C lick a merit badge name below for the current requirements. Metalwork merit badge workbook this workbook can help you but you still need to read the merit badge pamphlet. This badge has many complex parts that need to be achieved in order to earn the badge. The camping merit badge challenges scouts mentally and physically. Read the safety rules for metalwork listed in the metalwork merit badge pamphlet.
Before doing the following requirements, successfully complete the bsa swimmer test. Reading this page does not satisfy any requirement for any merit badge. Put a 45degree bend in the metal, then heavily peen the area along the bend line to workharden it. Discuss the prevention and treatment for health concerns that could occur while swimming, including hypothermia, dehydration, sunburn, heat exhaustion, heatstroke, muscle cramps, hyperventilation, spinal injury, stings and bites, and cuts and scrapes. Are these the toughest requirements for all 7 merit badges.
Workharden a piece of 26 or 28gauge sheet brass or sheet copper. Boy scout merit badge requirements with worksheets for scouts bsa. Swimming archive this is the discussion page for discussing improvements to the associated article. Please place messages concerning errors or requested changes to the protected portions of the article on this discussion page. Scouts explore the possibilities that result from using robotics technology in daily life while expanding their knowledge of science, mathematics, engineering. Swimming merit badge revised in time for summer camp. Unless otherwise specified, work on a requirement can be started at any time. Mar 28, 2010 i have been toying with the idea of teching the metalworking merit badge to my scout troop for a while now, and may finally do it. Discuss the prevention and treatment for health concerns that could occur while swimming, including hypothermia, dehydration, sunburn, heat exhaustion, heatstroke, muscle cramps, hyperventilation, spinal injury, stings and bites. If a scout starts work after a new edition of scouts bsa requirements is issued.
This 9 page printable pdf workbook will help boy scouts as they work on earning the metalwork merit badge. Below are backup copies of the troops physical merit badge books, and are for online viewing only please do not download. At all times that scouts participate in a bsa activity, they must have the proper supervision. Scouts use the cooking merit badge pamphlet to earn the cooking merit badge, which introduces principles of cooking that can be used both at home or outdoors. Answers, answer keys, cheat sheets, or links to them will be removed. If you are asked to instruct a merit badge you will want the current edition of the pamphlet for that badge.
And the best part is the bsa isnt stopping any time soon. Current merit badge pamphlet and requirement revision dates. Merit badge work at camp is intense and time is limited. Bsa troop 235 arlington texas rank and merit badge notes. Bsa advancement with pamphlet categorized under hobbies the cooking merit badge requirements were last updated in. The only significant difference is that as new merit badges are introduced, the requirements are posted here. Level off and swim 75 yards in a strong manner using one or more of the following strokes. Describe to your counselor discuss how to be safe while working with metal. These workbooks can help you but you still need to read the merit badge pamphlet. Rightclick on a workbook name to save or print the optional workbooks.
And you use muscles that you wouldnt normally use on a daily routine. This december we will be working on the metalwork merit badge. Bsa metalworking merit badge the way bladesmiths forum board. Read the safety rules listed in the metalwork merit badge pamphlet. Leatherwork merit badge leatherwork merit badge pamphlet. Animation is one of the first merit badges to offer an interactive digital merit badge pamphlet. Each merit badge has a pamphlet booklet associated with it. Per national regulations, the only person who may sign off on requirements is a merit badge counselor, duly registered and authorized by the local council.
They need not start over again with the new pamphlet and revised requirements. Bsa now offers interactive digital merit badge pamphlets november 2015 first there were four. Scouts will begin their work on this merit badge by learning about the properties of metal, how to use simple metalworking tools, and the basic metalworking techniques. You still must satisfy your counselor that you can demonstrate each skill and have learned the information. Define the terms native metal, malleable, metallurgy, alloy, nonferrous, and ferrous. Because this merit badge offers four options, show your counselor which additional safety rules apply to the discipline you choose and discuss them with your counselor. As an assistant scoutmaster and merit badge counselor, i love that i can carry these merit badge books on my kindle, rather than having to carry all the books around. Workbooks can help scouts organize notes, listen actively, and document their work. Athletics merit badge pamphlet boy scouts merit badges. If in doubt about the accuracy of a requirement, consult your merit badge counselor. Put a 45degree bend in the metal, then heavily peen the area along the bend line to work harden it.
When the content has been updated in a merit badge pamphlet, bsa no longer. If you do find a copy on line in pdf form, it was scanned and posted illegally. Have troops just given up on maintaining these libraries. Its a new year and that means scouts now have a new way to earn all 20 of the most popular merit badges which just so happen to include all of the eagle scout required badges via our new interactive digital merit pamphlets. You should read the merit badge pamphlet on the subject. Articles have been created following a common format for all merit badges. The work space provided for each requirement should be used by the scout to make notes for discussing the item with his counselor, not for.
Swimming merit badge swimming merit badge pamphlet 35957. Communications merit badge courtesy of northwest georgia council, coosa district, rockmart troop 23 2. Are these the toughest requirements for each merit badge. As long as i have my kindle, i have many of the most important merit badge books with me. Now the list of interactive digital merit badge pamphlets has ballooned to. If a scout has already started working on a merit badge when a new edition of the pamphlet is introduced, he should continue to use the same merit badge pamphlet and fulfill the requirements therein to earn the badge. The kindle versions are basically a digital pdf of the print. Note the amount of effort that is required to overcome the yield point in this unworked piece of metal. Use patterns either provided by your counselor or made by you and. Merit badge book library princeton, texas troop 229. Scoutbook boy scouts metalwork merit badge requirements. The merit badge counselor agrees to follow the requirements of the recognition, making no deletions or additions, ensuring the advancement standards are fair and uniform for all scouts. Worksheets for use in working on these requirements.
Some merit badges will be offered during allmorning and allafternoon sessions for a specific period of days eliminating travel time between merit badges. Scoutingbsaswimming merit badge wikibooks, open books for. Merit badges are awards earned by members of the boy scouts of america, based on activities. September 9, 2015 bryan wendell merit badges, scouts bsa 75 updated in 2017 to add the exploration merit badge. Like other merit badges, the swimming merit badge has been developed to teach and train youth in a manner consistent with the overall goals and values of the boy scouts of america. These worksheets include the necessary tasks and questions that are required for earning the metalwork merit badge. Can be time consuming and technically challenging for some. Merit badge will require the scouts to be dressed with denim jeans or some type of pants with long pant legs, a shirt that they can get into the swimming pool with and a pair of goggles, as they will swim underwater. Obviously, it would be impossible to include everything you might need to know considering the different sizes of camps and the variety of.
Requirements for the swimming merit badge with worksheets. Scoutingbsametalwork merit badge wikibooks, open books. Merit badge requirements and worksheets boy scout trail. From jan 1, 2014 to dec 31, 2014, scouts may begin working or continue to work on the swimming merit badge using either the old or the new requirements its the scouts choice. These tests must be performed before a counselor who is a recognized swimming instructor of the philippine national red cross or who. They are reproduced in part here under fair use as a resource for scouts and scouters to use in the earning and teaching of merit badges.
Scoutingbsaswimming merit badge wikibooks, open books. I have been toying with the idea of teching the metalworking merit badge to my scout troop for a while now, and may finally do it. Since going digital last summer, the bsa has been rolling. The lightning patrol has the following suggestions for those interested in completing the badge during our troop meetings. Scoutbook boy scouts swimming merit badge requirements. The boy scouts of america recently released five more interactive digital merit badge pamphlets. Swimming merit badge workbook this workbook can help you but you still need to read the merit badge pamphlet book. Discuss with your counselor the additional safety rules that apply to the metalwork option you choose for requirement 5. Please help keep these articles in this format and help us add links to related requirements for other awards and external requirement resources. This workbook can help you but you still need to read the merit badge pamphlet book.
Describe to your counselor how to be safe while working with metal. For each type of communication, discuss an instance when that method might not be appropriate or. Metalwork merit badge and worksheet boy scout trail. The merit badge counselor should be fair and consistent and should present and teach the skills as presented in this pamphlet. For example, swimmers should know and understand the hazards of swimming. I am wondering what solutions other troops have come up for to replace old merit badge book libraries with digital equivalents. With this newest addition to the merit badge pamphlet series scouts learn about basic mechanics and design, competitions, and potential careers in the field of robotics. Requirement 1 list as many ways you can think of to communicate with others faceto face, by telephone, letter, email, text messages, etc. This workbook can help you organize your thoughts as you prepare to meet with your merit badge counselor. Use this workbook as a guide as you organize your thoughts and prepare to meet with your merit badge counselor. Include each components dimensions on your sketch, which need not be to scale. August, 2008 for new swimming merit badge requirements which were introduced in 2014, click here requirements for the swimming merit badge. Explain why swimming rescues should not be attempted when a reaching or throwing rescue is possible, and explain why and how a rescue swimmer should avoid contact with the.
Swimming merit badge workbook this workbook can help you but you still need to read the merit badge pamphlet. Work harden a piece of 26 or 28gauge sheet brass or sheet copper. Thus, a scout grows in social skills and selfreliance as a result of interacting with an adult who is a qualified counselor. These mb pamphlets may not be the most current version, please check to be sure before starting any work. Why swimming is favored for fitness and therapeutic. Put a 45degree bend in the metal, then heavily peen the area along the bend line to work.
Merit badges june norcross webster scout reservation. The requirements to this merit badge are ed by the boy scouts of america. The requirements published by the boy scouts of america should always be used over the list here. Other activities are intended to add to the camp program experience. Create a sketch of two objects to make from sheet metal.