The requirements for the Environmental Science merit badge include several options for experiments and projects. Equipment and supplies will vary greatly based on which option you choose and how you plan the project. The merit badge pamphlet and your counselor will be your primary resources.
1972 Environmental Science merit badge; replacing1970 Conservation of Natural Resources; replacing1965 Soil and Water Conservation; replacing1958 Forestry or Soil and Water Conservation or Wildlife Management
In the nuclear science merit badge book.
The Boy Scouts of America does not have an Ecology merit badge, but there is an Environmental Science merit badge. That badge has a blue background with the three Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Arrows symbol in white. See Related Links for Images of the badge, and a list of requirements.
Every day some boy scout group is out there helping the environment.
The best way for a scout to locate a merit badge counselor is to talk to his Scoutmaster. The scoutmaster should have a list of merit badge counselors that is maintained by the local district. If the scoutmaster does not have this list, one can be obtained from the council service center.
No, the Boy Scouts of America does not offer a Horticulture merit badge. However, there are merit badges for Gardening, Plant Science, and Farm Mechanics. These merit badges tend to cover the aspects of horticulture, but there is no merit badge combining the three of them.
No, but there is a sports merit badge
The Marksmanship merit badge was one of the original 57 merit badges created in 1911. It was replaced by the Rifle and Shotgun Shooting merit badge in 1966 which was in turn replaced by the Rifle Shooting merit badge and the Shotgun Shooting merit badge in 1987. The Archery merit badge was created in 1911.
The purpose of the merit badge is to allow you to explore and understand the subject. In order to complete the merit badge you need to do some research. Resources are:The merit badge pamphletYour merit badge counselorYour school teachersYour school or community libraryThe BSA website at Scouting.orgMeritBadge.org
The purpose of the merit badge is to allow you to explore and understand the subject. In order to complete the merit badge you need to do some research. Resources are:The merit badge pamphletYour merit badge counselorYour school teachersYour school or community libraryThe BSA website at Scouting.orgMeritBadge.org
I'm not sure what you mean by "open". You should have your Scoutmaster's permission to start on a merit badge. Usually he signs a "blue card" which is the record of your merit badge progress. This is to ensure that you have any prerequisites that are required and that you are going to a registered merit badge counselor. You should make contact with your merit badge counselor prior to starting the merit badge to ensure you are credited for your work.
The purpose of the merit badge is to allow you to explore and understand the subject. In order to complete the merit badge you need to do some research. Resources are:The merit badge pamphletYour merit badge counselorYour school teachersYour school or community libraryThe BSA website at Scouting.org[linked]MeritBadge.org[linked]Find a merit badge counselor for alectricity and print the worksheet from the website in the related links (below).