Lots of people have great ideas: flying to the moon, tunneling under rivers, building robots that walk and talk, or making triple-loop rollercoasters. Engineers turn those ideas into reality. They use science, math, and creative thinking to improve people’s lives. In this Adventure, you will learn what engineers do. Even better, you can do some engineering projects of your own. So put on your thinking cap and get ready to think like an engineer!
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Learn the focus, related sciences, and products of civil, electrical, and mechanical engineers.
Pick one of the engineering fields from requirement 1 to complete the following requirements.
Examine a set of blueprints or specifications used by your choice of engineer.
Identify a project that you would like to build.
Using the engineering process, build your project.
Learn the focus, related sciences, and products of civil, electrical, and mechanical engineers.
Cub Scouts learn a basic understanding of the engineering world: what an engineer does and the impact of engineering on our daily lives.
Pick one of the engineering fields from requirement 1 to complete the following requirements.
Cub Scouts decide as a den which engineering field to focus on.
Examine a set of blueprints or specifications used by your choice of engineer.
Examine a set of blueprints for a community building.
Examine a set of blueprints from an engineer.
Examine a set of blueprints at a historical archive.
Identify a project that you would like to build.
Cub Scouts pick a project to build.
Using the engineering process, build your project.
Cub Scouts build a paper roller coaster.
Cub Scouts build speakers from a yogurt cup.
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
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.
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.
