We have three important resources for all living things on our planet: water, soil, and air. We use water to clean ourselves, our dishes, and our clothes. Soil is the resource that allows us to grow food. The air we breathe goes into our lungs, providing our bloodstream with oxygen. In this Adventure, you’ll discover more about the resources of water, soil, and air and perhaps put what you discover into use with a conservation project. Knowing more about the resources of the planet will help you make good decisions about conserving the resources of our world.
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Before starting this Adventure complete the following:
During the Adventure
Discover natural resources.
Discover what happens to the wastewater in your community.
Investigate soil.
Investigate air pollution.
Participate in a conservation project.
Discover natural resources.
Cub Scouts learn about natural resources with a scavenger hunt.
Cub Scouts will identify natural resources while taking a walk outside.
Discover what happens to the wastewater in your community.
Cub Scouts will learn ways of conserving water by playing charades.
Cub Scouts tour their local water management facility.
Cub Scouts make a poster showing what happens to wastewater in their community.
Investigate soil.
Cub Scouts demonstrate how pollution can enter our groundwater.
Cub Scouts will investigate different soils.
Investigate air pollution.
Cub Scouts conduct an acid rain experiment.
Cub Scouts investigate air pollution.
In this activity, Cub Scouts will be “indoor pollution detectors” to investigate air pollution.
Participate in a conservation project.
Cub Scouts plant trees for a local organization.
In celebration of the 70th anniversary of the Conservation Good Turn for America, Scouting America is joining the nationwide initiative aimed at addressing the critical issue of waterway and marine debris, “aquatic trash”, offering Scouts the opportunity to make a meaningful impact on the health of our waterways and ecosystems.
Cub Scouts will add native plants to a garden for the chartered partner, school, or other community location.
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
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.
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.
