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BSA Updated Easier Requirements for 2016!!!

The number of requirements you need has changed, all the activities on this blog are still good, they just changed how many you need to do and some slight wording changes. but please check the new Requirements above to be sure you don't do unneeded work.


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Wednesday, June 6, 2018

Requirements NOT finished at Lost Pines summer camps Eagle Quest/Trail program (New post 2016 requirements)



I dug this info up form the scouts who used to be in my den, and thought others might be able to use it.

Eagle Quest
Fee for Eagle Quest
Need money for Leatherwork Project (Bought at the scout store)
List of Requirements NOT done at Summer camps Eagle Quest/Trail

Scout
6 & 7
Tenderfoot
1a-b, 2a, 6b, 6c, 7b, 9-11
Details: (only for tenderfoot, but you can google the rest)
1a. Present yourself to your leader, prepared for an overnight camping trip. Show the personal and camping gear you will use. Show the right way to pack and carry it.
1b. Spend at least one night on a patrol or troop campout. Sleep in a tent you have helped pitch.
2a. On the campout, assist in preparing one of the meals. Tell why it is important for each patrol member to share in meal preparation and cleanup.
6b. Develop and describe a plan for improvement in each of the activities listed in Tenderfoot requirement 6a. Keep track of your activity for at least 30 days.
6c. Show improvement (of any degree) in each activity listed in Tenderfoot requirement 6a after practicing for 30 days.
 Push-ups ________ (Record the number done correctly in 60 seconds.)
 Sit-ups or curl-ups ________ (Record the number done correctly in 60 seconds.)
 Back-saver sit-and-reach (Record the distance stretched.)
 1-mile walk/run _____________ (Record the time.)
7b. Participate in a total of one hour of service in one or more service projects approved by your Scoutmaster. Explain how your service to others relates to the Scout slogan and Scout motto.
8. Describe the steps in Scouting’s Teaching EDGE method. Use the Teaching EDGE method to teach another person how to tie the square knot.
 Scout Spirit
9. Demonstrate Scout spirit by living the Scout Oath and Scout Law. Tell how you have done your duty to God and how you have lived four different points of the Scout Law in your everyday life.
10. While working toward the Tenderfoot rank, and after completing Scout rank requirement 7, participate in a Scoutmaster conference.
11. Successfully complete your board of review for the Tenderfoot rank.
Second Class
1a, 1c, 2e, 7a-c, 8c-e, 10-12
First Class
1a-b, 2e, 8a-b, 9b-d, 10-13
 
First Aid Merit Badge

           Should be Completed at Camp

Swimming Merit Badge
 Only weather and swimming skill will determine if this gets finished

Leatherwork Merit Badge

           Should be Completed at Camp

Monday, May 14, 2018

Chess Merit Badge



I'm teaching chess merit badge in my sons boy scout troop

I've gathered some resources, thought I'd share them here for others who wind up teaching the badge.

Here is My Gathered notes, which has all the info needed to answer the questions posed in the merit badge.(ie all the answers)

Chess Mb Notes2

Here are the work sheets for week 1 and too that the boys fill out.

Week 1 worksheet (I was in a hurry it's not very polished, first two pages are lecture stuff, last 2 are worksheet problems)

 Week 2 worksheet, (much more organized)

Answers for Worksheet 2

 Some more useful info

How to play chess videos on Youtube
https://www.google.com/search?q=How+to+play+chess

Here is a link to the boy scout pamphlet for the merit badge that's been scanned by another troop, one he understands the basics of chess, he can
look through this, everything he needs is here.

Thursday, May 10, 2018

Finding the new 2016 rank requirements work sheet




I had a hard time finding the updated rank worksheets for the Boy scout ranks using the 2016 2017 requirements.

Scout, Tenderfoot, Second Class, First Class, Star, Life, Eagle

But here they are!

http://usscouts.org/advance/boyscout/list.asp

Monday, May 7, 2018

Guide to advancements BSA



Boy scout level guide to advancement, I'm posting this here so that I can find it later.

It answers just about all questions about the subject

https://filestore.scouting.org/filestore/pdf/33088.pdf