In this Adventure, you will learn how to estimate the time it takes you to take a walk. If you know your pace, you can estimate how long it will take you and others to walk any given distance.
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Determine your walking pace by walking ¼ mile. Make a projection on how long it would take you to walk 2 miles.
Walk 2 miles and record the time it took you to complete the two miles.
Make a projection on how long it would take you to hike a 20-mile trail over two days. List all the factors to consider for your projection.
Determine your walking pace by walking ¼ mile. Make a projection on how long it would take you to walk 2 miles.
Cub Scouts project how long it will take to walk 2 miles in an indoor setting
Cub Scouts project how long it will take to walk 2 miles on a trail.
Cub Scouts project how long it will take to walk 2 miles on a track.
Walk 2 miles and record the time it took you to complete the two miles.
Cub Scouts validate how long it will take to walk 2 miles in an indoor setting.
Cub Scouts validate how long it will take to walk 2 miles on a trail.
Cub Scouts validate how long it will take to walk 2 miles on an outdoor track.
Make a projection on how long it would take you to hike a 20-mile trail over two days. List all the factors to consider for your projection.
Using the times recorded in requirements 1 and 2, determine how long it will take to walk 20 miles.
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
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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.
