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Arrow of Light – 5th Grade
Into the Wild AOL
Elective
Requirement 2

Life in a Shoebox

Arrow of Light – 5th Grade
Into the Wild AOL
Elective
Requirement 2

Life in a Shoebox

Snapshot of Activity

Cub Scouts create a diorama showing their animal’s ecosystem. 

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  • Shoebox or cardboard box of similar size, one per Cub Scout 
  • Construction paper in assorted colors, enough to share 
  • Glue sticks, enough to share 
  • Small craft pebbles, enough to share 
  • Small sticks, enough to share 
  • 5 lb. container of air-dry clay 
  • Plastic knives, one for each Cub Scout 
  • Scissors 
  • Animal Observation worksheet from requirement 1 

Before the meeting: 

  1. Send a reminder to parents and legal guardians for Cub Scouts to bring their Animal Observation worksheet from requirement 1 to the meeting. 
  2. Prepare the meeting space so Cub Scouts can complete the activity. 
  3. Place the building materials onto the working surface before the meeting starts.  

During the meeting: 

  1. Ask Cub Scouts to think about the animal they chose in requirement 1. Using the information they gathered during their observation, they will create a diorama of their animal’s ecosystem. Things to keep in mind when building: 
    • The sun – Without the sun, there would be no life on Earth. 
    • Producers – All green plants — trees, shrubs, grasses, flowers, etc. — use the energy of the sun to grow. 
    • Consumers – Animals are consumers. They use the stored energy, nutrients, and minerals in their food to grow and to maintain their health. 
    • Decomposers – These are the fungi, lichens, bacteria, and insects that break down dead plants and animals. 
    • Primary consumers — Plant-eating animals, also called herbivores, are called primary consumers because they are the first to benefit by eating the producers. 
    • Secondary consumers: Meat-eating animals, also called carnivores, are secondary consumers because they benefit from the energy and nutrients stored in their prey, the herbivores. 
  2. When everyone is finished creating their diorama, Cub Scouts share their animals ecosystems the patrol. 

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Arrow of Light – 5th Grade

Claymation

Indoor
2
3
2

Cub Scouts create their animal’s ecosystem using clay.

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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.