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Activity Pin Requirements
Cub Scout Academics Belt Loops and Pins
Cub Scout Sports Program
Character Connections Program
Sample Questions to Ask A Troop
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Activity Pin Requirements

Physical

Mental

Community

Outdoor

Technology

Aquanaut

Artist

Citizen

Forester

Craftsman

Athlete

Scholar

Communicator

Geologist

Engineer

Fitness

Showman

Family Member

Naturalist

Handyman

Sportsman

Traveler

Readyman

Outdoorsman

Scientist

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AQUANAUT

Do these:

Jump into water over your head. Come to the surface and swim 100 feet, at least half of this using a backstroke.
Stay in the water after the swim and float on your back and your front, and demonstrate survival floating.
Put on a personal floatation device (PFD) that is the right size for you. Make sure it is properly fastened. Wearing the PFD, jump into water over your head. Show how the PFD keeps your head above water by swimming 25 feet. Get out of the water, remove the PFD, and hang it where it will dry.

And do three of these:

Do a front surface dive and swim under water for four strokes before returning to the surface.
Explain the four basic water rescue methods. Demonstrate reaching and throwing rescues.
With an adult on board, show that you know how to handle a rowboat.
Pass the BSA "Swimmer" test:

Swim 75 yards in a strong manner using one or more of the following strokes: sidestroke, breaststroke, trudgen, or crawl.
After completing the swim, rest by floating.
The 100 yards must be completed in one swin without stops and must include at least one sharp turn

While you are a Webelos Scout, earn the Cub Scout Sports belt loop for swimming.

IMPORTANT NOTE! Regarding requirement 8. You must also earn the swimming belt loop while you are a Webelos Scout. If you have earned it earlier in Cub Scouts, you must earn it again. (see Webelos Handbook, page 85.)

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ATHLETE

Do these:

With your parent, guardian, or Webelos den leader, complete the Perseverance Character Connection.

Know: Review the requirements and decide which ones might be more difficult for you to do. Make a plan to complete one of the harder requirements. Commit: When doing the harder requirement, did you ever feel frustrated or angry? What did perseverance have to do with that? Name another type of task for which you will need to persevere.
Practice: Practice perseverance by following your plan to do that requirement for the Athlete activity badge.

Explain what it means to be physically and mentally healthy.
Explain what you as a Webelos Scout can do to stay physically and mentally healthy. Every time you work on requirement 5 below, start with at least 5 minutes of stretching warm-up activities.
Do as many as you can of the following and record your results. Show improvement in all of the activities after 30 days.

Have another person hold your feet down while you do as many curl-ups as you can. Do as many pull-ups from a bar as you can. Do as many push-ups from the ground or floor as you can. Do a standing long jump as far as you can.
Do a quarter-mile run or walk.

And do two of these:

Do a vertical jump and improve your reach in 30 days.
Do a 50 yard dash as fast as you can, and show a decrease in time over a 30 day period.
Ride a bike 1 mile as fast as you can, and show a decrease in time over a 30 day period.
Swim a quarter mile in a pool or lake as fast as you can, and show a decrease in time over a 30 day period.

IMPORTANT NOTE! In addition to the above requirements, you must also earn the Physical Fitness Sports Pin while you are a Webelos Scout. If you have earned it earlier in Cub Scouts, you must earn it again. (see Webelos Handbook, page 126.)

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FITNESS

Required for Webelos Badge

Do this:

With your parent, guardian, or Webelos den leader, complete the Health and Fitness Character Connection.

Know: Tell why it is important to be healthy, clean, and fit.
Commit: Tell when it is difficult for you to stick with good health habits. Tell where you can go to be with others who encourage you to be healthy, clean, and fit.
Practice: Practice good health habits while doing the requirements for this activity badge.

And do six of these:

With a parent or other adult family member complete a safety notebook, which is discussed in the booklet "How to Protect Your Children from Child Abuse " that comes with this book.
Read the meal planning information in this chapter. With a parent or other family member, plan a week of meals. Explain what kinds of meals are best for you and why.
Keep a record of your daily meals and snacks for a week. Decide whether you have been eating foods that are good for you.
Tell an adult member of your family about the bad effects smoking or chewing tobacco would have on your body.
Tell an adult member of your family four reasons why you should not use alcohol and how it could affect you.
Tell an adult member of your family what drugs could do to your body and how they would affect your ability to think clearly.
Read the booklet Take A Stand Against Drugs! Discuss it with an adult and show that you understand the material.

NOTE: The booklet "Take A Stand Against Drugs!" should be available from your local Boy Scout Council Office (NOT the Scout Shop™). If your Council Office does not have copies of this publication, they should call the National BSA Drug Prevention Task Force for additional copies. Bulk orders by Scouters or other groups are also accepted, and may be made by sending a check for $20.00 for 100 copies, to:

DRUG ABUSE PREVENTION TASK FORCE, SUM 118
NATIONAL OFFICE, BSA
1325 WEST WALNUT HILL LANE
IRVING, TEXAS, USA 75061-2049

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SPORTSMAN

Do these:

Show the signals used by officials in one of these sports: football, basketball, baseball, soccer, or hockey.
Explain what good sportsmanship means.
While you are a Webelos Scout, earn Cub Scouting Sports belt loops for two individual sports (badminton, bicycling, bowling, fishing, golf, gymnastics, marbles, physical fitness, ice skating, roller skating, snow ski and board sports, swimming, table tennis, or tennis).
While you are a Webelos Scout, earn Cub Scouting Sports belt loops for two team sports (baseball, basketball, soccer, softball, volleyball, flag football, or ultimate).

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ARTIST

Do these:

Talk to an artist in your area or to your art teacher about the different occupations in the art field. Make a list of them.
Create a scrapbook (portfolio) of your Artist activity badge projects and show it to your den leader.

And do five of these:

Draw or paint an original picture out-of-doors, using the art materials you prefer. Frame the picture for your room or home.
List the primary and secondary colors. Explain what happens when you combine colors.
Using a computer, make six original designs using straight lines, curved lines, or both.
Draw a profile of a member of your family.
Use clay to sculpt a simple object.
Make a mobile, using your choice of materials.
Make an art construction, using your choice of materials.
Create a collage that expresses something about you.
While you are a Webelos Scout, earn the Cub Scout Academics belt loop for Art.

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SCHOLAR

Do this:

With your parent, guardian, or Webelos den leader, complete the Positive Attitude Character Connection.

Know: Discuss with your parent, guardian, or your Webelos den leader, what it means to have a positive attitude and the "BEST" steps you can take to have a positive attitude. (Believe it can happen, Expect success, Set your mind, and Try, try, try. Commit: Plan with your parent, guardian, or your Webelos den leader, how you will apply the "BEST" steps for a positive attitude in doing your school-work and in other areas of your life.
Practice: Do your "BEST" to have a cheerful and positive attitude while doing the requirements for this activity badge.

And do three of these:

Have a good record in attendance, behavior, and grades at school.
Take an active part in a school activity or service. Discuss with your teacher or principal the value of having an education. List in writing some important things you can do now because of what you've learned in school. While you are a Webelos Scout, earn the Cub Scout Academics belt loop for Language. While you are a Webelos Scout, and if you have not earned it for another activity badge, earn the Cub Scout Academics belt loop for Mathematics.
While you are a Webelos Scout, earn the Cub Scout Academics belt loop for Chess.

And do three of these:

Trace through history the different kinds of schools. Tell how our present public school system grew out of these early schools.
Make a chart showing how your school system is run. Ask a parent and five other grown-ups these questions:

What do you think are the best things about my school?
What are its main problems?
Tell what you think were the best answers and why?

List and explain some of the full-time positions in the field of education.
Help another student with schoolwork. Tell what you did to help.

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SHOWMAN

Do this:

Complete six activities of your choice; these can be from any area (puppetry, music, or drama).

PUPPETRY
And do one of these not already done for requirement 1:

Write a puppet play about one of your Webelos den activities or a subject of your choice.
Make a set of puppets or marionettes for the play you have written or for another play.
Build a simple stage for marionettes or puppets.
Alone or with the help of others, put on a puppet show for your den or pack.
Make a set of four paper bag puppets for a singing group. With the help of three other den members, sing a song with the puppets as the performers.
There are sock, stick and finger puppets. There are paper bag puppets and marionettes. Explain their differences and show any puppets you have made for this badge.

MUSIC
And do one of these not already done for requirement 1:

Play four tunes on any band or orchestra instrument. Read these from music.
Sing one song indoors and one song outdoors, either alone or with a group. Tell what you need to do differently when singing outdoors.
Make a collection of three or more records, tapes, or music CDs.
Tell what you like about each one. Tell what folk music is. Hum, sing, or play a folk tune on a musical instrument.
Name three American composers. Name a famous work by each.
Draw a staff. Draw on it a clef, sharp, flat, natural, note, and rest. Tell what each is used for.
Show the difference between 2/4, 3/4, and 4/4 time by beating time or playing an instrument.
While you are a Webelos Scout, earn the Cub Scout Academics belt loop for Music.

DRAMA
And do one of these not already done for requirement 1:

Give a monologue (a talk) on a patriotic, humorous, or holiday subject, or another subject of your choice.
Attend a play. Describe the story. Tell what you liked about it.
Read a play. Make a model stage setting for one of the acts.
Write, put on, and take part in a one-act play.
Make a list of stage directions. Tell what they mean.
Describe a theater-in-the-round. What are its good and bad points?
Explain the difference between a grand opera and a light opera. Explain the difference between a musical and a play.
Read about William Shakespeare. Draw a picture of his Globe Theater.

For requirement 1 of the Showman activity badge, you'll choose six activities from puppetry, music, or drama. Then later you'll do one additional activity in each of these areas, for a total of 9 activities.
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TRAVELER

Do five of these:

Do five of these:

Get a map or timetable from a railroad, bus line, airline, subway, or light rail. The line should serve the place where you live or near where you live. Look up some places it goes.
Use a timetable to plan a trip from your home to a city in another state by railroad, bus, airline, or ferry.
With the help of your parent, guardian, teacher, or librarian, use a map site on the Internet to plan a trip from your home to a nearby place of interest. Download and/or print the directions and street map showing how to go from your home to the place you chose.
With your parent or guardian, take a trip to a place that interests you. Go by car, bus, boat, train, or plane.
Figure out what it costs per mile for the trip you took or planned to fulfill requirement 2, 4, 6, or 7. (Don't forget to include getting back to your starting point.
Decide on four nearby trips you would like to take with your parents or guardian. Draw the route of each trip on a highway map. Using the map, act as navigator on one of these trips. It should start at your home, be at least 25 miles long, and have six or more turns.
Decide on a trip you would like to take that lasts at least two days. Pack everything you would need for that trip.
Check the first aid kit in the family car to see if it contains what is needed. Explain what you found.
Look at a map legend on a road map of your area. Learn what the symbols mean. Show your den members what you have learned.
On a road map of your area, find a place of interest, and draw two different routes between it and your home. Use the map legend to determine which route is shorter in miles.
Make a list of safety precautions you, as a traveler, should take for travel by each of the following; car, bus, plane, boat, train.
While you are a Webelos Scout, earn the Cub Scout Academics belt loop for Geography.
While you are a Webelos Scout, earn the Cub Scout Academics belt loop for Map and Compass.

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CITIZEN

Required for Webelos Badge

Do this

With your parent, guardian, or Webelos den leader, complete the Citizenship Character Connection.

Know: List some of your rights as a citizen of the United States of America. Tell ways you can show respect for the rights of others. Commit: Name some ways a boy your age can be a good citizen. Tell how you plan to be a good citizen and how you plan to influence others to be good citizens.
Practice: Choose one of the requirements for this activity badge that helps you be a good citizen. Complete the requirement and tell why completing it helped you be a good citizen.

Do All of these:

Know the names of the President and Vice-President of the United States, elected Governor of your state and the head of your local government.
Describe the flag of the United States and give a short history of it. With another Webelos Scout helping you, show how to hoist and lower the flag, how to hang it horizontally and vertically on a wall, and how to fold it. Tell how to retire a worn or tattered flag properly.
Explain why you should respect your country's flag. Tell some of the special days we fly it. Tell when to salute the flag and show how to do it.
Repeat the Pledge of Allegiance from memory. Explain its meaning in your own words.
Tell how our National Anthem was written. Explain the rights and duties of a citizen of the United States.
Explain what a citizen should do to save our natural resources.
As a Webelos Scout, earn the Cub Scout Academics belt loop for Citizenship. At a Webelos den meeting, talk about the service project Good Turn that you did.

And do two of these:

Tell about two things you can do that will help law enforcement agencies.
With your Webelos den or your family, visit a community leader. Learn about the duties of the job or office and tell what you have learned.
Write a short story of not less than 50 words about a former U.S. president or some other great American. Give a report on this to your Webelos den.
Tell about another boy you think is a good citizen. Tell what he does that makes you think he is a good citizen.
List the names of three people you think are good citizens. (They can be from any country.) Tell why you chose each of them.
Tell why we have laws. Tell why you think it is important to obey the law. Tell about three laws you obeyed this week.
Tell why we have government. Explain some ways your family helps pay for government.
List four ways in which your country helps or works with other nations.
Name three organizations, not churches or other religious organizations, in your area that help people. Tell something about what one of these organizations does.

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COMMUNICATOR

Do seven of these

Play the Body Language Game with your den.
Prepare and give a three-minute talk to your den on a subject of your choice.
Invent a sign language or a picture writing language and use it to tell someone a story.
Identify and discuss with your den as many different methods of communication as you can (at least six different methods).
Invent your own den secret code and send one of your den members a secret message.
With your den or your family, visit a library and talk to a librarian. Learn how books are catalogued to make them easy to find. Sign up for a library card , if you don't already have one.
Visit the newsroom of a newspaper or a radio or television station and find out how they receive information.
Write an article about a den activity for your pack newsletter or web site, your local newspaper, or your school newsletter, newspaper, or Web site.
Invite a person with a visual, speaking, or hearing impairment to visit your den. Ask about the special ways he or she communicates. Discover how well you can communicate with him or her.
With your parent or guardian, or your Webelos den leader, invite a person who speaks another language (such as Spanish, French, Arabic, Hebrew, etc.) as well as English to visit your den. Ask questions about the other language (its background, where it is spoken, etc.), discuss words in that language that den members are already familiar with, or ask about ways to learn another language.
Use a personal computer to write a letter to a friend or relative. Create your letter, check it for grammar and spelling, and save it to a disk. Print it.
Search the Internet and connect to five Web sites that interest you.
Under the supervision of a parent or other trusted adult, exchange e-mail with a friend or relative.
While you are a Webelos Scout, earn the Academics belt loop for Computers.
While you are a Webelos Scout, earn the Academics belt loop for Communicating.
Find out about jobs in communications. Tell your den what you learn.

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FAMILY MEMBER

Do all of these:

Tell what is meant by family, duty to family, and family meetings.
Make a chart showing the jobs you and other family members have at home. Talk with your family about other jobs you can do for the next two months.
Make a list of some things for which your family spends money. Tell how you can help your family save money.
Plan your own budget for 30 days. Keep track of your daily expenses for seven days.
Take part in at least four family meetings and help make decisions. The meetings might involve plans for family activities, or they might be about serious topics that your parent wants you to know about.
With the help of an adult inspect your home and surroundings. Make a list of hazards or lack of security that you find. Correct one problem that you found and tell what you did.

And do two of these:

With the help of an adult prepare a family energy-saving plan. Explain what you did to carry it out.
Tell what your family does for fun. Make a list of fun things your family might do for little or no cost. Plan a family fun night.
Learn how to clean your home properly. With adult supervision, help do it for one month.
Show that you know how to take care of your clothes. With adult supervision, help at least twice with the family laundry.
With adult supervision, help plan the meals for your family for one week. Help buy the food and help prepare three meals for your family.
While you are a Webelos Scout, earn the Academics belt loop for Heritages.
Explain why garbage and trash must be disposed of properly

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READYMAN

Required for Arrow of Light

Do all of these:

With your parent, guardian, or Webelos den leader, complete the Courage Character Connection.

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. 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.)
Practice: Act out one of the requirements using these courage steps: Be strong; Be calm; Be clear; Be careful.

Explain what first aid is. Tell what you should do after an accident.
Explain how you can get help quickly if there is an emergency in your home. Make a "help list" of people or agencies that can help you if you need it. Post it near a phone or another place with easy access.
Demonstrate the Heimlich maneuver and tell when it is used.
Show what to do for these "hurry cases":

Serious bleeding
Stopped breathing
Internal poisoning
Heart attack

Show how to treat shock.
Show first aid for the following:

Cuts and scratches
Burns and scalds
Choking
Blisters on the hand and foot
Tick bites
Bites and stings of insects other than ticks
Poisonous snakebite
Nosebleed
Frostbite
Sunburn

Tell what steps must be taken for a safe swim with your Webelos den, pack, family, or other group. Explain the reasons for the buddy system.

And do two of these:

Explain six safety rules you should follow when "driving" a bicycle.
Explain the importance of wearing safety equipment when participating in sports activities (skating, skateboarding, etc.)
Make a home fire escape plan for your family.
Explain how to use each item in a first aid kit.
Tell where accidents are most likely to happen inside and around your home.
Explain six safety rules you should remember when riding in a car.
Attend a first aid demonstration at a Boy Scout troop meeting, a Red Cross center, or other community event or place.

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CRAFTSMAN

Do these:

Explain how to safely handle the tools that you will use for this activity badge safely.
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.

Book rack Napkin holder

Shelf Animal cutouts

Bulletin board Garden tool rack

Weather vane Lid holder

Tie rack Mailbox

Letter holder Birdhouse

Notepad holder Desk nameplate

Toolbox Letter, Bill. and Pencil holder

Towel rack Bread box

Recipe holder Key rack

Lamp stand Measuring cup rack

Kitchen knife rack Measuring spoon rack

Kitchen utensil rack

Make a display stand, or box to be used to display a model or an award. Or make a frame for a photo or painting. Use suitable material.
Make four useful items using materials other than wood that you and your Webelos den leader agree on, such as clay, plastic, leather, metal, paper, rubber, or rope. These should be challenging items and must involve several operations.

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ENGINEER

Do both of these:

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

And do four of these:

Visit a construction job. Look at a set of plans used to build the facility or product. Tell your Webelos den leader about these. (Get permission before you visit.)
Visit a civil engineer or surveyor to learn how to measure the length of a property line. Explain how property lines are determined.
Tell about how electricity is generated and then gets to your home.
Construct a simple working electrical circuit using a flashlight battery, a switch, and a light.
Make drawings of three kinds of bridges and explain their differences. Construct a model bridge of your choice.
Make a simple crane using a block and tackle and explain how the block and tackle is used in everyday life.
Build a catapult and show how it works.
While you are a Webelos Scout, earn the Cub Scout Academics belt loop for Mathematics.

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HANDYMAN

Do these

With your parent, guardian, or Webelos den leader, complete the Responsibility Character Connection.

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.
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.
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:

With adult supervision, wash a car.
Help an adult change a tire on a car.
With adult supervision, replace a bulb in the taillight, turn signal, or parking light or replace a headlight on a car.
With adult supervision, show how to check the oil level and tire pressure on a car.
Make a repair to a bicycle, such as tightening the chain, fixing a flat tire, or adjusting the seat or handlebars.
Properly lubricate the chain and crank on a bicycle.
Properly inflate the tires on a bicycle.
Change the wheels on a skateboard or pair of inline skates.
Replace a light bulb in a fixture or lamp.
With adult supervision, arrange a storage area for household cleaners and other dangerous materials where small children cannot reach them.
Build a sawhorse or stool to be used around your home.
Help take care of the lawn.
Arrange a storage area for hand tools or lawn and garden tools.
Clean and properly store hand tools or lawn and garden tools in their storage area.
Label hand tools or lawn and garden tools.
Put together a toolbox for common repairs around the house. Be sure the toolbox and tools are stored safely.

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SCIENTIST

Do these:

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

And do six of these:

Show the effects of atmospheric pressure.
Show the effects of air pressure.
Show the effects of water pressure. This may be combined with atmospheric pressure or with air pressure.
With adult supervision, build and launch a model rocket. (NOTE: You must be at least 10 years old to work with a model rocket kit sold in stores.) Describe how Newton's third law of motion explains how the rocket is propelled into the sky.
Explain what causes fog. Show how this works.
Explain how crystals are formed. Make some.
Explain how you use your center of gravity to keep your balance. Show three different balancing tricks.
Show in three different ways how your eyes work together, and show what is meant by an optical illusion.
While you are a Webelos Scout, earn the Cub Scout Academics belt loop for Weather.
While you are a Webelos Scout, earn the Cub Scout Academics belt loop for Astronomy.

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FORESTER

Do five of these:

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.
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.)
Identify six forest trees common to the area where you live. Tell how both wildlife and humans use them. (If you don't live in a region that has forests, read about one type of forest and name six of its trees and their uses.)
Identify six forest plants (other than trees) that are useful to wildlife. Tell which animals use them and for what purposes.
Draw a picture showing

how water and minerals in the soil help a tree grow.
how the tree uses sunlight to help it grow.

Make a poster showing a tree's growth rings or examine the growth rings of a tree stump. Explain how the rings tell its life history.
Collect pieces of three kinds of wood used for building houses. Tell what kinds of wood they are and one place each of them might be used.
Plant 20 forest tree seedlings. Tell how you planted them and what you did to take care of them after planting.
Describe both the benefits and the harm wildfires can cause in a forest ecosystem. Tell how you can prevent wildfire.
Draw your own urban forestry plan for adding trees to a street, yard, or park near your home. Show what types of trees you would like to see planted.

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GEOLOGIST

Do five of these:

Collect five geologic specimens that have important uses.
Rocks and minerals are used in metals, glass, jewelry, road-building products, and fertilizer. Give examples of minerals used in these products.
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.
List some of the geologic materials used in building your home.
Make a drawing that shows the cause of a volcano, a geyser, or an earthquake.
Explain one way in which mountains are formed.
Describe what a fossil is. How is it used to tell how old a formation is? Find two examples of fossils in your area.
Take a field trip to a geological site, geological laboratory, or rock show. Discuss what you learned at your next Webelos den meeting.
While you are a Webelos Scout, earn the Cub Scout Academics belt loop for Geology.

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NATURALIST

Do these:

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:

Keep an "insect zoo" that you have collected. You might have crickets, ants, or grasshoppers. Study them for a while then release them. Share your experience with your Webelos den.
Set up an aquarium or terrarium. Keep it for at least a month. Share your experience with your Webelos den by showing them photos or drawings of your project, or having them visit to see your project.
Visit a museum of natural history, nature center, or zoo with your family, Webelos den, or pack. Tell what you saw.
Watch for birds in your yard, neighborhood, or town for one week. Identify the birds you see and write down where and when you saw them.
Learn about the bird flyways closest to your home. Find out which birds use these flyways.
Learn to identify poisonous plants and venomous reptiles found in your area.
Watch six wild animals (snakes, turtles, fish, birds, or mammals) in the wild. Describe the kind of place (forest, field, marsh, yard, or park) where you saw them. Tell what they were doing.
Give examples of

A producer, a consumer, and a decomposer in the food chain of an ecosystem One way humans have changed the balance of nature
How you can help protect the balance of nature

Identify a plant, bird, or wild animal that is found only in your area of the country. Tell why it survives only in your area.
Learn about aquatic ecosystems and wetlands in your area. Discuss with your Webelos den leader or activity badge counselor the important role aquatic ecosystems and wetlands play in supporting lifecycles of wildlife and humans.
Look around your neighborhood and identify how litter might be dangerous to the birds and other animals. Clean up the litter. Identify what else you might do to make your neighborhood safer for animals.
While you are a Webelos Scout, earn the Cub Scout Academics belt loop for Wildlife Conservation

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OUTDOORSMAN

Do two of these:

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.
With your family or Webelos den, help plan and take part in an evening outdoor activity that includes a campfire.
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.
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:

During a Webelos den meeting, discuss how to follow the Leave No Trace Frontcountry Guidelines during outdoor activities (See Webelos Handbook, page 72.)
Participate in an outdoor conservation project with your Webelos den or a Boy Scout troop.
Discuss with your Webelos den leader the rules of outdoor fire safety. Using these rules, show how to build a safe fire and put it out.
With your accompanying adult on a campout or outdoor activity, assist in preparing, cooking, and cleanup for one of your den's meals. Tell why it is important for each den member to share in meal preparation and cleanup, and explain the importance of eating together.
Discuss with your Webelos den leader the things that you need to take on a hike. Go on one 3-mile hike with your Webelos den or a Boy Scout troop.
Demonstrate how to whip and fuse the ends of a rope.
Demonstrate setting up a tent or dining fly using two half hitches and a taut-line hitch. Show ho to tie a square knot and explain how it is used.
Visit a nearby Boy Scout camp with your Webelos den.

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======== ACADEMICS BELT LOOPS and PINS ========
Art | Astronomy | Chess | Citizenship | Collecting | Communicating
Computers | Geography | Geology | Heritages | Language & Culture
Map & Compass | Mathematics | Music | Science | Weather | Wildlife Conservation

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Academics Belt loops and Pins

ART

Belt Loop

Complete these three requirements:

Make a list of common materials used to create visual art compositions.
Demonstrate how six of the following elements of design are used in a drawing: lines, circles, dots, shapes, colors, patterns, textures, space, balance, or perspective.
Identify the three primary colors and the three secondary colors that can be made by mixing them. Show how this is done using paints or markers. Use the primary and secondary colors to create a painting

Academics Pin

Earn the Art belt loop, and complete six of the following requirements:

Visit an art museum, gallery, or exhibit. Discuss with an adult the art you saw.
Create two self-portraits using two different art techniques, such as drawing, painting, printmaking, sculpture, or computer illustration.
Demonstrate how to make paper. Make a sample at least 4 inches by 4 inches.
Make a simple silkscreen or stencil. Print a card or T-shirt.
Create a freestanding sculpture or mobile using wood, metal, soap, papier-mâché, or found objects.
Create an object using clay that can be fired, baked in the oven, or hardened in water.
Photograph four subjects in one theme, such as landscapes, people, animals, sports, or buildings.
Make a collage using several different materials.
Use your artistic skills to create a postage stamp, book cover, or music CD cover.
Use a computer illustration or painting program to create a work of art.
Display your artwork in a pack, school, or community art show.

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Astronomy

Belt Loop

Complete these three requirements:

Set up and demonstrate how to focus a simple telescope or binoculars.
Draw a diagram of our solar system--identify the planets and other objects.
Explain the following terms: planet, star, solar system, galaxy, the Milky Way, black hole, red giant, white dwarf, comet, meteor, moon, asteroid, and universe.

Academics Pin

Earn the Astronomy belt loop, and complete five of the following requirements:

Draw a diagram of a telescope and explain how it works.
Locate and identify five constellations. You may use a telescope.
Using a telescope, find at least one planet and identify it.
Find the North Star. Explain its importance.
Interview an astronomer. Learn about careers that relate to Astronomy. What school subjects will help you get a job in astronomy?
Visit an observatory or a planetarium. Give a report on what you learned to your den.
Make a poster illustrating the different kinds of stars. Include a diagram showing the life cycle of a star.
Learn about some of the early space missions. Tell your den or family about one of them.
Find a current event about a recent happening related to space. Tell your den or family about this event.
Make a chart to show the phases of the moon over a two-month period. Define a blue moon.
Write a report on two famous astronomers.
Locate three major observatories on a map. Explain why these locations are good for astronomy.

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Chess

Belt Loop

Complete these three requirements:

Identify the chess pieces and set up a chess board for play.
Demonstrate the moves of each chess piece to your den leader or adult partner.
Play a game of chess.

Academics Pin

Earn the Chess belt loop, and complete five of the following requirements:

Demonstrate basic opening principles (such as development of pieces, control center, castle, don't bring queen out too early, don't move same piece twice).
Visit a chess tournament and tell your den about it.
Participate in a pack, school, or community chess tournament.
Solve a pre-specified chess problem (e.g., "White to move and mate in three") given to you by your adult partner.
Play five games of chess.
Play 10 chess games via computer or on the Internet.
Read about a famous chess player.
Describe U.S. Chess Federation ratings for chess players.
Learn to write chess notation and record a game with another Scout.
Present a report about the history of chess to your den or family.

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Citizenship

Belt Loop

Complete these three requirements:

Develop a list of jobs you can do around the home. Chart your progress for one week.
Make a poster showing things that you can do be a good citizen.
Participate in a family, den, or school service project.

Academics Pin

Earn the Citizenship belt loop, and complete five of the following requirements:

Interview someone who has become a naturalized citizen. Give a report of your interview to your den or family.
Write a letter to your newspaper about an issue that concerns you.
Create a collage about America.
Conduct a home safety or energy audit and inspect your home. Talk with your parent or adult partner about correcting any problems you find.
Visit your local site of government. Interview someone who is involved with the governmental process.
Visit a court room and talk with someone who works there.
Go to the polls with your parents when they vote. Talk to them about their choices.
Take part in a parade with your den or pack.
List ways you can recycle various materials and conserve and protect the environment.
Attend a community event or visit a landmark in your community.

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Collecting

Belt Loop

Complete these three requirements:

Begin a collection of at least 10 items that all have something in common. Label the items and title your collection.
Display your collection at a pack or den meeting.
Visit a show or museum that displays different collections

Academics Pin

Earn the Collecting belt loop, and complete five of the following requirements:

Give a talk about your collection to someone other than your family. Give a description of your collection, including a short history. Explain how you got started and why you decided to collect what you do.
Show how you preserve and display your collection. Explain any special precautions you must take including handling, cleaning, and storage. Note precautions for dampness, sunlight, or other weather conditions.
Read a book about what you collect.
Start a new collection of at least 20 items. Label the items, and title your collection.
Define numismatics and philately.
Join a club of collectors who share your hobby. This club may be a group of your friends.
Find out if there is a career that involves what you collect. Find out what kind of subjects you need to study to prepare for such a career.
If you collect coins or stamps, make a list of different countries in your collection. Explain how to identify each country's issues. Make a list of "clues" that help you identify the origin.
With an adult partner, visit an online auction and look for items you collect. What does it tell you about rarity and value of the things you collect?
Use a computer to catalog, organize, and keep track of your collection.
Help a friend get started on a collection of his or her own.

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Communicating

Belt Loop

Complete these three requirements:

Tell a story or relate an incident to a group of people, such as your family, den, or members of your class.
Write a letter to a friend or relative.
Make a poster about something that interests you. Explain the poster to your den.

Academics Pin

Earn the Communicating belt loop, and complete five of the following requirements:

Write an original poem or story.
Keep a journal of daily activities for at least seven days.
Listen to a news story on television or the radio. Discuss the information with an adult.
Go to the library. Use the card catalog or computer reference system to find a book, and then check it out.
Read a book that has been approved by your parent or teacher. Discuss the book with an adult.
With a friend, develop a skit. Perform it at a Scout meeting, family meeting, or school event.
Learn the alphabet in sign language. Learn how to sign 10 words.
With an adult, use the Internet to search for information on a topic of interest to you.
Watch three television commercials and discuss the information in them with your parent or den leader.
Read the directions for a new game. Explain to a family member or friend how to play it.
Learn about "reading" materials for people who have poor vision or who are blind.
While traveling, make a list of road signs, animals, or license plates that you see.

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Computers

Belt Loop

Complete these three requirements:

Explain these parts of a personal computer: central processing unit (CPU), monitor, keyboard, mouse, modem, and printer.
Demonstrate how to start up and shut down a personal computer properly.
Use your computer to prepare and print a document.

Academics Pin

Earn the Computers belt loop, and complete five of the following requirements:

Use a computer to prepare a report on a subject of interest to you. Share it with your den.
Make a list of 10 devices that can be found in the home that use a computer chip to function.
Use a computer to maintain a balance sheet of your earnings or allowance for four weeks.
Use a spreadsheet program to organize some information.
Use an illustration, drawing, or painting program to create a picture.
Use a computer to prepare a thank-you letter to someone.
Log on to the Internet. Visit the Boy Scouts of America homepage (http://www.scouting.org).
Discuss personal safety rules you should pay attention to while using the Internet.
Practice a new computer game for two weeks. Demonstrate an improvement in your scores.
Correspond with a friend via e-mail. Have at least five e-mail replies from your friend.
Visit a local business or government agency that uses a mainframe computer to handle its business. Explain how computers save the company time and money in carrying out its work.

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Language and Culture

Belt Loop

Complete these three requirements:

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.
Learn 10 words that are in a different language than your own.
Play two games that originated in another country or culture.

Academics Pin

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

Earn the BSA Interpreter Strip.
Write the numbers 1-10 in Chinese or another number system other than the one we normally use (we use the Arabic system).
Visit an embassy, consulate, or charge d'affairs for another country.
Make a display of stamps or postcards of another country. Explain the importance or symbolism of the things depicted to that country's culture.
Learn 30 words in a language other than your own.
Learn a song in another country's language.
Say five words in American Sign Language. One of these words could be your first name.
Visit a restaurant that specializes in recipes from another country.
Watch a TV show or movie in a foreign language. Tell how easy or difficult it was to understand what was happening.
Interview an interpreter. Find out what his or her job is like.
Make a list of 30 things around your home that were made in another country.
Read a book or story about an immigrant to the United States.

If the Scout's native language is not English, then English may be used to satisfy the appropriate requirements.

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Geography

Belt Loop

Complete these three requirements:

Draw a map of your neighborhood. Show natural and manmade features. Include a key or legend of map symbols.
Learn about the physical geography of your community. Identify the major landforms within 100 miles. Discuss with an adult what you learned.
Use a world globe or map to locate the continents, the oceans, the equator, and the northern and southern hemispheres. Learn how longitude and latitude lines are used to locate a site.

Academics Pin

Earn the Geography belt loop, and complete five of the following requirements:

Make a three-dimensional model of an imaginary place. Include five different landforms, such as mountains, valleys, lakes, deltas, rivers, buttes, plateaus, basins, and plains.
List 10 cities around the world. Calculate the time it is in each city when it is noon in your town.
Find the company's location on the wrapper or label of 10 products used in your home, such as food, clothing, toys, and appliances. Use a world map or atlas to find each location.
On a map, trace the routes of some famous explorers. Show the map to your den or family.
On a United States or world map, mark where your family members and ancestors were born.
Keep a map record of the travels of your favorite professional sports team for one month.
Read a book (fiction or nonfiction) in which geography plays an important part.
Take part in a geography bee or fair in your pack, school, or community.
Choose a country in the world and make a travel poster for it.
Play a geography-based board game or computer game. Tell an adult some facts you learned about a place that was part of the game.
Draw or make a map of your state. Include rivers, mountain ranges, state parks, and cities. Include a key or legend of map symbols.

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Geology

Belt Loop

Complete these three requirements:

Define geology.
Collect a sample of igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks. Explain how each was formed.
Explain the difference between a rock and a mineral.

Academics Pin

Earn the Geology belt loop, and complete five of the following requirements:

Make a plaster cast of a fossil.
Make a special collection of rocks and minerals that illustrates the hardness scale.
Give examples of sedimentary, igneous, and metamorphic rocks.
Gather several different types of rocks. Compare them and put them in groups according to physical properties such as color, texture, luster, hardness, or crystals.
Describe the effects of wind, water, and ice on the landscape.
Make "pet rocks" using rocks, paint, and glue-on eyes. Tell a creative story about your pet rocks.
Draw a diagram showing different types of volcanoes or draw a diagram that labels the different parts of a volcano.
Make a crystal garden.
Make a collection of five different fossils and identify them to the best of your ability.
Make a poster or display showing 10 everyday products that contain or use rocks or minerals.
Visit a mine, oil or gas field, gravel pit, stone quarry, or similar area of special interest related to geology.
Visit with a geologist. Find out how he or she prepared for the job. Discuss other careers related to geology.
Draw the inside of a cave showing the difference between stalactites and stalagmites.

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Heritages

Belt Loop

Complete these three requirements:

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

Academics Pin

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

Participate in a pack heritage celebration in which Cub Scouts give presentations about their family heritage.
Attend a family reunion.
Correspond with a pen pal from another country. Find out how his or her heritage is different from yours.
Learn 20 words in a language other than your native language.
Interview a grandparent or other family elder about what it was like when he or she was growing up.
Work with a parent or adult partner to organize family photographs in a photo album.
Visit a genealogy library and talk with the librarian about how to trace family records. Variation:- Access a genealogy Web site and learn how to use it to find out information about ancestors.
Make an article of clothing, a toy, or a tool that your ancestors used. Show it to your den.
Help your parent or adult partner prepare one of your family's traditional food dishes.
Learn about the origin of your first, middle, or last name.

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Map and Compass

Belt Loop

Complete these three requirements:

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

Academics Pin

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

Define cartography.
Make a poster showing 10 map symbols and their meaning.
Read a book or story about a famous explorer or navigator. Tell your den or family what you learned.
Make a simple compass with a magnet and pin.
Explain the difference between latitude and longitude and show them on a map or globe.
Draw a compass rose for a map. Label north, south, east, and west.
Study a blank map of the United States of America. Label your state, and the states that share its boundary lines.
In the field, show how to take a compass bearing and how to follow it.
Show how to measure distances, using a scale on a map legend.
Measure your pace. Then layout a simple compass course for your den to try.
Using a road map, determine how many miles it is between two major cities or familiar destinations.
Explain what the different map colors can mean on a map.

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Mathematics

Belt Loop

Complete these three requirements:

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

Academics Pin

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

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

Many objects can be recognized by their distinctive shapes: a tree, a piece of broccoli, a violin. Collect 12 items that can be recognized, classified, and labeled by their distinctive shape or outline.
Select a single shape or figure. Observe the world around you for at least a week and keep a record of where you see this shape or figure and how it is used.
Study geometry in architecture by exploring your neighborhood or community. Look at different types of buildings-houses, churches, businesses, etc.-and create a presentation (a set of photographs, a collage of pictures from newspapers and magazines, a model) that you can share with your den or pack to show what you have seen and learned about shapes in architecture.

Calculating is adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing numbers.

Learn how an abacus or slide rule works and teach it to a friend or to your den or pack.
Go shopping with an adult and use a calculator to add up how much the items you buy will cost. See whether your total equals the total at check out.
Visit a bank and have someone there explain to you about how interest works. Use the current interest rate and calculate how much interest different sums of money will earn.

Statistics is collecting and organizing numerical information and studying patterns.

Explain the meaning of these statistical words and tools: data, averaging, tally marks, bar graph, line graph, pie chart, and percentage.
Conduct an opinion survey through which you collect data to answer a question, and then show your results with a chart or graph. For instance: What is the favorite food of the Cub Scouts in your pack (chart how many like pizza, how many like hamburgers, etc.).
Study a city newspaper to find as many examples as you can of statistical information.
Learn to use a computer spreadsheet.

Probability helps us know the chance or likelihood of something happening.

Explain to your den how a meteorologist or insurance company (or someone else) might use the mathematics of probability to predict what might happen in the future (i.e., the chance that it might rain, or the chance that someone might be in a car accident).
Conduct and keep a record of a coin toss probability experiment.
Guess the probability of your sneaker landing on its bottom, top, or side, and then flip it 100 times to find out which way it lands. Use this probability to predict how a friend's sneaker will land.

Measuring is using a unit to express how long or how big something is, or how much of it there is.

Interview four adults in different occupations to see how they use measurement in their jobs.
Measure how tall someone is. Have them measure you.
Measure how you use your time by keeping a diary or log of what you do for a week. Then make a chart or graph to display how you spend your time.
Measure, mix, and cook at least two recipes. Share your snacks with family, friends, or your den.

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Music

Belt Loop

Complete these three requirements:

Explain why music is an important part of our culture.
Pick a song with at least two verses and learn it by heart.
Listen to four different types of music either recorded or live.

Academics Pin

Earn the Music belt loop, and complete five of the following requirements:

Make a musical instrument and play it for your family, den, or pack.
Teach your den a song.
Play a song by yourself or in a group, in unison or in harmony.
Create an original melody and/or original words for a song.
Using a tape recorder, capture natural sounds of the environment or record songs you create, and use your recording as a soundtrack for a short skit or as background for a movement activity.
Attend a live musical performance or concert.
Demonstrate conducting patterns for two songs using two different meters (two-, three-, or four- beat meter) while your adult partner or den members sing or play the songs you have selected.
Take voice or dance lessons or lessons to learn to play an instrument.
Create movements to a piece of music without words to demonstrate the moods of the music: happy, sad, calm, excited, playful, inspired.
Learn about a composer of some music that you enjoy.

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Science

Belt Loop

Complete these three requirements:

Explain the scientific method to your adult partner.
Use the scientific method in a simple science project Explain the results to an adult.
Visit a museum, a laboratory, an observatory, a zoo, an aquarium, or other facility that employs scientists. Talk to a scientist about his or her work.

Academics Pin

Earn the Science belt loop, and complete five of the following requirements:

Make a simple electric motor that works.
Find a stream or other area that shows signs of erosion. Try to discover the cause of the erosion.
Plant seeds. Grow a flower, garden vegetable, or other plant.
Use these simple machines to accomplish tasks: lever, pulley, wheel-and-axle, wedge, inclined plane, and screw.
Learn about solids, liquids, and gases using just water. Freeze water until it turns into ice. Then, with an adult, heat the ice until it turns back into a liquid and eventually boils and becomes a gas.
Build models of two atoms and two molecules, using plastic foam balls or other objects.
Make a collection of igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary rocks and label them.
Learn about a creature that lives in the ocean. Share what you have learned with your den or family.
Label a drawing or diagram of the bones of the human skeleton.
Make a model or poster of the solar system. Label the planets and the sun.
Do a scientific experiment in front of an audience. Explain your results.
Read a book about a science subject that interests you.

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Weather

Belt Loop

Complete these three requirements:

Make a poster that shows and explains the water cycle.
Set up a simple weather station to record rainfall, temperature, air pressure, or evaporation for one week.
Watch the weather forecast on a local television station.

Academics Pin

Earn the Weather belt loop, and complete five of the following requirements:

Define the following terms: weather, humidity, precipitation, temperature, and wind.
Explain how clouds are made. Describe the different kinds of clouds - stratus, cumulus, cumulonimbus, and cirrus - and what kind of weather can be associated with these cloud types.
Describe the climate in your state. Compare its climate with that in another state.
Describe a potentially dangerous weather condition in your community. Discuss safety precautions and procedures for dealing with this condition.
Define what is meant by acid rain. Explain the greenhouse effect.
Talk to a meteorologist about his or her job. Learn about careers in meteorology.
Make a weather map of your state or country, using several weather symbols.
Explain the differences between tornadoes and hurricanes.
Make a simple weather vane. Make a list of other weather instruments and describe what they do.
Explain how weather can affect agriculture and the growing of food.
Make a report to your den or family on a book about weather.
Explain how rainbows are formed and then draw and color a rainbow.

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Wildlife Conservation

Belt Loop

Complete these three requirements:

Explain what natural resources are and why it's important to protect and conserve them.
Make a poster that shows and explains the food chain. Describe to your den what happens if the food chain becomes broken or damaged.
Learn about an endangered species. Make a report to your den that includes a picture, how the species came to be endangered, and what is being done to save it.

Academics Pin

Earn the Wildlife Conservation belt loop, and complete five of the following requirements:

Visit a wildlife sanctuary, nature center, or fish hatchery.
Collect and read five newspaper or magazine articles that discuss conservation of wildlife and report to your family or den what you learn.
Learn about five animals that use camouflage to protect themselves.
Make a birdbath and keep a record for one week of the different birds that visit it.
Make a collage of animals that are in the same class: fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, or mammals.
Make a plaster cast of an animal track. Show it to your den.
Visit with a person who works in wildlife conservation, such as a park ranger, biologist, range manager, geologist, horticulturist, zookeeper, fishery technician, or conservation officer.
Visit a state park or national park.
Participate in an environmental service project that helps maintain habitat for wildlife, such as cleaning up an area or planting trees.

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========== SPORTS BELT LOOPS and PINS ========
Archery | Badminton | Baseball | Basketball | BB Shooting | Bicycling | Bowling | Fishing
Flag Football | Golf | Gymnastics | Ice Skating | Marbles | Physical Fitness | Roller Skating
Snow Ski & Board Sports | Soccer | Softball | Swimming | Table Tennis | Tennis | Ultimate | Volleyball

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Archery

The Archery loop and pin can be awarded only by a certified Cub Scout Archery shooting director.

Archery, like BB-gun shooting, is a camp program. Boys can earn archery recognition items only at council/district day camp, resident camp, or council-managed family camping programs.

To be a qualified and trained archery range supervisor, adults must take part in an archery supervisor training program conducted by the local council with the help of a National Camping School-certified field sports director or a National Archery Association (NAA) instructor.

Although archery programs are not permitted at den and pack activities, leaders can help parents understand the importance of training and encourage attendance of boys at Cub Scout camps that offer this training.

Cub Scout Sports for Camp Only

Shooting Sports for Cub Scouts, Webelos Scouts, and Parents in Camp, No. 13-550, has been developed for those who will give guidance to Cub Scouts and Webelos Scouts in learning BB-gun and archery shooting-sports skills while in camp.

The Archery belt loop and pin can only be awarded by a BSA range-trained shooting-sports director.

Belt Loop

Complete these three requirements:

Explain the rules for safe archery that you have learned in the district/council camp or activity you are attending with your leader or adult partner. Demonstrate to your leader or adult partner good archery shooting techniques,including the stance and how to nock the arrow, establish the bow, draw, aim, release, follow-through and retrieve arrows.
Practice shooting at your district or council camp for the time allowed.

Sports Pin

A certified range officer must be present.

Earn the archery belt loop and complete five of the following:

Explain the parts of a bow and demonstrate how to string the bowstring in a proficient manner. Demonstrate how to properly use archery equipment, including arm guards, finger tabs, and quivers and explain about proper clothing. Develop proficient shooting techniques by practicing for three hours. Learn the correct scoring techniques for target archery. Make a poster that emphasizes the four whistle codes. Draw to scale or set up an archery range. Shoot 30 arrows from a distance of 30 feet at a target and score at least 50 points, or shoot 30 arrow from a distance of 90 feet and score at least 30 points. Help make a type of target for the camp archery range. Show how to put away and properly store archery equipment.
Tell five facts about an archer in history or literature.

Cub Scout Shooting Sports Award Certificate

Before firing the Pro Archer course, the camper is to complete the following:

Explain how to string your bow and explain the use of archery equipment.
Be able to list and discuss nine points in 'Shooting Techniques."

Pro Archer LevelShoot five groups (three arrows per group) trying to group each set within a circle the size of the nine-ring. (No specific score is required.)Then fire for the Pro Archer score.

Level of Recognition Number of ArrowsDistance Score

Pro Archer 3015 feet 30

Archer I 3020 feet 30

Archer II 3020 feet 50

Archer III 3020 feet 100

In Cub Scout archery, the camp awards the certificate when the Cub Scout or Webelos Scout qualifies for the different levels of recognition. It is possible to earn four certificates if every level of marksmanship has been accomplished.

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BB-Shooting

The BB shooting loop and pin can be awarded only by a certified Cub Scout BB gun shooting director at a BSA approved camp.

Many Cub Scouts have BB guns or air rifles at home and will be exposed to some type of firearm while growing up. Parents should understand that safety is as necessary with BB guns and air rifles as it is in any other aspect of shooting. Training is essential in learning how to shoot well, and safe shooting habits developed early help provide the atmosphere for learning these skills.

Gun-shooting sports are not an approved part of the Cub Scout program, except at Cub Scout day or resident camp. At camp, boys might have an opportunity to take part in a BB-gun (rifle) safety and marksmanship program under the direction of a trained BB-gun range officer. These range officers must attend a three-hour training program conducted by a National Camping School-certified field sports director or National Rifle Association (NRA) instructor.

Although gun-shooting sports are not permitted as den and pack activities, leaders can help parents understand the importance of training and encourage attendance of boys at Cub Scout day camps that offer this training.

Cub Scout Sports for Camp Only

Shooting Sports for Cub Scouts, Webelos Scouts, and Parents in Camp, No. 13-550, has been developed for those who will give guidance to Cub Scouts and Webelos Scouts in learning BB-gun and archery shooting-sports skills while in camp.

The BB Gun safety and shooting participation belt loop and pin can only be awarded with approval of the camp BB-gun shooting-sports director to Cub Scouts and Webelos Scouts who earn them at a BSA facility range.

Belt Loop

Complete these two requirements:

Explain the rules for Safe BB gun shooting you have learned to your leader or adult partner.
Demonstrate to your leader or adult partner good BB gun shooting techniques, including eye dominance, shooting shoulder, breathing, sight alignment, trigger squeeze, follow through.
Practice shooting at your district or your council camp in the time allowed.

Sports Pin

A certified range officer must be present.

Earn the BB gun shooting Belt Loop and complete FIVE OF THE FOLLOWING:

Explain the parts of a BB gun and demonstrate how to properly load the gun.
Demonstrate the shooting positions.
Develop proficient shooting techniques by practicing for three hours.
Learn the correct scoring techniques for target BB gun shooting.
Make a poster that emphasizes the proper range commands.
Draw to scale or set up a BB gun shooting range.
Show improvement in your shooting ability with an increase in scoring points.
Help make a type of target for the camp BB gun shooting range.
Show how to put away and properly store BB gun shooting equipment after use.
Explain how to use the safety mechanism on a BB gun.
Tell five facts about the history of BB guns.

Councils may provide extra opportunities for a boy and his adult partner to continue qualifying for a pin after the council camp experience is over. However, a certified range officer must be present for shooting credits to be valid.

Cub Scout Shooting Sports Award Certificate

Certificates may be awarded to the Cub Scout or Webelos Scout at any time he achieves a level of marksmanship. It is possible to earn five certificates if every level of marksmanship has been accomplished.

Score Requirements for BB Gun Recognition Certificate

. Before completing the Pro Marksman requirements below, the following criteria must be met:
Instruction: Complete a basic BB gun marksmanship safety course. Shooting: Fire five groups of shots (three shots per group) that can be covered by a quarter, and then adjust the BB gun sights so that the group is centered on a bull’s eye. (No specific score is required.) Then fire the Marksmanship levels shown below.

Marksman Level Target Position Number of Bull’s eyes RequiredNumber of Shots Required per Bull’s eye Minimum Score required per Shot

Pro Marksman
TQ-40

Bench rest

5

5

8

.

Marksman Levels Target Position Number of Bull’s eyes RequiredNumber of Shots Required per Bull’s eye Minimum Score required per Shot

Marksman I
TQ-40

Standing

10

5

20

Marksman II
TQ-40

Prone

10

5

35

Marksman III
TQ-40

Kneeling

10

5

25

Marksman IV
TQ-40

Sitting

10

5

30

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Badminton

Belt Loop

Complete these three requirements:

Explain the rules of badminton to your leader or adult partner.
Spend at least 30 minutes practicing badminton skills.
Participate in a badminton game.

Sports Pin

Earn the Badminton belt loop, and complete five of the following requirements:

Compete in a pack or community badminton tournament.
Demonstrate your knowledge of the use and care of the equipment needed to play badminton: shuttlecock (shuttle or bird), racket, court, net, and comfortable clothes and shoes.
Demonstrate skill in the following grip techniques: forehand and backhand.
Spend at least 60 minutes practicing to develop skills for shots and strokes (clear, drive, drop, and smash). Keep track of your time on a chart.
Demonstrate skill in the following: hit the shuttle using forehand or backhand; hit the shuttle, alternating forehand and backhand; hit the shuttle against the wall with a forehand or backhand; hit the shuttle against the wall, alternating forehand and backhand.
Accurately lay out a badminton court, including net and lines.
Play five games of badminton.
Participate in a badminton skills development clinic.
Play at least three games during which you make your own foul calls effectively to your leader's satisfaction.

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Baseball

Belt Loop

Complete these three requirements:

Explain the rules of baseball to your leader or adult partner.
Spend at least 30 minutes practicing baseball skills.
Participate in a baseball game.

Sports Pin

Earn the Baseball belt loop, and complete five of the following requirements:

Participate in a pack or community baseball tournament.
Demonstrate skill in two of the following throwing techniques: overhand, sidearm, underhand, and the relay throw.
Demonstrate skill in two of the following catching techniques: fielding a ground ball, fielding a pop-up, catching a line drive.
Demonstrate correct pitching techniques.
Demonstrate correct hitting techniques,
Explain the rules of base running. Explain base coaching signals.
Demonstrate skill in the following sliding techniques: the straight-in slide, the hook slide, and the headfirst slide.
Play five games of baseball using standard baseball rules.
Draw a baseball field to scale or set one up for play.
Attend a high school, college, or professional baseball game.
Read a book about a baseball player and give a report about him or her to your den or family.

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Basketball

Belt Loop

Complete these three requirements:

Explain the rules of basketball to your leader or adult partner.
Spend at least 30 minutes practicing basketball skills.
Participate in a basketball game.

Sports Pin

Earn the Basketball belt loop, and complete five of the following requirements:

Compete in a pack or community basketball tournament.
Demonstrate effective passing using the chest pass, bounce pass, over-the-head pass, and baseball pass.
Successfully demonstrate the set shot and jump shot shooting styles.
Demonstrate skill in the following dribbling techniques: high dribble, low dribble, turnable dribble, change-of-pace dribble, and combination dribble.
Spend at least 30 minutes on three different occasions developing individual defensive skills.
Explain and demonstrate 10 official basketball signals.
Play three -shot-improving games with a member of your den or team.
Play five games of basketball.
Participate in a basketball clinic.
Attend a high school, college, or professional basketball game.

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Bicycling

Belt Loop

Complete these three requirements:

Explain the rules of safe bicycling to your den leader or adult partner.
Demonstrate how to wear the proper safety equipment for bicycling.
Show how to ride a bike safely. Ride for at least half an hour with an adult partner, your family, or your den.

Sports Pin

Earn the Bicycling belt loop, complete requirement 1 below, and do four additional requirements

Make a chart to record at least 10 hours of bicycling. (Required)
Participate in a pack, den, or community bike rodeo.
Demonstrate how to repair a flat tire on a bicycle.
Make a poster illustrating different types of early bikes and show it to your den.
Give a demonstration to your den or pack on the proper use of safety equipment and gear.
With the help of a parent or adult partner, register or reregister your bicycle.
Go on a "bicycle hike" with your family or den. Obey traffic rules related to bicycling.
Repair or restore a nonfunctioning bicycle to a safe condition. Include the installation of all proper safety devices.
Visit a bicycle race or exhibition.
Help set up a bike rodeo or bike competition for your pack.

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Bowling

Belt Loop

Complete these three requirements:

Explain to your leader or adult partner the rules of courtesy and safety for bowling.
Show how to pick out a ball of proper weight and with finger holes that fit your hand.
Play a complete game with your family or den.

Sports Pin

Earn the Bowling belt loop, and do five of the following requirements

Give a brief history of the sport of bowling.
Define the following terms: strike, spare, split, miss, and foul. Show their symbols for scoring.
Demonstrate proper stance, delivery, balance, and follow-through to your leader or adult partner.
Try different types of delivery and hand positions and see which work best for you.
Score a complete game using a score sheet and the proper symbols.
Play at least four games and chart your progress. Figure out your average score.
Compete in a Scout, family, school, or community bowling tournament.
Take bowling lessons.
Attend a parent, high school, college, or professional bowling competition.
Visit a bowling alley and learn about the care and maintenance of the bowling lanes, pins, and racks.

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Fishing

Belt Loop

Complete these three requirements:

Review your local fishing regulations with your leader or adult partner. Explain why they are important, and commit to following them.
Demonstrate how to properly bait a hook.
Try to catch a fish.

Sports Pin

Earn the Fishing belt loop, and complete five of the following requirements:

Compete in a pack or community fishing tournament.
Demonstrate how to clean a fish.
Prepare a report on three different kinds of fish. Include information on preferred habitats, feeding habits, and recommended fishing techniques, baits, and equipment needed to catch it.
Draw a picture of three different types of fishing reels. Explain how each works.
Tie three fishing flies. Use at least one to fish.
Demonstrate proficiency in casting at a target 30 feet away.
Select a species of fish and draw a picture of it, correctly labeling each part and its function.
Replace the line in a fishing reel.
Make a simple pole and line fishing rig. Use it to catch a fish.
Catch a fish using artificial bait or lures.
Practice fishing on five occasions, complying with local fishing regulations and the Outdoor Code.

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Flag Football

Belt Loop

Complete these three requirements:

Explain or discuss the simple rules of flag football with your den.
Practice running, passing, and catching skills for at least 30 minutes.
Play a game of flag football.

Sports Pin

Earn the Flag Football belt loop, and complete five of the following requirements:

Layout and properly mark a flag football field at a park or playground.
Explain the difference between defense and offense in a flag football game.
Describe five different positions a player may play in flag football. Name the position that you prefer to play.
During three half-hour sessions, practice the skills of passing, hand-offs, rushing, and running.
Participate in a flag-football clinic.
Consider all the people who make it possible to play a game of flag football. List parents, coaches, team members, scorekeepers, referees, groundskeepers, etc,
Play in five flag football games without incurring a penalty.
Explain and demonstrate at least six football officiating signals.
Attend a high school, college, or community league football game.
Read a book about a football player and tell your den or family about the player's training and work ethics.
Talk with a referee or official of a high school, college, or community football league and learn about the job he or she does at a football game.

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Golf

Belt Loop

Complete these three requirements:

Explain the rules of golf to your leader or adult partner. Explain the need for caution concerning golf clubs and golf balls.
Spend at least 30 minutes practicing golfing skills.
Participate in a round of golf (nine holes).

Sports Pin

Earn the Golf belt loop, and complete five of the following requirements:

Explain the use of woods and irons. Explain their differences.
Explain how par is determined for a hole.
Demonstrate the proper grip of the club to your leader, adult partner, or instructor.
Spend 30 minutes practicing the swing styles: full swing, approach swing, and putting swing.
Spend 30 minutes practicing aim, stance, and the address position.
Draw a diagram of a typical golf hole, from tee to green.
Demonstrate your knowledge of the use and care of golf equipment: clubs, ball, tee, bag, shoes, and gloves.
Describe the composition of a regulation golf ball.
Take golf lessons.
Spend 30 minutes hitting balls on a driving range.
Play miniature golf.

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Gymnastics

Belt Loop

Complete these three requirements:

Explain the six events of men's gymnastics: floor exercise, pommel horse, still rings, vaulting / side horse, parallel bars, and horizontal bar.
Participate in three of the six events using the proper equipment.
Explain the safety rules you should follow to learn gymnastics

Sports Pin

Earn the Gymnastics belt loop, and complete five of the following requirements:

Write a report on the history of gymnastics.
Take gymnastics lessons.
Attend a gymnastics meet.
Practice and demonstrate five floor exercise skills.
Practice and demonstrate two skills used on the pommel horse.
Demonstrate two skills on the still rings.
Demonstrate two skills using parallel bars.
Demonstrate two skills using the horizontal learn gymnastics. bar.
Demonstrate a vault using the side horse.
Develop a regular routine of physical and mental conditioning.
Learn about three U.S. gymnasts who have won medals in the Olympics.

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Ice Skating

Belt Loop

Complete these three requirements:

Explain ways to protect yourself while ice skating, and the need for proper safety equipment.
Spend at least 30 minutes practicing the skills of skating.
Go ice skating with a family member or your den for a total of at least three hours. Chart your time.

Sports Pin

Earn the Ice Skating belt loop, and complete five of the following requirements:

Participate in a pack or community skating event.
Demonstrate how to sharpen your skates correctly.
Demonstrate how to lace, assemble, and dissemble your skates correctly.
On two occasions, spend at least 30 minutes practicing warm-up exercises before skating.
Play a skating game on the ice.
Learn two new figure-skating skills: Forward Swizzles, Glides, Backward Swizzles, and Backward Wiggle.
Demonstrate how to "start" in a speed skating race.
Explain the difference between long-track and short-track speed skating.
Participate in a skating skill development clinic.
Tell about an Olympian athlete in figure skating or speed skating. What were some of his or her best traits?

The Cub Scout Sports Ice Skating belt loop and pin are for speed and figure skating on ice. See Roller Skating for information on roller skating and in-line skating (roller blading) requirements.

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Marbles

Belt Loop

Complete these three requirements:

Explain the rules of Ringer or another marble game to your leader or adult partner
Spend at least 30 minutes practicing skills to play the game of Ringer or another marble game.
Participate in a game of marbles

Sports Pin

Earn the Marbles belt loop, and complete five of the following requirements:

Compete in a den, pack, or community marbles tournament
Explain to an adult what lagging is.
Demonstrate how to do it.
Demonstrate the following shooting techniques: knuckling down, bowling, and lofting (also called plunking).
Explain the correct way of scoring for a game game. of marbles.
Play five complete matches of marbles using standard rules.
Start a collection of marbles and show it at a den or pack meeting.
Write a short report on the history of marbles and share it with your den or family.
Explain the rules about shooters.

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Physical Fitness

Belt Loop

Complete these three requirements:

Give a short report to your den or family on the dangers of drugs and alcohol.
Practice finding your pulse and counting your heartbeats per minute. Determine your target heart rate.
Practice five physical fitness skills regularly. Improve performance in each skill over a month. Skills could include pull-ups, curl-ups, the standing long jump, the 50-yard dash, and the softball throw.

Sports Pin

Earn the Physical Fitness belt loop, and complete five of the following requirements:

Make a diagram of the Food Guide Pyramid. List foods you ate in a week and show where they fit in the pyramid.
Choose a form of exercise, bring your heart rate up to target, and keep it there for 15 minutes. Don't forget to warm up and cool down.
Set up a four-step exercise program. Chart your progress for five days a week for two weeks.
Explain the reason for warming up and cooling down before and after each exercise session.
Visit a local gym and talk to a trainer about exercises and programs for young people.
Participate in some aerobic exercises at least three times a week for four weeks.
Build an obstacle course that could include some exercises with jumping, crawling, and hurdles. Time yourself three times to see whether you can improve your time.
Swim for a total of an hour, charting your time as you go.
Participate for at least three months in an organized team sport or organized athletic activity.

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Roller Skating

Belt Loop

Complete these three requirements:

Explain ways to protect yourself while roller skating or inline skating, and the need for proper safety equipment.
Spend at least 30 minutes practicing the skills of roller skating or inline skating.
Go skating with a family member or den for at least three hours. Chart your time.

Sports Pin

Earn the Roller Skating belt loop, and complete five of the following requirements:

Participate in a pack or community skating event.
Demonstrate how to disassemble and reassemble skates.
Explain the proper clothing for roller or inline skating.
Spend at least 30 minutes, on two occasions, practicing warm up exercises before skating.
Play a game of roller hockey,
Learn two new roller skating skills: Forward Scissors, Forward Stroking, Crossover, or Squat Skate.
Participate in a roller or inline skating skill development clinic.
Demonstrate how to stop quickly and safely.
Demonstrate how to skate backwards. Skate backwards for five feet.
Play a game on roller skates, roller blades, or inline skates.

The Cub Scout Sports Roller Skating activity includes roller skating and inline skating (roller blading). See Ice Skating for information on figure skating and speed skating pin and belt loop requirements.

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Skating

Belt Loop

Complete these three requirements:
Choose either roller skating (traditional or in-line) or ice skating as your interest area.

Explain ways to protect yourself while skating, and the need for proper safety equipment.
Spend at least 30 minutes practicing skating skills.
Go skating with a family member or your den for a total of at least three hours. Chart your time.

Sports Pin

Earn the Skating belt loop, and complete five of the following requirements:

Participate in a pack or community skating event.
Demonstrate how to care for your skates.
Explain the proper clothing (including any safety equipment) needed for skating.
Find out about some stretching exercises to do as a skating warm-up, and spend at least 10 minutes, on two occasions, practicing them.
Play a game of ice or roller hockey.
Learn how to do two new skating skills in the area of skating you have chosen (traditional or in-line roller skating, or ice skating) (e.g., for roller skating, forward scissors and crossover; for ice skating, forward and backward swizzles and glides).
Participate in a skating skills development clinic.
Draw a layout for an ice hockey arena.
Explain skating safety/courtesy rules to your adult partner and always practice them!

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Skiing

Belt Loop

Complete these three requirements:

Explain the conditioning, clothing, equipment, and planning needed for a ski activity.
Be able to explain safety and courtesy codes for a downhill or cross-country ski trip.
Go skiing. Demonstrate how to stop and turn.

Sports Pin

Earn the Skiing belt loop, and complete five of the following requirements:

Explain the different kinds of ski lifts and how they work. Use one.
Describe the four universal symbols used to indicate ski trail difficulty.
Demonstrate how to snowplow (wedge position), hold your position, and get up from a fall.
Demonstrate how to do a basic christie.
Demonstrate five cross-country skills, such as a kick turn, the diagonal stride, double poling, sidestepping, the step turn, the herringbone, straight downhill running, the snowplow, sideslipping, dragging the pole, the diagonal stride uphill, and a traverse.
Participate in at least three games using skis, such as relays, races, treasure hunts, and skiing around poles or flags.
Explain what to do if you see a skiing accident.
Take skiing lessons.
Watch a film on skiing.
Talk with a member of a ski patrol and learn about the job he or she does at the ski slope.

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Snow Ski and Board Sports

Belt Loop

Complete these three requirements:

Explain the conditioning, clothing, equipment, and planning needed for snow skiing or boarding.
Be able to explain safety and courtesy codes for a downhill or cross-country trip.
Go skiing or snow boarding. Demonstrate how to stop and turn.

Sports Pin

Earn the Snow Ski and Board Sports belt loop, and complete five of the following requirements:

Explain the different kinds of ski lifts. Use one.
Describe the four universal symbols used to indicate ski trail difficulty.
Demonstrate how to hold your position, get up from a fall, and do basic turns
Demonstrate how to fall safely to avoid injury.
Demonstrate five cross country skills, such as a kick turn, diagonal stride, double pole, side-step, step turn, herringbone, straight downhill running, cross-country snowplow, sideslipping, pole drag, diagonal stride uphill, and traverse.
Participate in a game using skis or boards; such as relays, races, or racing around poles or flags.
Explain what to do if you see a skiing or snow boarding accident. Discuss the dangers of avalanche.
Take skiing or snow boarding lessons.
View a film on skiing or snow boarding.
Talk with a member of a ski patrol and learn about the job he or she does at the ski slope.

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Soccer

Belt Loop

Complete these three requirements:

Explain the rules of soccer to your leader or adult partner.
Spend at least 30 minutes practicing soccer skills.
Play a game of soccer.

Sports Pin

Earn the Soccer belt loop, and complete five of the following requirements:

Participate in a pack, school, or community soccer tournament.
Demonstrate the skills of passing, collecting, shooting, heading, dribbling, and tackling. Demonstrate skill in goal keeping. Accurately lay out a soccer field for a game. Demonstrate five types of fouls and explain why players should avoid them. Demonstrate how to juggle the soccer ball and keep it from touching the ground for 30 seconds. Play at least two games of Soccer Tennis. Spend at least a total of six hours playing soccer. Keep track of your time on a chart. Join a soccer team in your community or school. Attend a high school, college, or professional soccer game. Learn about a U.S. Olympic soccer team and report your information to your den.
Explain the history of soccer.

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Softball

Belt Loop

Complete these three requirements:

Explain the rules of softball to your leader or adult partner.
Spend at least 30 minutes practicing softball skills.
Participate in a softball game.

Sports Pin

Earn the Softball belt loop, and complete five of the following requirements:

Compete in a pack or community softball tournament.
Demonstrate skill in the following throwing techniques: overhand, sidearm, underhand, softball game. and the relay throw.
Demonstrate skill in the following catching techniques: fielding a ground ball, fielding a pop-up, catching a line drive.
Demonstrate correct pitching techniques and practice for three half-hour sessions.
Demonstrate correct hitting techniques, including bunting. Practice for three half-hour sessions.
Explain the rules of base running and demonstrate skill in the following sliding techniques: the straight-in slide, the hook slide, and the headfirst slide.
Learn and demonstrate base coaching signals.
Learn about one defensive position (shortstop, catcher, etc.) and practice at that position for three half-hour sessions.
Attend a high school, college, or community softball game.

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Swimming

Belt Loop

Complete these three requirements:

Explain rules of Safe Swim Defense. Emphasize the buddy system.
Play a recreational game in the water with your den, pack, or family.
While holding a kick board, propel yourself 25 feet using a flutter kick across the shallow end of the swimming area

Sports Pin

Earn the Swimming belt loop, and complete five of the following requirements:

Practice the breathing motion of the crawl stroke while standing in shallow water. Take a breath, place your head in the water, exhale, and turn your head to the side to take a breath. Repeat.
Learn two of the following strokes: crawl, backstroke, elementary backstroke, sidestroke, or breaststroke.
Learn two of the following floating skills: jellyfish float, turtle float, canoe (prone) float.
Using a kickboard, demonstrate three kinds of kicks.
Pass the "beginner" or "swimmer" swim level test.
Visit with a lifeguard and talk about swimming safety in various situations (pool, lake, river, ocean). Learn about the training a lifeguard needs for his or her job.
Explain the four rescue techniques: Reach, Throw, Row, and Go (with support)
Take swimming lessons.
Attend a swim meet at a school or community pool.
Tread water for 30 seconds.
Learn about a U.S. swimmer who has earned a medal in the Olympics
Demonstrate the proper use of a mask and snorkel in a swimming area where your feet can touch the bottom.

All swimming activities done by Cub Scout Packs must be done in accordance with the rules in the "Safe Swim Defense", described in the Guide to Safe Scouting (#34416B). That program is available for viewing by Clicking Here. Those rules are not mandatory for individuals or families, of course, swimming in private or public pools, lakes, or beaches, although families are encouraged to use as much of them as appropriate. They ARE mandatory for all Cub Scout aquatic activities, trips to swimming pools arranged as Den or Pack meetings or outings.

Included in the Guide is a procedure and standards for classifying swimming ability. Requirement 5 for the Swimming Pin, listed above, refers to the following tests, taken from the Guide.

Beginner Test

Jump feet first into water over the head in depth, level off, swim 25 feet on the surface, stop, turn sharply, resume swimming as before, and return to starting place.

The entry and turn serve the same purpose as in the swimmer test. The swimming can be done with any stroke, but no underwater swimming is permitted. The stop assures that the swimmer can regain a stroke if it is interrupted. The test demonstrates that the beginning swimmer is ready to learn deepwater skills and has the minimum ability required for safe swimming in a confined area in which shallow water, sides, or other support is less than 25 feet from any point in the water.

Swimmer Test

Jump feet first into water over the head in depth, level off, and begin swimming. Swim 75 yards in a strong manner using one or more of the following strokes: sidestroke, breaststroke, trudgen, or crawl; then swim 25 yards using an easy, resting backstroke. The 100 yards must be completed in one swim without stops and include at least one sharp turn. After completing the swim, rest by floating.

The swimmer test demonstrates the minimum level of swimming ability required for safe deep-water swimming. The various components of the test evaluate the several skills essential to this minimum level of swimming ability: The test administrator must objectively evaluate the individual performance of the test, and in so doing should keep in mind the purpose of each test element.

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Table Tennis

Belt Loop

Complete these three requirements:

Explain the rules of table tennis to your leader or adult partner.
Spend at least 30 minutes practicing table tennis skills.
Participate in a table tennis game.

Sports Pin

Earn the Table Tennis belt loop, and complete five of the following requirements:

Compete in a pack or community table tennis tournament.
Demonstrate your knowledge, use, and care of the equipment needed to play table tennis (racket or paddle, table and net, ball, tennis or basketball shoes, and comfortable clothing).
Practice 30 minutes developing serving skills.
Practice 30 minutes developing your forehand and backhand strokes.
Explain to your leader or adult partner how spin affects the bounce of the ball.
Accurately set up a table tennis table and net according to USA Table Tennis rules.
7.Play five games of table tennis.
Participate in a table tennis skills development clinic.
Explain to your leader or adult partner how to score a table tennis game.
Participate in a game of doubles table tennis (four people playing in one game, two people per side).

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Tennis

Belt Loop

Complete these three requirements:

Explain the rules of tennis to your leader or adult partner.
Spend at least 30 minutes practicing tennis skills.
Participate in a tennis game.

Sports Pin

Earn the Tennis belt loop, and complete five of the following requirements:

Compete in a pack or community tennis tournament.
Demonstrate your knowledge of the use and care of the equipment needed to play tennis (rackets, balls, shoes, clothing, and court).
Practice for 30 minutes developing forehand techniques through forehand bump-ups with a bounce, partner bump-ups with a target, forehand alley rally, forehand alley rally over a "net," drop-hit forehand bumps, drop-hit catch in pairs, and toss-hit catch in pairs.
Practice developing serving skills for 30 minutes.
Explain to your leader or adult partner how to score in tennis.
Accurately draw, label, and explain a tennis court layout.
Play five games of tennis using U.S. Tennis Association rules.
Participate in a tennis skills development clinic.
Attend a high school, college, or professional tennis meet.
Present to your den or family a report on the history of tennis.

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Ultimate

Belt Loop

Complete these three requirements:

Explain the rules of ultimate to your leader or adult partner.
Spend at least 30 minutes practicing ultimate skills.
Participate in an ultimate game.

Sports Pin

Earn the Ultimate belt loop, and complete five of the following requirements:

Compete in a pack or community ultimate tournament.
Demonstrate effective pivoting while throwing. Use the following throwing styles: backhand pass, sidearm pass, and upside-down pass.
Demonstrate skill in the following catching techniques:one-handed, clapping, and sandwich.
Spend a total of 90 minutes in practice developing individual defensive skills for the positions of marker and defender. Keep track of your time on a chart.
Explain the flight dynamics of the ultimate disk. Draw a diagram if needed.
Accurately lay out an ultimate playing field, including end zones.
Play five games of ultimate.
Participate in an ultimate skills development clinic.
Explain the history of ultimate and how it became a sport.

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Volleyball

Belt Loop

Complete these three requirements:

Explain the rules of volleyball to your leader or adult partner.
Spend at least 30 minutes practicing skills to play the sport of volleyball.
Participate in a volleyball game.

Sports Pin

Earn the Volleyball belt loop, and complete five of the following requirements:

Compete in a pack, school, or community volleyball tournament.
Demonstrate skill in two volleyball passing techniques: forearm pass and overhead pass (setting).
Demonstrate skill in two volleyball serving techniques: underhand and overhand.
Spend at least 90 minutes in practice to develop individual skills for volleyball. Make a chart to record your practice efforts.
Explain how volleyball matches are scored, including the terms side-out and rally scoring.
Accurately lay out a volleyball court.
Play five games of volleyball.
Officiate at least three games of volleyball.
Explain the importance of good sportsmanship.
Attend a high school, college, or professional volleyball game.

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The National Cub Scouting Character Connections Program was introduced in 2002. The key elements of the program are 12 core values, several of which relate directly to points in the Scout Law. The character-building process is called Character Connections, which connects the values to the activities and advancement of Cub and Webelos Scouts. The Cub Scouting Character Connections Program identifies 12 core values which are incorporated into the advancement requirements for the Tiger Cub, Wolf, Bear, Webelos, and Arrow of Light ranks, as well as the Webelos Activity Badges. Boys are encouraged to "KNOW," "COMMIT," and "PRACTICE" each Core Value as follows:

Citizenship: Contributing service and showing responsibility to local, state, and national communities. (Related requirements: Tiger Cub: 2 - Where I Live, Bear: 3j - What Makes America Special, Webelos: Citizen Activity Badge)
Compassion: Being kind and considerate, and showing concern for the well-being of others. (Related requirement: Bear: 24f - Be a Leader)
Cooperation: Being helpful and working together with others toward a common goal. (Related requirement: Wolf: 10a - Family Fun)
Courage: Being brave and doing what is right regardless of our fears, the difficulties, or the consequences. (Related requirements: Wolf: 12a - Making Choices, Bear: 11g - Be Ready, Webelos: Readyman Activity Badge)
Faith: Having inner strength and confidence based on our trust in God. (Related requirements: Tiger Cub: 5 - Let's Go Outdoors, Wolf: 11a - Duty to God, Bear: 1a - Ways We Worship, Webelos: 8 - Faith)
Health and Fitness: Being personally committed to keeping our minds and bodies clean and fit. (Related requirements: Tiger Cub: 3 - Keeping Myself Healthy and Safe, Webelos: Health and Fitness Activity Badge)
Honesty: Telling the truth and being worthy of trust. (Related requirements: Bear: 18h - Jot it Down, Arrow of Light: 7)
Perseverance: Sticking with something and not giving up, even if it is difficult. (Related requirement: Webelos: Athlete Activity Badge)
Positive Attitude: Being cheerful and setting our minds to look for and find the best in all situations. (Related requirements: Wolf: 6a, Start a Collection, Webelos: Scholar Activity Badge)
Resourcefulness: Using human and other resources to their fullest. . (Related requirement: Bear: 21g - Build a Model)
Respect: Showing regard for the worth of something or someone. (Related requirements: Tiger Cub: 4 - How I Tell It, Wolf: 7a - Your Living World, Bear: 8g - The Past is Exciting and Important, Webelos: Naturalist Activity Badge)

Responsibility: Fulfilling our duty to God, country, other people, and ourselves. (Related requirements: Tiger Cub: 1 - Making My Family Special, Wolf: 9a Be Safe at Home and on the Street, Webelos: Handyman Activity Badge)

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Sample Questions to Ask A Troop

MEMBERSHIP
Question: How many registered Scouts?
Question: How many are active?
Question: How many registered adults?
Question: How many are active?
Question: What is the age distribution within the troop?

FUNDING
Question: How is the troop funded?
Question: Is there an opportunity for the boys to earn money toward their expenses?

MEETINGS
Question: When, where and how often?
Question: What is done at the meetings?

PARENT PARTICIPATION
Question: What involvement is expected of the parent?

COMMUNICATION
Question: How does the troop communicate with the families?
Question: How do the families communicate with the troop?
Question: Who makes the decisions?

CAMPING
Question: How often and where?
Question: Is this done through individual troop planning and/or as participation at a district event?
Question: How are the Scouts transported?
Question: What equipment is provided?
Question: What parent participation is expected?

HIGH ADVENTURE
Question: Does the troop attend National High Adventure camps?
Question: How is participation funded?

ADVANCEMENT
Question: Is there a plan to help the Scout earn the requirements for the lower ranks?
Question: Is this done at meetings, extra meetings, campouts etc.?
Question: Is there a plan to help the Scout obtain merit badges for the upper ranks?

SERVICE
Question: Does the troop do service for the community?

LEADERSHIP
Question: What opportunities does the Scout have for leadership?
Question: Within the troop? Outside the troop?

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