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Bear – 3rd Grade
Bear Habitat
Outdoors
Required
Requirement 2

Digital Path Finding

Bear – 3rd Grade
Bear Habitat
Outdoors
Required
Requirement 2

Digital Path Finding

Snapshot of Activity

Cub Scouts use digital mapping devices to view a one-mile route.

Indoor
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  • Smart device with an App that has a mapping function, one for every two Cub Scouts 
  • Paths for Everyone worksheet, found in Additional Resources 
  • Printer 
  • Map with route 

Before the meeting: 

  1. Identify an area where the den could take a 1-mile walk. 
  2. Print Paths for Everyone worksheet, one for each Cub Scout. 

During the meeting: 

  1. Gather the Cub Scouts and assign buddies.  Give each buddy group a smart device with the mapping App already open with the area where your den will take their 1-mile walk. 
  2. Explain to Cub Scouts that this is a map of the area that they will take a walk at.  Show them the scale of the map.  The scale of the map will change when they zoom in and out.  The scale is usually in the lower right corner. 
  3. Have Cub Scout buddies identify a one-mile route.  Have them share their routes. Review everyone’s route and come together to identify the route that the den will take. 
  4. Discuss how to find the starting point, ask them to highlight the starting point.  Have them find several other points along the route, such as bathrooms, water fountains, scenic areas, or other points of interest, and the ending point.  
  5. Have Cub Scouts gather around a table and give each Cub Scout a printed copy of the Paths for Everyone. 
  6. Ask the following questions: 
    • Which of these paths is most appropriate for our den? 
    • Is there anyone in our den who might have a hard time on any of these paths? 
    • What are some safety concerns for each type of path? 
    • Do you know if the route we have chosen contains any of these paths? 
    • What kind of terrain do you think our route should have? 
    • Does our route have any terrain that is too advanced for our den? 

Tip: Possible apps/websites to create a digital map: 

Additional Resources

Bear Habitat 2 Paths For Everyone

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Bear – 3rd Grade

Paper Paths

Indoor
2
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Cub Scouts use paper maps to review the route of the one-mile walk.

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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.