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!