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Tiger – 1st Grade
Curiosity, Intrigue, and Magical Mysteries
Elective
Requirement 3

Computer Name

Tiger – 1st Grade
Curiosity, Intrigue, and Magical Mysteries
Elective
Requirement 3

Computer Name

Snapshot of Activity

Use binary to spell your name.

Indoor
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  • Pencils,  one for each Cub Scout and Tiger adult partner 
  • 8 ½” x 11” paper, one sheet for each Cub Scout and Tiger adult partner 
  • Binary Code worksheet found in Additional Resources 
  • Printer  

Before the meeting: 

  1. Review Binary Code worksheet. 
  2. Write your name as a demonstration using binary code.  
  3. Print Binary Code worksheet, one for each Cub Scout plus one extra. 

During the meeting: 

  1. Gather Cub Scouts and inform them that they are going to learn a code that is used by computers.  Show them your name written in binary code. You may not be able to read this, but a computer can.  Computers use a code called binary.  Inside the computers there are tiny switches, and the switch is either on or off.  The binary code tells what switches to turn on and which ones to turn off.   
  2. To make a secret code you first have to create what is called a key.  A key tells you how to break the code. 
  3. Have Cub Scouts look at the Binary Code worksheet  Explain to them how to write a letter using the binary code then have them write “Do Your Best” on a sheet of paper using binary code. 
  4. Next have the Cub Scout write their name using binary code.  When they are done ask them if they can now tell you what is written on your sheet of paper (Your name in binary code).  See who can break the code. 

Additional Resources

Binary Code worksheet

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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.