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Arrow of Light – 5th Grade
Champions for Nature Arrow of Light
Elective
Requirement 2

Food for Miles and Miles

Arrow of Light – 5th Grade
Champions for Nature Arrow of Light
Elective
Requirement 2

Food for Miles and Miles

Snapshot of Activity

Cub Scouts calculate miles food traveled from source to table.

Indoor
2
4
2
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  • Food Miles and Miles worksheet found in Additional Resources
  • Pencil or pen for each Cub Scout
  • Computer or smart device with internet connectivity, one for every two Cub Scouts
  • Printer

Before the meeting:

  1. Set up meeting space for Cub Scouts to complete the worksheet.

During the meeting:

  1. Gather Cub Scouts and explain the term “food miles,” the distance food is transported from the time of its making until it reaches the consumer.
  2. Pass out the Food Miles and Miles worksheet and pencils. Explain that they are going to find out the distance their favorite food travels from the place it is grown to their dinner table.
  3. Ask each Cub Scout to think of one food item that they enjoy eating for dinner. Everyone writes the food item on the worksheet.
  4. Once everyone has shared their favorite dinner item, ask Cub Scouts to buddy up.
  5. Using their smart device, they are to find the closest location of where each food item is found. Next, have them determine the number of miles between the growing location and their dinner table. Tell them to write it down on their worksheet.
    • Once everyone has completed their worksheet, lead a discussion on the distances traveled.
    • What is the benefit of shorter distances?
    • Why do we buy products that require longer distances?

Additional Resources

Food Miles and Miles worksheet

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Arrow of Light – 5th Grade

Food Miles Fruit Salad

Indoor
2
4
2

Cub Scouts calculate the miles that fruit has traveled for their fruit salad.

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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.