Citizenship in the World - Merit Badge Clinic

Citizenship in the World Requirements
1.Explain what citizenship in the world means to you and what you think it takes to be a good world citizen.
2.Explain how one becomes a citizen in the United States, and explain the rights, duties, and obligations of U.S. citizenship. Discuss the similarities and differences between the rights, duties, and obligations of U.S. citizens and the citizens of two other countries.
3.Do the following:
a. Pick a current world event. In relation to this current event, discuss with your counselor how a country's national interest and its relationship with other countries might affect areas such as its security, its economy, its values, and the health of its citizens.
b. Select a foreign country and discuss with your counselor how its geography, natural resources, and climate influence its economy and its global partnerships with other countries.
4.Do TWO of the following:
a. Explain international law and how it differs from national law. Explain the role of international law and how international law can be used as a tool for conflict resolution.
b. Using resources such as major daily newspapers, the Internet (with your parent's permission), and news magazines, observe a current issue that involves international trade, foreign exchange, balance of payments, tariffs, and free trade. Explain what you have learned. Include in your discussion an explanation of why countries must cooperate in order for world trade and global competition to thrive.
c. Select TWO of the following organizations and describe their role in the world.
1. The United Nations
2. The World Court
3. World Organization of the Scout Movement
4. The World Health Organization
5. Amnesty International
6. The International Committee of the Red Cross
7. CARE
5.Do the following:
a. Discuss the differences between constitutional and nonconstitutional governments.
b. Name at least five different types of governments currently in power in the world.
c. Show on a world map countries that use each of these five different forms of government.
6.Do the following:
a. Explain how a government is represented abroad and how the United States government is accredited to international organizations.
b. Describe the roles of the following in the conduct of foreign relations.
1. Ambassador
2. Consul
3. Bureau of International Information Programs
4. Agency for International Development
5. United States and Foreign Commercial Service
c. Explain the purpose of a passport and visa for international travel.
7.Do TWO of the following and share with your counselor what you have learned:
a. Visit the Web site (With your parent/guardian's permission) of the U.S. State Department. Learn more about an issue you find interesting that is discussed on this Web site.
b. Visit the Web site (With your parent/guardian's permission) of an international news organization or foreign government, OR examine a foreign newspaper available at your local library, bookstore, or newsstand. Find a news story about a human right realized in the United States that is not recognized in another country.
c. Visit with a student or Scout from another country and discuss the typical values, holidays, ethnic foods, and traditions practiced or enjoyed there.
d. Attend a world Scout jamboree.
e. Participate in or attend an international event in your area, such as an ethnic festival, concert, or play.

Citizenship in the World - Merit Badge Clinic

Our next merit badge clinic will be Citizenship in the World and will be on February 13, 2010 from 8:00am to Noon at the LDS Stake Center in Show Low, AZ.

Electricity - Merit Badge Clinic

Due to the inclimate weather the Electricity Merit Badge Clinic for tomorrow Saturday, January 23, 2010 will be canceled. We will try to reschedule for a later date.

Electricity - Merit Badge Clinic

As of right now, our Electricity Merit Badge Clinic for tomorrow Saturday, January 23, 2010 from 8:00am to Noon at the LDS Down Town Chapel in Show Low, AZ has not been canceled. Later tonight we will evaluate the weather situation and should have a better idea if it is safe for you to drive in to attend. We will email you with an update as soon as a decision is made either way. Please feel free to let us know what you think at mbclinics@yahoo.com.

Electricity - Merit Badge Clinic

Only 3 days till our Elecrticity Merit Badge Clinic on January 23, 2010 from 8:00am to Noon. Remember it will be held at the LDS Downtown Chapel, 300 N. 11th South, Show Low, AZ not at the LDS Stake Center. Registration will start at 7:30am and the clinic will start at 8:00am.

Happy Birthday!

Happy 16th Birthday to Dean Anderson from Varsity Scout Team 383 in Show Low, AZ!

Electricity - Merit Badge Clinic

Our Elecrticity Merit Badge Clinic on January 23, 2010 from 8:00am to Noon will be held at the LDS Downtown Chapel, 300 N. 11th South, Show Low, AZ not at the LDS Stake Center. Registration will start at 7:30am and the clinic will start at 8:00am.

Electricity - Merit Badge Clinic

Our next Merit Badge Clinic will be Electricity and will be held on next Saturday, January 23, 2010 from 8:00am to Noon at the LDS Stake Center in Show Low, AZ. All Boy Scouts 11 - 17 are invited. Please register online or email your registration information to mbclinics@yahoo.com.

2010 Boy Scouts Commemorative Coins

Commemorative silver dollars celebrating the centennial start of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) are slated to be launched by the United States Mint in 2010. Several designs for the coins were created, submitted for review, and the following two were selected for the obverse (tails side) and reverse of the silver dollar:No official release date has been set yet, but February 8th is considered the day of founding for the organization, and the legislation approving the coin stipulates sales cannot begin until February 8, 2010. They may be sold until January 1, 2011, although many expect the coins to sell out long before then.

Pinewood Derby

Dremel Pinewood Derby® Days Car Demonstrations at Lowe’s start tomorrow! Don’t miss it.

The Dremel Pinewood Derby® Days program is an annual collaborative effort amongst Dremel, Lowe’s and the Boy Scouts of America that aims to provide you, the pinewood derby enthusiast, with a single source for all of the materials and know-how you need to create a winning derby car you can be proud of – regardless of your skill level. Dremel, Lowe’s and the BSA are committed to make your Pinewood Derby® a success!

Building a top-notch derby car has never been easier or more enjoyable. Take a look around this site for car-building ideas and speed tips, help in designing a stunning derby car, and the supplies and tools you need to complete a one-of-a-kind car that is truly “built for speed”!

Again, if you need any help with Dremel products during your derby construction project, don’t hesitate to give the Dremel Experts a call (1-800-4-Dremel) – in fact, you can consider them your Pinewood Derby “pit crew”!

To learn more about scouting, visit www.scouting.org to find out more.

In honor of the BSA’s 100th Anniversary, though, today’s generation of Scouts will get the unique opportunity to experience some of the activities their predecessors enjoyed. That’s possible thanks to the BSA’s new Historical Merit Badge Program, a set of four discontinued merit badges that today’s Scouts can earn.

Boys can earn any or all of these merit badges:
Signaling
* First offered in 1910 and discontinued in 1992.
* Sample requirements: build a simple buzzer or blinker capable of sending Morse code messages, and send a message of at least 35 words; send and receive messages using semaphore flags at a rate of at least 30 letters per minute.

Tracking
* First offered in 1911 (as Stalker merit badge) and discontinued in 1952.
* Sample requirements: recognize the tracks of 10 different animals; give evidence to show you have tracked at least two different kinds of birds or animals, documenting their speed and direction.

Pathfinding
* First offered in 1911 and discontinued in 1952.
* Sample requirements: be able to guide people to important places within a three-mile radius of your home; submit a scale map of your community.

Carpentry
* First offered in 1911 and discontinued in 1952.
* Sample requirements: demonstrate the use of tools, such as a miter and bevel; build a simple piece of furniture for use at home.

Sounds like a blast, right? But there’s one catch: Boys must start and finish all requirements within the year 2010. So if your guys built furniture for their patrol kitchen at last year’s summer camp, they can’t use that product for the Carpentry merit badge. And don’t delay—after Dec. 31, 2010, these merit badges will go back on the “retired” list.

Register Online

You can now register for any of our Merit Badge Clinics online. Just click on the "Register Now" button to the right and follow the instructions. It is fast and FREE. You will receive an email with your event ticket attached. Simply print the ticket and bring it with you to the event that you registered for.

Electricity - Merit Badge Clinic

Our next Merit Badge Clinic will be Electricity and will be held on Saturday, January 23, 2010 from 8:00am to Noon at the LDS Stake Center in Show Low, AZ. All Boy Scouts 11 - 17 are invited. Please register online or email your registration information to mbclinics@yahoo.com.

"Boy Scouts of America: Today" photo contest

DK Publishing, an Official Licensee of the BSA, and the Boy Scouts of America are asking for your help to show others what Scouting means through photographs. They say a picture is worth a thousand words. We need your photos to describe this time tested organization. Share your Scouting photos, your Scouting memories, and your “image” of what this century old organization means to you.

Dust off your camera, dig out your zoom lens and get to work capturing your adventure. Upload your photo and be entered for your chance to be selected as one of the winning photographs to be featured and printed in the DK Publishing Photo Book “Boy Scouts of America: Today.”

Photos will be judged based half on Creativity and half on Photo Quality. Submit your photos under one of twelve categories corresponding with the 12 Points of Scout Law. Those categories are; Trustworthy, Loyal, Helpful, Friendly, Courteous, Kind, Obedient, Cheerful, Thrifty, Brave, Clean and Reverent. Photos must be Scouting related.

You must be 13 years of age or older to enter, however, children under 13 may enter their photograph with their parents permission. There is no limit on the number of photos that may be entered. Please read the Official Contest Rules before submitting photographs.

All entries must be received by 31 MAR 2010.

So, what does Scouting mean to you? Is it worth a thousand words?

Electricity - Merit Badge Clinic

Our next Merit Badge Clinic will be Electricity and will be held on Saturday, January 23, 2010 from 8:00am to Noon at the LDS Stake Center in Show Low, AZ. All Boy Scouts 11 - 17 are invited. Please email your registration information to mbclinics@yahoo.com.

Electricity - Merit Badge Clinic

Electricity Requirements
1.Demonstrate that you know how to respond to electrical emergencies by doing the following:
a. Show how to rescue a person touching a live wire in the home.
b. Show how to render first aid to a person who is unconscious from electrical shock.
c. Show how to treat an electrical burn.
d. Explain what to do in an electrical storm.
e. Explain what to do in the event of an electrical fire.
2.Complete an electrical home safety inspection of your home, using the checklist found in this pamphlet or one approved by your counselor. Discuss what you find with your counselor.
3.Make a simple electromagnet and use it to show magnetic attraction and repulsion.
4.Explain the difference between direct current and alternating current.
5.Make a simple drawing to show how a battery and an electric bell work.
6.Explain why a fuse blows or a circuit breaker trips. Tell how to find a blown fuse or tripped circuit breaker in your home. Show how to safely reset the circuit breaker.
7.Explain what overloading an electric circuit means. Tell what you have done to make sure your home circuits are not overloaded.
8.On a floor plan of a room in your home, make a wiring diagram of the lights, switches, and outlets. Show which fuse or circuit breaker protects each one.
9.Do the following:
a. Read an electric meter and, using your family's electric bill, determine the energy cost from the meter readings.
b. Discuss with your counselor five ways in which your family can conserve energy.
10.Explain the following electrical terms: volt, ampere, watt, ohm, resistance, potential difference, rectifier, rheostat, conductor, ground, circuit, and short circuit.
11.Do any TWO of the following:
a. Connect a buzzer, bell, or light with a battery. Have a key or switch in the line.
b. Make and run a simple electric motor (not from a kit).
c. Build a simple rheostat. Show that it works.
d. Build a single-pole, double-throw switch. Show that it works.
e. Hook a model electric train layout to a house circuit. Tell how it works.

Thank You!

Thank you to Dr. Scott Hastings, D.O., Dr. Roger Williams, M.D., Dr. Krista Farr, DDS, Jennette Larsen, R.N., and Maylene Pearce for providing the physical and dental exams! Thank you to Paul Cryder, Ken Wilcock and the other leaders and scouts who helped with the instruction and record keeping! Thank you to the parents for bringing your boys and for staying and filling out paperwork! And thank you to all of the Boy Scouts for attending and for working so hard! I could not have done this Merit Badge Clinic without each and every one of you!

Personal Fitness Merit Badge

Personal Fitness Merit Badge Clinic is tomorrow. Saturday, January 9, 2010 from 9:00am to Noon at the LDS Stake Center in Show Low, AZ. We will also be working on the BSA Physical Fitness Award, Presidents Physical Fitness Challenge, Sports Merit Badge, Athletics Merit Badge and Duty To God. We will have a doctor and a dentist at the merit badge clinic to do the required physical examination required for the merit badge and for the BSA Physical Fitness Award, this physical exam is good for one year and can be used for summer camp as well as for school sports. We plan on working hard and having lots of fun.

Personal Fitness Merit Badge

Don't forget to come early this Saturday. The doctors and dentists will be at the church at 8:15am to do the physicals and the dental exams that are required for the Personal Fitness Merit Badge. Please have a parent or guardian come in with you to fill out the required paperwork. This physical exam will be good for one year and will be on the new BSA required form.

Thank You!

Thank you to the 2010 Census for providing promotional items for us to provide to all the Scouts in the White Mountain District! We will be distributing these items at our Merit Badge Clinics now through March and at the Klondike Derby in January.

On My Honor Award

Award Requirements

To earn the On My Honor Award, young men must (1) complete the requirements for the Duty to God certificate for deacons (or for another Duty to God certificate) and (2) achieve the Scout rank of Star in the United States, or equivalent Scouting award in other countries (see Fulfilling Our Duty to God: Deacon [guidebook, 2001], 10).

Personal Fitness Merit Badge Clinic

Personal Fitness Merit Badge Clinic is in one week. Saturday, January 9, 2010 from 9:00am to Noon at the LDS Stake Center in Show Low, AZ. We will also be working on the BSA Physical Fitness Award, Presidents Physical Fitness Challenge, Sports Merit Badge, Athletics Merit Badge and Duty To God. We will have a doctor and a dentist at the merit badge clinic to do the required physical examination required for the merit badge and for the BSA Physical Fitness Award, this physical exam is good for one year and can be used for summer camp as well as for school sports. We plan on working hard and having lots of fun.

New Merit Badges for 2009 & 2010

The National Council has been putting out the word to Councils about some new Merit Badges coming soon! Rumors of the majority of these being in developed starting surfacing back in March, but now they have been approved.

So far we’ve heard about the following merit badges:

– Robotics merit badge approved. Requirements under development. Debut expected spring 2010.

– GPS/GIS merit badge approved. Requirements under development. Debut expected early 2010.

– Scouting Heritage merit badge has been approved. Requirements under development. Debut expected later this year

– Scuba merit badge has been approved. Requirements under development. Debut expected late this year.

Happy New Years!

Happy New Years! We are looking forward to the Merit Badge Clinics scheduled for 2010! In addition to the Merit Badge Clinics, we are working on setting up a Merit Badge University for this Summer. We hope to see you at all of our 2010 events!