Jan 01, 20 set up a score orienteering course with 12 control points and a time limit of at least 60 minutes. The merit badge program has deleivered knowledge, skills and career awareness to millions of youth for the last 100 years. Us boy scout 1st class orienteering req attackpoint. Merit badge workbook this workbook can help you but you still need to read the merit badge pamphlet book. Prepare the master map and control description sheet.
Its easy to learn and a fun way to exercise your body and mind as you enjoy the outdoors. This is not a class setting, and you may arrive anytime between 11. The requirements published by the boy scouts of america should always be used over the list here. When one is asked the icons of scouting, the most commonly identified are. Download free orienteering merit badge pamphlet pdf.
Set up a scoreorienteering course with 12 control points and a time limit of at least 60 minutes. Show a topographic map with magnetic northsouth lines. Orienteering merit badge requirements etrailtoeagle. An eagle required, essential merit badge that would help anyone with first aid basics. Scouts can sign up now for the boy scout dog care merit badge clinic being held at the wisconsin humane society on sunday, nov. Orienteering merit badge information for scouts and leaders. Its a sport for everyone and beginners are always welcome. Orienteering merit badge series paperback january 1, 2012 see all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Summer is warmer than winter in each hemisphere because the suns rays hit the earth at a more direct angle during summer than during winter and also because the days are much longer than the nights during the summer. This is a march 1995 letter sent to bsa by the united states orienteering federation in regard to the 1993 version of the merit badge pamphlet.
Merit badge book library princeton, texas troop 229. Orienteering merit badge workbook this workbook can help you but you still need to read the merit badge pamphlet. Explain to your counselor the hazards you are most likely to encounter while using basketry tools and materials, and what you should do to anticipate, help. Show that you know first aid for the types of injuries that could occur while orienteering, including cuts, scratches, blisters, snakebite, insect stings, tick bites, heat and cold reactions sunburn, heatstroke, heat exhaustion, hypothermia, and dehydration. Orienteering merit badge emblem boy scouts of america. Dec 14, 2010 9 instead of doing this as written in the requirements, modify this requirement by using an idea from the boy scout orienteering merit badge book. Show the orienteering map with the legend covered and ask the girls to point out various symbols. Workbooks can help scouts organize notes, listen actively, and document their work. This annual merit badge event provides opportunities for scouts to take classes on one, daylong saturday. Outlines requirements for pursuing a merit badge in map reading and plotting coordinates. If a new edition of a merit badge pamphlet is introduced with updated requirements after the scouts bsa requirements book has been released, a scout who is starting the badge may choose to follow either set of requirements until the end of the year.
Of course, scouts and troops can also complete the. Merit badge orienteering workbook orienteering, the use of map and compass to. This workbook can help you but you still need to read the merit badge pamphlet. Scouts learn to navigate with a map and compass while working on the orienteering merit badge. Please note the orienteering merit badge cannot be completed in one day scouts will have the opportunity to complete most of the requirements. Events verdugo hills council boy scouts of america page 2. Bicycle and canoe, and ski events are also held on occasion. The boy scouts of america has a merit badge for orienteering. Checklists and forms help you stay on top of rank advancement and troop activities, while the 75page guide to boy scouts provides the important information parents need to know, at your fingertips. Requirements for the motorboating merit badge with worksheets. Right click on a workbook name to save or print the optional workbooks. Graphic arts merit badge graphic arts merit badge workbook. Orienteering merit badge library by boy scouts of america and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. They investigate what the various symbols and markings on a map represent.
Click on the merit badge to show the requirement worksheet. Its consistent with what i, as someone whos been doing orienteering for 30 years, would expect. Scouts will earn two community service hours by showing an exhibit. A courteous response, was received at the time, and in 2004 the merit badge book and requirements were revised after over two years of additional effort by ralph courtney of the north texas orienteering. 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. The merit badge is an optional badge to explore special intereststopics and although you need to acquire a certain number of badges to achieve each rank, the scout can select which ones to pursue and when. Merit badges are awarded to scouts who complete the requirements for each badge. Jan 16, 2016 join this class to begin working on your orienteering merit badge requirements for scouts. See all 4 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Boy scouts earn a merit badge and community service hours. Explain to your counselor the hazards you are most likely to encounter while using basketry tools and materials, and what you should do to anticipate, help prevent, mitigate, and respond to these hazards.
Boy scouts will have the opportunity to complete one of three merit badges mammal study, nature or reptile and amphibian merit badge. Orienteering is also a recognized sport at the olympic games, and thousands of people participate in the sport each year in local clubs and competitions. First aid merit badge pamphlet first aid kit emergency kit guide to. The troop is currently working on the orienteering merit badge. Hat trained leaders will earn the orienteering training segment. Scoutbook boy scouts orienteering merit badge requirements.
Basketry merit badge class preparation page scoutmaster bucky. This tip might be obvious, but vierow thinks counselors and scouts alike should study the merit badge pamphlet. Scouts who complete the prerequisites, identified by each counselor in advance, can often earn two merit badges in one day. Scoutmaster bucky basketry merit badge classes will provide the basketry kits as part of the class. Merit badge day at the zoo is sunday, october 14, 2012, 12. You still must satisfy your counselor that you can demonstrate each skill and have learned the information. Motorboating merit badge requirements and worksheets. This may be during the running of the course you set up for requirement 8. Do not expect to complete it in one day, or even one weekend.
Finding your way badge for girl scout juniors the new. Nearly 11,000 scouts earned the welding merit badge in 20, igniting its popularity among youth and raising its rank from no. Of all merit badge pamphlets and other helpful scouting materials and supplies. The most practical way to complete the rest of the requirements is to participate in future neooc events. The welding merit badge, which debuted to great youth interest in 2012, fuses both manual technique and technical knowledge not to mention the excitement of actually burning metal.
Cooking merit badge pamphlet with images boy scouts merit. Show how to measure distances on a map using an orienteering compass. Orienteering merit badge the new england orienteering club. This workbook can help you organize your thoughts as you prepare to meet with your merit badge counselor. If the post is about more than one event, it should go in the blog category. Scout binder for parents will organize all of your scouts merit badge blue cards and more. There are a small set of required badges if the scout is to attain the top rank of eagle. Join this class to begin working on your orienteering merit badge requirements for scouts. Click a merit badge name below for the current requirements. Any post in this category should be about a single event. First aid caring for injured or ill persons until they can receive professional medical care is an important skill for every scout. This merit badge teaches crucial mapcompass skills every scout should master.
First aid merit badge series pamphlet book boy scouts of america merit badge series boy scouts of america on. These workbooks can help you but you still need to read the merit badge pamphlet. Family life merit badge boy scouts of america, northwest ga council, coosa district, troop 23. Teach orienteering techniques to your patrol, troop or crew. Orienteering merit badge library paperback june 1, 1974 by boy scouts of america author 4. Orienteering merit badge helps and documents scouter mom. This merit badge is currently a requirement for the eagle rank.
This includes announcements about event registration, hype, and anything else eventrelated. After each event, write a report with 1 a copy of the master map and control description sheet, 2 a copy of. Scoutingbsaorienteering merit badge wikibooks, open books. Orienteering maps with sample courses and control descriptions. For all scouts, venturers and adult leaders have fun learning and putting in practice the use of map and compass, while earning the orienteering merit badge. Merit badges verdugo hills council boy scouts of america. This is the orienteering merit badge for boy scouts. New for 2106, on march 12, neooc and the kenston community education center are teaming up for a scoutsonly merit badge workshop where scouts will pass most of the mb requirements, be trained by experienced orienteers, and then complete multiple courses. We completed the class part of the requirements at the monday night meetings.
And they get to participate in orienteering events. Of course the orienteering merit badge booklet will provide lots of useful data for completion of the merit badge, however orienteering is a dynamic and growing sport in the usa and other literature is constantly being added to a growing list of available resources. We did the field part of the requirements at haw ridge park on saturday afternoon, april 5th, from 12. Any scout may attend the merit badge classes as long as he is there to learn, and can behave in a manner that demonstrates respect for the instructor and his fellow students. Orienteering merit badge requirements requirements, worksheets, links, photos and more. Boy scout merit badge clinic at wisconsin humane society.
Orienteering merit badge and worksheet boy scout trail. My two recommended books are listed below, but there are several others available. This will fulfill one requirement of requirement 7 only or the first class orienteering requirement. Posts about events and activities belong in this category. Orienteering is the sport of navigation often held in unfamiliar terrainusing a map and compass. Jun 24, 2016 the merit badge is an optional badge to explore special intereststopics and although you need to acquire a certain number of badges to achieve each rank, the scout can select which ones to pursue and when. At the start of the new year, scouts who are beginning must use only the new requirements. The bsa first class rank requires that scouts complete a onemile orienteering course by using a map and compass. Orienteering links ne ohio scout orienteering championships.
U boy scouts of america orienteering merit badge pamphlet 2008 printing. Orienteering merit badge special opportunity offered by the verdugo hill council high adventure team. Cooking merit badge pamphlet with images boy scouts. First aid merit badge pamphlet from the boy scouts of america. Merit badge book, notebook, pencil, paper, compass, reports on completed courses, homework, notes in regard to the completion of requirement 10. Activities include foot orienteering set in forest, urban and campus venues. January, 20 requirements for the orienteering merit badge. The merit badge book is located beneath each picture.
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