Cub Scout NOVA

STEM S cience T echnology E ngineering M ath

According to the STEM cell “60 percent of U.S. employers are having difficulties finding qualified workers to fill vacancies at their companies.” --Council on Foreign Relations1 “The average annual wage for all STEM occupations was $77,880 in May 2009, significantly above the U.S. average of $43,460 for non-STEM occupations.”

National studies have shown that the more students are involved in out-of-school (OST) STEM programming, the more likely they are to have a STEM-related career. ( stem-initiative/) stem-initiative/

NOVA Award

NOVA Award Categories Science Everywhere (Science) Tech Talk (Technology) Swing! (Engineering) Go! (Mathematics)

Requirement Resources Available for purchase at scouting.org

More Requirement Sources m/Awards.aspxhttp:// m/Awards.aspx nova/index.asphttp://usscouts.org/advance/ nova/index.asp

NOVA Award Notes Not available at Tiger level Must be completed with a counselor Counselor may be parent or leader

Supernova Award

Supernova Designed to challenge the scout further Takes more effort to earn Must be completed under the guide of a mentor Requirements found at same locations at NOVA award Earning the NOVA award is not a prerequisite

Supernova Mentor Must be 21 or older Must be an expert in a STEM (science, technology, engineering, or mathematics) field Must be registered under the Supernova Awards mentor position code 52 and complete Youth Protectionhttp:// Send your mentor application to your local council service center. There is NO FEE!

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