Carnegie Museum of Natural History offers many exciting opportunities for Boy and Girl Scouts!

Cub Scouts | Webelos | Boy Scouts
Brownies | Junior Girl Scouts | Cadette and Senior Girl Scouts

Cub Scouts

All About Birds
Discover the wonderful world of our feathered friends. Meet various birds from Pennsylvania, learn about their feeding and nesting habits, and make a bird feeder.

Tiger – Feed the Birds
Wolf – Birds

American Indians
Learn about American Indian life right here in the museum. Explore native traditions by making games and clothing. Learn how different American Indian peoples communicate through writing and music.

Wolf – Native American Lore (elective 24)
Bear – Native American Life (elective 10)

Garbology 
Gross or not, garbage is everywhere. Learn about composting, recycling, and waste to investigate the impact of garbage on our planet. Discover ways to save energy, keep our planet green, and make your own composting system!

Tiger – Reduce, Reuse, Recycle & Conservation
Wolf – Your Living World
Bear – Take Care of Your Planet

Overnights
$35 per participant—Theme-based Overnight programs include activities, tours, snack, breakfast, Museum admission for the next day, and a patch. See Overnight Adventures for a description of each program. Each Overnight program accomplishes some portion of listed badges.

• CSI: Achievement #7 & 10
• Go Buggy: Collecting and Other Hobbies, Achievement #10, Arrow Point Trail #12
• Night at the Carnegie: Go See It (1G), Achievement #10, 15, & 21, Arrow Point Trail #24
• Nighttime on the Nile: Go See It (1G), Achievement #10
• Slumber Safari: Learn About Animals, Play Along, Achievement #10, Arrow Point Trail #8

Webelos

All About Geology
Through the use of various activity kits, Scouts will learn about the fascinating world of geology. This tour includes mineral testing, rock identification, the study of earthquakes, and a trip to Bonehunters Quarry.

Forester
Using Museum exhibits, Scouts will take a trip through Pennsylvania forests, an African rainforest, and forests of America’s Northwest Coast as they learn to identify trees and plants common to these areas. Scouts will create a poster illustrating tree growth rings and more.

Pennsylvania Naturalist
By visiting museum exhibits, examining touchable objects, completing an activity sheet, and pinning a grasshopper, Scouts will learn about the habitats, adaptations, and behaviors of Pennsylvania wildlife.

Boy Scouts

4½-hour Workshop
Participants will satisfy most badge requirements.
$15 per participant. One adult for every five Scouts admitted free; additional adults pay $10.

Spring 2008
Apr. 5—Geology

Boy Scout Day 2008
Saturday, Mar. 29
10:30 a.m.–3 p.m.
Call (412) 622-3289 to register.

All Cub Scouts, Webelos, Boy Scouts, and Leaders are invited to attend! The day’s events include Scouts-only activities with an emphasis on Dinosaurs in Their Time and The Scoop on Poop! Activities fulfill some component of badge requirements and are for uniformed Scouts only. Please note: merit badge workshops will not be available on this day. In addition to all of the Scout activities, the entire museum is at your fingertips!

Fee
$10 per participant—includes museum admission, activities, and an embroidered patch for Scouts.
One adult for every five Scouts admitted free.

Programs for Girl Scouts

Brownies

Me and My Shadow
Peer into the incredible world of the shadow. Match shadows with some of our favorite creatures and create a shadow box!

Eco-Explorer
Become an eco-explorer right here in the museum! Learn all about habitats, food chains, and animal extinction.

Plants
What gives us oxygen, medicine, food, paper, and more? Plants! In this class, you’ll discover the many things that plants have to offer.

Watching Wildlife
Animals do some pretty amazing things such as change colors, build homes, and shop for food.  Study these astonishing activities right here in the museum!

Overnights
$35 per participant—Theme-based Overnight programs include activities, tours, snack, breakfast, Museum admission for the next day, and a patch. See Overnights for a description of each program. Each Overnight program accomplishes some portion of badge requirements.

Junior Girl Scouts

2-hour Program
Choose from one of the following programs:

Jeweler
Through a tour of our exhibits, touchable objects, and an activity sheet, Scouts will discover the jewelry and customs of other cultures. This tour includes making a beaded Maasai-style necklace.

Earth Connections
By visiting museum exhibits and examining touchable objects, Scouts will learn about the habitats, adaptations, and behaviors of Pennsylvania wildlife. This tour includes leaf identification and tree ring activities.

Rocks Rock
Through the use of various activity kits, Scouts will learn about the fascinating world of rocks, minerals, and geology. This tour includes rock identification, the study of earthquakes, and an investigation of fossils you might find in Western Pennsylvania. You’ll also make a cast of the Pennsylvania state fossil, Phacops rana.

Wildlife
Using a variety of museum exhibits, touchables, and activities, Scouts will investigate animal adaptations, plant and animal classification, begin their own field guide, and much more!    

Overnights
$35 per participant—Theme-based Overnight programs include activities, tours, snack, breakfast, Museum admission for the next day, and a patch. See Overnight Adventures for a description of each program. Each Overnight program accomplishes some portion of badge requirements.

Cadette and Senior Girl Scouts

4½-hour Workshop
Participants will satisfy most badge requirements and interest project patches will be provided upon completion of the program.
$15 per scout. One adult for every five Scouts admitted free; additional adults pay $10.

Spring 2008
Mar. 15—Digging Through the Past
Apr. 19—All About Birds