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Tech All Around

Cub Scouts · Adventure, Elective

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Tech All Around helps you spot technology everywhere and use it safely. You'll find tech at home and in town, talk about how it helps, and set up device rules with your family. Smart tech habits start early.

Why it's worth it

Technology is all around you, from traffic lights and microwaves to tablets and video calls. In Tech All Around you'll spot it everywhere, talk about how it helps people, show your grown-up how you use devices safely, and make a set of family device rules together. Knowing how to use technology wisely is something you'll need for school and life.

Start this week

  1. Go on a tech hunt in your home and count how many gadgets you can find in five minutes.
  2. Ask your grown-up what technology they used when they were your age.
  3. Pick a time this week to sit down with your parent or guardian and talk about device rules.

Stay safe

  • Never share your name, school, address, or photos online, and tell a trusted adult right away if someone you don't know contacts you.

Requirements · 4

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 and count the gadgets you find, like the fridge, a traffic light, or a phone.

    For example: On a walk, spot a traffic light, a crosswalk button, a security camera, an ATM, and a streetlight. At home, find the fridge, washing machine, smoke alarm, and TV remote.

  2. Requirement 2

    Explore ways digital technology makes life easier

    Tip: Talk with your adult about how tech helps, like video calls with family or maps for directions.

    For example: Talk about how a video call lets you read a bedtime story with a grandparent far away, a map app helps your family find a new playground, and a thermostat keeps the house warm.

  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 how you ask before using a device, stay on approved apps, and tell them if something feels wrong.

    For example: Show your adult: you ask before turning on the tablet, use only apps they've said are okay, never type your name or school into a game, and tell a grown-up if a message pops up from someone you don't know.

  4. Requirement 4

    Set up rules for using digital devices with your parent or legal guardian

    Tip: Sit down with your parent or guardian and agree on simple rules, like when and where you can use devices.

    For example: Write a family device plan together: devices stay in the living room, no screens at dinner or after bath time, ask before downloading anything, and tell an adult if something feels wrong. Sign it and post it on the fridge.

Talk about it together

  • Which technology in your home helps your family the most?
  • What would a day be like without any technology?
  • Why do you think your family chose the device rules it did?
  • What would you do if something on a screen made you feel scared or confused?

Helpful reads

For leaders & parents

  • Run a tech scavenger hunt around the meeting place.
  • Share a sample family device agreement that families can adapt at home.

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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.