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BEAR BADGE ACHIEVEMENTS
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GOD (Do ONE of the following)
- WAYS WE WORSHIP
Complete both requirements.
- Complete the Character Connection for Faith
Know. Name some people in history who have shown
great faith. Discuss with an adult how faith has been
important at a particular point in his or her life.
Commit. Discuss with an adult how having faith and hope
will help you in your life, and also discuss some ways that
you can strengthen your faith.
Practice. Practice your faith as you are taught in your
home, church, synagogue, mosque, or religious fellowship.
- Make a list of things you can do this week to practice your
religion as you are taught in your home, church, synagogue,
mosque, or other religious community. Check them off your list
as you complete them.
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- EMBLEMS OF FAITH
Complete the requirement.
Earn the religious emblem of your faith. (Click
here to see a list of the religious emblems
available to Cub Scouts.)
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COUNTRY (Do THREE of the following)
- WHAT MAKES AMERICA SPECIAL?
(Do requirements (a) and (j) and any two of the other
requirements.
- Write or tell what makes America special to you. Worksheet
- With the help of your family or den leader, find out about
two famous Americans. Tell the things
they did or are doing to improve our way of life. Worksheet
- Find out something about the old homes near where you live.
Go and see two of them.
- Find out where places of historical interest are located in
or near your town or city. Go and visit one of
them with your family or den. Suggestion
- Choose a state; it can be your favorite one or your
home state. Name its state bird, tree, and flower.
Describe its flag. Give the date it was admitted to the Union.
Worksheet
- Be a member of the color guard in a flag ceremony for your
den or pack.
- Display the U.S. flag in your home or fly it on three
national holidays..
- Learn how to raise and lower a U.S. flag properly for an
outdoor ceremony.
- Participate in an outdoor flag ceremony
- Complete the Character Connection for Citizenship.
Know. Tell ways some people in the past have served
our country. Tell about some people who serve our country
today. (Don't forget about "ordinary" people who
serve our country.)
Commit. Tell something that might happen to you and your
family if other people were not responsible citizens. Tell one
thing you will do to be a good citizen.
Practice. Tell three things you did in one week that show
you are a good citizen.
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- TALL TALES Worksheet
Do all three requirements.
- Tell in your own words what folklore is. List some folklore
stories, folk songs, or historical legends from your own state
or part of the country.
- Name at least five stories about American folklore. Point
out on a United States map where they happened.
- Read two folklore stories and tell your favorite one to your
den.
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- SHARING YOUR WORLD WITH WILDLIFE
This elective is also part of the Cub
Scout World Conservation Award.
Do four of the requirements.
- Choose a bird or animal that you like and find out how it
lives. Make a poster showing what you have learned. Worksheet
- Build or make a bird feeder or
birdhouse and hang it in a
place where birds can visit safely.
- Explain what a wildlife conservation officer does.
- Visit one of the following: Suggestion
Zoo, Nature center, Aviary, Wildlife
refuge, Game preserve.
Five
Rivers Environmental Education Center, Delmar NY
- Name one animal that has become extinct in the last 100
years. Tell why animals become extinct. Name one animal that
is on the endangered species list. Worksheet
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- TAKE CARE OF YOUR PLANET
Do three requirements.
- Save 5 pounds of glass or aluminum, or 1 month of daily
newspapers. Turn them in at a
recycling center or use your community's recycling service.
- Plant a tree in your yard, or on the grounds of the group
that operates your Cub Scout pack, or in a park or other
public place. Be sure to get permission first.
- Call city or county officials or your trash hauling company
and find out what happens to your trash after it is hauled
away.
- List all the ways water is used in your home. Search for
dripping faucets or other ways water might be wasted. With an
adult, repair or correct those problems. Worksheet
- Discuss with an adult in your family the kinds of energy
your family uses. Worksheet
- Find out more about your family's use of electricity. Worksheet
- Take part in a den or pack neighborhood clean-up project.
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- LAW ENFORCEMENT IS A BIG JOB
Do all six requirements.
- Practice one way police gather evidence: by taking
fingerprints, or taking shoeprints, or taking tire track
casts.
- Visit your local sheriff's office or police station or talk
with a law enforcement officer visiting your den or pack to
discuss crime prevention.
- Help with crime prevention for your home.
- Be sure you know where to get help in your neighborhood.
- Learn the phone numbers to use in an emergency and post them
by each phone in your home.
- Know what you can do to help law enforcement.
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FAMILY (Do FOUR of the following)
- THE PAST IS EXCITING AND IMPORTANT
Do requirement g and two other requirements.
- Visit your library or newspaper office. Ask to see back
issues of newspapers or an almanac.
- Find someone who was a Cub Scout a long time ago. Talk with
him about what Cub Scouting was like then.
- Start or add to an existing den or pack scrapbook.
- Trace your family back through your grandparents or
great-grandparents; or, talk to a grandparent about what it
was like when he or she was younger. Worksheet
- Find out some history about your community. Suggestion
- Start your own history: keep a journal for 2 weeks. Worksheet
- Complete the Character Connection for Respect.
Know. As you learn about how Cub Scout-age life was
like for adults you know, does what you learn change what you
think about them. Tell how it might help you respect or value
them more.
Commit. Can you think of reasons others might be
disrespectful to people or things you value? Name one new way
you will show respect for a person or thing someone else
values.
Practice. List some ways you can show respect for people
and events in the past.
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- WHAT'S COOKING?
Do four requirements.
- With an adult, bake cookies.
- With an adult, make snacks for the next den meeting. Suggestion
- With an adult, prepare one part of your breakfast, one part
of your lunch, and one part of your supper.
- Make a list of the "junk foods" you eat. Discuss
"junk food" with a parent or teacher.
- Make some trail food for a hike.
- With an adult, make a dessert for your family.
- With an adult, cook something outdoors.
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- FAMILY FUN
Do both requirements.
- Go on a day trip or evening out with members of your family.
- Have a family fun night at home.
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- BE READY!
Do requirements a through e and requirement g. Requirement f
is recommended, but not required.
- Tell what to do in case of an accident in the home. A family
member needs help. Someone's clothes catch on fire.
- Tell what to do in case of a water accident.
- Tell what to do in case of a school bus accident.
- Tell what to do in case of a car accident.
- With your family, plan escape routes from your home and have
a practice drill.
- Have a health checkup by a physician (optional).
- Complete the Character Connection for Courage.
Know. Memorize the courage steps: Be brave, Be calm,
Be clear, and Be careful. Tell why each courage step is
important. How will memorizing the courage steps help you to
be ready?
Commit. Tell why it might be difficult to follow the
courage steps in an emergency situation. Think of other times
you can use the courage steps. (Standing up to a bully is one
example.)
Practice. Act out one of the requirements using these
courage steps: Be brave, Be calm, Be clear, and Be careful.
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- FAMILY OUTDOOR ADVENTURE
This achievement is also part of Cub Scouting's Leave No Trace
Award.
Do three requirements.
- Go camping with your family.
- Go on a hike with your family.
- Have a picnic with your family.
- Attend an outdoor event with your family.
- Plan your outdoor family day.
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- SAVING WELL, SPENDING WELL
Do four requirements.
- Go grocery shopping with a parent or other adult member of
your family.
- Set up a savings account.
- Keep a record of how you spend money for 2 weeks. Worksheet
- Pretend you are shopping for a car for your family.
- Discuss family finances with a parent or guardian.
- Play a board game with your family that involves the use of
play money.
- With an adult, figure out how much it costs for each person
in your home to eat one meal.
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SELF (do FOUR of the following)
- RIDE RIGHT
Do requirement (a) and three other requirements.
- Know the rules for bike safety. If your town requires a
bicycle license, be sure to get one.
- Learn to ride a bike, if you haven't by now. Show that you
can follow a winding course for 60 feet doing sharp left and
right turns, a U-turn, and an emergency stop.
- Keep your bike in good shape. Identify the parts of a bike
that should be checked often.
- Change a tire on a bicycle.
- Protect your bike from theft. Use a bicycle lock.
- Ride a bike for 1 mile without rest. Be sure to obey all
traffic rules.
- Plan and take a family bike hike.
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- GAMES, GAMES, GAMES!
Do two requirements.
- Set up the equipment and play any two of these outdoor games
with your family or friends.
(Backyard golf, Badminton, Croquet, Sidewalk shuffleboard,
Kickball, Softball, Tetherball, Horseshoes, Volleyball)
- Play two organized games with your den.
- Select a game that your den has never played. Explain the
rules. Tell them how to play it, and then play it with them.
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- BUILDING MUSCLES
Do all three requirements.
- Do physical fitness stretching exercises. Then do curl-ups,
push-ups, the standing long jump, and the softball throw.
- With a friend about your size, compete in at least six
different two-person contests.
- Compete with your den or pack in the crab relay, gorilla
relay, 30-yard dash, and kangaroo relay.
NOTE TO PARENTS: If a licensed physician certifies that the Cub
Scout's physical condition for an indeterminable time doesn't
permit him to do three of the requirements in this achievement,
the Cubmaster and pack committee may authorize substitution
of any three Arrow Point electives.
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- INFORMATION, PLEASE
Do requirement (a) and three more requirements.
- With an adult in your family, choose a TV show. Watch it
together.
- Play a game of charades at your den meeting or with your
family at home.
- Visit a newspaper office, or a TV or radio station and talk
to a news reporter.
- Use a computer to get information. Write, spell-check,
and print out a report on what you learned.
- Write a letter to a company that makes something you use.
Use e-mail or the U.S. Postal Service.
- Talk with a parent or other family member about how getting
and giving facts fits into his or her job.
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- JOT IT DOWN
Do requirement h and four other requirements.
- Make a list of the things you want to do today. Check them
off when you have done them.
- Write two letters to relatives or friends.
- Keep a daily record of your activities for 2 weeks. Worksheet
- Write an invitation to someone.
- Write a thank-you note.
- Write a story about something you have done with your
family.
- Write about the activities of your den.
- Complete the Character Connection for Honesty.
Know. Tell what made it difficult to be clear and
accurate as you wrote details and kept records, and tell what
could tempt you to write something that was not exactly true.
Define honesty.
Commit. Tell why it is important to be honest and
trustworthy with yourself and with others. Imagine you had
reported something inaccurately and tell how you could set the
record straight. Give reasons that honest reporting will earn
the trust of others.
Practice. While doing the requirement for this
achievement, be honest when you are writing about real events.
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- SHAVINGS AND CHIPS
Do all four requirements.
- Know the safety rules for handling a knife.
- Show that you know how to take care of and use a
pocketknife.
- Make a carving with a pocketknife. Work with your den leader
or other adult when doing this.
- Earn the Whittling
Chip card.
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- SAWDUST AND NAILS
Do all three requirements.
- Show how to use and take care of four of these tools.
(Hammer, Hand saw, Hand drill, C-clamp, Wood plane, Pliers,
Crescent wrench, Screwdriver, Bench vise, Coping saw, Drill
bit)
- Build your own tool box.
- Use at least two tools listed in requirement (a) to fix
something.
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- BUILD A MODEL
Do requirement g and two other requirements.
- Build a model from a kit.
- Build a display for one of your models.
- Pretend you are planning to change the furniture layout in
one of the rooms in your home.
- Make a model of a mountain, a meadow, a canyon, or a river.
- Go and see a model of a shopping center or new building that
is on display somewhere.
- Make a model of a rocket, boat, car, or plane.
- Complete the Character Connection for Resourcefulness.
Know. Review the requirements for this
achievement and list the resources you would need to complete
them. Then list the materials you could substitute for items
that you do not already have. Tell what it means to be
resourceful.
Commit. After you complete the requirements for this
achievement, list any changes that would make the results
better if you did these projects again. Tell why it is
important to consider all available resources for a project.
Practice. While you complete the requirements for this
achievement, make notes on which materials worked well in your
projects and why.
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- TYING IT ALL UP
Do five requirements.
- Whip the ends of a rope.
- Tie a square knot, bowline, sheet bend, two half hitches,
and slip knot. Tell how each knot is used.
- Learn how to keep a rope from tangling.
- Coil a rope. Throw it, hitting a 2-foot square marker 20
feet away.
- Learn a magic rope trick.
- Make your own rope.
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- SPORTS, SPORTS, SPORTS
Do all five requirements.
- Learn the rules of and how to play three team sports.
- Learn the rules of and how to play two sports in which only
one person is on each side.
- Take part in one team and one individual sport.
- Watch a sport on TV with a parent or some other adult member
of your family.
- Attend a high school, college, or professional sporting
event with your family or your den.
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- BE A LEADER
Do requirement f and two other requirements.
- Help a boy join Cub Scouting, or help a new Cub Scout
through the Bobcat trail.
- Serve as a denner or assistant denner.
- Plan and conduct a den activity with the approval of your
den leader.
- Tell two people they have done a good job.
- Leadership means choosing a way even when not everybody
likes your choice.
- Complete the Character Connection for Compassion.
Know. Tell why, as a leader, it is important to show
kindness and concern for other people. List ways leaders show
they care about the thoughts and feelings of others.
Commit. Tell why a good leader must consider the ideas,
abilities, and feelings of others. Tell why it might be hard
for a leader to protect another person's well-being. Tell ways
you can be kind and compassionate.
Practice. While you complete the requirements for this
achievement, find ways to be kind and considerate of others.
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