MERIT BADGES |
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"A"
American
Business
American Culture
American Heritage
American Labor
Animal Science
Archaeology
Archery
Architecture
Art
Astronomy
Athletics
Atomic Energy
Auto Mechanics
Aviation
"B"
Backpacking
Basketry
Bird Study
Bugling
"C"
Camping
Canoeing
Chemistry
Cinematography
Citizenship
Community*
Citizenship Nation*
Citizenship World*
Climbing
Coin Collecting
Collections
Communications*
Computers
Cooking
Crime Prevention
Cycling*
"D"
Dentistry
Disability Awareness
Dog Care
Drafting
"E"
Electricity
Electronics
Emergency
Preparedness**
Energy
Engineering
Entrepreneurship
Environmental
Science*
"F"
Family Life*
Farm Mechanics
Fingerprinting
Fire Safety
First Aid*
Fish & Wildlife Mgmt.
Fishing
Fly Fishing
Forestry
"G"
Gardening
Genealogy
Geology
Golf
Graphic Arts
"H"
Hiking
Home Repairs
Horsemanship
"I"
Indian Lore
Insect Studies
"J"
Journalism
"K"
"L"
Landscape Architecture
Law
Leatherwork
Lifesaving**
"M"
Mammal Study
Medicine
Metalwork
Model Design & Building
Motorboating
Music
"N"
Nature
"O"
Oceanography
Orienteering
"P"
Painting
Personal Fitness**
Personal Management*
Pets
Photography
Pioneering
Plant Science
Plumbing
Pottery
Public Health
Public Speaking
Pulp and Paper
"Q"
"R"
Radio
Railroading
Reading
Reptile & Amphibian Study
Rifle Shooting
Rowing
"S"
Safety
Salesmanship
Scholarship
Sculpture
Shotgun Shooting
Skating
Skiing
Small Boat Sailing
Soil & Water
Conservation
Space Exploration
Sports**
Stamp Collecting
Surveying
Swimming**
"T"
Textile
Theatre
Traffic Safety
Truck Transportation
"U"
"V"
Veterinary Medicine
"W"
Water Skiing
Weather
Whitewater
Wilderness Survival
Wood Carving
Woodwork
"X"
"Y"
"Z"
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Environmental Science*
Requirements 1999 |
- Make a timeline of the history of environmental
science in America. Identify the contribution made by the Boy Scouts of
America to environmental science. Include dates, names of people or
organizations, and important events.
- Define the following terms and describe the
relationships among them: population, community, ecosystem, biosphere,
symbiosis, niche, habitat, conservation, threatened species, endangered
species, extinction.
- Do ONE activity in EACH of the following categories
(using the activities in this {the merit badge} pamphlet as the bases
for planning and carrying out your projects):
- Ecology
- Conduct an experiment to find out how living
things respond to changes in their environments. Discuss your observations
with your counselor.
- Conduct an experiment illustrating the greenhouse
effect. Keep a journal of your data and observations. Discuss your
conclusions with your counselor.
- Air Pollution
- Perform an experiment to test for particulates
that contribute to air pollution. Discuss your findings with your
counselor.
- Conduct a study to test the effects of acid rain
on plants. Discuss your findings with your counselor.
- Water Pollution
- Conduct an experiment to show how living things
react to thermal pollution. Discuss your observations with your counselor.
- Conduct an experiment to identify the methods
that could be used to mediate (reduce) the effects of an oil spill on
waterfowl. Discuss your results with your counselor.
- Land Pollution
- Conduct an experiment to illustrate soil erosion
by water. Take photographs or make a drawing of the soil before and after
your experiment, and make a poster showing your results. Present your
poster to your patrol or troop.
- Perform an experiment to determine the effect of
an oil spill on land. Share your journal and discuss your conclusions with
your counselor.
- Endangered Species
- Do research on one endangered species found in
your state. Find out what its natural habitat is, why it is endangered,
what is being done to preserve it, and how many individual organisms are
left in the wild. Prepare a 100-word report about the organism, including
a drawing. Present your report to your patrol or troop.
- Do research on one species that was endangered or
threatened but which has now recovered. Find out how the organism
recovered, and what its new status is. Write a 100-word report on the
species and discuss it with your counselor.
- Resource Recovery
- Perform an experiment on packaging materials to
find out which ones are biodegradable. Discuss your conclusions with your
counselor.
- Find out if your local community has a recycling
program in effect. If it does, find out what items are recycled, and who
pays for recycling. If your community does not have a recycling program,
write questions for and conduct a survey on recycling. Include questions
about attitudes toward recycling, what should be recycled, and your
community's willingness to support a recycling program. Discuss your
findings with your counselor.
- Build an ecosystem in a bottle. Include soil, plants,
fungi, and small animals found in your local environment. Maintain the
ecosystem for at least seven days after completing construction of the
ecosystem. Observe it daily, and keep a record of your observations. Discuss
your observations with your counselor.
- Choose an outdoor area to study. In your study area,
do ONE of the following:
- Mark off three study plots of four square yards
each, and count the number of species found there. Then estimate how much
space is occupied by each species found in the plots. Make a chart, graph,
or table to compare the plots. Write a report that adequately discusses the
biodiversity and population density of your study area. Discuss your report
with your counselor.
- Make four visits to the study area, staying for at
least 30 minutes each time, to observe the living and nonliving parts of the
ecosystem. Keep a journal of your observations, including a discussion of
differences noted during the four visits. Write a report on your
observations and discuss it with your counselor.
- Propose a hypothetical construction project in your
community and prepare a limited environmental impact statement for the
project. Study the area to see what the impact of the project might be upon
the living and nonliving parts of the ecosystem.
- Develop a project that would help solve an
environmental problem, reduce an environmental impact, or affect environmental
awareness in your community. Include plans for a specific project that could
be done by your patrol or troop.
- Discuss three possible careers in the field of
environmental science. Identify the education that you would need to pursue
ONE of these careers.
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