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Bear – 3rd Grade
Forensics
Elective
Requirement 3

Muddy Shoe

Bear – 3rd Grade
Forensics
Elective
Requirement 3

Muddy Shoe

Snapshot of Activity

Cub Scout investigate how their shoe can leave a print in the dirt.

Outdoor
3
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  • Muddy outdoor area for footprints
  • Ruler

Before the meeting:

  1. Determine the best place near your meeting location to make a shoe impression. Avoid rocky or hard surfaces.
  2. Clear the area of extra rocks and debris. Smooth it out as much as possible.
  3. Let parents and legal guardians know to have their Cub Scout wear a pair of shoes they don’t mind getting a little muddy.

During the meeting:

  1. Ask Cub Scouts if they have ever walked outside in the snow and looked behind them? What did they see? Explain to Cub Scouts that just like our fingers have prints our shoes have prints. Law enforcement officers will look for shoe prints and will then make an impression. They can tell how much a person weighs by how deep the impression is in the mud or soft ground. They can find the brand and size of the shoe. They can tell how tall the person is by measuring the length of the shoe. Today they will be looking more closely at their shoe impression.
  2. Bring Cub Scouts to the pre-determined spot and demonstrate how to make a shoe impression by firmly pressing your foot into the ground and the lifting straight up to avoid distorting your impression. Be careful not to slide or fall.
  3. Have Cub Scouts make their shoe impressions.
  4. Have Cub Scouts observe their impression. Ask what they notice about this impression? Is there a difference in how deep their impression is versus yours? Do they notice patterns or cracks?
  5. Have the Cub Scouts measure their shoe. Compare the size of their shoe to the impression. Is the size the same?

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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.