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Space RiddlesHow do you get a baby astronaut to sleep?You rock-et! Why did Captain Kirk go into the ladies toilet? To boldly go where no man has been before! What holds the moon up? Moon beams! Why is space vacuum? To clean up all the stardust. What goes "swish" in outer space? A shooting star. Why did the astronaut stop writing in his log? Because the moon was full. Why couldn't the spaceship land on the moon? Because the moon was full. What bug fives on the moon? A lunar tick. What is the brightest fish in the universe? A starfish. Why did the astronomer stare at the dreamers? Because they had stars in their eyes. If athletes get athlete's foot, what do astronauts get? Missile-toe. What works only when It's fired? A rocket. Why wasn't the Martian upset when he saw a bug in his soup? Because it was just a fly-in-saucer. Why did the astronaut give his copilot a sandwich? Because it was launch time Planets Quiz1. How many planets are there? (9) 2. Which planet is nearest the sun? (Mercury) 3. The largest planet is... (Jupiter) 4. Name two planets with rings (Saturn, Neptune, Uranus, Jupiter) 5. Name the planets in order from the sun. (Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto) 6. What two kinds of energy do we get from the sun? (heat, light) 7. Earth is nearer to the sun in ... (winter) 8. What galaxy is the sun in? (Milky Way) 9. Which constellation contains the North Star? (Little Dipper) 10. Earth's nearest neighbor in space is ... (moon) 11. What time of day would your shadow be longer, 9:00 am or 12:00 noon? (9:00 am) FUN FACTS
SKITSFuture CareersProps: A large box that Cubs can step into and out of; decorate front with knobs and dials. Cub #1:Ladies and gentlemen, this is the fantastic, terrific magic future machine. By entering this machine you will know your future career. Cub #2: Let me try it first! Cub #1: OK, enter the chamber (he turns dials on the front). Come out and reveal your future. (This is repeated for each Cub.) Cub #2: Wow, I am going to be a truck driver. 10-4good buddy. Cub #3:(enters then exits) Hey, I'm going to be a Chef, dinner anyone. Cub #4:(enters then exits) I'm going to be a doctor, want a shot? Cub #5:(Enters then exits) A lawyer, I'm going to be a lawyer. I'll sue for 1 million dollars. Cub #6: (enters then exits) yea, yea, yea! I'm going to be a rock star, where's my guitar? Cub #7:(enters and exits) An astronaut, look at Mars! Cub #8: I'm not sure about this, but here goes. Cub #1: This way. (Turns dials) Cub #8(enters, screams) No! No! Cub #1: What's the matter, what will you be? Cub #8: NO! I'll be a (pause for silence) CUBMASTER!!! (runs off stage with arms flying.) DippersViking Council A Cub runs on stage with a large ladle in his hand “What do you have there?” Asks Boy 1. “The big dipper” Another Cub runs on stage with a spoon in his hand, “And what do you have?” asks Boy 1. “The little dipper!” Spaceship on the Moon(Narrator instructs others to follow the motions demonstrated as he tells the story.) One hot summer day my spaceship had just landed on the moon and needed some repair. I took a pair of pliers and I worked, and I worked, and I worked. (Use left hand to pantomime using pliers.) By then I was so hot that I found a piece of moon paper and I fanned, and I fanned, and I fanned. (Continue left hand pliers and use right hand to pantomime the use of a fan. I stepped out of the rocket ship and spied a meteor going up and down, and up and down. (Continue both hand motions and an up-and-down motion with the body.) All at once there appeared in front of me a group of moon people saying, “Cuckoo, Cuckoo, Cuckoo!” (Continue all motions while saying cuckoo. The ConstellationsSince time began, it seems that people have been fascinated by and interested in studying the stars. So much so that the groupings of stars, what we call constellations, have been given special names with special meanings. The Cub Scouts are at a perfect age to absorb all the information they can about anything, and constellations are no different. Here's a skit my son's Den did years ago (when he was a Wolf). It gets the parents interested and involved and teaches the boys a little while having fun at it. And at the Pack Meeting, it was a great success. Activity: Do some research into the mythology behind some of the constellations. (We used Greek and Roman myths.) And get some pictures of the different gods after whom the constellations are named. Make sure the pictures show the relationship of the constellations to the gods. Then have the boys pick out characters they want to represent in the skit. Have them dress for the parts and attach tinfoil stars at the right places on their costumes. (One of the favorites from when our boys did it was Gemini, The Twins, where two of the boys dressed together to be that constellation.) Pick a narrator (not necessarily one of the Cubs because they like the acting out) who can talk a little about each constellation. Then, at the Pack Meeting, have all the boys line up in their costumes on stage. Trip To The MoonCast: Controlman, 2 Spacemen, President, Man-In-The-Moon, 2 Space Mice Props: Spaceship, Telescope, Moon with door big enough for head to stick out, Chair Setting: (As curtain opens, Controlman is looking at the moon through a telescope, at left. Spaceship stands close by. Man-in-the-Moon & Space Mice are hidden behind moon on opposite side of stage. Spacemen enter at left, helmets under left arms and they approach Controlman. 1st Spaceman: Has the President arrived? Controlman: Not yet. 2ND Spaceman: I hope he won’t be late. We have no time to waste. Controlman: (looking through telescope) That’s right. The moon is in good position for a perfect landing. (Enter PRESIDENT of U.S. Play a few bars of “Hail to the Chief” as he enters. Spacemen & Controlman stand at attention.) President: This is a great day for our country. I don’t know what we would do without you brave Cub Scouts, who are willing to risk your lives on this dangerous mission to the moon. I can only wish you good luck. (President goes to a chair to the left to watch take-off.) Controlman: Get ready for the countdown. (He sits at control panel.) Spacemen: put on your helmets and get behind the space ship. 1ST Spaceman: We’re ready. Controlman: Ten, Nine, Eight, Seven, Six, Five, Four, Three, Two, One Blast Off ! (Spacemen slowly pick up space ship, turn it to horizontal position and walk very slowly across the stage to the moon.) 2ND Spaceman: We’ve been out here in space for a long time now. When do you think we’ll reach the moon? 1ST Spaceman: We should be there very soon now. (Spaceman arrive at Moon, sticking it with point of Space Ship.) Man-In-The-Moon: Ouch! What stuck me? (Spacemen stand ship on end) 2ND Spaceman: Who said that? 1ST Spaceman: There must be someone hereafter all. Man-In-The-Moon: (Opening- door in the Moon & sticking his head out.) Of course there is! Haven’t you ever heard of the Man-in-the-Moon? 2ND Spaceman: Yes, but I thought that was a fairy tale! Man-in-The-Moon: No, indeed! I’ve been here a long time. 1ST Spaceman: Can you tell us if we are the first earth people here? Man-In-The-Moon: Yes, you are the first People. Another ship landed before yours did, though. There were mice in that one. (Space Mice come from behind moon, one on either side.) 1ST Mouse: Did you call us? 2ND Spaceman: What in the universe are you doing here? 2ND Mouse: The Russians shot us up here! 1ST Mouse: We were supposed to go back to earth, but we wouldn’t go. 2ND Mouse: We like it here. We’re going to stay forever! 1ST Spaceman: But how can you live here? What can you find to eat? 1ST Mouse: Find to eat? We never had it so good! 2ND Mouse: You mean you don’t know. You never heard? Both Mice: The moon is REALLY made of GREEN CHEESE! (SPACEMEN faint as CURTAIN falls). FAMILY LOST IN SPACEProps: 5 chairs set up like a "space car" - 2 front,
3 in back row HOW NOT TO BUILD A ROCKETThink of this as the 3 Stooges building a rocket ship. It is pantomime only. With all the slapstick bumping, shoving, and horseplay possible.Cast: 3 boys as astronauts in white suits and helmets 1 Cub in uniform Props: 3 five-gallon popcorn cans or something similar painted white or covered with paper. These are numbered 1,2,3. Stage 3 needs 3 fins. A nose cone made from poster board. Action: Boys stack stages of rocket and nose cone in varying sequences always wrong. Numbers could be upside down. Suggested are: I. 1/ 3/NC/2 II. 2/3/1/NC III. 3/1/2/ NC IV. 2/1/NC/3 V. 2/NC/3 Finally a small Cub Scout comes out and shows them how to assemble the rocket. THE LOST ALIENSCast: Two space aliens, Ma, Pa, Sonny, and Sis Setting: The two aliens arrive in front of the hillbilly family seated around a cook pot or a campfire. Ma: Howdy strange lookin' green fellers. What ya'll want? Alien #1: Tell us how to get to Bloomington. Ma: Well I don't rightly know, but I'll ask Sonny. Oh Sonny, how do you get to Bloomington? Sonny: Well Ma, I don't rightly know, I'll ask Sis. Sis, how do you get to Bloomington? Sis: Well Sonny I don't rightly know, let me ask Pa. Pa, how do you get to Bloomington? Pa: Let me see now...I don't rightly know how to get to Bloomington. Alien #2: Boy, you Earth people are really dumb. Pa: You're mighty uppity for a little green feller, aren't ya? But you see it's this way. We may be dumb, but we ain't lost! LIFE ON OTHER PLANETSBoys come out representing each planet Mercury: (Jumping around) You'd really get a hot foot if you lived on me. The temperature is 950 on Mercury. Venus: (Moving hands as if parting fog) You might think that Venus is lovely as can be. But with these 200 mile thick clouds if is sure hard to see. Mars: (Dressed in red) From its canals to polar caps Mars is hard to understand. I'm frozen ice and barren rocks, but I do the best I can. Jupiter: (Strolling with hands behind back) If you like to walk in the moonlight, you'd love to live on me because I have not just one moon but thirteen for you to see. Saturn: (Wearing a lab coat, a la Carl Sagan) I'm not just a 3-ring circus as people thought me to be. For Saturn has billions and billions of bands that you can see for free. Neptune: (Wearing a lab coat and shivering) I'm named for King Neptune who lives in the depths of the sea. But old King Neptune would be a frozen fish if he were to live on me. Uranus: (Wearing big boots and picking up feet with difficulty trying to walk.) I'm so much bigger than the Earth that walking would not be fun. Each step would just exhaust you. On Uranus you'd weigh a ton. Pluto: (Smallest Cub with thumbs stuck under suspenders) I may be last. I may be least. I'm even harder to find. But as long as you remember I'm Pluto, I guess I really don't mind. Earth: You've heard from all my neighbors and what they have to give. Now aren't you glad that it's on Earth that you decided to live? SPACED OUTMission Control: The astronauts are now boarding the space ship. Let's listen to their discussion as they prepare to blast off. Astronaut 1: I get to sit by the window this time Astronaut 2: No. I get to this time! Astronaut 1: No, you don't. It's my turn! Astronaut 2: You got to last time. It's my turn this time! Mission Control: Uh... uhm. Well, we'll return to the space ship as soon as the flight gets under way and see how it's going.... Oh, there they go right now!....Gentlemen, do you see anything unusual out there? Astronauts: No comet! Astronaut 1: (to number 2) We are now traveling faster than the speed of sound. Astronaut 2: What did you say? I can't hear you. Mission Control: Everyone wants to know what astronauts eat on space flights. Can you tell us what's on the menu for the next meal? Astronaut 1: Yes. I can. We'll be having launch meat and....(to number 2) Say, John, do you know what's for dessert? Astronaut 2: Ice cream floats! Astronaut 1: Yes, of course it does. Everything floats up here! Mission Control: Tell us a little about how you astronauts pass the time on long flights. Astronaut 2. Well, we play moonopoly and we read. Mission Control: Oh, I see. Are you getting a lot of reading done then? Astronaut 1: Yes, we certainly are! We just can't put out books down! Astronaut 2: I just happen to be reading a good one right now. It might come in handy on our return trip. Mission Control: What book is that? Astronaut 2: It's by a football player. The name of it is How To Make Touchdowns. Mission Control: Your flight seems to be going smoothly. At the moment we are... Astronaut 1: (interrupting) EMERGENCY! ! Something has gone wrong with our oxygen supply system. The gauges indicate that we have only 55 seconds left of... Mission Control: (interrupting) At the moment we are experiencing some difficulty in hearing you. Could you please wait a minute? SCIENCE CLASSSetting: Teacher and students enter classroom. Bell rings.Teacher: Class, today we will begin our study of astronomy. Student 1: (Loud whisper to Student 2) What's that? Student 2: It's way over your head. Teacher: Attention please, students. As t told you, we're going to take up a new topic - space. Student 1: (loud whisper to Student 3) Did you hear that? He said we are going to take up space! Student 3: That's all you ever do - take up space! Teacher: What is at the center of gravity? Student 2: The letter "v". Teacher: Of all the planets, which one can we see most easily any time of year? Student 1: Earth! ! Teacher: What will happen when the sun shines at night? Student 3: That'll be the day! Teacher: Did you students know that they found bones on the moon? Student 1: Wow! I guess that means the cow didn't make it after all! Teacher: And speaking of the moon, I suppose we could call the Earth and the moon good friends. Student 2: I should say so! They've been going around together for an awfully long time! Teacher: Can someone please tell me which is closer to us, South America or the moon? Student 3: The moon, of course. Teacher: How could you say that? Student 3. That's easy. I can see the moon from here but I sure can't see South America. Teacher: By the way, do you know if there are any fish in outer space? Student 1: Sure! They call them starfish1 Teacher: Who knows what a star with a tail is called? Can you name any of them? Student 2: Yeah, Halley's Comet, Mickey Mouse, and Lassie. Teacher: That's all for today, class. Don't forget our field trip tomorrow night. We're going to the planetarium, where the telescope is, to see an all-star show! MAD LIBS Captain Zoom I The Adventures of Captain Zoom, Space ____________ (NOUN). Captain Zoom is a superhero who wears a/an ____________ (COLOR) cape and a/an____________ (COLOR) suit of long underwear. He has his own ____________ (ADJECTIVE) rocket ship, which takes him all over the universe. His ship is fueled by ____________ (A FOOD) mixed with ____________ (A LIQUID) and can go____________ (NUMBER) miles per hour. Captain Zoom loves to go to the assistance of poor ____________ (PLURAL NOUN) who are in trouble. When he hears of such a/an ____________ (ADJECTIVE) situation, he leaps ____________ (ADVERB) into his ship and zooms off into the wild ____________ (COLOR) yonder. He journeys throughout the galaxy, sometimes going as far as ____________ (A PLACE). He has a/an____________ (ADJECTIVE) companion who goes with him on all his adventures. His companion is a ____________ (NUMBER)-year-old boy whose name is ____________ (NAME OF BOY IN ROOM) but who is called ____________ (A SILL Y WORD). To read more about Captain Zoom, ____________ (ADVERB) go to the next Mad Lib. Captain Zoom II One day Captain Zoom heard that a group of ____________ (A NATIONALITY) --____________ (PLURAL NOUN) had been picked up by some little green ____________ (PLURAL NOUN) who were in a flying saucer. He learned they were locked in a ____________ (A RECEPTACLE) on the ____________ (ADJECTIVE) planet Hang-On. At once he called to his ____________ (ADJECTIVE) companion, “Hey Shorty, get the spacecraft warmed up. We are going to ____________ (A PLACE)." And off they zoomed, ____________ (VERB ENDING IN "ING") around the moon and past Mars. In no time at all they landed on Hang-On. When Captain Zoom stepped out of his ship he said, "____________ (AN EXCLAMATION)!" because the first thing he saw was a purple -____________ (NOUN) which was eating a long, thin ____________ (SOMETHING ALIVE). He whipped out his super ____________ (ADJECTIVE) Ray Gun and blasted away until he had____________ (VERB [PAST TENSE]) everything in sight. "Now, Shorty," he said ____________ (ADJECTIVE), "let's see if we can find some ____________ (PLURAL NOUN) to rescue” Captain Zoom III After zapping everything he could see around his spaceship with his Alpha Particle Disintegrator ____________ (NOUN), Captain Zoom began to explore the ____________ (ADJECTIVE) planet Hang-On. Hang-On had a/an ____________ (ADJECTIVE) atmosphere containing lots of ____________ (A GAS) and ____________ (A LIQUID). The natives were about ____________ (NUMBER) feet tall and were ____________ (A COLOR) except for their hair, which was____________ (A COLOR). They had ____________ (NUMBER) arms and____________ (NUMBER) fingers on each - ____________ (NOUN). They lived by growing ____________ (A FOOD -PLURAL) and fertilizing them with____________ (PLURAL NOUN). They welcomed Captain Zoom with open ____________ (PART OF BODY - PLURAL). They took him to their capital city called ____________ (NAME OF TOWN), and said they wanted to make him their king. "I couldn't," he said ____________ (ADVERB), "because I am a/an ____________ (ADJECTIVE) American." Captain Zoom IV "Although I cannot be your ____________ (NOUN) King, " Captain Zoom told the ____________ (ADJECTIVE) natives of Hang-On, “I will be your ____________ (NOUN). And I will ____________ (VERB [PRESENT TENSED you like a father." At this the natives cheered. "____________ (AN EXCLAMATION)!" they shouted - ____________ (ADVERB). And they began pelting the good captain with overripe ____________ (PLURAL NOUN) which was how they showed respect and____________ (AN EMOTION). Then they took him to their local____________ (TYPE OF BUILDING) and released all of the earth people they had ____________ (VERB [PAST TENSE]) with their flying ____________ (SOMETHING ON THE DINNER TABLE). So Captain Zoom put them all on his ____________ (ADJECTIVE) space____________ (A VEHICLE), set it for " ____________ (NOUN)" Warp and went back to Earth. They all lived ____________ (ADVERB) ever after. Trivia
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