Plant Science Merit Badge
Spring is around the corner and the seed catalogs have been arriving in the mail. So this is a good time to take a look at the plant science merit badge.
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Merit Badges
From Basketry to Robotics, merit badges are where Scouts meet the wider world. These posts share counselor tips, workbook debates, new badge announcements and the stories behind favorite badges.
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Merit Badges posts from 2011
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2011 revised requirements: Sports merit badge (opens in a new tab)
If you're keeping score at home, you'll want to know about a minor revision to the requirements for Sports merit badge , effective Jan. 1, 2011. The change affects requirement 2 and shows the BSA's continuing commitment to childhood health. The new requirement is the following: Explain the importance of the following: (a) The importance of…
2011 revised requirements: Archery merit badge
Archery merit badge has set its sights on two minor revisions to its requirements, effective Jan. 1, 2011. They affect requirement 5. Change option A (recurve bow or longbow), subpoint F, sub-subpoint 2 to the following: Shooting 30 arrows in five-arrow ends at an 80-centimeter (32-inch) five-color target at 15 yards and using the 10…
2011 revised requirements: Nuclear Science merit badge (opens in a new tab)
Put on your hazmat suit and check out the latest requirements for Nuclear Science merit badge , updated on Jan. 1, 2011. Follow the jump for the complete requirements... Do the following: (a) Tell what radiation is. (b) Describe the hazards of radiation to humans, the environment, and wildlife.
2011 revised requirements: Horsemanship merit badge (opens in a new tab)
Saddle up and get ready for the latest requirements for Horsemanship merit badge , updated on Jan. 1, 2011. Follow the jump for the complete requirements... Do the following: (a) Describe the safety precautions you should take when handling and caring for a horse.
Take note of these 2011 Boy Scout requirement changes (opens in a new tab)
Any great organization constantly tweaks and adapts its requirements to better reach its members, and the Boy Scouts of America is no exception. To that end, the BSA announced this week which requirements will change in 2011. One big item is actually more of a clarification than a complete change.
Spoof Merit Badges (opens in a new tab)
Have you ever purchased spoof merit badges ? I've looked at them and laughed at them online but was concerned the quality would be poor and they'd just be a waste of money. But, this past month the Boy Scout Store provided me with a selection of patches and they are great.
2010 Scouting News Recap (opens in a new tab)
So 2010 is gone! It didn't turn out quite like I had expected for Scouting News. Personal commitments including returing from Iraq, working at a new Boy Scout Camp, moving two hours away from my "home base", and starting a "real job" kept me pretty distracted this past year.