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Wolf – 2nd Grade
Cubs Who Care
Elective
Requirement 2

Where is the ball?

Wolf – 2nd Grade
Cubs Who Care
Elective
Requirement 2

Where is the ball?

Snapshot of Activity

Cub Scouts toss a Nerf™ ball back and forth learning depth perception. 

Indoor
4
2
3
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  • Nerf™ ball, 1 for every 2 Cub Scouts 
  •  Eye patch for each Cub Scout 

Before the meeting: 

  1. Set up meeting space with enough room for Cub Scouts to toss the ball back and forth between buddies. 

During the meeting: 

  1. Explain to Cub Scouts that some people have a visual disability; they may have trouble seeing or may not be able to see at all.   
  2. Have Cub Scouts line up and look into the distance at an object.  Ask them to share what they see. 
  3. Have Cub Scouts cover their right eye.  Did the object move or did it remain in the same place? 
  4. Do the same covering the left eye. Did the object move or did it remain in the same place? 
  5. Have Cub Scouts buddy up. Give each set of buddies a ball.  
  6. Have Cub Scouts toss the ball back and forth 10 times. 
  7. Hand out eye patches and ask Cub Scout to cover up their right eye. 
  8. Have Cub Scouts stand 5 feet apart and throw the Nerf™ ball back and forth 10 times. 
  9. Stop and ask Cub Scouts, “Was it the same, easier, or harder to catch the Nerf™ ball. 
  10. Repeat the exercise with the left eye covered.  How was this different than when the right eye was covered? 

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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.