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Webelos – 4th Grade
Earth Rocks!
Elective
Requirement 2

Break a Geode

Webelos – 4th Grade
Earth Rocks!
Elective
Requirement 2

Break a Geode

Snapshot of Activity

Cub Scouts break apart a geode and examine.

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  • Geode for each Cub Scout and one for yourself
  • Safety glasses, one for each Cub Scout
  • Rocks
  • Geology hammer, enough to share
  • Old sock, one for each Cub Scout and geode
  • Magnifying glass, one for each Cub Scout

Before the meeting:

  1. Purchase geodes online or at a local rock store.
  2. Practice opening a geode by placing it in a sock and lightly tapping.
  3. Set up a place where Cub Scouts can safely use a hammer and chisel on their geode.

During the meeting:

  1. Explain to Cub Scouts that they will be breaking apart a special type of rock called a geode. Geodes are spherical rocks that contain hollow cavities lined with crystals .
  2. Pass out safety glasses and ask them to put them on.
  3. Share your open geode and demonstrate how you opened it using a sock.
  4. Have Cub Scouts place their geode in a sock and hit it very lightly with a hammer.
  5. Have Cub Scouts then use a magnifying glass to study the geode.
  6. Have the Cub Scouts share what they found.

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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.