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Webelos – 4th Grade
Build It
Elective
Requirement 2

Doorway Plumb, Level, and Square

Webelos – 4th Grade
Build It
Elective
Requirement 2

Doorway Plumb, Level, and Square

Snapshot of Activity

Cub Scouts check a door frame for plumb, level, and square.

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  • Door that will stand open 
  • Measuring tape at least 10 feet long 
  • Level  
  • Plumb, Level, Square door diagram found in Additional Resources 

Before the meeting: 

  1. Gather supplies.  
  2. Familiarize yourself with the concepts of plumb, level, and square.  Recommended video – Plumb vs. Level vs. Square  (6 min. 19 sec.) and review the diagram Plumb, Level, Square door diagram in Additional Resources . 
  3. Set up meeting space with access to a door to demonstrate plumb, level, and square. 

During the meeting: 

  1. Gather Cub Scouts around a door that will stand open. Explain to them that doors are a great way to understand plumb, level, and square. A door must be all 3 to work properly. A door hangs in a door frame. 
  2. Plumb refers to both the lock side and the hinge side of the door being truly vertical.  
  3. Level refers to the door top and bottom being level within the door frame. 
  4. The door must be square within the frame to open and close correctly. 
  5. Have Cub Scouts take a vertical measurement for plumb:  
    • Open door. Place level against the inside jam.  
    • Check to see if bubble is center between the lines.  
    • Check the opposite side of the door for the same.  
    • Take a second vertical measurement by doing the same vertical measurement using the outer edge of the jam. 
  6. Have Cub Scouts take a horizontal measurement for level:  
    • Place level along the top of the door.  
    • Check to see if bubble is center between the lines.  
    • Do the same with the base or threshold of the door. 
  7. And finally, check for square, each corner must be at perfect right angles.  
    • Place the end of the Measuring tape where the doorframe meets the threshold.  
    • Run the Measuring tape diagonally to the corner of the top of the door frame. (See Plumb, Level, Square door diagram)  
    • Hold the Measuring tape taut and record the measurement.  
    • Starting at the opposite corner take the Measuring tape and measure from the bottom corner where the frame meets the threshold diagonally to the upper corner. Record the measurement.  
    • If the two measurements are the same the door is square. If they are not the same, you may be experiencing some issues with the door.  

Additional Resources

Plumb, Level, Square door diagram

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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.