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Skill Instruction Wolf

Compass Rose Treasure Hunt

Hand-drawn maps, real compasses, and a hidden prize that only a correct bearing will find.

Length
30 min
Prep
20 min
Where
Outdoor
Energy
Moderate
Scouts
1 or more
Parents
Leaders only
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How to run it

Find your home on the map. Draw your own map with a key and a compass rose. Learn N/E/S/W on the

map, then on the compass. Then follow three bearings to the prize.

What it counts toward

Wolf Finding Your Way

  • 1 Using  a map, locate where you live.
  • 2 Draw  a map for a friend to locate your home or school. Create a key for the map.
  • 3 Find  the directions north, east, south, and west and the compass rose on a map.
  • 4 Find  the directions north, east, south, and west using a compass.
  • 5 Practice using both a map and a compass.

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