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Bear – 3rd Grade
Bears on Bikes
Elective
Requirement 6

Pump It Up

Bear – 3rd Grade
Bears on Bikes
Elective
Requirement 6

Pump It Up

Snapshot of Activity

Cub Scouts learn how to pump up their tires safely.  

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  • Bike tire pump 
  • Tire pressure gauge, if bike pump does not have one  
  • Bike 

Before the meeting: 

  1. Set up meeting space with a bicycle.  
  2. Become familiar with how to use the bike pump you will be using by reading the instruction manual for that bike pump. 
  3. Identify on the tire where the proper PSI (Pounds Per Square Inch) for the tire. 
  4. Make sure the tire needs air by releasing air out of the tire so it is below the recommended PSI. 

 During the meeting: 

  1. Have Cub Scouts surround the bike as you demonstrate how to pump the tires.  
  2. Show Cub Scouts that on every bike tire there is a place that indicates how much air should be in the tire.  Explain that air in bike tires expands and contracts with weather conditions.  Air expands when it is hot and contracts when it is cold so you always should check your tire pressure before riding. 
  3. Show Cub Scouts on the tire where the PSI is.  Explain to Cub Scouts that tire pressure is measured in PSI which stands for pounds per square inch.  For example, if it says 60 PSI that means that the pressure pushing out on the tire is equal to 60 pounds for every 1 inch by 1 inch square on the tire.  That would be like 7 gallons of milk stacked on top of each other placed on your toe. 
  4. Demonstrate how to check the tire pressure and compare it to what the pressure should be. 
  5. Demonstrate how to pump the tire up to the proper pressure. 
  6. Release the pressure in the tire and allow each Cub Scout to check the pressure and pump air into the tire to reach the proper pressure.  

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.