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Arrow of Light – 5th Grade
High Tech Outdoors AOL
Elective
Requirement 4

Camping Gear 2.0

Arrow of Light – 5th Grade
High Tech Outdoors AOL
Elective
Requirement 4

Camping Gear 2.0

Snapshot of Activity

Cub Scouts model their own improvement of camping gear.

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  • Construction paper in assorted colors, enough to share
  • Tissue paper in assorted colors, enough to share
  • Glue, enough to share
  • Tape, enough to share
  • Pipe cleaners, enough to share
  • Toothpicks, enough to share
  • Any other building materials to help build a model
  • Samples of camping gear, examples include tent, backpack, water bottle

Before the meeting:

  1. Gather materials for the activity.
  2. Set up meeting space for Cub Scouts to be able to work on their model. Spread out craft materials on table.
  3. Set out examples of camping gear. Being able to see and touch the gear will help Cub Scouts visualize the product for which they are making improvements.

During the meeting:

  1. Explain to Cub Scouts that they are going to design their own improvement to a piece of camping gear. They should pick a specific piece of gear. Ideas include:
    • Tent
    • Backpack
    • Water bottle
  2. Give Cub Scouts time to build their model.
  3. Have Cub Scouts share with their patrol, explaining their improvement.

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Arrow of Light – 5th Grade

Design and Draw

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Cub Scouts create drawings of their own improvement of camping gear.

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Arrow of Light – 5th Grade

Filming the Fix

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Cub Scouts create a video describing their own improvement of camping gear.

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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

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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

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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.