places

1. LONDON Home of Big Ben Capital of EnglandThe River Thames flows

through here

Dick Whittington & his cat came here to see the

Queen

2. EDINBURGH The capital of ScotlandTake day trips to spot the

Loch Ness monsterHas a huge castle right in

the middle

Men wear kilts, and haggis may be on the

menu

3. MANCHESTERHas two fantastic football

teams in the Premier League

The world’s first canal built here.

People have lived here since the Romans.

On the edge of the beautiful Peak District

4. BRIGHTONFamous for its pebbly

beaches and seaside rock

King George IV used to come here to get more

sea air.Has a pier

On the South East Coast of England

5. LAKE DISTRICTLocal food is Kendal Mint

CakeThere are a lot of

beautiful lakes there.

Home of the highest mountain in England,

Scafell Pike

You will see lots of sheep there

ACTIVITY B: WHAT’S THERE?

What you will need:• Separate labels or signs with each destination marked on

them and something to stick them up with – or if you can write in chalk on your HQ floor, a piece of chalk.

• The 48 clues on the next page photocopied and cut out, and more written out if you want to


6. CAMBRIDGEOne of the world's top

universities is based hereA city famous for its

population of bicycles

In the county of Cambridgeshire, which is

very flat

Has lots of rivers through it where people go

punting

7. PLYMOUTHOn the south coast of

EnglandHome of the pilgrims who left to colonise America

Being by the sea, has a huge famous aquarium

Sir Francis Drake was based here

8. ST IVESIn Cornwall, in the South

West of EnglandFamous for pasties and

clotted cream

Beautiful sandy beaches and plenty of holiday

homes

Take a day trip to the Isles of Scilly from here

9. YORKAn old walled city dating back nearly 2000 years.

Guy Fawkes was from here

Situated among the Yorkshire dales

This was once a Viking settlement called ‘Jorvik’

10. CARDIFF Capital of WalesHome to the

Millenium Stadium

Hosted the first game of the London Olympics

2012

Home to the Great British Cheese Festival

11. BIRMINGHAM More canals than Venice!Famous for the home of

Cadbury chocolatePeople here speak with a

'Brummy' accentVery famous Black

Country Museum nearby

12. NEWCASTLEFamous for its Geordie

accentVery close to Scotland

Football team is called 'The Magpies'

Named after an old castle built by the son of William

the Conqueror

ACTIVITY C: WHAT’S YOUR FAVOURITE PLACE TO GO?

Go into more detail about favourite and potential destinations by holding a log debate. This will give those who wish to speak an opportunity to wax lyrical about their favourite places to go to – and those who are less inclined to take the stage will get the chance to vote on where they would and wouldn’t like to go.

THE ACTIVITY

Get your group or groups into circles, either sitting or standing, and explain that they are going to decide on a trip. First they have to agree on where they are going to go, so will be voting for the most convincing argument. Whoever would like to speak grabs the log or branch and tells the rest of the group about a favourite holiday or day trip they have had, explaining where it was and why they liked it so much. Only the person holding the log may speak. When they have finished, the next person who’d like to speak grabs the log and tells of his or her experiences.

When everyone who wished to speak has had a turn, get the group or groups to vote on each destination on the basis of what they have heard from the speakers.

When answers have been agreed on, turn to page 3 of the activity pack and ask the Cubs to fill out the answers.

What you will need:• A small log or branch per group, or just one if the whole pack

is doing this activity together.


‘WHAT’S THERE?’ QUIZ

Ask the Cubs if they now know, based on what their friends have told them and what they have discovered during these activities, where they could go if they wanted to do the following:

• Lie on a sandy beach• Climb the tallest mountain in Britain (not to be confused with the tallest in England)• Visit a castle• Go to an adventure park• See a world-famous university• Swim in the sea• Eat Haggis• Go surfing• Walk in the countryside• Watch a world-famous football team• To see a desert*

* Obviously they will have to go abroad for this one – see if anyone picks that up

ACTIVITY A: HOW ARE YOU GOING TO GET THERE?

PART 2

Mode of transport Advantages Disadvantages

Coach

• Affordable• Guaranteed to get a seat• Can all travel together• Uses less fuel when all travelling together• Can take lots of luggage• Can play games on the way• Can have lunch on the go• A dedicated driver looks after you

• Takes slightly longer• Doesn’t go to every single place• Need transport to and from the coach stations

Your Cubs should now have some idea of where they want to go... but do they have any idea about how they’re going to get there? You can help them look at the different modes of transport with these simple activities which will start them thinking about the practical side of travelling.

Groups get your Cubs to think about the different kinds of transport available to them for travelling. Then ask your Cubs to discuss the advantages and disadvantages of each type of transport and fill in the table they have in their Activity Booklets on Page 5. Your table below gives some pointers and ideas about what they should be considering:

What you will need:• Cubs Activity Booklet Page 3• Pens or pencils


Train

• Quick• Can travel together• Can take a fair amount of luggage• Can stretch legs along the way

• Quite expensive unless planning way ahead• Transport needed to and from train stations• Not door to door• Can’t divert off the train tracks to avoid any delays• Don’t always get a seat

Car

• Can go anywhere• Comfortable• Convenient• Door to door

• Expensive• Not environmentally friendly because can’t take

many people• The pack can’t travel together• Difficult to co-ordinate timings with other’s cars

because of traffic problems, etc• Limited on luggage for a full car load

On foot• Healthy• Free• Environmentally friendly

• Can only go short distances• Inconvenient in bad weather

By bike

• Healthy• Cheap

• Must take great care, can be dangerous on busy roads

• Can’t go on motorways• Can only go short distances• Inconvenient in bad weather

We’ve chosen a comparison between coach travel and car travel to get the Cubs to think about planning their trip. Tell your session they are going to imagine there are 19 Cubs and 10 leaders in the Pack, and they are planning a trip somewhere in Britain, starting in Birmingham. They need to decide how to get there, and put what they have talked about – the pros and cons of different modes of transport – into practice.

ACTIVITY B: COACH VS CAR

What you will need:• The Cubs’ Activity Booklets, Pages 6-8, which each have a

National Express timetable and route planner, and a table showing the distance and price by car to various destinations

• White board• Calculator• Carbon Footprint calculator table (Cub Activity Booklet)

THE ACTIVITY

Ask each Cub to get their booklet out and turn to pages 6-8 Explain that they are going to imagine they are all starting off from Birmingham, there are 29 of them including 19 Cubs and 10 Leaders, and they have decided to go to the following destinations for the following times (write them up on the board):

• London for 4pm• Edinburgh for 8.30pm• Manchester 9pm• Brighton for 3pm• The Lake District for 3.30pm• Cambridge for 4.30pm• Plymouth for 9.30 pm• St Ives for 3pm • York for 10pm• Cardiff for 3.15pm


Split the Cubs into groups and explain to them they are going to decide how to get to each place, but they must have reasons for their choice so should bear in mind:

• Length of the journey• How long will it take

By car By coach

• How much it costs By car By coach

• How many young people can travel in each car and how many leaders?• How many young people can travel in a coach and how many leaders?• If they go by car, how many cars do they need (don’t forget luggage)?• If they go by coach, how many coach tickets do they need to buy?• What is the carbon footprint likely to be with these two modes of transport, and if a lot of people travel to the same place, is it better to

use as few vehicles as possible to cut down on fuel consumption?

For each, they have to explain if they would choose car or coach because...

• It was the quickest• It was the cheapest• It was the easiest• It was the greenest• It was the most fun!!

Ask them to fill in the table on page 7 of their activity pack for each destination showing how long it will take and how much it will cost.

ANSWER SHEETS – JOURNEY PLANNER

DestinationDistance in miles

there & backTime in hours

one way

Cost per child /per return

ticket*

Cost per adult /per return

ticket*

Total cost per return journey

by coach

Brighton 168 x 2 = 336 4.5 hrs £9.50 £18.90 £369.50

Cambridge 99 x 2 =198 2.5 hrs £12.45 £21.20 £448.55

Cardiff 107 x 2 = 214 2.5 hrs £6 £9 £204

Edinburgh 293 x 2 = 586 7.5 hrs £10 £27.85 £468.50

Lake District 157 x 2 = 314 4.5 hrs £8.50 £16.50 £326.5


London 118 x 2 = 236 2.5 hrs £5 £6 £155

Manchester 84 x 2 = 168 2 hrs £5 £14.40 £239

Plymouth 201 x 2 = 402 4.5 hrs £19.20 £20 £561

St Ives 268 x 2 = 536 8.5 hrs £31.35 £62.70 £1,225.50

York 133 x 2 = 266 3.5 hrs £14.50 £28.60 £561.50

*coach prices calculated on 19 child return tickets and 10 adult return tickets (June 2014)

JOURNEY PLANNER – CAR STARTING FROM BIRMINGHAM

DestinationDistance in miles

there & backTime in hours

one wayTotal cost per car

at 50p/mileTotal cost per journey for 29 people

using 6 cars

Brighton 168 x 2 = 336 3 £168.00 £1000

Cambridge 99 x 2 =198 2 £100.00 £600

Cardiff 107 x 2 = 214 2 £107.00 £642

Edinburgh 293 x 2 = 586 5.5 £293.00 £1758

Lake District 157 x 2 = 314 3 £157.00 £942

London 118 x 2 = 236 2.5 £118.00 £708

Manchester 84 x 2 = 168 2 £84.00 £504

Plymouth 201 x 2 = 402 4 £201.00 £1206

St Ives 268 x 2 = 536 6.5 £268.00 £1608

York 133 x 2 = 266 3 £133.00 £798

Cost per car calculated at 0.50p/mile

Then ask them to fill in the table on page 9 to show which mode of transport would be best and why.


Explain to the Cubs that the activities so far have given you the where and the how to get there, and all the remains is to plan the smaller but just as important details – what you need to take. This will be based on what you are going to do, the location (mountainous terrain, near water, urban setting) and seasonal conditions.

THE ACTIVITY

Split the group into three or four groups, depending on how many items you have gathered and the size of your Pack. Your Pack may be small enough to all do it together.

Lay the items out on a table where everyone can see them.

Get each group to allocate an ‘adventurer’. Write down destinations (some ideas below) on different pieces of paper and give a different one to each group.

Each group must dress their ‘adventurer’ in the appropriate attire for the destination they have been given. They must race to the table, grab what they need and dress them before the other groups have got theirs dressed.

The team who gets their ‘adventurer’ ready the quickest wins – but the groups will check each other have completed the task properly.

Some ideas:• Bask in Brighton in summer• Go to Legoland in winter• Visit the Natural History Museum in spring• Hike the hills in the Peak District in autumn• Ride the rollercoasters at Alton Towers in April

Once the Cubs have completed the task ask them to fill in the kit list in Part 3 Activity A of their resource pack.

All sorts of things now have to be thought about, and hopefully the work you all put into these activities will be put into practical use with a real planned trip for you and your Cubs.

PART 3 : LET’S GET PLANNING

ACTIVITY A: WHAT DO WE NEED?

What you will need:• Pieces of paper• Pen

As many as possible of the following items (depending on how many teams you have) :

• Sun hat• Woolly scarf• Sun cream

• Sunglasses• Walking boots• Compass• Umbrella• Torch• Walking Map (see Appendix 1)• Coach Timetable (Seee Appendix 2)• Walking stick• Raincoat• Swimwear

• Flip flops• Camera• Energy food such as Kendal Mint Cake,

or chocolate• Water• Binoculars• Travel board games• Thick socks• Plasters in case of blisters• Backpack


ACTIVITY B: DESIGN A COACH WRAP

FUN ACTIVITY FOR YOUR CUBS

They’re going to be on the road soon – and how better to show the world the Cubs are on tour than by putting up a coach wrap telling them about it.

Show this image to your Cubs as an example of what a coach wrap looks like and ask them to design their own. You could make this into a competition with each Cub displaying their design and then all voting for the wrap they would like to take on their road trip.

GO TO THE END OF THIS PACK FOR ALARGER COPY OF THE COACH IMAGE

ACTIVITY C: COACH INFO: WHAT DO THE SIGNS/SYMBOLS MEAN?

20kgMAX

First Aid kit

Onboard toilet

Emergency exit

Wheelchair lift

Fire extinguisher

Break glass hammers available throughout coach

Layout is typical of most National Express coaches. Coach layout may differ slightly depending on vehicle age and model.

Overview of your coach


1. a, b, c

2. All

3. a, c, d

4. c

5. All

6. All

7. a, c, d

8. All

9 a, b

10 b

KEY TO FUN ACTIVITIES

ACTIVITY 1: TRAVEL QUIZ

A F G S M O U N T A I N S Y UC V B N D R I V E R R V L M LB N J S P O V M Z E X D Z O LS T E E R I N G W H E E L T UM I N A W E Q Y H D A S K O GI M I S B C O A C H O T S R GA E A I A V B L G D F I X W AL T H D S B M Y S A T N H A GZ A X E J K D Y T N I A S Y EE B H J M N V X A X C T S S LT L Y R U C K S T C K I K L AY E M V S A S F I P E O P O BM N G Q W R G S O F T N U I ES E A T B E L T N A B E K S LB E H E A D L I G H T S G W J

ACTIVITY 2: WORD SEARCH


If it’s going to be a long journey you might need some things to do to take the youngsters’ minds off it. Here are some simple but fun games you can play on the way.

A. TWO CAR SPOTTING GAMESYou can turn both of these into competitions between each side of the coach.

1) Colour SpottingEach side chooses a different coloured vehicle. They have to count the number of vehicles they spot with their colour, with the team leader at the front keeping score.

You could use different makes or types of vehicle, eg. the first side to spot 5 coaches or 5 white vans.

2) Place SpottingIn the UK, the vehicle registration mark system was changed in 2001. The first two letters now tell you where the car was first registered. You could split your group into teams and give them a place each as follows, and keep a tally of numbers:

A = East AngliaB = BirminghamC = Wales (Cymru)D = Deeside to Shrewsbury (Cheshire and Shropshire)E = Essex and HertfordshireF = Forest and Fens (Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire)G = Garden of England (Kent and Sussex)H = Hampshire and DorsetK = Kettering and Luton (Northamptonshire)L = LondonM = Manchester and MerseysideN = Newcastle and NorthO = OxfordshireP = Preston and PenninesR = Reading and BerkshireS = ScotlandV = Severn ValleyW = West Country (Avon, Somerset, Devon and Cornwall)Y = Yorkshire

B. YES-NO GAMEThis requires two players at a time, and the whole coach can listen to them.

One player starts as the questioner. His or her aim is to get the other player to answer a question by saying ‘yes’ or ‘no’, while player two must answer all questions without saying either of these two words. For example:

Q: Is your name John?A: It is.Q: Do you like that name?A: I do not.

One trick with this game is for the questioner to ask open questions (ones that will require all sorts of answers) as well as closed questions (those normally answered with a ‘yes’ or ‘no’), and then slip in a closed question when their opponent’s guard is down.

C. EYE-SPYIf all else fails, there’s always the classic Eye-Spy – or you could play it with a twist, ie, ‘What Eye Doesn’t Spy. In this case the player must think of something that cannot be seen, and the guessers try and guess what that is. This depends on the player being completely honest!

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