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Bear – 3rd Grade
Whittling
Elective
Requirement 1

Knife Safety Rules Bear

Bear – 3rd Grade
Whittling
Elective
Requirement 1

Knife Safety Rules Bear

Snapshot of Activity

Cub Scouts learn and explain the knife safety rules.

Indoor
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  • Cub Scouts will need their Bear handbook
  • Pencils, one for each Cub Scout

During the meeting:

  1. Ask Cub Scouts to turn to the Knife Safety Rules in their handbooks.
    Knife Safety Key Points (SASS)

    • Stop - make sure no one else is within arm’s reach
    • Away - always cut away from your finger or other body parts
    • Sharp - a sharp, clean knife is a safe knife
    • Store - knives closed, in a sheath or knife block
  2. Have a Cub Scout read the first rule, Stop - make sure no one else is within arm’s reach. Ask Cub Scouts to explain what the rule means and why it’s important.
    • Ask them each to stand up and demonstrate together how far apart they should be when holding their knife.
  3. Have another Cub Scout read the next rule, Away - always cut away from your finger or other body parts. Have them discuss this rule and why it is important.
    • Discuss what to do if they do cut themselves.
  4. Read and discuss the next rule, Sharp - a sharp, clean knife is a safe knife.
    • How do they determine if a knife is sharp or dull?
  5. Read the final rule, Store - knives closed, in a sheath or knife block.
    • Where should they keep their knife when it is not being used?
  6. Ask Cub Scouts to open their Bear handbook to the Whittling Adventure. Have them write down any additional rules you may have as a den, and they may have at home.

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Bear – 3rd Grade

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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.