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Wolf – 2nd Grade
Germs Alive!
Elective
Requirement 2

Glo Germ™ Exploration

Wolf – 2nd Grade
Germs Alive!
Elective
Requirement 2

Glo Germ™ Exploration

Snapshot of Activity

Using Glo Germ™, Cub Scouts learn about the spread of germs. 

Indoor
3
4
3
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  • Glo Germ™ 
  • UV light 
  • Water 
  • Hand soap 
  • Hand towel 

Before the meeting: 

  1. Set up handwashing station. 
  2. Apply Glo Germ™ to an adult or den chief’s hands. 
  3. Select a meeting location that is dimly lit to enhance the visibility of glowing germs. 

During the meeting: 

  1. As Cub Scouts arrive, have an adult or den chief with Glo Germ™ on their hands shake each Cub Scout’s hand. 
  2. Ask Cub Scouts to sit down. 
  3. Explain to your Cub Scouts 
    • Germs are so small we can only see them with a microscope.  Some germs can get us sick.  Germs can travel through the air, but they can also travel through contact with each other.  Today we are going to see just how germs can travel with we don’t keep our hands clean.  
    • When you arrived today, we all shook hands.  Before the meeting we put this safe stuff called Glo Germ to represent how germs can travel through contact. 
  4. In a darkened room, turn on the UV light. 
  5. Encourage Cub Scouts to examine their hands under the UV light.  
  6. Explain that the glowing spots represent simulated germs that have been spread through touch.  
  7. Ask Cub Scouts to thoroughly wash their hands. 
  8. After handwashing, use the UV light to see how thoroughly Cub Scouts wash their hands. 

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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.