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Bear – 3rd Grade
Chef Tech
Elective
Requirement 1

The Science Oven

Bear – 3rd Grade
Chef Tech
Elective
Requirement 1

The Science Oven

Snapshot of Activity

Cub Scouts learn about microwave ovens.

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  • Microwave oven

Before the meeting:

  1. Review the owner’s manual for the microwave oven you will demonstrate.
  2. Learn how a microwave oven works by watching the YouTube video “How a Microwave Oven Works.” (duration 5 minutes 11 seconds)
  3. Set up the meeting so Cub Scouts can easily see the microwave oven.

During the meeting:

  1. Gather the Cub Scouts and inform them that for this Adventure they will use a microwave oven.
  2. Explain what a microwave oven is and how it works. Early microwave ovens in the 1950’s was called science ovens and used only commercially. Residential microwaves were introduced in 1967. A microwave oven uses small waves of energy to make water molecules move. When water molecules move, they create energy which generates heat. Unlike other methods of cooking where heat is applied from the outside to cook the food to its inside, a microwave oven will cause the water molecules to heat all parts of the food at the same time.
    The more moisture a food has the quicker and more effective the microwave oven will cook the food. This also means that when the water molecules heat up, they can turn into steam causing moisture to leave the food that can cause it to become dried out when cooking.
  3. Tell the Cub Scouts to always have an adult supervise them when using a microwave.

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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.