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Bear – 3rd Grade
Bear Habitat
Outdoors
Required
Requirement 2

Paper Paths

Bear – 3rd Grade
Bear Habitat
Outdoors
Required
Requirement 2

Paper Paths

Snapshot of Activity

Cub Scouts use paper maps to review the route of the one-mile walk.

Indoor
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  • Highlighter, one per Cub Scout 
  • A printed map of the location of your walk, one per Cub Scout 
  • Paths for Everyone worksheet, found in Additional Resources 
  • Printer 
  • Map with route 

Before the meeting: 

  1. Determine a route for a one-mile walk. 
  2. Print out a map that includes the area for the walk for each Cub Scout.  Take note of the scale of the map. 
  3. Print Paths for Everyone worksheet, one for each Cub Scout. 

During the meeting: 

  1. Gather the Cub Scouts and give each Cub Scout a copy of the map that includes the area for the walk 
  2. Explain to Cub Scouts that this is a map of the area that they will take a walk at.  Show them the scale of the map.  Using rulers and pencils Cub Scouts identify a one-mile route on the map. 
  3. Have Cub Scouts share their routes. Review everyone’s route and come together to identify the route that the den will take. 
  4. Discuss how to find the starting point, ask them to highlight the starting point.  Have them find several other points to highlight along the route, such as bathrooms, water fountains, scenic areas, or other points of interest, and the ending point. They should have a highlighted route from beginning to end.  
  5. Have Cub Scouts gather around a table and give each Cub Scout a printed copy of the Paths for Everyone. 
  6. Ask the following questions: 
    • Which of these paths is most appropriate for our den? 
    • Is there anyone in our den who might have a hard time on any of these paths? 
    • What are some safety concerns for each type of path? 
    • Do you know if the route we have chosen contains any of these paths? 
    • What kind of terrain do you think our route should have? 
    • Does our route have any terrain that is too advanced for our den? 

Additional Resources

Paths for Everyone worksheet

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Bear – 3rd Grade

Digital Path Finding

Indoor
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Cub Scouts use digital mapping devices to view a one-mile route.

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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.