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Advancement (New Scout Ranks) Basketry Merit Badge See the New Scout Schedule for details. Good for new Scouts. Learn about baskets and make woven American Heritage Merit Badge souvenirs to take home. Projects include a Scouts will learn about the rich culture and round basket, a square basket, and a small heritage of the United States of America stool. To avoid confusion, please wait and from our founding in 1776 to present day buy materials at camp. This badge can call and what things in our past have developed for Scouts to put in extra work. or current traditions. Materials provided: Kits for round basket, square basket, and stool kits Materials required: Bucket of water, glue, Archery Merit Badge mallet Learn the fundamentals and safety involved with archery. Bird Study Merit Badge Requirements not covered: 3c, 5 Materials provided: Arrow making supplies Learn about the diversity and impact of Household materials required: Glue birds in the environment. This is a time consuming badge and requires work outside of instruction time. Art Merit Badge Materials required: Bird feeder supplies (will Good for new Scouts. be discussed in class - use what you have Get creative! A good Merit Badge for any around) Scout. Allows Scouts to produce creative work. Camping Merit Badge Requirements not covered: 6 (will have references and recommendations during Eagle-required session for virtual tours) Offers an introduction to many basic Household materials required: General art outdoor skills, including trip planning, supplies packing, Leave No Trace, basic land navigation, and gear familiarization. Requirements not covered: 4b, 5e, 8d, 9 Astronomy Merit Badge Materials required: General camping Address the allure of reaching beyond our equipment you have on hand own world. Scouts must be available for several nights to participate in a star party on a clear night. Requirements not covered: 4, 8 Household materials: Printer (optional) Chess Merit Badge Communication Good for new Scouts. Eagle-required Scouts in this badge will learn the basic Scouts will learn about the importance of terminology and strategy of the centuries good communication and how vital old game of chess, including reacting communication is to our everyday lives. Be against an opponent and planning your prepared to write a 5 minute speech, an moves. advertisement, and have discussions. Requires time outside of class. Pencil and Citizenship in the Community Merit paper or word processing program must be brought every day. Badge Requirements not covered: 8 Eagle-required Recommended for 13 years and older. Scouts will learn about the importance of Cooking Merit Badge their community and its role in government. Eagle-required Be prepared to participate as well as write Good for older Scouts. multiple days. Scouts will learn the skills to safely handle Requirements not covered: 3 and prepare food, and then develop the basic skills required to make a meal. Requirements not covered: 4 (covered Citizenship in the Nation Merit during, requires outside work), 5, 6 Badge Household materials required: Requires Eagle-required cooking supplies & ingredients (specifics will Recommended for 13 years and older. be discussed in class) Scouts will learn about what it takes to be a good citizen in the United States of Crime Prevention Merit Badge America. Be prepared to participate as well as write on multiple days. Awareness is the first step in preventing crime. Learn how agencies and programs in your community work to prevent crime and Citizenship in the World Merit what you can to do to help. Badge Requirements not covered: 7 Eagle-required Recommended for 13 years and older. Dentistry Merit Badge Scouts will learn about being good world You may have been to the dentist, but how citizens by learning about their much do you know about what they do? responsibilities as such and the Requirements not covered: 3 responsibilities of other people all around Household materials required: Art supplies the world. Be prepared to participate. (pencil & paper or digital art program) Emergency Preparedness Merit Forestry Merit Badge Badge Learn about the importance of forests to Eagle-required humans and wildlife and how they are Good for older Scouts. managed. Introduces Scouts to various aspects of Requirements not covered: 5, (1 & 6 will emergency planning and response, require time outside of instruction) including advanced first aid, search and rescue, backcountry emergency response, Game Design Merit Badge and emergency prevention and recovery. Analyze tactics and strategies that went into Need to have First Aid Merit Badge or be designing various games and learn how to taking concurrently. use these tactics and strategies to create Requirements not covered: 1, 7a (2c & 8b games of your own. Good for any Scout! will require outside work with family) Household materials required: General craft Household materials required: Will need a and writing utensils family member’s assistance for one session & emergency kit items (will discuss in class) Geocaching Merit Badge Geocaching is kind of like treasure hunting Environmental Science with a GPS! Find and place geocaches Eagle-required while learning about geocaching culture and Recommended for 13 years and older. practices. Will require time outside of Learn about the relevance of the scientific instruction to complete requirements. view of nature. This is a time consuming Requirements not covered: 9, (7 & 8 will badge and requires work outside of require time outside of instruction) instruction time. Household materials required: GPS or Household materials required: Water, oil, phone will GPS app (will give dish soap, art supplies (pencil & paper) recommendations during session)

First Aid Merit Badge Journalism Merit Badge Eagle-required Get the scoop on how to gather facts and Good for older Scouts. report the news. Teaches basic first aid for common injuries Requirements not covered: 2, 4 and medical emergencies that Scouts may face. Materials provided: First aid instructional Law Merit Badge supplies (ex. roller gauze, triangular Learn about legal traditions from the dawn bandages) of civilization to our present legal codes, Household materials required: Basic first aid how our civil and criminal laws were supplies (ex. bandaids) developed, and the types of careers in the legal field. Be prepared to participate in a mock trial! Mammal Study Merit Badge Rifle & Shotgun Shooting Merit Good for new Scouts. Badges Find out how mammals play into the Good for older Scouts. ecosystem. Will require time outside of Learn the fundamentals and safety involved instruction and ability to get outside. with rifle and shotgun shooting and handling. Covers requirements for both Music Merit Badge Merit Badges. One of the original 57 Merit Badges issued Requirements not covered: Rifle 2 by the BSA, this badge is great for Scouts Option A hjlm; Shotgun 2 Option A gik with an interest in music and basic music theory. Salesmanship Merit Badge Household materials required: Your musical Study how salespeople work and learn how instrument, rice, paper plates, tape you can use the skills in your life. Requirements not covered: 5 Photography Merit Badge Good for Scouts who like technology and Weather Merit Badge wish to learn the basics of photography. Learn the basics of predicting and tracking Scouts are encouraged to bring their own weather patterns. digital camera. Scouts must have completed Requirements not covered: 9 their Cyber Chip. Prerequisites: 1b Household materials required: Digital Wood Carving Merit Badge camera (cell phone is acceptable) Learn about the hobby of carving and make carved souvenirs to take home. Projects include a relief carving and a neckerchief Public Speaking Merit Badge slide. Scouts must have Totin’ Chip. Develop your confidence speaking in front Prerequisites: 2a of a group. This course will include multiple Requirements not covered: 7 opportunities to write and deliver speeches Materials provided: Neckerchief slide kit and talks in front of a group. Household materials required: Pocketknife or wood carving knife, adult supervision Oceanography Merit Badge recommended Good for older Scouts. An opportunity to study the greater part of the Earth. Requires completion of a 500 word essay. Household materials required: Construction paper, crayons/colored pencils