First Aiders

Today our Navigators learned more about first aid from our special guest Dr. Josh Durham.

We learned what to do if someone is unconscious.

We practiced checking for pulse and breathing.

We learned that if someone is bleeding badly, we need to make a tourniquet.  

We learned how to make them from bandages and everyday items.  

We also learned how and when to make a splint.

Our Stargazers group learned about cleaning wounds and how to use band aids.  They properly fixed up many "injuries" our stuffed animals had. 

 

A huge thanks to Dr Durham for such an awesome meeting!

Cardinal Points

A Navigator is:

Truthful

Respectful

Inclusive

Patient 

Dependable

Resourceful

Cooperative 

These are our Cardinal Points and part of what it means to be a Navigator. 

This meeting was filled with fun team building activities to demonstrate our Cardinal Points. With silly relays, races, and fun creative team building games,  we learned all about what it takes to be a Navigator.

And a slightly blurry pic of some of our Navigator crew with the Cardinal Points.

All About Ecology

Our Navigators learned all about Ecology at our last meeting.  

We learned how all life on earth is connected by doing a great game.  

Each Navigator was assigned an animal, plant or insect.  We tossed a ball of yarn around to animals, plants and insects that were dependent on each other.  We created a web lof life and could see how all life could be affected by one tiny change by tugging on a string.

Then we played a fun game to learn about how animals adapt and the effect their habitats have on their survival.  

We divided into teams and were given different tools to use to forage for food in different environments. Then had a relay race to see how the different environments and adaptions affected the success of each group. 

 We finished out the meeting with a super fun game of parent/child sharks and minnows.  

Another fun meeting for Idaho Navigators!