Cub Scout Academic Pin - Photography

PHOTOGRAPHY

Earn the Photography belt loop and complete five of the following requirements:

1. Using pictures, explain what photography is and how it relates to light and picture-taking.
2. Look at a book of published photos about a subject that interests you. Find out what makes these photos remarkable and why people want to look at these pictures. Learn whether the photographer used light or angles to make the photos interesting. Discuss what you learned with an adult.

Cub Scout Academic Belt Loop - Photography

PHOTOGRAPHY

1. Point out the major features of a camera to your den or family and explain the function of each part. Parts could include film, lens, shutter, power on and off, zoom, battery, flash, display panel, case, settings, etc.
2. Discuss with your den leader or adult partner, the benefits and contributions photography makes to modern life. Report what you learned to your den or family.
3. Using a camera, take at least 10 pictures of your family, pet, or scenery; show these to your den.

Cub Scout Academic Pin - Pet Care

PET CARE

1. Earn the Pets belt loop and complete five of the following requirements:
   1. With an adult, develop a plan for someone to care for your pet if you were to be away for one week.
   2. Train your pet to do a trick or follow a simple command.
   3. Describe how your pet communicates with you and other animals.

Cub Scout Academic Belt Loop - Pet Care

PET CARE

1. Care for your pet for two weeks. Make a list of the tasks that you did to take care of your pet.
2. Read a book, explore the Internet (with your parent’s or adult partner’s permission), or acquire a pamphlet about your pet. List three new interesting facts that you learned about your pet.
3. Make a poster about your pet. Share your poster with your den, pack, or family.

Cub Scout Academic Pin - Nutrition

NUTRITION

Earn the Nutrition belt loop and complete five of the following requirements:

1. Make a poster that shows different foods that are high in each of the vitamins. Using your poster, explain to your den or family the difference between a vitamin and a mineral and the importance of each for a healthy diet.
2. Read the nutrition label from a packaged or canned food item. Learn about the importance of the nutrients listed. Explain what you learned to your den or family.
3. Make a list of diseases that can be caused by a diet that is poor in nutrition.

Cub Scout Academic Belt Loop - Nutrition

NUTRITION

1. Make a poster of foods that are good for you. Share the poster with your den.
2. Explain the difference between a fruit and a vegetable. Eat one of each.
3. Help prepare and eat a healthy meal of foods that are included in a food pyramid. (With your parent’s or adult partner’s permission, see http://www.mypyramid.gov.)

Cub Scout Academic Pin - Music

MUSIC

Earn the Music belt loop and complete five of the

following requirements:

1. Make a musical instrument and play it for your family, den, or pack.
2. Teach your den a song.
3. Play a song by yourself or in a group, in unison or in harmony.

Cub Scout Academic Belt Loop - Music

MUSIC

1. Explain why music is an important part of our culture.
2. Learn a song with at least two verses and sing the verses with your den or to an adult family member.
3. Listen to four different types of music either recorded or live.

Leave No Trace

Req #2 - Second Class

As Scouts we must always take care of our natural resources.  One simple rule that I have for my Boy Scouts is that we make our campsite cleaner and better than we found it.  Doing this will preserve the natural beauty of where we camp.  Raise your hand if you want to camp in a spot that is full of trash and where people have not properly burried their human waste... not I!  Use these simple bullet points as reminders of how to Leave No Trace in the wilderness.

• Plan Ahead and Prepare
• Travel and Camp on Durable Surfaces
• Dispose of Waste Properly (Pack It In, Pack It Out)
• Leave What You Find
• Minimize Campfire Impacts
• Respect Wildlife
• Be Considerate of Other Visitors

Cub Scout Academic Pin - Mathematics

MATHEMATICS

Earn the Mathematics belt loop and complete one requirement from each of the five areas below:

I. Geometry is related to measurement but also deals with objects and positions in space.

Cub Scout Academic Belt Loop - Mathematics

MATHEMATICS

1. Do five activities within your home or school that require the use of mathematics. Explain to your den how you used everyday math.
2. Keep track of the money you earn and spend for three weeks.
3. Measure five items using both metric and nonmetric measures. Find out about the history of the metric system of measurement.

Cub Scout Academic Pin - Map and Compass

MAP AND COMPASS

Earn the Map and Compass belt loop and complete five of the following requirements:

1. Explain to your den or an adult family member what cartography means.
2. Make a poster showing 10 map symbols and their meaning.
3. Read a book or story about a famous explorer or navigator. Tell your den or family what you learned.

Cub Scout Academic Belt Loop - Map and Compass

MAP AND COMPASS

Complete these three requirements:

1. Show how to orient a map. Find three landmarks on the map
2. Explain how a compass works.
3. Draw a map of your neighborhood. Label the streets and plot the route you take to get to a place that you often visit.

Academic Pin - Language and Culture

LANGUAGE AND CULTURE

Earn the Language and Culture belt loop and complete seven of the following requirements:

1. Earn the BSA Interpreter Strip.
2. Write the numbers 1–10 in Chinese or another number system other than the one we normally use (we use the Arabic system).
3. Visit an embassy, consulate, or chargé d’affaires for another country.

Academic Belt Loop - Language and Culture

LANGUAGE AND CULTURE

Complete these three requirements:

1. With your parent’s or adult partner’s permission, talk with someone who grew up in a different country than you did. Find out what it was like and how it is different from your experience.
2. Learn 10 words that are in a different language than your own.
3. Play two games that originated in another country or culture.

First Aid - Nose Bleed

How to care for a Nosebleed
Tenderfoot Requirement 12b.

• Sit upright and lean forward. By remaining upright, you reduce blood pressure in the veins of your nose. This discourages further bleeding. Sitting forward will help you avoid swallowing blood, which can irritate your stomach.

• Pinch your nose. Use your thumb and index finger to pinch your nostrils shut. Breathe through your mouth. Continue to pinch for five to 10 minutes. Pinching sends pressure to the bleeding point on the nasal septum and often stops the flow of blood.

VOTE! 2012

Today is Election Day! Since 1792 we have been electing our Presidents for the United States of America. Many people will have different feelings about this election... At the end of the day, we are all American's and must work together towards the greater good.  Please exercise your right to vote and cast your ballot for who you believe will do the better job.

American Heritage Merit Badge requirement 3 would be great to work on during this Election.

If doing flags as a Troop fundraiser, don't forget to put them out this morning!

Cub Scout Academic Pin - Heritages

HERITAGES

Earn the Heritages belt loop and complete five of the following requirements:

1. Participate in a pack heritage celebration in which Cub Scouts give presentations about their family heritage.
2. Attend a family reunion.
3. With your parent’s or adult partner’s assistance, find and correspond with a pen pal from another country. Find out how his or her heritage is different from yours.

Cub Scout Academic Belt Loop - Heritages

HERITAGES

1. Talk with members of your family about your family heritage: its history, traditions, and culture.
2. Make a poster that shows the origins of your ancestors. Share it with your den or other group.
3. Draw a family tree showing members of your family for three generations.