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Tiger – 1st Grade
Let’s Camp Tiger
Elective
Requirement 4

My First Knot

Tiger – 1st Grade
Let’s Camp Tiger
Elective
Requirement 4

My First Knot

Snapshot of Activity

Cub Scouts will learn about the square knot and attempt to tie it. 

Indoor
3
3
2
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  • 3 ft. red paracord, one for each Cub Scout and adult partner 
  • 3 ft. blue paracord, one for each Cub Scout and adult partner 

Before the meeting: 

  1. Learn how to tie a square knot by watching the “How to Tie a Square Knot”  video on Scout Life magazine.  
  2. Practice tying the square knot using one red and one blue paracord and keep it tied as an example. 

During the meeting: 

  1. Gather Cub Scouts and adult partners and tell them that they are going to learn about knots and rope. 
  2. Tell the den that rope is a very useful item.  It can be used for pulling, fastening, attaching, carrying, and lifting. 
  3. Inform the den that; “Rope was once a very expensive item to have, it took a lot of materials to make, and it had to be made by hand.  During this time knots were used to not only pull, fasten, attach, carry, or lift things but knots were created to attach rope together to make longer rope or to make rope shorter without cutting it.  Different knots are designed to do different things, but they all have something in common, when they are tied correctly, they are also easy to untie so the rope can be used again and again. One of the most basic needs is to make a longer piece of rope out of shorter pieces of rope.  This is done with a basic knot called the square knot or joining knot.” 
  4. Hand out one piece of red and one piece of blue paracord to each Cub Scout and adult partner. 
  5. Demonstrate how to tie a square knot then have adult partners work with their Cub Scouts to practice. 
  6. When checking to see if a square knot is tied properly you can tell by simply taking the two ends of rope on one side and the two ends of the other side and push them together, when you do this the knot will loosen.

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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.