Diagrams of Sports Playing Areas

On this #MeritBadgeMonday we take a look at Req. 4c of the Sports Merit Badge

4c. Draw diagrams of the playing areas for your two sports.

With Super Bowl approching us this weekend, it only seemed fitting to have the diagram for Football be our first pick.  As you look through all the diagrams for each sport's playing field ask yourself the following:

What items are similar between each sport?
What makes each sport unique?
How many are played on grass?
How many positions are associated with each sport?
Are numbers always present with each sport?
Which sport are you running the most in?
and any other questions you can ask yourself...

Football

Baseball

Basketball

Bowling

Hockey

Swimming

Tennis

Track and Field

Soccer

Civil Rights Day - 2015

01/19/2015
Today we honor a great man who not only had amazing contributions to the civil rights of all people, he also fully understood what it meant to be a Boy Scout. Thank you Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. for your contribution to the rights of all and for living the Scout Law.

Martin Luther King Jr. was a Boy Scout.

Simple Floor Plan

Engineer Activity Badge Req. 2
Draw a floor plan of your house. Include doors, windows, and stairways.

You can use a computer or simply sketch out your floor plan on a piece of paper.  We recommend using a ruler to make your lines straight.

Here is our quick sketch of our floor plan.  Make sure to include your windows and doors!

Here are what the symbols would look like if you unrolled a set of blueprints:

Foam Sword

This #HowToTuesday we are making a fun Foam Sword

Items Needed:

• Foam Pool Noodle
• 3/4" PVC Pipe
• 3/4" PVC End Cap
• Piece of Leather / Vinyl / or Heavy Fabric

Step:

1. Cut the PVC pipe to the desired length of your sword (this example is 12 inches)
2. Cut the Foam Pool Noodle 2 inches longer than the length of the PVC pipe you just cut.
3. Cut the fabric into an oval shape and cut circles on both ends so you can feed it onto the pipe. (this example is 8 inches long)
4. Place the PVC end cap onto one end of the PVC pipe (this is now the bottom of the sword)
5. Feed the pvc pipe through the wholes in the fabric (this is your hand shield)
6. Slide the foam pool noodle onto the PVC pipe

Make different colors for team competitions

The sword can be any length. Just be sure to cut the pool noodle a minimum of 2 inches longer than the PVC pipe.

Diseases and Immunization

Public Health Merit Badge: Requirement 2

With the recent outbreaks of Measles at Disneyland and this time of year being the busiest with cases of Influenza, we thought it would be a good time to cover a few things for the Public Health Merit Badge on this #MeritBadgeMonday.

Meaning Of The Webelos Badge

The Webelos badge is like the emblem on your Webelos cap, except that it also has the word "Webelos" and the Scout badge. The emblem is made up of a gold Scout badge with a blue "W," for Webelos, on it. It shows that you are moving from Cub Scouting to Boy Scouting.

Figure Eight Knot

The figure-eight knot is a type of knot. It is very important in both sailing and rock climbing as a method of stopping ropes from running out of retaining devices. Like the overhand knot, which will jam under strain, often requiring the rope to be cut, the figure of eight will also jam, but is usually more easily undone than the overhand knot.

Different Types of Baskets

2. Do the following:

1. Show your counselor that you are able to identify each of the following types of baskets: plaited, coiled, ribbed, and wicker.

Coiled Basket

Plaited Basket

Ribbed Basket

Wicker Basket