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Tiger – 1st Grade
Sky is the Limit
Elective
Requirement 4

Edible Constellation

Tiger – 1st Grade
Sky is the Limit
Elective
Requirement 4

Edible Constellation

Snapshot of Activity

Make an edible model of a constellation.

Indoor
2
2
2
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  • 1 – 10 oz. bag of marshmallows, regular or jumbo 
  • 1 – 16 oz. bag of pretzel sticks. thin enough to insert into marshmallows 
  • 2 small bowls for each Cub Scout 
  • Paper towels 
  • Cub Scouts will need their Tiger handbook, page 53 OR the booklet they made from page 53 
  • Handwashing station

Before the meeting: 

  1. Check for food allergies or dietary restrictions and make any necessary adjustments.  Other options include toothpicks instead of pretzels and grapes instead of marshmallows.   
  2. Make a model of the constellation Orion by using marshmallows as the stars and pretzel sticks to connect them.  Use a full pretzel stick for Orion’s legs, arms, and body, and cut pretzel sticks to size for small sections.  Connect each section with a marshmallow to represent a star in the constellation. Keep the model as an example for the meeting. 
  3. Use the small bowls to place marshmallows in one and pretzel sticks in the other.  Cub Scouts and their adult partner will share the bowl to make their model.  Make sure that each bowl has enough to make two models, plus extra.  Lay out a paper towel at each spot for Cub Scouts and adult partners. 
  4. Set up the meeting location so Cub Scouts and adult partners can work on the project.  

During the meeting: 

  1. Gather the Cub Scouts and adult partners and share with them that they are going to make an edible constellation.  Have everyone wash their hands.  
  2. Share with them that they are going to make a model of the constellation Orion.  Orion was a mightier hunter but that isn’t the reason why you chose that constellation.  Tell Cub Scouts you chose this constellation because it has a lot of stars in it and in our model, we are going to use marshmallows as stars so naturally, we want a lot of marshmallows. 
  3. Have them use the image of the Orion constellation that is on page 53 of their Tiger handbook or from the booklet they made on page 53.   Show them your model. 
  4. Allow Cub Scouts and adult partners to make a model of the Orion constellation.

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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

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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.