Boy Scouts

Category:Scouting

From The Boy Scout Handbook, Boy Scouts of America:

A Scout is trustworthy. A Scout tells the truth. He is honest, and he keeps his promises. People can depend on him.

You can find the answers to the Environmental Science merit badge by using these resources:

• Adams, Douglas, and Mark Carwardine. Last Chance to See.Harmony Books, 1990.
• Bickerstaff, Linda. Oil Power of the Future: New Ways of Turning Petroleum Into Energy. The Rosen Publishing Group Inc., 2003.
• Bowden, Rob. Waste, Recycling, and Reuse. Raintree Steck-Vaughn, 2002.
• Carson, Rachel. Silent Spring. Houghton Mifflin, 1962.
• Earthworks Group. 50 Simple Things Kids Can Do to Recycle. Earthworks Press, 1994.
• Elkington, John, et al. Going Green: A Kid's Handbook to Saving the Planet. Viking Books, 1990.
• Fasulo, Mike, and Jane Kinney. Careers for Environmental Types and Others Who Respect the Earth. McGraw-Hill, 2001.
• Hall, Eleanor J. Garbage. Gale Group, 1997.
• Koebner, Linda. For Kids Who Love Animals: A Guide to Sharing the Planet. American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Living Planet Press, 1991.
• Leopold, Aldo. A Sand County Almanac. Oxford University Press, 2nd Edition, 2000.
• MacEachern, Diane. Save Our Planet. Bantam Doubleday Dell, 1995.
• O'Connor, Rebecca K. Acid Rain. Lucent Books, 2004.
• Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response. Guide to Environmental Issues. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1995.
• Patent, Dorothy Hinshaw. Biodiversity. Houghton Mifflin, 2003.
• Pringle, Laurence. Global Warming. Sea Star Books, 2001
• Pringle, Laurence. The Environmental Movement.HarperCollins, 2000.
• Programme Resource Material on Conservation. Help to Save the World. World Organization of the Scout Movement, World Scout Bureau, 1990.
• Rathje, William. Rubbish! The Archaeology of Garbage.HarperCollins, 1993.
• Rybolt, Thomas R., and Robert C. Mebane. Environmental Experiments About Land. Enslow Publishers Inc., 1993.
• Wilson, Edward O. The Diversity of Life. Norton, 1992.
• U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service. Investigating Your Environment. 1993.

7301 East Helm, Building D

Scottsdale, AZ 85260

Telephone: 480-889-2650

Web site: http://www.earth911.org

Environmental Protection Agency

Ariel Rios Building

1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW

Washington, DC 20460

Telephone: 202-272-0167

Web site: http://www.epa.gov

Keep America Beautiful

1010 Washington Blvd.

Stamford, CT 06901

Telephone: 203-323-8987

Web site: http://www.kab.org

Natural Resources Conservation Service

Attn: Conservation Communications Staff

P.O. Box 2890

Washington, DC 20013

Telephone: 202-720-3210

Web site: http://www.nrcs.usda.gov

Society of American Foresters

5400 Grosvenor Lane

Bethesda, MD 20814-2198

Telephone: 301-897-8720

Web site: http://www.safnet.org

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Main Interior

1849 C St., NW

Washington, DC 20242-0001

Toll-free telephone: 800-344-9453

Web site: http://www.fws.gov

Endangered Species

Web site: http://endangered.fws.gov

USDA Forest Service

1400 Independence Ave., SW

Washington, DC 20250-0003

Telephone: 202-205-8333

Web site: http://www.fs.fed.us

Advocacy Organizations and Web Sites

Save Our Environment

Web site: http://www.saveourenvironment.org

Sierra Club

National Headquarters

85 Second St., Second Floor

San Francisco, CA 94105

Telephone: 415-977-5500

Web site: http://www.sierraclub.org

World Wildlife Fund

1250 24th St., NW

Washington, DC 20037

Telephone: 202-293-4800

Web site: http://www.worldwildlife.org

Not sure why you would have to convince your dad to let you join? Boy Scouts is an organization of young men that strives to give its members the knowledge, skills, and life lessons to help them mature and succeed as they become adults Time spent in Boy Scouts benefits a boy in many ways. The friends he makes, the work ethic and morality he develops, the community service he practices and the knowledge and skills he gains will help him throughout the course of his life. Even long after the days in Boy Scouts are over, the man still remembers that he should be courteous and kind and do a good turn daily. Ask your Father to join with you as a Assistant, The scouts are always looking for individuals interested in the success of their kids, if you want further info feel free to contact me I am a Father who has both of my Sons in Scouts. good luck!!

Answer:

Your father may object to the scouts for several reasons:

• There are many paramilitary aspects of the scouts (uniforms, ranks, structure) that he may find objectionable.
• Scouting groups may be associated with religious practices or locations which he may find objectionable
• He may have personal issues with the staff of the local group
• His own experience with scouting may have been bad
• Scouting organizations have been accused of not allowing the participation of atheists, agnostics, or homosexuals. Alternately if your local troop is permissive on this, he may object to that position
• In these economically difficult times the costs may be a factor. He may also have time commitments that prohibit transporting you to scouts or supporting your activities.
• There has been a lot of fear-mongering about pedophile scoutmasters

Find out his reasons to object to your belonging to the group (talk it over). You might agree with him, he might see your side.

There is no set requirement for the number of service hours to earn Eagle Scout. You are probably referring to the service project component of the rank. One of the requirements for Eagle Scout is to "plan, develop, and give leadership to others in a service project". The project needs to benefit an organization other than the Boy Scouts.

These projects can be fairly simple or quite elaborate. The often overlooked key is leadership. The Scout must involve others in his project. Projects must be approved by an Eagle Board of Review and this group will determine if the project is substantial enough to qualify.

The project must be a significant contribution to the community, and a significant challenge to the Scout. There is no set minimum, and that is explicitly stated in the Boy Scout literature. Statistics would suggest that the average project involves about 200 person hours including planning and carrying out the project, but there have been projects well over 1000 hours, and some as little as 100 hours.
The last eagle scout in our troop needed 96 hours to the best of my knowledge.

From scouting.org, the following comprise of the requirements for Tenderfoot Scout.

1. Present yourself to your leader, properly dressed, before going on an overnight camping trip. Show the camping gear you will use. Show the right way to pack and carry it.
2. Spend at least one night on a patrol or troop campout. Sleep in a tent you have helped pitch.
3. On the campout, assist in preparing and cooking one of your patrol's meals. Tell why it is important for each patrol member to share in meal preparation and cleanup, and explain theimportance of eating together.
4. Demonste: a. How to whip and fuse the ends of a rope. b. That you know how to tie the following knots and tell what their uses are: two half hitches and the taut-line hitch c. Using the EDGE method, teach another person how to tie the square knot.
5. Explain the rules of safe hiking, both on the highway and cross- country, during the day and at night. Explain what to do if you are lost.
6. Demonstrate how to display, raise, lower, and fold the American flag.
7. Repeat from memory and explain in your own words the Scout Oath, Law, motto, and slogan.
8. Know your patrol name, give the patrol yell, and describe your patrol flag.
9. Explain the importance of the buddy system as it relates to your personal safety on outings and in your neighborhood. Describe what a bully is and how you should respond to one.
10. a. Record your best in the following tests: Push-ups, Pull-ups, Sit-ups, Standing long jump, 1⁄4-mile walk/run. b. Show improvement in the above activities lafter practicing for 30 days.
11. Identify local poisonous plants; tell how to treat for exposure to them.
12. a. Demonstrate how to care for someone who is choking. b. Show first aid for the following: Simple cuts and scrapes, Blisters on the hand and foot. Minor (thermal/heat) burns or scalds (superficial, or first-degree), Bites or stings of insects and ticks, Venomous snakebite, Nosebleed, Frostbite and sunburn
13. Demonstrate Scout spirit by living the Scout Oath (Promise) and Scout Law in your everyday life. Discuss four specific examples of how you have lived the points of the Scout Law in your daily life.
14. Participate in a Scoutmaster conference.
15. Complete your board of review.

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 pamphlet
• Your merit badge counselor
• Your school teachers
• Your school or community library
• The BSA website at Scouting.org[linked]
• MeritBadge.org[linked]