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Scouting America · Troop 308

Teaching Cards

Twelve cards covering requirements 1 and 2 — the purpose of space exploration and the space pioneer card. Each one downloads on its own, or print the whole set. Handy as table cards during the meeting, or handed out one per patrol so each group teaches its own card back to the room.

Before you print card 11: the four portraits on it are AI-generated faces, not photographs of real people. Nothing on the card claims otherwise, but a Scout could reasonably assume they are looking at four actual pioneers. Either say so when you hand it out, or use it as the prompt to go and find the real four — Katherine Johnson, Gagarin, Goddard and the rest are on the badge page.

Teaching card 1: The Purpose of Space Exploration
1 The Purpose of Space Exploration Req 1 Download ↓
Teaching card 2: Historical Reasons
2 Historical Reasons Req 1a Download ↓
Teaching card 3: Immediate Goals & Knowledge
3 Immediate Goals & Knowledge Req 1b Download ↓
Teaching card 4: Benefits to Earth: Resources
4 Benefits to Earth: Resources Req 1c Download ↓
Teaching card 5: Benefits to Earth: Technology
5 Benefits to Earth: Technology Req 1c Download ↓
Teaching card 6: Benefits to Earth: New Products
6 Benefits to Earth: New Products Req 1c Download ↓
Teaching card 7: International Relations & Cooperation
7 International Relations & Cooperation Req 1d Download ↓
Teaching card 8: Why It Matters
8 Why It Matters Req 1 Download ↓
Teaching card 9: Choose Your Pioneer
9 Choose Your Pioneer Req 2 Download ↓
Teaching card 10: Design Your Collector's Card
10 Design Your Collector's Card Req 2 Download ↓
Teaching card 11: Discuss Four Other Space Pioneers
11 Discuss Four Other Space Pioneers Req 2 Download ↓
Teaching card 12: Take It Further
12 Take It Further Req 1–2 Download ↓