Boy Scout Troop 18

Cahuenga District

Spring 2010

Merit Badge Midway

Extravaganza

Saturday, May 7th

9:00 am – 4:00 pm

First United Methodist Church

4832 Tujunga Avenue

North Hollywood, CA 91601

For Information:

Clint Hutchison 818-994-7424 or

Cost: $5 per Scout, payable at the event

Welcome to Boy Scout Troop 18 Merit Badge Midway. In the attached packet you will find everything you need to know about our midway.

If you have questions about a specific merit badge, please contact the merit badge counselor prior to the event. Some of the merit badges offered will be started at the midway and completed with the counselors after the requirements have been completed. Other merit badges are designed to be completed at the Midway.

Remember that you must have your Scoutmaster approve any badge you intend to work on. Each Scout is expected to provide:

  • Signed Merit Badge cards
  • Updated Merit Badge books
  • Writing Materials

Scouts will be expected to arrive in uniform and have their (blue) merit badge cards signed by their scout leaders.

For your convenience, Troop 18 will be providing a food concessions booth for you to purchase drinks, lunch, snacks, and various food items.

Thank you for joining us in our Midway efforts. We hope you will enjoy yourself, and take full advantage of the opportunities provided for you.

Cost of the event is $5.00, payable at the door. We will accept cash and checks.

  • Please make checks payable to: BSA Troop 18

Please arrive early to register, as many merit badges will begin promptly at 9:00am. Registration will begin at 8:30am.

PLEASE NOTE THE TIME THAT EACH MERIT BADGE IS BEING OFFERED.

Merit Badge and Counselor Roster

BadgeName PhoneEmail

American Business (10am-noon)Max

Art (anytime from 10am-2pm) Greg

Chemistry (1-3pm)Kevin

Citizenship in the Community (9-11am) Jean

Citizenship in the Nation (2:30-4:00)Max

Citizenship in the World (9-11am)Gary

Coin Collecting (1-3pm)Jim

Communications (12:30-2:30pm)Michael

Computers (anytime 9am-1pm)Robert Dean818-988-4976

Dentistry (10-noon & 1-3pm)Richard Stanman

Environmental Science (9-10:30 & 2-4)Kevin

Entrepreneurship(12:30-2:00)Max

Family Life (10:30-noon)Sharon

First Aid (9am-2pm)Tim

Gardening (1-4pm)Rachael

Geocaching (11-noon)Dan

Home Repair William

Indian Lore (1-2pm)Ed

Journalism (1:00-2:30)Sharon Bernstein818-763-9546`

Leave No Trace (9am-12 & 1-4pm)**Vicky Goldberg818-613-2544vfgoldberg@yahoo

Personal Fitness (9:30-11:00am)Danny

Photography (11-noon & 1-2)Clint

Plant Science (10am-12:00)Kevin Bryan

Public Speaking (10:30-12)Michael

Pulp & Paper (10-noon)Jim

Roller Skating (noon-1:00)Jean Klein

Reading (10:30-noon) Kathy McCloskey

Scout History (1:00-2:30pm)Dan Doggett

Scholarship (1:00-2:00)Kathy McCloskey

Weather (10am-noon)Jodie Cooper

Notes: Merit badges displayed in bold font are Eagle-required merit badges.

**“Leave No Trace”is a BSA Trainer Class for a youth leadership (not a merit badge).

MERIT BADGE MIDWAY PREREQUISITES

TROOP 18 Merit Badge Midway

Saturday May 7, 2011

Not all merit badges have prerequisites. Those that do are listed here. In all instances Scouts should read the merit badge book before taking the class and arrive prepared to actively participate in class.

AMERICAN BUSINESS

Please read and do all of the requirements in the merit badge book. Please pay particular attention to:

  • Requirement 3b requires that you monitor a stock for 3 months. You may begin the class at the midway and finish it after having kept this record for 3 months.
  • Requirement 5 requires that you run a small business for 3 months. You may begin the class at the midway and finish it after having kept this record for 3 months.

ART

1. Tell a story with a picture or pictures or using a 3-D rendering (and bring it to the Midway to show your counselor).

2. Do ONE of the following (and bring it to the Midway to show your counselor):

a. Design something useful. Make a sketch or model of your design. Then create a promotional piece for the item using a picture or pictures.

b. Design a logo. Then, with your parent's permission, put your logo on Scout equipment, furniture, ceramics, or fabric. Share your design with your counselor and explain the significance of your logo.

3. Render a subject of your choice in FOUR of these ways (and bring them to the Midway to show your counselor):

a. Pen and ink,

b. Watercolors,

c. Pencil,

d. Pastels,

e. Oil paints,

f. Tempera,

g. Acrylics,

h. Charcoal

i. Computer drawing or painting

4. With your parent's permission, visit a museum, art exhibit, art gallery, artists' co-op, or artist's workshop. Find out about the art displayed or created there. Bring evidence of your visit to the Midway (parent’s note, ticket stub, etc.) and be prepared to discuss what you learned with your counselor.

5. Find out about three career opportunities in art. Pick one and find out the education, training, and experience required for this profession. Come to the Midway prepared to discuss this with your counselor, and explain why this profession might interest you.

CITIZENSHIP IN THE COMMUNITY (9-11am) Please do not try to earn this merit badge at the midway unless you have studied the merit badge handbook and are fully prepared to participate in a freewheeling, in-depth discussion of each requirement. The worksheet at Meritbadge.org can help organize and prepare you for this merit badge (and also has some good suggestions for the movie for requirement 5). Please do the following prerequisites before coming to the Merit Badge Midway:

•Bring in and have completely read the current merit badge book

•Requirement 1: be prepared to discuss this topic (see worksheet)

•Requirement 2a: bring in a map of your community with the required buildings noted

•Requirement 2b: be prepared to discuss the organization of the L.A. City government

•Requirement 3a: bring in proof that you attended the required meeting and be prepared to discuss what transpired at the meeting

•Requirement 5: watch movie; be prepared to discuss, or document in writing, what it means to be a valuable and concerned member of your community

•Requirement 7b: bring in your research about a community organization

•Requirement 7c: bring in a letter signed by a representative of a local organization certifying that you volunteered at least 8 hours of your time to that organization, listing dates and hours volunteered, preferably on organization letterhead

•Requirement 8: bring in your completed presentation and be prepared to show it to the class

CITIZENSHIP IN THE NATION (11:30am-1pm)

Please do not sit for this merit badge unless you have read the merit badge book and have done all of the advance work called for in the book. In addition, please make sure you have read the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution and the Bill of Rights.

CITIZENSHIP IN THE WORLD (9-11am)

Please do not try to earn this merit badge at the midway unless you have studied the merit badge handbook and are fully prepared to participate in a freewheeling, in-depth discussion of each requirement.

Please do the following prerequisites before coming to the Merit Badge Midway:

  • Requirement 3b: Please select a country and in writing describe how geography, natural resources and climate are important in defining the country’s economy and global partnerships with other countries.
  • Requirement 4b: Please bring in the resource that you used to research this requirement.
  • Requirement 4c: Be prepared to discuss The United Nations and The World Court.
  • Requirement 7a and b: If you choose either of these items, please bring in documentation from the Internet or a foreign newspaper to show that you did the required research.

COIN COLLECTING (1-3pm)

Read the Coin Collecting merit badge pamphlet.

1,2,3,4,5 – be ready to discuss

67 – bring in your collection and be ready to discuss

8 – discussion

9 – bring in your collection and be ready to discuss.

10 – bring proof of a., b., or c., or bring in drawings for d.

COMMUNICATIONS (noon-2:30pm)

For prerequisites, you must go to this link: Staff.hartdistrict.org/djd/meritbadges.htm

COMMUNICATIONS:

Please do not try to earn this merit badge at the midway unless you have studied the merit badge handbook and are fully prepared to provide evidence of the prerequisites. Bring all materials necessary to demonstrate to the counselor what you have accomplished.

For requirements 5, 6 and 7B, please contact the counselor ahead of time for approval.

Please do the following prerequisites before the midway, bring documentation of completion, and be prepared to discuss:

Requirements #1-9. Be prepared to have a lively discussion with the counselor about what you have learned in completing each requirement. For requirement #3, be prepared to give a five-minute speech during the midway.

COMPUTERS (available 9:00am-1:00pm)

Please do requirement 6, you are required to do three, and bring this work to the Midway. Please bring paper, a pen or pencil and the printed out work from requirement 6. Please do requirement 7. If you visit a business, be prepared to discuss. For the other options bring your printed work.

DENTISTRY (10am-noon & 1-3pm)

Obtain and read the Dentistry Merit Badge booklet in advance and be prepared to cover the following requirements with the counselor at the midway:

#1 (counselor will bring sample tooth X-rays to work with),

#2,

#4a (counselor will bring some dental instruments for your reference),

#5, and

#7.

Those who complete these requirements at the midway will then arrange with the counselor to visit his dental office in West L.A. (corner of Federal and San Vicente) to complete #4b, #6a, and whichever other component of #6 you elect to do to fulfill the requirement.

If you have any questions about which requirements these are, please consult the current listing at

ENTREPRENEURSHIP

Please read and do all of the requirements in the merit badge book. Please pay particular attention to:

  • Requirement 4: Please prepare all of the information for this requirement in writing and bring it to the class.
  • Requirement 6: Please be sure to bring this documentation to the class.

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE (9-10:30am & 2-4pm)

FAMILY LIFE (10-11am & 1:30-2:30pm)

Please do not take this class unless you have read the merit badge book and have completed the following for each requirement:

  1. Prepare a written outline and be prepared to discuss it in the class
  2. Bring your written list to class and share the discussion you had with your family in the class
  3. Bring a calendar to class showing the chores you did for 90 days, by day
  4. Write a report on the project you did to benefit your family. Detail the benefits that ensued from your project. Be ready to share this with the class.
  5. Write a brief report on the project on the project that you and your family did. Make sure to include the three points noted in the merit badge book.
  6. Be prepared to discuss your family meeting, how it was planned and the result of the meeting. Tell how your meeting touched on the 5 points in the book.
  7. Be prepared to discuss in class what it takes to be a good father, the father’s role in a family and the responsibilities of being a parent.

FIRST AID (9am-2pm)

1) Read the First Aid Merit Badge handbook
2) Read all the sections applying to first aid in the Boy Scout Handbook; there are sections for Tenderfoot, First Class, and Second Class.
3) Prepare a "home size" first aid kit that you can display at the merit badge meeting.
4) Learn any first aid skill of your choosing, well enough that you can teach it at the merit badge meeting.

GARDENING (1-4pm)

1 – bring proof of completion

2 – be ready to discuss

3 – bring proof of completion

4 – bring proof of visit and be ready to discuss

5 – discussion

6 – bring proof of completion

HOME REPAIR (1-4pm) Call counselor prior to the midway in order to learn more about preparing for the merit badge. You may call only from 5:00-8:00pm. 818-269-3138

LEAVE NO TRACE (9am-Noon & 1-4pm)

This class will allow scouts to assume the new Youth Leadership position of Leave No Trace Trainer.

Prerequisites:

You must be a First Class Scout.

You must be at least 14-years-old.

Bring paper and pen.

This class is limited to 15 scouts, on a first-come, first-serve basis.

PERSONAL FITNESS (9-10:30am)

Read the Personal Fitness merit badge booklet prior to the meeting and be prepared to discuss and answer questions. This would be the first of three meetings. The last two meetings require fitness testing completed 12 weeks apart.

1. BRING MERIT BADGE PAMPHLET.

2.Bring written Requirements for: #l b & c; #2 a; #8 a, b, c; #9.

3. Be prepared to discuss: 2 b; 3 (5 concepts of your choice); 4 a,b,c; 5 all; 6 all;7 all;8 d; 10 a, b.

PHOTOGRAPHY (11am-Noon & 1-2pm)

Telephone me for topic approval for requirement 4. Bring the display which you produce after topic approval. Any display not pre-approved by me will not satisfy the requirement 4 and you will not earn the badge. Read and study the merit badge book in preparation for the remaining requirements.

PLANT SCIENCE (10am-Noon)

You can do any of the three Options; (1) Agronomy (2) Horticulture or (3) Field Botany.

However, Option 1) Agronomy,looks like the easiest to complete. In addition, I recommend section 5 (oil crops) for part E below.

Plant Science Merit Badge Requirements:

1) Make a drawing and identify five or more parts of a flowering plant. Tell what each part does.

2) Explain photosynthesis and tell why this process is important. Tell at least five ways that humans depend on plants.

3) Explain how water, light, air temperature, pollinators and pests affect plants. Describe the nature and function of soil and explain it's importance. Tell about the texture, structure, and composition of fertile soil. Tell how soil may be improved.

4) Tell how to propagate plants by seeds, root cuttings, tubers, and grafting. Grow a plant by one of these methods. I recommend buying root tone at OSH as root cuttings are really cool and easy.

5) List by common name at least 10 native plants and 10 cultivated plants that grow near your home. List five invasive non-native plants in your area and tell how they may be harmful. Tell how the spread of invasive plants may be avoided or controlled in ways that are not damaging to humans, wild life or the environment.

6) Name and tell about careers in agronomy, horticulture and botany. Write a paragraph about a career in one of these fields that interests you.

7) Chose one of the following options and complete each requirement.

Option 1: Agronomy

A. Describe how to prepare a seedbed.

B. Make and use a seed germination tester to test 50 seeds of four of the following plants: Corn, alfalfa, soybeans, clover, wheat, rice, rye, and barley. Determine the percentage of live seeds.

C. Tell about one important insect pest and one important disease that damage each of the following: corn, small grains, and cotton. Collect and name five weeds that compete with crops in your locality. Tell how to control these weeds without harming people, wildlife or useful insects.

D. On a map of the United States, identify the chief regions where corn, cotton, forage crops, small grain crops, and oil crops grow. Tell how climate and location of these regions makes them leaders in the production of these crops.

E. Complete on of the following alternatives:

1) Corn

(a) Grow a plot of corn and have your plot inspected by your counselor . Record seed variety or experimental code number.

(b) Tell about modern methods of commercial corn farming and the contributions that corn makes to today's food and fuel supply.

(c) Tell about an insect that can damage corn and explain how it affects corn production and how it is controlled.

2) Cotton

(a) Grow a plot of cotton and have your plot inspected by your counselor.

(b) Tell about modern methods of commercial cotton farming and about the uses of cotton fiber and seed and the economic value of this crop.

(c) Tell about an insect that can damage cotton, and explain how it affects cotton production and how it is controlled.

3) Forage Crops

(a) Collect, count and label samples of each for display: perennial grasses, annual grasses, legumes and broad leaf weeds. Indicate how each grass and legume is used. Tell the kind of site where you found each sample.

(b) Explain how legumes can be used to enrich the soil and how they may deplete it under certain conditions. Explain how livestock may enrich or deplete the soil.

Name five poisonous plats that are dangerous to live stock, and tell the different ways of using forage crops as feed for livestock.

4) Small Grains

(a) Give production figures for small grain crops listed in the U.S. Statistical or Agricultural Statistics Handbook for the latest year available.

(b) Help in harvesting a crop of grain Tell how to reduce harvesting losses and about modern methods of growing one small grain crop.

(c) Visit a grain elevator, flour mill, cereal plant, feed or seed company. Talk with the operator. Take notes, and describe the processes used and tell your patrol, Troop, or class about your visit.