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Tiger – 1st Grade
Floats and Boats
Elective
Requirement 1

Model Boats

Tiger – 1st Grade
Floats and Boats
Elective
Requirement 1

Model Boats

Snapshot of Activity

Identify different types of boats using models. 

Indoor
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5
2
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  • A toy or model of the following boats
    • Rowboat 
    • Kayak 
    • Canoe 
    • Motorboat 
    • Sailboat 
  • Each Cub Scout will need their Tiger handbook, page 37 
  • Crayons, enough to share 

Before the meeting: 

  1. Set up the meeting location so Cub Scouts and adult partners have a place to complete the coloring activity. 

During the meeting: 

  1. Share with the Cub Scouts that there are different types of boats.  Some are powered by humans, some are powered by the wind, and some are powered by motors. 
  2. Use the toy or model of each boat to introduce the type of boat it is. 
    • Rowboat – a rowboat is powered by a human.  Using oars, you row by pulling the oars toward you when they are in the water.  It may seem wrong, but the proper way to row in a rowboat is to face the back of the boat and have your back toward where you are rowing.   
    • Canoe – a canoe is also powered by a human.  Using a paddle, you paddle a canoe by pulling the paddle toward you when it is in the water.   
    • Kayak – a kayak is also powered by a human.  Using a special paddle that has two blades, you paddle a kayak by using one paddle blade on one side and then the other paddle blade on the other side. 
    • Sailboats – a sailboat is powered by the wind.  The large sail catches the wind, like a kite, to push the boat across the water. 
    • Motorboats – a motorboat is powered by an engine.  The engine spins a propeller under the water to push the boat across the water.  
  3. Have the Cub Scouts color the different boats in the Tiger handbook on page 37. 

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Tiger – 1st Grade

Color the Boats

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2
2
2

Color the boats in the Tiger handbook. 

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Tiger – 1st Grade

Visit a Marina

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See real boats by visiting a marina. 

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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.