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Perhaps Requirement 6 (below) should be rewritten to describe species evolution during climate change? Describe to your counselor how certain orders of birds are uniquely adapted to a specific habitat. In your description, include characteristics such as the size and shape of the following a) Beak (b) Body (c) Leg and foot (d) Feathers/plumage From NBC News: For about four decades, researchers collected and measured 77 species of birds at forest camps. The researchers collected data on more than 15,000 birds. Little changed around them — except the climate. Wet -
The postings from Wisconsin Momma reminded me of a rule that I accidentally established with my sons and that I'm glad exists now. BACKGROUND: My sons signed up for a Saturday MB program. The two badges they signed up for "could" be interesting if done well. A morning MB. Then pizza. Then an afternoon MB. The guy teaching the morning MB had zero expertise in the topic. Nothing special. He was a college kid who signed up because they needed a warm body as the counselor. He had PowerPoint slides walking the requirements with bulleted text that looked pretty much right from the ha
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My son recently signed up for the Cooking merit badge which is being offered with a group in my son's troop. I received an email from the organizer who told me it was only for First Class scouts and up and it would be "too hard" for him because it is Eagle required. My son is almost done with his Scout rank and has not had any merit badge opportunities yet. I read the requirements and didn't think they sounded too hard, especially since the troop expects him to do more difficult things on his own during campouts. Is this reasonable? Or is the organizer just trying to weed out the young
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From Bryan Wendell's blog... Download and read this pdf. It is the Cooking requirements as of 1 January. Of note, from the blog:
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Found this in a forum on Linked In. It's Dec 2014, but the key point is: - Training can be done entirely online for MBCs. Hope it helps some of you out in the hinterlands. BSA Merit Badge Counselors Compass from the filestore at Scouting.org Counselors Compass BSA 512-937_Dec2014.pdf
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For your reading and finding Counselors pleasure... http://www.scoutingnewsroom.org/blog/new-animation-badge-draws-on-scouts-interest-in-animation It has not (as of this moment) made the Merit Badge Catalog page on scouting.org Per USScouts.org, the EARN START date has not been announced. EDIT TO ADD: REQUIREMENTS HERE: http://blog.scoutingmagazine.org/2015/05/19/animation-merit-badge-requirements-released/
