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Wolf – 2nd Grade
Digging in the Past
Elective
Requirement 1

Dino Detective

Wolf – 2nd Grade
Digging in the Past
Elective
Requirement 1

Dino Detective

Snapshot of Activity

Play a dinosaur identification game.

Indoor
1
2
2
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  • Dino Cards found in Additional Resources 
  • Cardstock 
  • Printer  
  • Wolf handbook 

Before the meeting: 

  1. Print and cut out 1 set of Dino Cards on cardstock. Put the picture and the fun facts together in the deck.  The picture will be used to the Cub Scouts.  The fun facts are for you. 
  2. Review the cards and become familiar with the different types of dinosaurs.  

During the meeting: 

  1. Gather Cub Scouts with their Wolf handbooks and let them know for this activity they can use their handbook and the Digging in the Past Adventure chapter. 
  2. Explain to Cub Scouts that they are going to guess the names of dinosaurs based on a picture and some clues. 
  3. Show pictures of the dinosaurs and ask Cub Scouts to guess the name of the dinosaur. 
  4. If Cub Scouts have trouble guessing based on the picture, provide clues, based on the fun facts, about the dinosaurs without revealing the name.  

Additional Resources

Dino Cards

Other Activities Options

You can choose other activities of your choice.

Wolf – 2nd Grade

Dino Match

Indoor
2
2
2

Play a dinosaur matching game. 

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Wolf – 2nd Grade

Dino Trivia

Indoor
1
2
2

Play a dinosaur trivia game. 

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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.