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Bear – 3rd Grade
Super Science
Elective
Requirement 3

Oil and Water

Bear – 3rd Grade
Super Science
Elective
Requirement 3

Oil and Water

Snapshot of Activity

Cub Scouts test to see if liquids mix together.

Indoor
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  • Large jar or clear vase
  • Water to fill the jar halfway
  • One cup measuring cup
  • Spoon
  • 2 tablespoons of cooking oil
  • 3 drops each of red, blue, and yellow liquid food coloring

Before the meeting:

  1. Gather supplies.
  2. Set up meeting space to conduct experiment including covering the tabletop.

During the meeting:

  1. Explain to Cub Scouts that they will be conducting an experiment to see how one liquid can “push away” another liquid. Oil and water actually do not mix.
  2. Conduct the experiment with Cub Scouts help:
    • Fill the jar or vase halfway with water.
    • In the measuring cup, mix the oil and the food coloring together.
    • Pour this mixture slowly into the water and watch what happens.
  3. Lead a discussion with Cub Scouts:
    • What is happening? Since food coloring is water-based, it will separate from the oil and float through the water in amazing color morphs.
  4. If you have time, try different color combinations.

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.