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Webelos – 4th Grade
Aware and Care
Elective
Requirement 1

What Is This?

Webelos – 4th Grade
Aware and Care
Elective
Requirement 1

What Is This?

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Identify common household items without using vision.

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  • Medium size box
  • Small blanket or towel
  • Easily identifiable household objects
    • Hairbrush
    • Spatula
    • Spoon
    • Facecloth
    • Toy car
    • Orange
    • Cup
    • Pencil
  • Paper, one piece for each Cub Scout
  • Pencil or pen, on for each Cub Scout

Before the meeting:

  1. Cut arm-sized holes in the top or sides of the cardboard box.
  2. Gather items from the list above.
  3. Set out items and cover with blanket.
  4. Set up meeting space so Cub Scouts can reach into the box and have space to write down their answers.

During the meeting:

  1. Explain to the den that people see things differently. Some people wear glasses or contact lenses to fix their vision and other people are blind and can only see shadows or nothing at all. When our vision is impaired, we can rely on our other senses. We are going to use our sense of touch to recognize household objects that we can’t see.
  2. Give each Cub Scout a piece of paper and a pencil.
  3. Out of sight of Cub Scouts, place one of the items in the box. Have the Cub Scouts reach in without looking and feel the item. They are to write down what they think the item is. They should not share with their fellow Cub Scouts.
  4. After everyone has had a turn and written down their answer, show the item to the den and compare their guesses to the item.
  5. Do this for each item.
  6. Have the Cub Scouts talk about what made items easy or hard to identify.

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Webelos – 4th Grade

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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.