Boy Scouts of America

Scouting America logo
Feedback

Feedback

Please provide feedback on your experience of this adventure or activity
Report Quality Assurance
If there are errors or issues with this adventure/ activity, please go to the Report Quality Assurance Page.
Adventure/Activity Feedback Form
This feedback helps identify things den leaders like and opportunities for improvement.
Feedback Form
Cub Scout Adventures > 
Bear >
 Baloo the Builder > 
Tool Practice
Back to: Baloo the Builder
Print This Page
Bear – 3rd Grade
Baloo the Builder
Elective
Requirement 2

Tool Practice

Bear – 3rd Grade
Baloo the Builder
Elective
Requirement 2

Tool Practice

Snapshot of Activity

Cub Scouts practice using four different tools.

Indoor
3
3
2
If you want to know more about The Adventure Activity Key click here.

In this activity, Cub Scouts will use a hammer, Philips screwdriver, hand saw, and clamps. You may choose four different tools to meet the requirement.

Supply List

  • 8-to-10-ounce claw hammer, one for each Cub Scout
  • Philips head screwdriver, one for each Cub Scout
  • 20” hand saw, one for each Cub
  • Vice or clamp, one for each Cub Scout
  • 1 lb. box of 1 1/2” penny or common nails
  • Wood screws, Philips head
  • 1 ft long 1” x 4” pine, two per Cub Scout
  • 1 ft long 2” x 4” pine, one per Cub Scout
  • Rag or cloth, one per Cub Scout
  • Safety glasses for each Cub Scout
  • First aid kit
  • Timer

Before the meeting:

  1. Gather supplies.
  2. Become familiar with the proper use of the tools you will be using by watching the following YouTube videos:
  3. Pre-drill a few pilot holes for the screwdriver activity in the 1” x 4” boards.
  4. Ask Cub Scout families to bring any tools they have in the above list to share.
  5. Set up meeting space for each Cub Scout to have a designated work area with plenty of room to move about and a safe distance away from one another.
  6. Place a pile of nails and screws at each Cub Scout work area.

 

During the meeting:

  1. Ask Cub Scouts to put on their safety glasses. Show them the location of the first aid kit.
  2. Share with Cub Scouts that they will practice using their hammer. Hand out one piece of the 2” x 4” pieces of lumber.
    • Have Cub Scouts see how many hits it takes to drive a nail into a piece of wood. Their parent or legal guardian can count.
    • Next, have Cub Scouts see how many nails they can drive in five minutes. Set a timer and let them hammer for 5 minutes. Once stopped, have them count the number of nails and share with the den.
  3. Hand out the second piece of 1” x 4” board. Using the vice or clamp, Cub Scouts clamp the two pieces of wood with the pilot holes together. Next, have them use their screwdriver and see how long it takes to place one screw through both pieces. Have each adult time their Cub Scout.
  4. Hand out the 1” x 4”.
    • Starting with the 1” x 4” board, Cub Scouts use the hand saw to cut through the wood.
    • Have the Cub Scouts check their cuts to ensure they are straight and not slanted.
  5. Have the Cub Scouts wipe down their tools.

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.