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Everyday Tech

Cub Scouts · Adventure, Elective

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Everyday Tech helps you notice the technology all around you. You'll find gadgets at home and in your neighborhood, see how they help people, and show how you use devices safely. It's a smart start to being a good tech user.

Why it's worth it

Lots of things around you are technology: the light switch, the microwave, the doorbell, and the tablet. In Everyday Tech you'll go on a hunt to find them, learn how they make life easier, and show your grown-up how you use devices safely. Being a smart, careful tech user is a skill you'll use for the rest of your life.

Start this week

  1. Walk through your home with your adult and count every piece of technology you can find.
  2. Ask your grown-up how they use technology at work or at home.
  3. Talk with your adult about your family's rules for tablets, phones, or TV.

Stay safe

  • Use devices with a grown-up nearby, never share your name, school, or address online, and tell an adult right away if a stranger messages you.

Requirements · 3

Every official requirement and part, numbered to match Scouting America, in plain language. Sign off against the official wording (opens in a new tab).

  1. Requirement 1

    Look for technology in your home, meeting place, or neighborhood

    Tip: Go on a tech hunt at home: microwave, lamp, doorbell, phone. Count how many you can find.

    For example: On a tech hunt, find a refrigerator that keeps food cold, a traffic light that tells cars when to go, a doorbell, a washing machine, and a thermostat. Draw your three favorites.

  2. Requirement 2

    Explore ways digital technology makes life easier

    Tip: Talk with your adult about how a video call, map app, or timer makes life easier.

    For example: A video call lets you see Grandpa even when he lives far away. A map app helps your family find a new park. A timer reminds you when cookies are done.

  3. Requirement 3

    Pick a digital device you use at home and show your adult partner how to use it safely

    Tip: Show your adult partner how you ask permission first, stay on approved apps, and tell a grown-up if something seems wrong.

    For example: Show your adult how you ask before using a device, only open apps they said are okay, keep your name and address private, and tell a grown-up right away if something makes you feel funny.

Talk about it together

  • Which piece of technology in your home would be the hardest to live without?
  • How did people do things before that technology was invented?
  • What are your family's rules for using devices, and why do you think they matter?
  • What would you do if something on a screen made you feel scared or confused?

Helpful reads

For leaders & parents

  • Run a quick scavenger hunt for technology around the meeting place.
  • Encourage families to agree on simple device rules at home.

People & places that can help

  • Your den leader — Can share den plans and help you sign off what you've done.
  • Public library — Picture books and videos on the topic; librarians can help find more.
  • Your school's library or tech teacher — Can share kid-friendly tech safety ideas.
  • Everyday Tech adventure page (opens in a new tab) — Tech hunts and safe-device activities for dens.
  • NetSmartz (opens in a new tab) — Online safety videos and tips for young kids and families from NCMEC.

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Tips, examples, and questions are ideas from experienced leaders, not extra requirements. Your unit leader or counselor decides when a requirement is complete.