Class Schedule - Youth

Animation (MB) Time Block(s): 1 (9:00AM) Available To: Youth (Y) Seats Available: 0 On Waiting List 1a, 1b, 2, 3a, 3b, 3c, 4a, 4b, 5

Aquatics Supervision Time Block(s): 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 (9:00AM) Available To: Youth (Y), Adult Female (A), Adult Male (A) Minimum Age: 15 Seats Available: 9 All day, all week

Archery (MB) Time Block(s): 1 (9:00AM) Available To: Youth (Y) Amount: $10.00 Seats Available: 2 Archery is a fun way for Scouts to exercise minds as well as bodies, developing a steady hand, a good eye, and a disciplined mind. This merit badge can provide a thorough introduction to those who are new to the bow and arrow—but even for the experienced archer, earning the badge can help to increase the understanding and appreciation of archery.

Basketry (MB) Time Block(s): 1 (9:00AM) Available To: Youth (Y) Seats Available: 3 Basketry is a handy skill for a Scout. A basket can be a sturdy companion on campouts, carrying clothes snugly and efficiently, holding potatoes and corn for roasting over a campfire, or carrying the day's fishing catch back to camp for dinner. Baskets and basket-weaving projects also make great gifts for family and friends.

Camping (MB) Time Block(s): 1 (9:00AM) Available To: Youth (Y) Seats Available: 1 On Waiting List Camping is one of the best-known methods of the Scouting movement. When he founded the Scouting movement in the early 1900s, Robert Baden-Powell encouraged every Scout to learn the art of living out-of-doors. He believed a young person able to take care of himself while camping would have the confidence to meet life's other challenges, too.

Chemistry (MB) Time Block(s): 1 (9:00AM) Available To: Youth (Y) Seats Available: 5 Chemistry explores how substances react with each other, how they change, how certain forces connect molecules, and how molecules are made are all parts of chemistry. Stretch your imagination to envision molecules that cannot be seen—but can be proven to exist—and you become a chemist.

Climbing (MB) Time Block(s): 1, 2, 3 (9:00AM) Available To: Youth (Y), Adult Female (A), Adult Male (A) Amount: $25.00 Seats Available: 5 Climbing wall and zip line

Environmental Science (MB) Time Block(s): 1 (9:00AM) Available To: Youth (Y) Seats Available: 0 On Waiting List While earning the Environmental Science merit badge, Scouts will get a taste of what it is like to be an environmental scientist, making observations and carrying out experiments to investigate the natural world.

Fish & Wildlife Management / Fishing Time Block(s): 1 (9:00AM) Available To: Youth (Y) Seats Available: 6

Forestry / Nature Time Block(s): 1 (9:00AM) Available To: Youth (Y) Seats Available: 9

Lifesaving (MB) Time Block(s): 1, 2 (9:00AM) Available To: Youth (Y) Seats Available: 9 No Boy Scout will ignore a plea for help. However, the desire to help is of little use unless one knows how to give the proper aid. The main purpose of the Lifesaving merit badge is to prepare Scouts to assist those involved in water accidents, teaching them the basic knowledge of rescue techniques, the skills to perform them, and the judgment to know when and how to act so that they can be prepared for emergencies.

Moviemaking (MB) Time Block(s): 1 (9:00AM) Available To: Youth (Y) Seats Available: 7 Moviemaking includes the fundamentals of producing motion pictures, including the use of effective light, accurate focus, careful composition (or arrangement), and appropriate camera movement to tell stories. In earning the badge, Scouts will also learn to develop a story and describe other pre- and post-production processes necessary for making a quality motion picture.

Rifle (MB) Time Block(s): 1 (9:00AM) Available To: Youth (Y) Amount: $20.00 Seats Available: 4 Unless a rifle is handled incorrectly or recklessly, it is not dangerous. A rifle, like any other precision instrument, is manufactured to perform a specific task and can do so at no risk to the user or others. By earning this badge, Scouts can develop their shooting skills while learning safe practices.

Shotgun Shooting (MB) Time Block(s): 1 (9:00AM) Available To: Youth (Y) Amount: $30.00 Seats Available: 0 On Waiting List A shotgun is a precision instrument, designed to shoot a shot charge in a specific pattern to cover a designated area at a certain distance. Unlike a rifle, the bore of the shotgun is not rifled, so the shot emerging from the muzzle is not spinning.

Signs, Signals, and Codes (MB) Time Block(s): 1 (9:00AM) Available To: Youth (Y) Seats Available: 6

Swimming (MB) Time Block(s): 1 (9:00AM) Available To: Youth (Y) Seats Available: 11 Swimming is a leisure activity, a competitive sport, and a basic survival skill. Scouts who earn this badge will learn about safety when swimming and diving, how swimming can contribute to overall fitness and health, and gain some basic competitive swimming skills

The Gateway Time Block(s): 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 (9:00AM) Available To: Youth (Y), Adult Female (A), Adult Male (A) Minimum Age: 14 Amount: $130.00 Seats Available: 11 High Adventure

Wilderness Survival (MB) Time Block(s): 1 (9:00AM) Available To: Youth (Y) Seats Available: 8 In their outdoor activities, Scouts learn to bring the clothing and gear they need, to make good plans, and do their best to manage any risks. But now and then, something unexpected happens. When things go wrong, the skills of wilderness survival can help make everything right again.

Spike Buck Time Block(s): 1, 2, 3 (9:00AM) Days: M, TU, W, TH Available To: Youth (Y) Seats Available: 57

Archery (MB) Time Block(s): 2 (10:00AM) Available To: Youth (Y) Amount: $10.00 Seats Available: 5 Archery is a fun way for Scouts to exercise minds as well as bodies, developing a steady hand, a good eye, and a disciplined mind. This merit badge can provide a thorough introduction to those who are new to the bow and arrow—but even for the experienced archer, earning the badge can help to increase the understanding and appreciation of archery.

Art (MB) Time Block(s): 2 (10:00AM) Available To: Youth (Y) Seats Available: 11 This merit badge concentrates on two-dimensional art, specifically drawing and painting in various media, including an introduction to design applications in the fields of graphic arts and industrial design, history and design principles, and how these fields relate to fine art.

Canoeing (MB) Time Block(s): 2 (10:00AM) Available To: Youth (Y) Seats Available: 6 For several centuries, the canoe was a primary method of travel for explorers and settlers. Today, it remains an important part of the wilderness experience and an enjoyable leisure activity that teaches communication, teamwork, and physical fitness.

Chess (MB) Time Block(s): 2 (10:00AM) Available To: Youth (Y) Seats Available: 1 The USCF (United States Chess Federation) provided the primary contributing writers for the Merit Badge pamphlet. They will be helping to promote the badge through communications with the Chess delegate teams (similar to BSA’s National Committees and Boards) and e-mail blasts, plus website and “tournament news” announcements.

Cooking (MB) Time Block(s): 2, 3 (10:00AM) Available To: Youth (Y) Seats Available: 3 On Waiting List The Cooking merit badge introduces principles of cooking that can be used both at home or in the outdoors. Scouts who earn this badge will learn about food safety, nutritional guidelines, meal planning, and methods of food preparation, and will review the variety of culinary (or cooking) careers available.

Electricity (MB) Time Block(s): 2 (10:00AM) Available To: Youth (Y) Seats Available: 9 Electricity is a powerful and fascinating force of nature. As early as 600 BC, observers of the physical world suspected that electricity existed but did not have a name for it. In fact, real progress in unraveling the mystery of electricity has come only within the last 250 years.

First Aid (MB) Time Block(s): 2 (10:00AM) Available To: Youth (Y) Seats Available: 1 On Waiting List First aid — caring for injured or ill persons until they can receive professional medical care — is an important skill for every Scout. With some knowledge of first aid, a Scout can provide immediate care and help to someone who is hurt or who becomes ill. First aid can help prevent infection and serious loss of blood. It could even save a limb or a life.

Geocaching / Orienteering Time Block(s): 2, 3 (10:00AM) Available To: Youth (Y) Seats Available: 10

Geology (MB) Time Block(s): 2 (10:00AM) Available To: Youth (Y) Seats Available: 7 Geology is the study of Earth. It includes the study of materials that make up Earth, the processes that change it, and the history of how things happened, including human civilization, which depends on natural materials for existence.

Indian Lore (MB) Time Block(s): 2 (10:00AM) Available To: Youth (Y) Seats Available: 8 Far different from the stereotypes or common images that are portrayed on film, on television, and in many books and stories, American Indians have many different cultures, languages, religions, styles of dress, and ways of life. To learn about these different groups is to take an exciting journey of discovery in which you will meet some of America's most fascinating peoples.

Pioneering (MB) Time Block(s): 2 (10:00AM) Available To: Youth (Y) Seats Available: 11 Pioneering—the knowledge of ropes, knots, and splices along with the ability to build rustic structures by lashing together poles and spars—is among the oldest of Scouting's skills. Practicing rope use and completing projects with lashings also allow Scouts to connect with past generations, ancestors who used many of these skills as they sailed the open seas and lived in America's forests and prairies.

Reptile & Amphibian Study (MB) Time Block(s): 2 (10:00AM) Available To: Youth (Y) Seats Available: 10 Boys always have been interested in snakes, turtles, lizards, and alligators, as well as frogs and salamanders. Developing knowledge about these captivating creatures leads to an appreciation for all native wildlife; understanding the life cycle of a reptile or amphibian and keeping one as a pet can be a good introduction to natural history; and knowing about venomous species can help Scouts to be prepared to help in case of an emergency.

Rifle (MB) Time Block(s): 2 (10:00AM) Available To: Youth (Y) Amount: $20.00 Seats Available: 3 Unless a rifle is handled incorrectly or recklessly, it is not dangerous. A rifle, like any other precision instrument, is manufactured to perform a specific task and can do so at no risk to the user or others. By earning this badge, Scouts can develop their shooting skills while learning safe practices.

Shotgun Shooting (MB) Time Block(s): 2 (10:00AM) Available To: Youth (Y) Amount: $30.00 Seats Available: 5 A shotgun is a precision instrument, designed to shoot a shot charge in a specific pattern to cover a designated area at a certain distance. Unlike a rifle, the bore of the shotgun is not rifled, so the shot emerging from the muzzle is not spinning.

Space Exploration (MB) Time Block(s): 2 (10:00AM) Available To: Youth (Y) Seats Available: 11 Space is mysterious. We explore space for many reasons, not least because we don't know what is out there, it is vast, and humans are full of curiosity. Each time we send explorers into space, we learn something we didn't know before. We discover a little more of what is there.Purchase of model rocket kit from Terading Post. Cost range $15-$25

Weather (MB) Time Block(s): 2 (10:00AM) Available To: Youth (Y) Seats Available: 6 Meteorology is the study of Earth's atmosphere and its weather and the ways in which temperature, wind, and moisture act together in the environment. In addition to learning how everyday weather is predicted, Scouts can learn about extreme weather such as thunderstorms, tornadoes, and hurricanes, and how to stay safe.

Woodcarving (MB) Time Block(s): 2 (10:00AM) Available To: Youth (Y) Seats Available: 5 As with any art, wood carving involves learning the basics of design, along with material selection and tools and techniques, as well as wood-carving safety. The requirements of the Wood Carving merit badge introduce Scouts to an enjoyable hobby and that can become a lifetime activity.

Swimming (MB) Time Block(s): 2 (10:00AM) Days: M, TU, W, TH Available To: Youth (Y) Seats Available: 14 Swimming is a leisure activity, a competitive sport, and a basic survival skill. Scouts who earn this badge will learn about safety when swimming and diving, how swimming can contribute to overall fitness and health, and gain some basic competitive swimming skills

Animation (MB) Time Block(s): 3 (11:00AM) Available To: Youth (Y) Seats Available: 4 1a, 1b, 2, 3a, 3b, 3c, 4a, 4b, 5

Archery (MB) Time Block(s): 3 (11:00AM) Available To: Youth (Y) Amount: $10.00 Seats Available: 8 Archery is a fun way for Scouts to exercise minds as well as bodies, developing a steady hand, a good eye, and a disciplined mind. This merit badge can provide a thorough introduction to those who are new to the bow and arrow—but even for the experienced archer, earning the badge can help to increase the understanding and appreciation of archery.

Canoeing (MB) Time Block(s): 3 (11:00AM) Available To: Youth (Y) Seats Available: 12 For several centuries, the canoe was a primary method of travel for explorers and settlers. Today, it remains an important part of the wilderness experience and an enjoyable leisure activity that teaches communication, teamwork, and physical fitness.

Electricity (MB) Time Block(s): 3 (11:00AM) Available To: Youth (Y) Seats Available: 3 Electricity is a powerful and fascinating force of nature. As early as 600 BC, observers of the physical world suspected that electricity existed but did not have a name for it. In fact, real progress in unraveling the mystery of electricity has come only within the last 250 years.

Environmental Science (MB) Time Block(s): 3 (11:00AM) Available To: Youth (Y) Seats Available: 2 On Waiting List While earning the Environmental Science merit badge, Scouts will get a taste of what it is like to be an environmental scientist, making observations and carrying out experiments to investigate the natural world.

First Aid (MB) Time Block(s): 3 (11:00AM) Available To: Youth (Y) Seats Available: 9 First aid — caring for injured or ill persons until they can receive professional medical care — is an important skill for every Scout. With some knowledge of first aid, a Scout can provide immediate care and help to someone who is hurt or who becomes ill. First aid can help prevent infection and serious loss of blood. It could even save a limb or a life.

Fish & Wildlife Management / Fishing Time Block(s): 3 (11:00AM) Available To: Youth (Y) Seats Available: 8

Forestry / Nature Time Block(s): 3 (11:00AM) Available To: Youth (Y) Seats Available: 12

Indian Lore (MB) Time Block(s): 3 (11:00AM) Available To: Youth (Y) Seats Available: 8 Far different from the stereotypes or common images that are portrayed on film, on television, and in many books and stories, American Indians have many different cultures, languages, religions, styles of dress, and ways of life. To learn about these different groups is to take an exciting journey of discovery in which you will meet some of America's most fascinating peoples.

Kayaking (MB) Time Block(s): 3 (11:00AM) Available To: Youth (Y) Seats Available: 4

Leatherwork Time Block(s): 3 (11:00AM) Available To: Youth (Y) Seats Available: 13 Scouts who complete the requirements to earn the Leatherwork merit badge will explore leather's history and its endless uses. They will learn to make a useful leather item using the same types of raw materials that our ancestors used; be challenged to master skills like hand-stitching, lacing, and braiding.; and learn how to preserve and protect leather items so they will last a lifetime and beyond.

Photography (MB) Time Block(s): 3 (11:00AM) Available To: Youth (Y) Seats Available: 6 Beyond capturing family memories, photography offers a chance to be creative. Many photographers use photography to express their creativity, using lighting, composition, depth, color, and content to make their photographs into more than snapshots. Good photographs tell us about a person, a news event, a product, a place, a scientific breakthrough, an endangered animal, or a time in history.

Rifle (MB) Time Block(s): 3 (11:00AM) Available To: Youth (Y) Amount: $20.00 Seats Available: 5 Unless a rifle is handled incorrectly or recklessly, it is not dangerous. A rifle, like any other precision instrument, is manufactured to perform a specific task and can do so at no risk to the user or others. By earning this badge, Scouts can develop their shooting skills while learning safe practices.

Shotgun Shooting (MB) Time Block(s): 3 (11:00AM) Available To: Youth (Y) Amount: $30.00 Seats Available: 5 A shotgun is a precision instrument, designed to shoot a shot charge in a specific pattern to cover a designated area at a certain distance. Unlike a rifle, the bore of the shotgun is not rifled, so the shot emerging from the muzzle is not spinning.

Signs, Signals, and Codes (MB) Time Block(s): 3 (11:00AM) Available To: Youth (Y) Seats Available: 8

SUP - Stand Up Paddleboard Time Block(s): 3 (11:00AM) Available To: Youth (Y) Seats Available: 3

Swimming (MB) Time Block(s): 3 (11:00AM) Available To: Youth (Y) Seats Available: 9 Swimming is a leisure activity, a competitive sport, and a basic survival skill. Scouts who earn this badge will learn about safety when swimming and diving, how swimming can contribute to overall fitness and health, and gain some basic competitive swimming skills

Archery (MB) Time Block(s): 4 (2:00PM) Available To: Youth (Y) Amount: $10.00 Seats Available: 0 On Waiting List Archery is a fun way for Scouts to exercise minds as well as bodies, developing a steady hand, a good eye, and a disciplined mind. This merit badge can provide a thorough introduction to those who are new to the bow and arrow—but even for the experienced archer, earning the badge can help to increase the understanding and appreciation of archery.

Art (MB) Time Block(s): 4 (2:00PM) Available To: Youth (Y) Seats Available: 14 This merit badge concentrates on two-dimensional art, specifically drawing and painting in various media, including an introduction to design applications in the fields of graphic arts and industrial design, history and design principles, and how these fields relate to fine art.

Athletics (MB) Time Block(s): 4 (2:00PM) Available To: Youth (Y) Seats Available: 8 Being involved in an athletic endeavor is not only a way to have fun, but it also is one of the best ways for a person to maintain a healthy and strong body, living up to the promise each Scout makes "to keep myself physically strong."

Basketry (MB) Time Block(s): 4 (2:00PM) Available To: Youth (Y) Seats Available: 9 Basketry is a handy skill for a Scout. A basket can be a sturdy companion on campouts, carrying clothes snugly and efficiently, holding potatoes and corn for roasting over a campfire, or carrying the day's fishing catch back to camp for dinner. Baskets and basket-weaving projects also make great gifts for family and friends.

Camping (MB) Time Block(s): 4 (2:00PM) Available To: Youth (Y) Seats Available: 1 Camping is one of the best-known methods of the Scouting movement. When he founded the Scouting movement in the early 1900s, Robert Baden-Powell encouraged every Scout to learn the art of living out-of-doors. He believed a young person able to take care of himself while camping would have the confidence to meet life's other challenges, too.

Canoeing (MB) Time Block(s): 4 (2:00PM) Available To: Youth (Y), Adult Female (A), Adult Male (A) Seats Available: 0 On Waiting List For several centuries, the canoe was a primary method of travel for explorers and settlers. Today, it remains an important part of the wilderness experience and an enjoyable leisure activity that teaches communication, teamwork, and physical fitness.

Chess (MB) Time Block(s): 4 (2:00PM) Available To: Youth (Y) Seats Available: 8 The USCF (United States Chess Federation) provided the primary contributing writers for the Merit Badge pamphlet. They will be helping to promote the badge through communications with the Chess delegate teams (similar to BSA’s National Committees and Boards) and e-mail blasts, plus website and “tournament news” announcements.

Citizenship in the World (MB) Time Block(s): 4 (2:00PM) Available To: Youth (Y) Seats Available: 6 Scouts who earn the Citizenship in the World merit badge will discover that they are already citizens of the world. How good a world citizen each person is depends on his willingness to understand and appreciate the values, traditions, and concerns of people in other countries.

Climbing (MB) Time Block(s): 4, 5 (2:00PM) Available To: Youth (Y), Adult Female (A), Adult Male (A) Minimum Age: 14 Amount: $25.00 Seats Available: 8 Climbing is not a sport that requires tremendous muscular strength; it demands mental toughness and the willingness to practice hard to master a set of skills. The adventure of climbing can also provide a new way to enjoy the outdoors.

Communication (MB) Time Block(s): 4 (2:00PM) Available To: Youth (Y) Seats Available: 4 This clear and concise definition comes from the U.S. Department of Education: "Communication focuses on how people use messages to generate meanings within and across various contexts, cultures, channels, and media. The field of communication promotes the effective and ethical practice of human communication.

Cooking (MB) Time Block(s): 4, 5 (2:00PM) Available To: Youth (Y) Seats Available: 1 On Waiting List The Cooking merit badge introduces principles of cooking that can be used both at home or in the outdoors. Scouts who earn this badge will learn about food safety, nutritional guidelines, meal planning, and methods of food preparation, and will review the variety of culinary (or cooking) careers available.

First Aid (MB) Time Block(s): 4 (2:00PM) Available To: Youth (Y) Seats Available: 13 First aid — caring for injured or ill persons until they can receive professional medical care — is an important skill for every Scout. With some knowledge of first aid, a Scout can provide immediate care and help to someone who is hurt or who becomes ill. First aid can help prevent infection and serious loss of blood. It could even save a limb or a life.

Geocaching/Orienteering Time Block(s): 4, 5 (2:00PM) Available To: Youth (Y) Seats Available: 12

Geology (MB) Time Block(s): 4 (2:00PM) Available To: Youth (Y) Seats Available: 8 Geology is the study of Earth. It includes the study of materials that make up Earth, the processes that change it, and the history of how things happened, including human civilization, which depends on natural materials for existence.

Leatherwork Time Block(s): 4 (2:00PM) Available To: Youth (Y) Seats Available: 11 Scouts who complete the requirements to earn the Leatherwork merit badge will explore leather's history and its endless uses. They will learn to make a useful leather item using the same types of raw materials that our ancestors used; be challenged to master skills like hand-stitching, lacing, and braiding.; and learn how to preserve and protect leather items so they will last a lifetime and beyond.

Moviemaking (MB) Time Block(s): 4 (2:00PM) Available To: Youth (Y) Seats Available: 8 Moviemaking includes the fundamentals of producing motion pictures, including the use of effective light, accurate focus, careful composition (or arrangement), and appropriate camera movement to tell stories. In earning the badge, Scouts will also learn to develop a story and describe other pre- and post-production processes necessary for making a quality motion picture.

Reptile & Amphibian Study (MB) Time Block(s): 4 (2:00PM) Available To: Youth (Y) Seats Available: 3 Boys always have been interested in snakes, turtles, lizards, and alligators, as well as frogs and salamanders. Developing knowledge about these captivating creatures leads to an appreciation for all native wildlife; understanding the life cycle of a reptile or amphibian and keeping one as a pet can be a good introduction to natural history; and knowing about venomous species can help Scouts to be prepared to help in case of an emergency.

Rifle (MB) Time Block(s): 4 (2:00PM) Available To: Youth (Y) Amount: $20.00 Seats Available: 5 Unless a rifle is handled incorrectly or recklessly, it is not dangerous. A rifle, like any other precision instrument, is manufactured to perform a specific task and can do so at no risk to the user or others. By earning this badge, Scouts can develop their shooting skills while learning safe practices.

Rowing (MB) Time Block(s): 4, 5 (2:00PM) Available To: Youth (Y) Seats Available: 12 Rowing is the use of oars as a means of propelling boats, has grown from a basic method of transportation to a competitive sport and an enjoyable method of exercising.

Shotgun Shooting (MB) Time Block(s): 4 (2:00PM) Available To: Youth (Y) Amount: $30.00 Seats Available: 1 A shotgun is a precision instrument, designed to shoot a shot charge in a specific pattern to cover a designated area at a certain distance. Unlike a rifle, the bore of the shotgun is not rifled, so the shot emerging from the muzzle is not spinning.

Space Exploration (MB) Time Block(s): 4 (2:00PM) Available To: Youth (Y) Seats Available: 13 Space is mysterious. We explore space for many reasons, not least because we don't know what is out there, it is vast, and humans are full of curiosity. Each time we send explorers into space, we learn something we didn't know before. We discover a little more of what is there.Purchase of model rocket kit from Terading Post. Cost range $15-$25

Swimming (MB) Time Block(s): 4 (2:00PM) Available To: Youth (Y) Seats Available: 11 Swimming is a leisure activity, a competitive sport, and a basic survival skill. Scouts who earn this badge will learn about safety when swimming and diving, how swimming can contribute to overall fitness and health, and gain some basic competitive swimming skills

Swimming Instruction Time Block(s): 4 (2:00PM) Available To: Youth (Y) Seats Available: 5

Weather (MB) Time Block(s): 4 (2:00PM) Available To: Youth (Y) Seats Available: 10 Meteorology is the study of Earth's atmosphere and its weather and the ways in which temperature, wind, and moisture act together in the environment. In addition to learning how everyday weather is predicted, Scouts can learn about extreme weather such as thunderstorms, tornadoes, and hurricanes, and how to stay safe.

Wilderness Survival (MB) Time Block(s): 4 (2:00PM) Available To: Youth (Y) Seats Available: 9 In their outdoor activities, Scouts learn to bring the clothing and gear they need, to make good plans, and do their best to manage any risks. But now and then, something unexpected happens. When things go wrong, the skills of wilderness survival can help make everything right again.

Athletics (MB) Time Block(s): 5 (3:00PM) Available To: Youth (Y) Seats Available: 8 Being involved in an athletic endeavor is not only a way to have fun, but it also is one of the best ways for a person to maintain a healthy and strong body, living up to the promise each Scout makes "to keep myself physically strong."

Basketry (MB) Time Block(s): 5 (3:00PM) Available To: Youth (Y) Seats Available: 2 Basketry is a handy skill for a Scout. A basket can be a sturdy companion on campouts, carrying clothes snugly and efficiently, holding potatoes and corn for roasting over a campfire, or carrying the day's fishing catch back to camp for dinner. Baskets and basket-weaving projects also make great gifts for family and friends.

Chemistry (MB) Time Block(s): 5 (3:00PM) Available To: Youth (Y) Seats Available: 3 Chemistry explores how substances react with each other, how they change, how certain forces connect molecules, and how molecules are made are all parts of chemistry. Stretch your imagination to envision molecules that cannot be seen—but can be proven to exist—and you become a chemist.

Citizenship in the World (MB) Time Block(s): 5 (3:00PM) Available To: Youth (Y) Seats Available: 7 Scouts who earn the Citizenship in the World merit badge will discover that they are already citizens of the world. How good a world citizen each person is depends on his willingness to understand and appreciate the values, traditions, and concerns of people in other countries.

Communication (MB) Time Block(s): 5 (3:00PM) Available To: Youth (Y) Seats Available: 5 This clear and concise definition comes from the U.S. Department of Education: "Communication focuses on how people use messages to generate meanings within and across various contexts, cultures, channels, and media. The field of communication promotes the effective and ethical practice of human communication.

Environmental Science (MB) Time Block(s): 5 (3:00PM) Available To: Youth (Y) Seats Available: 9 While earning the Environmental Science merit badge, Scouts will get a taste of what it is like to be an environmental scientist, making observations and carrying out experiments to investigate the natural world.

First Aid (MB) Time Block(s): 5 (3:00PM) Available To: Youth (Y) Seats Available: 14 First aid — caring for injured or ill persons until they can receive professional medical care — is an important skill for every Scout. With some knowledge of first aid, a Scout can provide immediate care and help to someone who is hurt or who becomes ill. First aid can help prevent infection and serious loss of blood. It could even save a limb or a life.

Fish & Wildlife Management / Fishing Time Block(s): 5 (3:00PM) Available To: Youth (Y) Seats Available: 2

Forestry / Nature Time Block(s): 5 (3:00PM) Available To: Youth (Y) Seats Available: 10

Kayaking (MB) Time Block(s): 5 (3:00PM) Available To: Youth (Y) Seats Available: 6

Photography (MB) Time Block(s): 5 (3:00PM) Available To: Youth (Y), Adult Female (A), Adult Male (A) Seats Available: 4 Beyond capturing family memories, photography offers a chance to be creative. Many photographers use photography to express their creativity, using lighting, composition, depth, color, and content to make their photographs into more than snapshots. Good photographs tell us about a person, a news event, a product, a place, a scientific breakthrough, an endangered animal, or a time in history.

Pioneering (MB) Time Block(s): 5 (3:00PM) Available To: Youth (Y) Seats Available: 9 Pioneering—the knowledge of ropes, knots, and splices along with the ability to build rustic structures by lashing together poles and spars—is among the oldest of Scouting's skills. Practicing rope use and completing projects with lashings also allow Scouts to connect with past generations, ancestors who used many of these skills as they sailed the open seas and lived in America's forests and prairies.

Space Exploration (MB) Time Block(s): 5 (3:00PM) Available To: Youth (Y) Seats Available: 10 Space is mysterious. We explore space for many reasons, not least because we don't know what is out there, it is vast, and humans are full of curiosity. Each time we send explorers into space, we learn something we didn't know before. We discover a little more of what is there.Purchase of model rocket kit from Terading Post. Cost range $15-$25

Swimming (MB) Time Block(s): 5 (3:00PM) Available To: Youth (Y) Seats Available: 3 Swimming is a leisure activity, a competitive sport, and a basic survival skill. Scouts who earn this badge will learn about safety when swimming and diving, how swimming can contribute to overall fitness and health, and gain some basic competitive swimming skills

Swimming Instruction Time Block(s): 5 (3:00PM) Available To: Youth (Y) Seats Available: 4

Woodcarving (MB) Time Block(s): 5 (3:00PM) Available To: Youth (Y) Seats Available: 6 As with any art, wood carving involves learning the basics of design, along with material selection and tools and techniques, as well as wood-carving safety. The requirements of the Wood Carving merit badge introduce Scouts to an enjoyable hobby and that can become a lifetime activity.

Animal Science (MB) Time Block(s): 6 (4:00PM) Days: M, TU, TH Available To: Youth (Y) Seats Available: 0 On Waiting List Cattle, horses, sheep, goats, hogs, poultry, and other domesticated animals are important to people for many reasons. They supply us with food and clothing, we use them for recreational purposes, they work with and for us.

Archeology (MB) Time Block(s): 6, 7 (4:00PM) Days: M, TU, TH Available To: Youth (Y) Seats Available: 5 Archaeologists are detectives who study how people lived in the past. They figure out what happened, when, how, and why. Using the clues that people left behind, they try to understand how and why human culture has changed through time.

Exploration (MB) Time Block(s): 6 (4:00PM) Days: M, TU, TH Available To: Youth (Y) Seats Available: 13 Exploration is more than an adventure. It is discovering and uncovering information. It is contributing to scientific knowledge. Exploration is subterranean, aquatic, terrestrial, and extraterrestrial.

Fire Safety (MB) Time Block(s): 6 (4:00PM) Days: M, TU, TH Available To: Youth (Y) Seats Available: 4 The ability to use fire safely is essential to human survival. By earning this merit badge, Scouts will learn to uses fire safely and responsibly, how to prevent home fires, and how to handle fire safely, as well as burn prevention, and camping safety.

Fly Fishing (MB) Time Block(s): 6, 7 (4:00PM) Days: M, TU, TH Available To: Youth (Y) Seats Available: 3 On Waiting List Fly-fishing is a specialized form of fishing that combines skill and artistry. Because it is so rich with tradition, it is a passion for millions of people. The beauty of the water, the solitude, and the skills that the sport requires have made fly-fishing very important in the lives of many notable people.

Scouting Heritage (MB) Time Block(s): 6 (4:00PM) Days: M, TU, TH Available To: Youth (Y) Seats Available: 15

Fingerprinting (MB) Time Block(s): 6 (4:00PM) Day: W Available To: Youth (Y) Seats Available: Unlimited In earning the Fingerprinting merit badge, Scouts will learn about and use an important technique that is used by law enforcement officers, along with other materials like matching dental records and DNA sampling, to help identify amnesia victims, missing persons, abducted children, and others.

Snorkeling BSA Time Block(s): 7 (7:00PM) Available To: Youth (Y) Seats Available: 7

Astronomy (MB) Time Block(s): 7 (7:00PM) Days: M, TU, TH Available To: Youth (Y) Seats Available: 9 In learning about astronomy, Scouts study how activities in space affect our own planet and bear witness to the wonders of the night sky: the nebulae, or giant clouds of gas and dust where new stars are born; old stars dying and exploding; meteor showers and shooting stars; the moon, planets, and a dazzling array of stars.

Farm Mechanics (MB) Time Block(s): 7 (7:00PM) Days: M, TU, TH Available To: Youth (Y) Seats Available: 2 From the mattock and hoe to the horse and mule, the cotton gin and reaper, the tractor and air seeder—this is the story of farm equipment. Today, most farms are mechanized and farmers can do most of their own maintenance work and make the adjustments needed on their many intricate farm implements.

Health Care Professions (MB) Time Block(s): 7 (7:00PM) Days: M, TU, TH Available To: Youth (Y) Seats Available: 9 The practice of medicine has a rich history that spans several centuries. Since the first use of plants and other items as simple medicines and balms, many men and women have contributed to the advancement of the "healing arts.

Welding (MB) Time Block(s): 7 (7:00PM) Days: M, TU, TH Available To: Youth (Y) Seats Available: 6 On Waiting List

Disabilities Awareness (MB) Time Block(s): 7 (7:00PM) Day: TU Available To: Youth (Y) Seats Available: 4 Look around at the Scouts in your unit, the members of your sports teams, and the kids in your class - you will see that each person has their own personalities, distinct interests and ideas, different physical features, and different strengths and needs.

Radio (MB) Time Block(s): 7 (7:00PM) Day: TU Available To: Youth (Y) Seats Available: Unlimited Radio is a way to send information, or communications, from one place to another. Broadcasting includes both one-way radio (a person hears the information but can't reply) as well as two-way radio (where the same person can both receive and send messages).