Month: March 2023

South Area is pleased to bring you the Cub Scout 3R (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle) Car Derby 2023 on Saturday, 25th March 2023 where our Cub Scouts will be asked to present the 3R cars for a friendly car derby competition. Derby competition rules are listed in Annex A.

Our objectives for our Cub Scouts in this event are as follows:

1. Be environmentally friendly – giving unwanted materials a second life (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle).
2. Using hands-on experiments to learn scientific concepts (e.g. friction, kinetic energy, and factor(s) which influence speed).
3. To promote creativity and innovation using a fun-filled approach.
4. Encourage teamwork, problem solving and communication among our Cub Scouts.
5. Help our Cub Scouts to complete various components of the Cub Scout Progress Scheme.

To prepare for the derby, this is what each pack needs to do:

1. To fulfil the objective of giving unwanted materials a second life, use what we can find around us or what we already have (scissors, strings, scotch tape, glue etc.) to build the 3R cars.
2. Teams can discuss and source for discarded materials to embark on their 3R cars.
3. Cub Scouts may do research online for ideas, but be creative and be bold enough to create your own 3R cars working together.
4. View the two video links below for ideas and inspiration.

Important:

• Please remind your Cub Scouts to always be careful and be safe when handling any material for their project.
• Avoid using pen knife or any sharp objects. Engage adults’ assistance if they need to use any items which may be dangerous to them.

Details of the course are given below

For any queries, please feel free to contact Ms Valerie Limt valerie.lim@scout.org.sg

Derby Competition Rules
A. The Longest Travelling Car

1. On event day, each team will bring their 3R car (completed project) to the derby venue. Each team will be given a car code (e.g. 01 à Team 01 and so on).
2. Service Scouts at the registration counter will record the pack’s name, names of the team members and car code. Only the car code will be pasted on the 3R car.
3. At any one time, there will be between 5 and 10 3R cars at the start line.
4. There will be two lines marked as shown at the illustration below. The space in between the two lines (about one metre in width) is to be used by the participants to roll their 3R cars forward or alternatively propel their 3R cars forward using other methods (no readymade kits allowed). This would mean that the participants can only roll or propel their 3R cars from within the space (in between the two white lines), so that every racing car will start at approximately the same start line. Any 3R car that starts outside the two marked lines may be disqualified.
5. Service Scouts will be assigned to each lane and issued with a measuring tape. They will be measuring the distance from the start line to the front part of the racing car. The distance travelled will then be recorded by the Service Scouts for each lane.
6. Service Scouts will be assigned to each lane and issued with a measuring tape. They will be measuring the distance from the start line to the front part of the racing car. The distance travelled will then be recorded by the Service Scouts for each lane.

B. The Most Interesting 3R Car

1. Each 3R car will be judged for creativity and innovation by a panel of Venture Scouts.
2. The judging criteria will be as follows:
   1. Creativity – Converting items found in daily life into 3R car parts.
   2. Innovative – Making use of Scientific Concepts to increase the speed of the 3R car.