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Wolf – 2nd Grade
Germs Alive!
Elective
Requirement 3

Sneeze-splosion!

Wolf – 2nd Grade
Germs Alive!
Elective
Requirement 3

Sneeze-splosion!

Snapshot of Activity

Cub Scouts learn about how far a sneeze can travel. 

Indoor
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  • Blanket, old sheet, or tarp with circles drawn on it in the form of a bull’s-eye. Each “ring” of the bull’s-eye should be 12 inches apart.  
  • Balloon (check for latex allergies)  
  • Paper confetti  
  • Piece of paper to roll into a funnel  
  • Tape  
  • Tape measure 
  • Wolf handbook 

Before the meeting: 

  1. ​​​Roll the paper to make a funnel.  
  2. Insert the small end of the funnel into the balloon.  
  3. Pour a couple of tablespoons of paper confetti into the balloon.  
  4. Blow up the balloon to its full size and tie it. Safety: Pinch the balloon when you stop blowing so you don’t get any confetti in your mouth and tie off the balloon 
  5. Place the blanket with the bull’s eye on the ground. 

During the meeting: 

  1. Ask an adult or den chief to place the balloon in the center ring of the bull’s eye.  
  2. Gather Cub Scouts and tell them that this demonstration shows how far a germ can spread from our mouths when we are sick. 
  3. The air in the balloon is like the air in our lungs and the confetti in the balloon is like our saliva or spit.  When we sneeze a lot of air in our lungs push out a lot of spit and sometimes mucus that can get others sick.  
  4. Ask Cub Scouts to guess how far they think the “sneeze” will spread the “germs.” Have the other members of the den move several feet away from the balloon.  
  5. On the count of three, Cub Scouts yell, “ACHOO!” while an adult pops the balloon. 

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.