In this Adventure, you’ll get to explore how to keep your body healthy. Why is it important to wash your hands? Why is the slimy mucus in your nose (yep, snot) important to your health? What happens if you sneeze into the air instead of into the bend in your elbow? How does keeping your room clean help keep you healthy? We will explore all of these questions while we journey through the sticky, sickening world of germs.
Safety MomentPrior to any activity, use Scouting America SAFE Checklist to ensure the safety of all those involved.
All participants in official Scouting America activities should become familiar with the Guide to Safe Scouting and applicable program literature or manuals.
Be aware of state or local government regulations that supersede Scouting America practices, policies, and guidelines.
To assist in the safe delivery of the program you may find specific safety items that are related to requirements for the Adventure.
Before starting any experiments in this Adventure:
During the Adventure:
Wash your hands with soap and water while singing the “Happy Birthday” song two times.
Play Germ Magnet with our den or your family. Wash your hands afterward.
Conduct the sneeze demonstration.
Conduct the mucus demonstration.
Grow a mold culture. Show what formed at a den or pack meeting.
Wash your hands with soap and water while singing the “Happy Birthday” song two times.
Sing Happy Birthday while washing hands.
Play Germ Magnet with our den or your family. Wash your hands afterward.
Play Glitter Germ Magnet to see how germs are easily spread.
Using Glo Germ™, Cub Scouts learn about the spread of germs.
Conduct the sneeze demonstration.
Cub Scouts learn about how far a sneeze can travel.
Conduct the mucus demonstration.
Cub Scouts learn about the importance of mucus and how it works.
Grow a mold culture. Show what formed at a den or pack meeting.
Cub Scouts learn about the importance of hand hygiene and the spread of germs by conducting a hands-on bread mold experiment.
Cub Scouts learn which foods are more susceptible to growing mold.
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.
