Duty To God In Action Req. 2B

This #WebelosWednesday we take a look at requirement 2B of the Webelos Duty To God In Action.

2B: Discuss with your family how the Scout Oath and Scout Law relate to your beliefs about duty to God.

I personally have recited the Scout Law since I became a Boy Scout 25 year ago... Wow that makes me sound old! I fully believe that if you adopt these words and practice them in your daily life, they will make you a better person and draw you closer to your family and Father in Heaven.

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:

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.

Explain Good Sportsmanship

Sportsman Activity Badge: Req. 2

Scouting usually involves the Den, Pack, Patrol, or Troop playing some sort of game.  The Varsity Scout program is based on the team format involving Team Captains and Team Coaches. No matter your your position in Scouting or your age, it is always important to show good sportsmanship.  As you promise to Do Your Best, you agree that no matter how hard the activity is, or if the other team is winning, you will have a positive attitude no matter the outcome.  Sure it's alright to be upset or discouraged when your not winning... those are natural feeling.  What shows your true character is how you act upon those feelings. Even when you win it is possible to not show good sportsmanship.

Things You Can Do As A Parent To Help Your Cub Scout

As a parent, especially if it is your first time experiencing Cub Scouts, the question always come up... "What do I need to do?" There are a ton of things involved with Cub Scouts. From all the requirements for Bobcat, Tiger, Wolf, Bear, Webelos, Activity Badges, Arrow of Light, and not to mention Sports and Academic belt loops and pins... it can get a little overwhelming.  Just remember the Cub Scout Motto - "DO YOUR BEST!"

The following are some items that you as a parent can do to "help the pack go"

Rights And Duties Of A Citizen Of The United States

Webelos Citizen Activity Badge
Requirement 7

Below are the rights and duties of a citizen of the United States. Some of these responsibilities are legally required of every citizen, but all are important to ensuring that America remains a free and prosperous nation. 

Webelos Activity Badges

Webelos Activity Badges

This is a list of the Webelos Activity Pins and their requirements. There are two markings that show the requred pins for the Webelos badge and for the Arrow of Light.

The 20 Activity Pins are divided into five categories or four activities each.

Physical Skills
Aquanaut	Athlete	Fitness(*)	Sportsman
Mental Skills
Artist	Scholar	Showman	Traveler
Community
Citizen(*)	Communicator	Family Member	Readyman(**)
Technology
Craftsman	Engineer	Handyman	Scientist
Outdoor
Forester	Geologist	Naturalist	Outdoorsman(**)

(*) Required for Webelos Badge
(**) Required for Arrow of Light

Webelos Activity Badges Outdoor Group

FORESTER	GEOLOGIST	NATURALIST	OUTDOORSMAN

Outdoorsman Activity Badge

Do two of these:

1. Present yourself to your Webelos den leader, properly dressed, as you would be for an overnight campout. Show the camping gear you will use. Show the right way to pack and carry it.
2. With your family or Webelos den, help plan and take part in an evening outdoor activity that includes a campfire.
3. With your parent or guardian, take part in a Webelos den overnight campout or a family campout. Sleep in a tent that you have helped pitch.
4. With your parent or guardian, camp overnight with a Boy Scout troop. Sleep in a tent that you have helped pitch.

And do five of these:

Naturalist Activity Badge

Do this:

1. With your parent, guardian, or Webelos den leader, complete the Respect Character Connection.
   • Know: Tell what interested you most when completing the requirements for this activity badge. Tell what you learned about how you can show appreciation and respect for wildlife.
   • Commit: Tell things that some people have done that show a lack of respect for wildlife. Name ways that you will show respect for and protect wildlife.
   • Practice: Explain how completing the requirements for this activity badge gives you the opportunity to show respect.

And do five of these:

Geologist Activity Badge

Do five of these:

1. Collect five geologic specimens that have important uses.
2. Rocks and minerals are used in metals, glass, jewelry, road-building products, and fertilizer. Give examples of minerals used in these products.
3. Make a scale of mineral hardness for objects found at home. Show how to use the scale by finding the relative hardness of three samples.

Pascal's Law

Webelos Scientist Activity Badge
Req. 2.

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Pascal's law or the principle of transmission of fluid-pressure is a principle in fluid mechanics that states that pressure exerted anywhere in a confined incompressible fluid is transmitted equally in all directions throughout the fluid such that the pressure variations (initial differences) remain the same.

A great example of this is the next time you brush your teeth.  As you squeeze the toothpaste tube you are acting on Pascal's Law. What happens to the toothpaste as you apply pressure to the tube? Why does the toothpaste not stay within the tube as you apply pressure?

Forester Activity Badge

Do five of these:

1. Make a map of the United States. Show the types of forests growing in different parts of the country. Name some kinds of trees that grow in these forests.
2. Draw a picture to show the plant and tree layers of a forest in your area. Label the different layers. (If you don't live in an area that has forests, choose an area that does and draw a picture of that forest.)

Webelos Scout Activity Badges Technology Group

Craftsman	Engineer	Handyman	Scientist

Scientist Activity Badge

Do these:

1. Read Bernoulli's Principle. Show how it works.
2. Read Pascal's Law. Tell about some inventions that use Pascal's law.
3. Read Newton's first law of motion. Show in three different ways how inertia works.
4. While you are a Webelos Scout, earn the Cub Scout Academics belt loop for Science.

And do six of these:

Handyman Activity Badge

Do these

1. With your parent, guardian, or Webelos den leader, complete the Responsibility Character Connection.
   1. Know: List all the tasks you can think of that are necessary in keeping a household in good shape. Name the tasks that are your responsibility. Tell what it means to be responsible for these tasks.
   2. Commit: Talk about what happens when people don't do their jobs. Tell why it is important to be helpful and to be responsible. list ways that you can be more responsible on your own.
   3. Practice: Choose one of the requirements and show how you are responsible by doing that task well for two weeks.

and do six of these:

Engineer Activity Badge

Do both of these:

1. Talk to an engineer, surveyor, or architect in your area about the different occupations in engineering. Create a list that tells what they do
2. Draw a floor plan of your house. Include doors, windows, and stairways.

And do four of these:

Craftsman Activity Badge

Do These:

1. Explain how to safely handle the tools that you will use for this activity badge safely.
2. With adult supervision and using hand tools, construct two different wooden objects you and your Webelos den leader agree on, such as the items listed below. Use a coping saw or jigsaw for these projects. Put them together with glue, nails, or screws. Paint or stain them.

Webelos Scout Community Group Activity Badges

Citizen	Communicator	Family Member	Readyman

Readyman Activity Badge

Do all of these:

1. With your parent, guardian, or Webelos den leader, complete the Courage Character Connection.
   1. Know: Define the importance of each courage step: Be strong; Be calm; Be clear; Be careful. Explain how memorizing the courage steps helps you to be ready.
   2. Commit: Explain why it is hard to follow the courage steps in an emergency. Tell when you can use the courage steps in other situations (such as standing up to a bully, avoiding fights, being fair, not stealing or cheating when tempted, etc.)
   3. Practice: Act out one of the requirements using these courage steps: Be strong; Be calm; Be clear; Be careful.