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Arrow of Light – 5th Grade
Knife Safety AOL
Elective
Requirement 5

Fixing My Own Fruit

Arrow of Light – 5th Grade
Knife Safety AOL
Elective
Requirement 5

Fixing My Own Fruit

Snapshot of Activity

Cub Scouts practice their knife skills by cutting various fruits. 

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  • Chef’s knife,  enough to share 
  • Selection of fruit, such as apples, pears, grapes, strawberries, sufficient quantity for each Cub Scout to attempt multiple fruits 
  • Cutting board, enough to share 

Before the meeting: 

  1. Complete requirements 1-4 of the Chef’s Knife Adventure.  
  2. Secure additional adult supervision as needed.  
  3. Check with each Cub Scout, parent, and legal guardian for food allergies.  Make any necessary adjustments to ingredients.  
  4. Wash all the fruit. 
  5.  Prepare the ingredients and divide them up so each Cub Scout has the needed ingredients. 
  6. Set up meeting space for Cub Scouts to be able to use knives safely and cut the vegetables with a space for you to demonstrate how to slice, dice, and mince so that every Cub Scout can see you. 
  7. Make sure all chef’s knives have been sharpened and cleaned. 

During the meeting: 

  1. Remind Cub Scouts of the knife safety rules. 
    • Stop – make sure no one else is within arm’s reach 
    • Away – always cut away from your finger or other body parts 
    • Sharp – a sharp, clean knife is a safe knife 
    • Store – knives closed, in a sheath or knife block 
  2. Have everyone wash their hands. 
  3. Demonstrate proper method to cut each of the selected fruits. Then have Cub Scouts do the same. 
  4. Have Cub Scouts slice their grapes in half 
  5. Have Cub Scouts cut apple or pear.  Stand apple or pear vertically, cut off one side, just outside core.  Cut off next side and repeat until apple or pear is in four pieces plus the core.  Discard core  larger pieces into smaller sticks. 
  6. Have Cub Scouts cut strawberries.  Lay strawberry on its side on cutting board.  Slice off stem end.  Stand on flat side and cut strawberry into fourths. 
  7. Enjoy fruit snacks 
  8. Wash all knives and cutting boards. 

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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.