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Lion – Kindergarten
Everyday Tech
Elective
Requirement 2

Grocery Shopping Tech

Lion – Kindergarten
Everyday Tech
Elective
Requirement 2

Grocery Shopping Tech

Snapshot of Activity

Use a grocery store app for a scaventer hunt in the grocery store.

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  • Each Cub Scout and adult partner pair will need a smart device with a grocery store app downloaded 
  • Activity Consent Form 

Before the meeting: 

  1. Identify a local grocery store that has a mobile app with a search feature that tells you where items are located in the store.  
  2. Contact the store and let them know of your plans to visit. 
  3. Confirm a date and time when the den will visit the store. 
  4. Inform adult partners what store you will visit and download the app prior to the meeting. 
  5. A day prior to the meeting remind Cub Scouts, parents, legal guardians, and adult partners of the time, date, and location of the meeting and where the den will meet up. 
  6. Have parents and legal guardians complete the Activity Consent Form. 

During the meeting: 

  1. Meet the den at a predetermined location such as the main entrance to the grocery store. 
  2. Notify the manager on duty of your visit. 
  3. Gather the Cub Scouts and adult partners and have them use the store app to find the following items. Ask them to locate them in the store and find the least expensive choice of that item. Track the items using the app shopping list or by writing down a list. The goal is to come up the lowest cost for the items on the list. Don’t forget digital coupons. 
    • 1 dozen eggs 
    • 1 can of black beans 
    • 1 can of tuna fish 
    • 1 lb. of rice 
    • 5 lbs. of sugar 
    • 1 apple 
    • 1 loaf of bread 
  4. Give everyone 30 minutes to find the items, the least expensive, and come up with a total cost for the list.  Meet back up at a predetermined location. 
  5. Compare lists to see who had the lowest total. 
  6. Ask Cub Scouts and adult partners if using the app made it easy to find the items in the store.

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