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Tiger – 1st Grade
Floats and Boats
Elective
Requirement 2

Floating or Sinking?

Tiger – 1st Grade
Floats and Boats
Elective
Requirement 2

Floating or Sinking?

Snapshot of Activity

In a tub discover things that float and things that do not. 

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  • 17-gallon tub 
  • Twelve gallons of water 
  • 5 things that float
    • Rubber duck 
    • Toy boat 
    • Balloon 
    • A cork from a bottle 
    • Dry sponge 
  • Five things that do not float
    • Quarter 
    • Small rock 
    • Metal spoon 
    • Metal key 
    • Metal screwdriver 
  • Hand towel 

Before the meeting: 

  1. Fill a 17-gallon tub with about twelve gallons of water outside. 

During the meeting: 

  1. Gather the Cub Scouts and adult partners around the tub filled with water. 
  2. Explain to Cub Scouts that some things float, and some things don’t. What makes something float naturally is if it is more solid (called density) than the water.  The weight of the object doesn’t matter as much as how solid it is or dense it is.  Something can also float based on how it is designed.  A big battleship is made out of metal but because of the way a boat is designed it stays afloat. 
  3. Show the Cub Scouts the 5 things that float and the 5 things that do not.  Take each object and ask the Cub Scouts if they think it will float or sink?  Once they respond place the item in the tub of water to see what happens. 

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.