Coin Collecting: (Offered
2/1/2003 only)
1. Do these:
a. Collect a type set of U.S. coins of any year currently
being minted or in circulation. Commemorative, proof, silver, rare, or
expensive coins are not needed. Have at least one coin from each mint in your
type set.
b. In your type set, point out and identify the mint mark
(if any) on each coin. Tell when each mint first started making coins.
c. For each coin in your type set, point out the location
on the initials (if any) of each coin's designer(s).
4. Do ONE of the following:
a. Make enlarged sketches of both sides of five different
kinds of U.S. coins minted from 1792 through the present year. Make sketches of
both sides of five different colonial or state coins minted before 1792. Show designs,
dates, and lettering clearly.
b. Collect, classify, and mount 50 different coins of 10
different countries.
c. Collect a type set of U.S. coins minted during the
20th century (except commemorative, proof, gold, rare, or expensive coins).
d. Collect a set of some U.S. series of coins beginning
with your year of birth (except for rare or expensive coins).
e. Collect, classify, describe, and mount 10 medals,
tokens, or combination of both. Have three different size medals or tokens and
three different metals or compositions in the collection.
Crime Prevention: (offered
in a single Saturday)
2. Prepare a notebook of newspaper and other clippings
that addresses crime and crime prevention efforts in your community. (Bring notebook to class.)
3. Do the following:
b. Talk to a store owner or manager about the impact of
crime on the way the store is run and how crime affects prices. (Prepare a written report regarding this
talk.)
c. Talk with a school teacher, principal, or school
officer about the impact of crime in your school. (Prepare a written report regarding this talk.)
5. Do the following:
a. Inspect your neighborhood for opportunities that may
lead to crime. Learn how to do a crime prevention survey. (Prepare a written report regarding this
inspection.)
b. Using the checklist in this pamphlet, conduct a
security survey of your home and discuss the results with your family. (Prepare a written report regarding the
results of this survey & bring the survey to class.)
6. Teach your family or patrol members how to protect
themselves from crime at home. at school, in your community, and while
traveling. (Prepare a written report of
what you taught while completing this requirement.)
7. Visit a jail or detention facility. Discuss your
experience with your counselor.
(Prepare a short written report regarding this visit.)
Collections: (offered
in a single Saturday)
(Stamp
& Coin Collecting are excluded from this merit badge)
1. Prepare a short written report or outline for your counselor,
giving a detailed description of your collection, including a short
history. (Bring this report to class.)
5. Do the following:
a. Discuss with your counselor at least 10 terms commonly
used in your collection and be prepared to discuss the definition of each. (List these terms and their definitions and
bring to class.)
b. Display to your counselor two different sets of your
collection and a description of each area of the sets. (Note: if your
collection is too large to transport and your counselor is unable to view your
collection directly, photographs should be available to explain and display.)
c. Explain how your collection is valued by other
collectors and display to your counselor any price guides that may be
available. (Write a short report &
bring a price guide if available.)
d. Explain how your collection is graded, including the
categories mentioned above for value, physical defects, size and age. Show the
various classifications used in your collection. (Write a short report with this information and bring to class.)
e. List the national, state, or local association
responsive to your collection. (Write
out these associations and bring to class.)
Family Life: (Both
Saturdays)
3. Prepare a list of your regular home duties or chores
(at least five) and do them for 90 days. Keep a record of how often you do each
of them.
Medicine: (Offered 2/1/2003 only)
7.
Do the following:
a.
Visit a physician's
office, ** preferably one who delivers "primary care." (This may be
that of your counselor.) discuss the components of a medical history and
physical examination (an official BSA health form may be used to guide this
discussion), and become familiar with the instruments used.
b. (** If
this cannot be arranged, demonstrate to your counselor that you understand the components
of a medical history and physical, and discuss the instruments involved.)
c.
Describe the
characteristics of a good diagnostic test to screen for disease (e.g. routine
blood pressure measurement). Explain briefly why diagnostic tests are not
perfect.
10.
Serve as a volunteer at
a health-related event or facility in your community (e.g. Blood drive,
"health fair", blood pressure screening, etc.) approved by your
counselor.
Personal Management: (Both Saturdays)
2. Do the following:
a. Prepare a personal budget or spending plan for three
months, including a "pay yourself first" savings plan. Keep track of
everything you buy. Balance all income with expenses and savings at the end of
each month.
b. Share your three month budget with your merit badge
counselor. Explain how you determined discretionary income (income not spent to
meet fixed expenses), how much you saved, and what you spent money on. Did you
spend more or less than you budgeted?
Railroading: (Both Saturdays)
1. Do the of the following:
a. Name the scale and track gauge for four model railroad
gauges. Show the correct way to clean and lubricate model train equipment. (Write a short report for this and bring to
class 2/1/2003.)
b. Draw to scale, the layout of your own model railroad;
or one that could be built in your home.
Have point-to-point or loop with different routings. Include a
turnaround, a terminal, or a yard and a siding. (Bring to class)
4. Explain six rules of safety to use aboard trains; on platforms;
at crossings; and around bridges, yards, and tunnels. Explain the use and
function of the "EOTD" or "FRED" now used in place of
cabooses. (Write these out and bring to
class)
5. Explain the use of a timetable by making a written
plan for a trip by rail between two cities at least 500 miles apart. List the
times of departure and of arrival at your destination, the number of the train,
and the service you want. (Bring to
class)
Weather: (offered
in a single Saturday)
8. Do ONE of the following:
a. Make one of the following instruments: (bring this to
class)
·
wind vane,
·
anemometer,
·
rain gauge,
·
hygrometer.
Keep a daily weather log for 1 week using information
from this instrument as well as from other sources such as local radio and
television stations or NOAA Weather Radio. The following information should be
recorded at the same time every day: wind direction and speed, temperature,
precipitation, and types of clouds. Be sure to make a note of any morning dew
or frost. In the log, also list the weather forecasts from radio or television
at the same time each day and show how the weather turned out. (Bring log to
class.)
b. Visit a National Weather Service office or talk with a
local radio or television weathercaster, private meteorologist, local agricultural
Extension service office, or university meteorology instructor. Find out what
type of weather is most dangerous or damaging to your community. Determine how
severe weather and flood warnings reach the homes in your community. (Write a report about your visit and bring
to class.)
9. Do ONE of the following: (Prepare outline of talk
& bring to class.)
a. Give a talk of more than 5 minutes to your counselor
explaining the camping safety rules in the event of lightning, flash floods,
and tornadoes. Before your talk, show your outline to your counselor for
approval.
b. Read several articles about acid rain and give a
prepared talk of more than 5 minutes about the articles to your counselor. Before your talk, show your outline to your
counselor for approval.
For a complete list
of Merit Badge Requirements, visit these websites:
US Scouting Service
Project Merit Badge Website
http://usscouts.org/usscouts/mb/framesindex.html
MeritBadge.com Website
http://www.meritbadge.com
Complete Merit Badge Forum Information
http://bsatroop10.org/MBF2003.pdf
Individual Scout Class
Assignments
http://bsatroop10.org/MBFAssignments.htm
Heart of America Council