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2017 Merit Badge Jamboree

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The Colonial District 2017 Merit Badge Jamboree will be held on Saturday, February 4 from 9:00 AM to

3:30 PM at Bishop Ireton High School, 201 Cambridge Rd, Alexandria VA 22301. The cost is $20 per

scout, which includes lunch and a patch.

This year, registration will be done online by scout, rather than using a spreadsheet by troop.

Registration is on the Council website.

There are three types of offerings:

1. Half-Day Badges—these badges are offered in the AM (9:30-Noon) and/or the PM (1-3:30).

2. Lunch-Time Badges—these badges require all work to be done in advance; counselors will be

available at lunch time to review the work and sign off.

3. Full-Day Badge—only one badge, Railroading, requires both the AM and PM session to

complete. Scouts enrolled in Railroading may also earn lunch-time badges, but will be unable to

participate in any other offerings.

All courses have enrollment limits to ensure a quality experience for each Scout who participates.

The limits and schedules are listed below along with the requirements that Scouts must complete before

arriving at the Jamboree.

Prerequisites

Scouts must complete all prerequisites BEFORE arriving on Saturday, February 4 at the Merit Badge

Jamboree.

For EVERY badge, all counselors strongly recommend that scouts read the Merit Badge Pamphlet.

Pamphlets can be acquired from the Scout Shop at 5234 Port Royal Rd, Springfield, VA 22151, online at

ScoutStuff.org, or, your Troop’s library may have a copy. Reading the pamphlet will GREATLY enhance

the scout’s learning experience. Scouts who do not read the pamphlet will be at a disadvantage in the

Merit Badge classroom.

Other prerequisites are listed below in alphabetical order by badge. Any communication direct from

your Merit Badge Counselor takes precedence over what is in this document.

American Heritage Chris Marston, [email protected]; PM Only; Limit 20

Read the Merit Badge Book.

http://www.boyscouts-ncac.org/scout-shops-stores/16640

http://www.scoutstuff.org/bsa/literature-media/merit-badge-pamphelts.html

mailto:[email protected]

Complete requirements 1, 2 (any two of a, b, c, and d), 3b, 3c, and one of 4b, c, d, or e. 4a will be

completed in class.

Architecture Jane Engvall, [email protected]; AM Only; Limit: 30


1. Do the following:

a. Tour your community and list the different building types you see. Try to identify buildings that

can be associated with a specific period of history or style of architecture. Make a sketch of the building

you most admire.

Suggestions: Look at your local schools, churches, banks, stores, hospitals, fire house, etc.

b. Select an architectural achievement that has had a major impact on society. Using resources

such as the Internet (with your parent's permission), books, and magazines, find out how this

achievement has influenced the world today. Tell your counselor what you learned.

2. In the Outdoor Code, a Scout pledges to "be conservation-minded." Be prepared to discuss the

following with your counselor:

a. The term sustainable architecture. Identify three features typical of green buildings.

b. The difference between renewable building materials and recycled building materials, and how

each can be used in construction.

c. The relationship of architecture with its surrounding environment and the community.

d. How entire buildings can be reused rather than torn down when they no longer serve their

original purpose.

3. Measure a room such as one where you live or where your troop meets. Make an accurately

scaled drawing of the room's floor plan showing walls, doors, closets, windows, and any built-in

furniture or cabinets. Neatly label your drawing with the following: your name, the date, what room you

drew, and the scale of the drawing. (Drawing scale: 1/4 inch = 1 foot)

4. Find out about three career opportunities in architecture. Pick one and find out the education,

training, and experience required for this profession. Be prepared to discuss this with your counselor,

and explain why this profession might interest you.

Aviation Mark Grapin, [email protected]; AM only; Limit 20




Scouts must complete ONE of 4a, b, or c before attending class. Requirements 1, 2, and 3 will be

completed in class.

Crime Prevention

Section 1 Mark Husband, [email protected]; AM only; Limit: 20


Requirements 2, 6, and 7a or 7b. Bring your notebook (requirement 2) with you to show your counselor

and be prepared to discuss requirement 6 and 7a or 7b with your counselor in class.

Section 2 Joe Kelly, [email protected]; PM only: Limit: 20


Requirements 2 and 6a, and bring to class to show your counselor. Also, you must complete

requirement 4 and be prepared to discuss with your counselor what you did.

Digital Technology Nicole Gray, [email protected]; AM and PM; Limit: 20

Read the Merit Badge Book

Requirements 1, 5, 6, and 9a OR 9b.

Electricity Paul MacDonald, [email protected]; AM and PM; Limit: 12


Requirements 2, 5, and 8.

Electronics Keith Maly; [email protected]; AM and PM; Limit 8







Mr. Maly suggests each scout purchase a DIY kit (such as this one from radioshack.com or a similar store

https://www.radioshack.com/pages/search-results?search={q=build%20it They cost about $15 and it

makes the event real by bringing home electronics they build.

Entrepreneur Audrey Story; [email protected]; AM Only; Limit 20


Complete #3, 4, 5.

Guidance for #5: See the following one-page business plan: http://100strtup.com/resources/business-

plan.pdf

Fingerprinting Burt Thompson; [email protected]; AM and PM; Limit: 20


Genealogy Jay Liddle, [email protected]; Lunchtime Badge

All requirements are to be completed before the MBJ and put into a notebook to be turned into at

registration. You'll meet with the counselor to review your work during lunch.

Indian Lore Michael Martin, [email protected]; PM only; Limit: 20


2. Do two of the following: make an item of clothing; make and decorate an item that a tribe uses;

make an Indian dwelling; or visit a museum and write two paragraphs.

Journalism Thomas Hargrove, [email protected]; Lunchtime Badge

Audrey Story; [email protected]; Lunchtime Badge



https://www.radioshack.com/pages/search-results?search=%7bq=build%20it


http://100strtup.com/resources/business-plan.pdf

http://100strtup.com/resources/business-plan.pdf






Law Jay Jupiter,[email protected]; AM and PM; Limit: 20

Complete the worksheet found here: http://usscouts.org/mb/worksheets/Law.pdf (or similar). The

requirements which call for discussion (1,2,3,5,8,10, and 11) will be reviewed in the Class and signed off

if they are documented in the worksheet.

Scouts are required to complete requirements 4, 6, 7, and 9 prior to attending class in order to complete

the merit badge.

Medicine Steve Routt, [email protected]; AM and PM; Limit: 20


Requirements 1, 4a, 4b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 8b, and 10 (requires prior approval).

Be prepared to discuss the other requirements at the Jamboree. Counselor will have equipment for

blood pressure, pulse, and specialty practice.

Nature Stephen Markle, [email protected]; AM and PM: Limit 10.


Come prepared to discuss requirements 1, 2, and 3. Before the Jamboree, do Requirement 4 (do ALL

the requirements for five (5) of the eight (8) fields) and be prepared to discuss with the counselor in

class.

Use the merit badge worksheet found at https://meritbadge.org/wiki/images/0/0c/Nature.pdf to

organize your thoughts and records your results.

NOVA Shoot! And NOVA Whoosh! Award Tony Springer, [email protected]; AM and PM; Limit: 10

The NOVA Shoot! And Whoosh! Awards are not merit badges. Additional details available at

http://www.scouting.org/stem.aspx

To earn the NOVA Shoot! Award, a scout must have earned at least one of the following merit badges—

Archery, Astronomy, Athletics, Aviation, Rifle Shooting, Robotics, Shotgun Shooting, Space Exploration,

or Weather. Scouts must complete items 1, 2, and 4 prior to class.

http://usscouts.org/mb/worksheets/Law.pdf



https://meritbadge.org/wiki/images/0/0c/Nature.pdf


http://www.scouting.org/stem.aspx

To earn the NOVA Whoosh! Award, a scout must have earned at least one of the following merit

badges—Archery, Aviation, Composite Materials, Drafting, Electronics, Engineering, Inventing, Model

Design & Building, Railroading, Rifle Shooting, Robotics, or Shotgun Shooting. Scouts must complete

items 1, 2, and 4 prior to class.

Other requirements that must be completed in advance will be distributed by Mr. Springer through e-

mail.

Oceanography Eleanor Cambridge, [email protected]; PM only; Limit 20.


Complete requirements 4, 7, and 8 prior to class

Painting Eleanor Cambridge, [email protected]; AM Only; Limit 20


Complete requirements 3, 4, and 8 prior to class

Photography Jim Mancini, [email protected]; AM and PM; Limit:10

Complete Requirement 4—bring CD or poster board mounted results

Bring Camera

Public Speaking Raighne Delaney, [email protected]; PM Only; Limit: 6


Prepare for Requirements 1, 2, and 4.

Requirement 3 and 5 will be covered in class.

Radio Donovan Lewis, Sr, [email protected]; AM Only; Limit: 20







Scouts should bring a copy of their Radio Merit Badge workbook to use as a guide for classroom

discussion, and for taking notes for better understanding of presented material based on workbook

preparation prior to class.

In-Class Activities: All requirement topics will be presented and discussed in class using PowerPoint

Presentations. Requirements 7 and 9a2 activities will take place in class.

Prerequisites: In preparation for this class, Scouts should read a copy of the Radio Merit Badge

Pamphlet and fill-in the Radio Merit Badge workbook located at

http://meritbadge.org/wiki/images/1/10/Radio.pdf. The following links also have all of the

information needed for filling in the workbook.

http://www.hamradioschool.com/media/bsa_radio_merit_badge/bsa_radio_merit_badge.pdf

http://k2gw.tripod.com/onlineradiomeritbadge/

Workbook requirement in bold and italicized type require special attention for completion

prior to class.

Radio MB Requirements:

1. Explain what radio is. Then discuss the following:

a. The differences between broadcast radio and hobby radio

b. The differences between broadcasting and two-way communications

c. Radio station call signs and how they are used in broadcast radio and amateur radio

d. The phonetic alphabet and how it is used to communicate clearly


a. Sketch a diagram showing how radio waves travel locally and around the world. Explain how the

broadcast radio stations, WWV and WWVH can be used to help determine what you will hear when

you listen to a shortwave radio.

b. Explain the difference between a DX and a local station. Discuss what the Federal Communication

Commission (FCC) does and how it is different from the International Telecommunication Union.


a. Draw a chart of the electromagnetic spectrum covering 100 kilohertz (kHz) to 1,000 megahertz

(MHz).

b. Label the MF, HF, VHF, UHF, and microwave portions of the spectrum on your diagram.

c. Locate on your chart at least eight radio services such as AM and FM commercial broadcast, citizens

band (CB), television, amateur radio (at least four amateur radio bands), and public service (police and

fire).

4. Explain how radio waves carry information. Include in your explanation: transceiver, transmitter,

receiver, amplifier, and antenna.


a. Explain the differences between a block diagram and a schematic diagram.

b. Draw a block diagram for a radio station that includes a transceiver, amplifier, microphone,

antenna, and feed line.

c. Explain the differences between an open circuit a closed circuit, and a short circuit.

d. Draw eight schematic symbols. Explain what three of the represented parts do. Find three electrical

components to match to three of these symbols.

6. Explain the safety precautions for working with radio gear, including the concept of grounding for

direct current circuits, power outlets, and antenna systems.

7. Visit a radio installation (an amateur radio station, broadcast station, or public communications

center, for example) approved in advance by your counselor. Discuss what types of equipment you saw

in use, how it was used, what types of licenses are required to operate and maintain the equipment, and

the purpose of the station.

8. Find out about three career opportunities in radio. Pick one and find out the education, training,

and experience required for this profession. Discuss this with your counselor, and explain why this

profession might interest you.

9. Do ONE of the following: (a … requirements 9b and 9c will not be options in this class)

a. AMATEUR RADIO

1) Tell why the FCC has an amateur radio service. Describe some of the activities that amateur radio

operators can do on the air, once they have earned an amateur radio license.

2) Using proper call signs, Q signals, and abbreviations, carry on a 10 minute real or simulated radio

contact using voice, Morse Code, or digital mode. (Licensed amateur radio operators may substitute five

QSL cards as evidence of contacts with amateur radio operators from at least three different call

districts.) Properly log the real or simulated ham radio contact and record the signal report.

3) Explain at least five Q signals or amateur radio terms you hear while listening.

4) Explain some of the differences between the Technician, General, and Extra Class license

requirements and privileges. Explain who administers amateur radio exams.

5) Explain how you would make an emergency call on voice or Morse code.

6) Explain the differences between handheld transceivers and home "base" transceivers. Explain the

uses of mobile amateur radio transceivers and amateur radio repeaters.

Railroading Jim Hellwege, [email protected]; This badge will use both AM & PM session. Scouts registered for this

badge have the opportunity to earn a lunch time badge in addition to this one. Limit: 20.


Prepare a written report directed to requirement 1b for the CSX railroad.

Identify three types of unit trains operated by CSX railroad.

Reading Dawn Mancini, [email protected]; Lunch-time Badge



Salesmanship Audrey Story, [email protected]; PM Only; Limit: 20.


Complete 2c, 2d, 3, 5b (if needed-see guidance below), 6a or b, 7a only.

Guidance for #3: Present written sales plan—Scout can choose the product or service that they will sell;

Requirement is that it must be Scout appropriate (e.g., age appropriate) and it must be something real

(e.g., can’t sell martin food); Scout should spend 1-2 minutes reviewing their written sales plan with

Counselor; Sales plan only needs to be a single page-nothing too in-depth. Read the following link for

sales plan tips: http://www.wahm.com/articles/how-to-write-a-one-page-sales-business-plan.html

Guidance for #4: Discuss sales qualifications—Scout should discuss their current qualifications for

selling the product or service, and also what they might do in the future to improve their qualifications

(e.g., training, school, research, etc.); Scout should spend 1-minute discussing qualifications.

Guidance for #5.: If the scout has sold products for a fundraiser in the past, then they have already

completed requirement #5.



http://www.wahm.com/articles/how-to-write-a-one-page-sales-business-plan.html

Guidance for Number 7: Makes a sales presentation-Scout should deliver a 2-4 minute sales pitch on

the product or service that they documented in their plan; The sales presentation can include visual

aides, handouts, testimonials, samples, etc. The Scout does not have to actually make a sale to complete

this requirement, but the pitch does need to be compelling. Read the following link for sales

presentation tips: http://www.businessknowhow.com/marketing/sales-presentation.html

Scholarship Vince Kiernan, [email protected]; Lunch-time Badge



Scouts must obtain a note from the school principal or designated school official addressing behavior,

leadership and service. Notes from the teacher on a report card do not meet this requirement

Scouting Heritage Michael Martin, [email protected]; AM; Rick Pitterle, [email protected], PM, Limit: 16.


Complete 2a and 2b.

Search and Rescue Bruce Defibaugh, [email protected]; AM and PM; Limit: 20


Complete the training for ICS-100. Go to http://training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/IS/is100b.asp and on the

right side is the button for Interactive Web based course. Print the certificate and bring to class.

Bring a handheld GPS if you have one.

Traffic Safety Wally Erck, [email protected]; AM and PM; Limit: 20

Read Merit Badge Book

Weather Mark Grapin, [email protected]; PM Only; Limit: 10

Read Merit Badge Book

http://www.businessknowhow.com/marketing/sales-presentation.html




http://training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/IS/is100b.asp



Bring completed requirements 3 and 6 to class with you to discuss with your counselor. Either 9a or 9b

must be completed prior to class. Come prepared for requirement 10a—this will be done in class.

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