Retrieve the Secret Message Activity

This Activity is meant for Scouts BSA.

a can to be rescued.
1/2 inch rope about 8 feet long
a small stick
tree limb or broomstick about 1.5 inch thick and 5 feet long
2x6 plank about 4 feet long

Draw a line that is the shore.
Place the can about 12-14 feet from the shore.

The patrol should work together to figure out how to retrieve the can.

A container with a secret message is floating by in the river. It must be retrieved.

Goal: Retrieve the can floating in the river as fast as possible.

Rules:

1. Can use only the materials listed.
2. If a scout steps in the water, a time penalty is given.

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The plank can be used as a dock.
The can can be knocked over.