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Tiger – 1st Grade
Tigers in the Wild
Outdoors
Required
Requirement 1

Grab the Six Essentials

Tiger – 1st Grade
Tigers in the Wild
Outdoors
Required
Requirement 1

Grab the Six Essentials

Snapshot of Activity

Relay race for Cub Scouts to identify the Cub Scout Six Essentials.

Indoor
5
5
3
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  • Tiger handbook for each Cub Scout
  • Crayons – enough to share
  • Cub Scout Six Essentials (Recommend using small – youth-sized items)
    • Filled Water Bottle
    • Small first aid kit
    • Whistle
    • Flashlight
    • Sun Protection
    • Trail Mix
  • Miscellaneous Items (Recommend using small – youth-sized items. Make the items obvious that they are not part of the Cub Scout six essentials.) Suggested list, keep to six items:
    • Sponge
    • Duct Tape
    • Spoon
    • Toilet Paper
    • Washcloth
    • Tennis Ball
  • An open cardboard box to place the Cub Scout Six Essentials and miscellaneous items in

Before the meeting:

  1. Watch the four-minute video on the Cub Scout Six Essentials.
  2. Take notes on the Cub Scout Six Essentials so you can explain the items to the den.
  3. Gather Cub Scout Six essentials and miscellaneous items.
  4. Place Cub Scout Six Essentials and miscellaneous items in an open cardboard box.
  5. Prepare the meeting space to create an area free of obstacles for the relay race.
  6. Place the box of items about 10 yards from a designated starting point.
  7. Prepare a place for Cub Scouts and adult partners to complete the activity on page 15 of the Tiger handbook.

During the meeting:

  1. Explain how the relay race will work with the Cub Scouts and adult partners
  2. If you have a small den run the relay race as individuals. If you have a larger den, create teams.
  3. The first Cub Scout runs from the starting point to the box and picks an item they think is important to have when they are doing an outdoor activity and runs back to the starting point. The den leader stands at the starting point and tells the Cub Scout whether or not the item is part of the Cub Scout Six Essentials. If the item is one of the Cub Scout Six Essentials, the next Cub Scout in line runs to the box.

    If the item is not part of the Cub Scout Six Essentials, the Cub Scout runs back to the box with the item they picked, place it back in the box, and choose another item they think is part of the Cub Scout Six Essentials.

  4. Repeat until all items that are part of the Cub Scout Six Essentials have been retrieved from the box.
  5. Gather the den together and pick up each of the Cub Scout Six Essentials one at a time and tell the den why that item is important.
  6. Have Cub Scouts, with help from their adult partners complete the activity on page 15 of the Tiger handbook.

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3

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2

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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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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.