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Webelos – 4th Grade
Let’s Camp Webelos
Elective
Requirement 5

Bowline Knot

Webelos – 4th Grade
Let’s Camp Webelos
Elective
Requirement 5

Bowline Knot

Snapshot of Activity

Cub Scouts learn how to tie a bowline knot and when it should be used.

Indoor
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  • One three-foot length of paracord for each Cub Scout
  • Webelos handbook or Bowline Knot worksheet found in Additional Resources

Before the meeting:

  1. Cut the paracord into three-foot lengths and fuse the ends.
  2. Familiarize yourself with the bowline knot by watching this video on Scout Life, “How to Tie a Bowline Knot.”
  3. Remind Cub Scouts to bring their handbook
  4. Tie a bowline and keep it as an example.

During the meeting:

  1. Give each Cub Scout a piece of paracord and explain that they’re going to learn how to tie a bowline knot.
  2. Describe the use of the bowline.
  3. Have Cub Scouts watch while you demonstrate how to tie the knot.
  4. Tell Cub Scouts to follow along with each step while you demonstrate again.
  5. Ask Cub Scouts to tie the knot by themselves using the diagrams in their Webelos handbook or the worksheet.
  6. After everyone has attempted to tie the knot, discuss when this knot might be used:
    • Attach a carabiner to the loop and hang a bag from a tree branch
    • Tent guylines
    • Anchor around a tree
    • Attach two pieces of rope together
    • Secure the lid of an item such as a cooler
    • Rescue someone and pull them to safety

Additional Resources

Bowline Knot worksheet

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Webelos – 4th Grade

Bowline Just In Time

Indoor
4
3
3

Cub Scouts learn about the bowline knot and compete to tie one the fastest

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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.