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Bear – 3rd Grade
Balancing Bears
Elective
Requirement 3

Bilateral Symmetry Snapshot

Bear – 3rd Grade
Balancing Bears
Elective
Requirement 3

Bilateral Symmetry Snapshot

Snapshot of Activity

Cub Scouts take a walk and take pictures of things they believe have bilateral symmetry.  

Outdoor
4
2
5
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  • Camera or phone to take pictures, one for each Cub Scout 
  • Cub Scout Six Essentials 
    • Filled water bottle 
    • Sun protection 
    • Flashlight 
    • Whistle 
    • First aid kit 
    • Trail snack (use the snack from requirement 1) 
  • Activity Consent Form 

Before the meeting: 

  1. Identify an area where Cub Scouts can take a walk and see various plants, insects, and animals. 
  2. Contact Cub Scouts’ parents or legal guardians to give them the location for the walk. Remind them to bring their child’s completed Activity Consent Form, a camera, and their Cub Scout Six Essentials. 

During the meeting: 

  1. Introduce bilateral symmetry: “Bilateral symmetry means that the object or image can be divided by a line into right and left halves that are mirror images of each other. If an image can be folded in half and sides match up, it is symmetrical. It is also called mirror symmetry.” 
  2. Tell Cub Scouts they will take a nature walk. They are to take pictures of things that have mirror symmetry.  
  3. Have Cub Scouts buddy up. 
  4. Walk slowly. Remind Cub Scouts to look down, around, and up. They may want to examine leaves and insects. They can take many pictures.  
  5. After the walk, gather Cub Scouts.  
  6. While they are eating their snack, ask them to each find a picture of something they believe has bilaterial symmetry or a mirror image. 
  7. Ask them to draw an imaginary line down the middle of the picture. Ask them if the two sides are the same. This is bilaterial symmetry. 

Tip: This activity can be done together with requirement 4. 

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Bear – 3rd Grade

Bilateral Symmetry Hunt

Travel
4
2
5

Find bilateral symmetry in nature using a scavenger hunt. 

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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.