Merit Badge Day Prerequisites (complete before arrival)

All Scouts participating in the 15 September, 2007, Badge Day during Hartwood Days should have either their Girl Scout Badgebook, or have purchased the current Merit Badge pamphlet for the chosen badge, must read the pamphlet, and should contact the appropriate Merit Badge Counselor for any instructions. If the Scout expects to complete the badge, they must complete any required prerequisites prior to arrival and check-in, otherwise a 'partial' will be earned. Boy Scouts who do not have a blue card signed by their Scoutmaster will recieve a document from the Counselor stating what requirements they have completed, but will not be issued a Blue Card.

BOY SCOUT MERIT BADGE PRE-REQUISITES

Indian Lore

  • Each Scout must do two of the following. Focus on a specific group or tribe.
    - Make an item of clothing worn by members of the tribe.
    - Make and decorate three items approved by your counselor and used by the tribe.
    - Make an authentic model of a dwelling used by any Indian tribe, group, or nation.
  • In addition, each Scout must write a descriptive paragraph about the tribe you used to complete the previous requirements. Tell about their history, where and how they lived, and something of their culture.

Additional
Cost - None
Materials Needed -
None

Truck Transportation

  • Research five trucking companies located in or traveling through Virginia and be prepared to name them and give a brief description of them.

Additional
Cost -
None
Materials Needed - None

Fingerprinting

None

Additional
Cost -
None
Materials Needed - None

Plumbing

  • Requirements 1 - 5 will be done on site at Badge Day
  • Other requirements should either be
    • done prior to the event, or
    • they can be finished with the counselor at the MyPlumber.com training facility (to be scheduled by the counselors - estimated within 2-3 weeks).

Additional
Cost - None

Materials Needed - None

 
 
 

 

GIRL SCOUT BADGE PRE-REQUISITES

BROWNIE - Underground Railroad Try-It

PRE-REQ - None

Try-It instructor: Dr. Gerald Foster, The National Slavery Museum’s scholar-in-residence

Additional
Cost -
none
Materials Needed - none

JUNIOR - Sculpture Badge

PRE-REQ - None required, but a follow up class will be necessary - see below

This badge will complete requirements 1 - 4 of this Badge. Completion of the badge will be accomplished by attending a session at the studio to see the studio, kiln room, and glaze the pieces that they make at the Hartwood Days Badge Day which will fulfill the 5th and 6th requiement. This may be done as a pre-req, and the badge will be completed

Badge instructor: Joyce Leatherwood,
www.kidsnclay.com/stafford

Additional
Cost -
$10 fee for materials and firing
Materials Needed - none

JUNIOR - Underground Railroad Try-It

PRE-REQ - None

Badge instructor: Dr. Gerald Foster, The National Slavery Museum’s scholar-in-residence

Additional
Cost -
none
Materials Needed - none

SENIOR / CADETTE - Engineering IP

PRE-REQ -

  • Requirement 1 - (prerequisite) The instructors request that you work on this one before arriving at badge day:
    • Make a list of at least 10 things in your house or school that didn't exist 10 years ago. You will need to bring the lists to the class, where you will compare your lists.
      • How has the advancement of technology affected your life?
    • Write to at least three computer, communications, car or other technologically based corporations asking for brochures about their latest exciting products.
    • Find out how new engineering advances have decreased the price and improved performance of at least one of the following:
      • computers, biological implants, automobiles, communications systems.
    • Be prepared in class to discuss with others how you think your life will change in the next 10 years, and how technology will contribute to those changes

Requirements 2, 4, 5, 8, 9, 12, and 16 will be completed on site.

Counselors for this IP are Kristin Wilson and Susanne Dreier

Additional
Cost -
$10 fee for materials and firing
Materials Needed - none

SENIOR / CADETTE - Citizenship IP

PRE-REQ - none

Requirements that will be be met on site - Skill Builders #5 and #6, Service Project #1, Technology #4, and Career Explanation #1.

Counselor for this IP is Commander Carlos DelToro,
candidate for delegate to the 88th district of the Virginina Legislature

Additional
Cost -
$10 fee for materials and firing
Materials Needed - none

 
 
 

 


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