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Wolf – 2nd Grade
Spirit of the Water
Elective
Requirement 2

Aqua Pollution

Wolf – 2nd Grade
Spirit of the Water
Elective
Requirement 2

Aqua Pollution

Snapshot of Activity

Cub Scouts demonstrate how pollution can enter our groundwater. 

Indoor
3
3
2
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  • Clear glass loaf pan or baking pan, 9”x13”, 1 per two Cub Scouts 
  • Powdered drink mix, red or purple in color 
  • Sand 
  • Spray bottle filled with water 
  • Book or small block of wood 

Before the meeting: 

  1. Set up workspace for Cub Scouts.  

During the meeting: 

  1. Ask Cub Scouts to make a small pile of powdered drink mix in one end of the clear glass pan. 
  2. Have them sprinkle sand over the rest of the pan. 
  3. Place the end of the pan with the powdered drink mix on top of the book or wood block so the pan is tilted. 
  4. Using the spray bottle of water have Cub Scouts wet the sand. Make sure it’s really wet. Let it sit for a few minutes, and then wet it again. 
  5. Carefully lift up the pan and look underneath it. What is happening? 
  6. As you can see, the water is carrying the powdered drink mix through the pan. Pollutants spread through our sources of water the same way. They can travel a long distance and can damage drinking water miles from where the pollution starts! 

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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.