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Lion – Kindergarten
Ready, Set, Grow
Elective
Requirement 2

Alright, Alright, Alright, It’s Avocado Time

Lion – Kindergarten
Ready, Set, Grow
Elective
Requirement 2

Alright, Alright, Alright, It’s Avocado Time

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Plant an avocado seed. 

Indoor
2
3
2
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  • 16 oz. mason jars, one for each Cub Scout and adult partner 
  • Large avocados, one for each Cub Scout and adult partner 
  • 4 toothpicks, a set of four for each Cub Scout and adult partner 

Before the meeting: 

  1. Become familiar with how to grow an avocado from the seed.  Watch this YouTube video, “How to Grow an Avocado from Seed” for more information.  
  2. Prepare the meeting space to allow Cub Scouts and adult partners to complete the activity together. 
  3. Prepare the avocado seeds by cutting the avocado in half and removing the seed (pit) from the middle.  Wipe off the seed.  
  4. Plant an avocado seed as an example. 

During the meeting: 

  1. Gather the Cub Scouts and adult partners and share with them that they are going grow an avocado plant from a very large seed.  Show them the avocado seed that you planted in the mason jar. 
  2. Have Cub Scouts and adult partners work together to first peel the avocado seed. 
  3. Next have them use the toothpicks to place them in the seeds and suspend the seed over the mason jar. 
  4. Next fill the mason jar with water so it covers half the seed. 
  5. Remind Cub Scouts and adult partners that when the water runs low to replace the water completely not just top it off and that the plant likes full sun. 

After the meeting: 

  1. Each meeting after this one you should ask Cub Scouts how their herb garden is doing.  After several weeks they should have good growth of their plants.  Ask for photos of plants so they can share with the other members of the den. 

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Bray Barnes

Director, Global Security Innovative
Strategies

Bray Barnes is a recipient of the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award, Silver
Beaver, Silver Antelope, Silver Buffalo, and Learning for Life Distinguished
Service Award. He received the Messengers of Peace Hero award from
the royal family of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and he’s a life member of
the 101st Airborne Association and Vietnam Veterans Association. Barnes
serves as a senior fellow for the Global Federation of Competitiveness
Councils, a nonpartisan network of corporate CEOs, university presidents, and
national laboratory directors. He has also served as a senior executive for the
U.S. Department of Homeland Security, leading the first-responder program
and has two U.S. presidential appointments

David Alexander

Managing Member Calje

David Alexander is a Baden-Powell Fellow, Summit Bechtel Reserve philanthropist, and recipient of the Silver Buffalo and Distinguished Eagle Scout Award. He is the founder of Caljet, one of the largest independent motor fuels terminals in the U.S. He has served the Arizona Petroleum Marketers Association, Teen Lifeline, and American Heart Association. A triathlete who has completed hundreds of races, Alexander has also mentored the women’s triathlon team at Arizona State University.

Glenn Adams

President, CEO & Managing Director
Stonetex Oil Corp.

Glenn Adams is a recipient of the Silver Beaver, Silver Antelope, Silver Buffalo, and Distinguished Eagle Scout Award. He is the former president of the National Eagle Scout Association and established the Glenn A. and Melinda W. Adams National Eagle Scout Service Project of the Year Award. He has more than 40 years of experience in the oil, gas, and energy fields, including serving as a president, owner, and CEO. Adams has also received multiple service awards from the Texas Alliance of Energy Producers.