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Attention! Due to the current social distancing recommendations in response to COVID-19, most in-house programs at the museum have been suspended. This includes Fall/Winter 2020-21 merit badge programs. However, the museum’s merit badge counselors have prepared digital packets for your Scout to keep on Scouting! These packets are interactive workbooks that have been designed to fill all requirements, virtually, while keeping your Scout engaged through stories, videos, interviews, projects, and experiments. All programs are self-paced to align with Scouts BSA requirements.
See merit badge opportunities below. Registration is at the bottom of this page. If you would like to view a free sample of any of the programs, below, please email your request to [email protected]Required for Eagle
America is a patchwork of communities! Your Scout will get to know their own community a little better while earning their complete badge.
Required for Eagle
Scouts already know what it means to be a good American citizen through action! However, knowing the basic concept of American democracy will help Scouts not take their rights and freedoms for granted. That’s what this badge is all about! Scouts will learn this and more as they complete their full merit badge. Please note that content may very per state.
Required for Eagle
Did you know your Scout is already a world citizen? How good of a citizen they are depends on their willingness to understand the values, traditions, and concerns of other people who share the world with them. That’s what this badge is all about! Scouts will learn this and more as they complete their full merit badge.
Required for Eagle
Scouts should learn the actions that are helpful and needed before, during, and after an emergency. That’s what emergency preparedness is all about! While earning this badge, Scouts will learn the phases of emergency management and the appropriate actions for each one. Please note that completing the First Aid merit badge is requirement #1. First Aid will not be covered in this badge, but Scouts can still complete all other requirements and receive a blue card. Details are within the digital packet, or you may email Richelle at [email protected] for more information.
Required for Eagle
Your Scout will conduct at-home experiments, live the life of a worker bee, save endangered species, and become Healthy Earth Heroes as the complete their full merit badge.
Required for Eagle
We Are Family! The family is the basic unit of our world and is important to both individuals and communities. Scouts will earn their complete badge while learning more about their own family and how they can play a very important part in making their family unit even stronger.
Required for Eagle
Scouts know that when you plan a hike, it is best to have a map before you begin, and to plot a course that will make for a smooth journey. In other words, Know Before You Go! Managing adult life is exactly the same. As Scouts earn their complete badge, they will learn to manage critical parts of adult life, including their money, their time, and their future. Even though they are not there just yet, it always pays to Know Before You Go!
America’s heritage is more than just fireworks and hot dogs on July 4th. It’s the knowledge that we live in a country founded on the principles of freedom and equality. Not only do we inherit these principles as American citizens, but our heritage gives us the ability to make positive change in America. While earning this badge, Scouts will discover America’s history, music, current events, and the power they have as ordinary citizens to make positive change. Scouts will earn their complete merit badge!
Have you ever dreamed of owning your own business? Learning to be a biz kid is what this badge is all about! Scouts will get into the entrepreneurial spirit as they learn skills, brainstorm to find that million dollar product, and even create their own business plan as they complete their full merit badge.
Have you been bitten by the genealogy bug? Discovering family history is what this badge is all about! Scouts will begin building their family tree and become history detectives as they complete their full merit badge.
“These were great! I appreciate the time [MB counselor] gives to my badge work.” – Tessa F., Scout, Last Frontier Council
“[My Scout] was engaged the whole time. I learned a lot too!” – Rhonda L., Parent, Last Frontier Council
“I am super-impressed. The material is top-notch!” – Stuart H., Scoutmaster, Noblesville, IN
Attention! If you are experiencing financial hardship during this time, but want your Scout to keep on Scouting, email [email protected] to request a scholarship to help you cover the cost of these merit badges.