PHYSICAL SKILLS GROUP:

AQUANAUT

ATHLETE

FITNESS *

SPORTSMAN

MENTAL SKILLS GROUP:

ARTIST

SCHOLAR

SHOWMAN

TRAVELER

COMMUNITY GROUP:

TECHNOLOGY GROUP:

CRAFTSMAN

ENGINEER

HANDYMAN

SCIENTIST

OUTDOOR GROUP:

FORESTER

GEOLOGIST

NATURALIST

OUTDOORSMAN**

AQUANAUT

Do these:

1. Jump into water over your head. Come to the surface and swim 100 feet, at least half of this using a backstroke.
2. Stay in the water after the swim and float on your back and your front, and demonstrate survival floating.
3. 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:

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

   After completing the swim, rest by floating.

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

ATHLETE

Do these:

1. With your parent, guardian, or Webelos den leader, complete the Perseverance Character Connection.
   1. 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.
   2. 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.
   3. Practice: Practice perseverance by following your plan to do that requirement for the Athlete activity badge.
2. Explain what it means to be physically and mentally healthy.
3. Explain what you as a Webelos Scout can do to stay physically and mentally healthy.
4. Every time you work on requirement 5 below, start with at  least 5 minutes of stretching warm-up activities.
5. Do as many as you can of the following and record your results. Show improvement in all of the activities after 30 days.
   1. Have another person hold your feet down while you do as many curl-ups as you can.
   2. Do as many pull-ups from a bar as you can.
   3. Do as many push-ups from the ground or floor as you can.
   4. Do a standing long jump as far as you can.
   5. Do a quarter-mile run or walk.

And do two of these:

6. Do a vertical jump and improve your reach in 30 days.
7. Do a 50 yard dash as fast as you can, and show a decrease in time over a 30 day period.
8. Ride a bike 1 mile as fast as you can, and show a decrease in time over a 30 day period.
9. 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.

FITNESS

Required for WEBELOS Badge

Do this:

1. With your parent, guardian, or WEBELOS den leader, complete the Health and Fitness Character Connection.
   1. Know: Tell why it is important to be healthy, clean, and fit.
   2. 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.
   3. Practice: Practice good health habits while doing the requirements for this activity badge.

And do six of these:

2. 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.
3. 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.
4. Keep a record of your daily meals and snacks for a week.  Decide whether you have been eating foods that are good for you.
5. Tell an adult member of your family about the bad effects smoking or chewing tobacco would have on your body.
6. Tell an adult member of your family four reasons why you should not use alcohol and how it could affect you.
7. Tell an adult member of your family what drugs could do to your body and how they would affect your ability to think clearly.
8. Read the booklet Take A Stand Against Drugs! or participate in the DARE Program at your school.  Discuss it with an adult and show that you understand the material.

SPORTSMAN

Do these:

1. Show the signals used by officials in one of these sports: football, basketball, baseball, soccer, or hockey.
2. Explain what good sportsmanship means.
3. While you are a Webelos Scout, earn Cub Scout sports belt loops for two individual sports (archery, badminton, bicycling, bowling, fishing, golf, gymnastics, marbles, physical fitness, skating, skiing, swimming, table tennis, tennis).
4. While you are a Webelos Scout, earn Cub Scout sports belt loops for two team sports (baseball, basketball, soccer, softball, volleyball, or ultimate).

ARTIST

Do these:

1. 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.
2. Create a scrapbook (portfolio) of your Artist activity badge projects and show it to your den leader.

And do five of these:

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

SCHOLAR

Do this:

1. With your parent, guardian, or WEBELOS den leader, complete the Positive Attitude Character Connection.
   1. 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)
   2. 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.
   3. Practice: Do your "BEST" to have a cheerful and positive attitude while doing the requirements for this activity badge.

And do three of these:

2. Have a good record in attendance, behavior, and grades at school.
3. Take an active part in a school activity or service.
4. Discuss with your teacher or principal the value of having an education.
5. List in writing some important things you can do now because of what you've learned in  school.
6. While you are a WEBELOS Scout, earn the Cub Scout Academics belt loop for Language.
7. 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.
8. While you are a WEBELOS Scout, earn the Cub Scout Academics belt loop for Chess.

And do three of these:

SHOWMAN

Do this:

1. 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:

2. Write a puppet play about one of your WEBELOS den activities or a subject of your choice.
3. Make a set of puppets or marionettes for the play you have written or for another play.
4. Build a simple stage for marionettes or puppets.
5. Alone or with the help of others, put on a puppet show for your den or pack.
6. 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.
7. 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:

8. Play four tunes on any band or orchestra instrument. Read these from music.
9. Sing one song indoors and one song outdoors, either alone or with a group. Tell what you need to do differently when singing outdoors.
10. Make a collection of three or more records, tapes, or music CDs. Tell what you like about each one.
11. Tell what folk music is. Hum, sing, or play a folk tune on a musical instrument.
12. Name three American composers. Name a famous work by each.
13. Draw a staff. Draw on it a clef, sharp, flat, natural, note, and rest. Tell what each is used for.
14. Show the difference between 2/4, 3/4, and 4/4 time by beating time or playing an instrument.
15. 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:

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

TRAVELER

Do five of these:

1. 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.
2. Use a timetable to plan a trip from your home to a city in another state by railroad, bus, airline, or ferry.
3. 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.
4. With your parent or guardian, take a trip to a place that interests you. Go by car, bus, boat, train, or plane.
5. 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.
6. 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.
7. Decide on a trip you would like to take that lasts at least two days. Pack everything you would need for that trip.
8. Check the first aid kit in the family car to see if it contains what is needed. Explain what you found.
9. 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.
10. 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.
11. Make a list of safety precautions you, as a traveler, should take for travel by each of the following; car, bus, plane, boat, train.
12. While you are a WEBELOS Scout, earn the Cub Scout Academics belt loop for Geography.
13. While you are a WEBELOS Scout, earn the Cub Scout Academics belt loop for Map and Compass.

CITIZEN

Required for Webelos Badge

Do this:

1. With your parent, guardian, or WEBELOS den leader, complete the Citizenship Character Connection.
   1. 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.
   2. 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.
   3. 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:

2. 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.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. Repeat the Pledge of Allegiance from memory. Explain its meaning in your own words.
6. Tell how our National Anthem was written.
7. Explain the rights and duties of a citizen of the United States. Explain what a citizen should do to save our natural resources.
8. 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:

9. Tell about two things you can do that will help law enforcement agencies.
10. 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.
11. 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.
12. Tell about another boy you think is a good citizen. Tell what he does that makes you think he is a good citizen.
13. List the names of three people you think are good citizens. (They can be from any country.) Tell why you chose each of them.
14. Tell why we have laws. Tell why you think it is important to obey the law. Tell about three laws you obeyed this week.
15. Tell why we have government. Explain some ways your family helps pay for government.
16. List four ways in which your country helps or works with other nations.
17. Name three organizations, not churches or other religious organizations, in your area that help people. Tell something about what one of these organizations does.

COMMUNICATOR
(Resources - click here or the linked items below)

Do seven of these

1. Play the Body Language Game with your den.
2. Prepare and give a three-minute talk to your den on a subject of your choice.
3. Invent a sign language or a picture writing language and use it to tell someone a story.
4. Identify and discuss with your den as many different methods of communication as you can (at least six different methods).
5. Invent your own den secret code and send one of your den members a secret message.
6. 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.
7. Visit the newsroom of a newspaper or a radio or television station and find out how they receive information.
8. 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.
9. 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.
10. 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.
11. 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.
12. search the Internet and connect to five Web sites that interest you.
13. Under the supervision of a parent or other trusted adult, exchange e-mail with a friend or relative.
14. While you are a Webelos Scout, earn the Academics belt loop for Computers.
15. While you are a WEBELOS Scout, earn the Academics belt loop for Communicating.
16. Find out about jobs in communications. Tell your den what you learn.

FAMILY MEMBER

Do all of these:

1. Tell what is meant by family, duty to family, and family meetings.
2. 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.
3. Make a list of some things for which your family spends money. Tell how you can help your family save money.
4. Plan your own budget for 30 days. Keep track of your daily expenses for seven days.
5. 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.
6. 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:

7. With the help of an adult prepare a family energy-saving plan. Explain what you did to carry it out.
8. 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.
9. Learn how to clean your home properly. With adult supervision, help do it for one month.
10. Show that you know how to take care of your clothes. With adult supervision, help at least twice with the family laundry.
11. 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.
12. While you are a WEBELOS Scout, earn the Academics belt loop for Heritages.
13. Explain why garbage and trash must be disposed of properly.

READYMAN
(Resources - click here or the linked items below)

Required for Arrow of Light

Do all of these:

And do two of these:

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

CRAFTSMAN

Do these:

3. 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.
4. 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.

ENGINEER

Do both of these:

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

And do four of these:

3. 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.)
4. Visit a civil engineer or surveyor to learn how to measure the length of a property line. Explain how property lines are determined.
5. Tell about how electricity is generated and then gets to your home.
6. Construct a simple working electrical circuit using a flashlight battery, a switch, and a light.
7. Make drawings of three kinds of bridges and explain their differences. Construct a model bridge of your choice.
8. Make a simple crane using a block and tackle and explain how the block and tackle is used in everyday life.
9. Build a catapult and show how it works.
10. While you are a WEBELOS Scout, earn the Cub Scout Academics belt loop for Mathematics.

HANDYMAN
(Resources - click here or the linked items below)

Do these:

1. With your parent, guardian, or WEBELOS den leader, complete the Responsibility Character Connection.
   1. 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.
   2. 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.
   3. 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:

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

SCIENTIST

Do these:

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

And do six of these:

5. Show the effects of atmospheric pressure.
6. Show the effects of air pressure.
7. Show the effects of water pressure. This may be combined with atmospheric pressure or with air pressure.
8. 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.
9. Explain what causes fog. Show how this works.
10. Explain how crystals are formed. Make some.
11. Explain how you use your center of gravity to keep your balance. Show three different balancing tricks.
12. Show in three different ways how your eyes work together, and show what is meant by an optical illusion.
13. While you are a WEBELOS Scout, earn the Cub Scout Academics belt loop for Weather.
14. While you are a WEBELOS Scout, earn the Cub Scout Academics belt loop for Astronomy.

FORESTER

Do five of these:

GEOLOGIST
(Resources - click here or the linked items below)

Do five of these:

1. Collect five geologic specimens that have important uses.
2. Rocks and minerals are used in metals, glass, jewelry, road-building products, and fertilizer. Give examples of minerals used in these products.
3. 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.
4. List some of the geologic materials used in building your home.
5. Make a drawing that shows the cause of a volcano, a geyser, or an earthquake.
6. Explain one way in which mountains are formed.
7. Describe what a fossil is. How is it used to tell how old a formation is? Find two examples of fossils in your area.
8. Take a field trip to a geological site, geological laboratory, or rock show. Discuss what you learned at your next Webelos den meeting.
9. While you are a WEBELOS Scout, earn the Cub Scout Academics belt loop for Geology.

NATURALIST

Do these:

1. With your parent, guardian, or WEBELOS den leader, complete the Respect Character Connection.
   1. 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.
   2. 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.
   3. Practice: Explain how completing the requirements for this activity badge gives you the opportunity to show respect.

And do five of these:

OUTDOORSMAN

Required for Arrow of Light

Do two of these:

1. 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.
2. With your family or Webelos den, help plan and take part in an evening outdoor activity that includes a campfire.
3. 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.
4. 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:

5. During a Webelos den meeting, discuss how to follow the Leave No Trace Frontcountry Guidelines during outdoor activities.
6. Participate in an outdoor conservation project with your Webelos den or a Boy Scout troop.
7. 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.
8. 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.
9. 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.
10. Demonstrate how to whip and fuse the ends of a rope.
11. 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.
12. Visit a nearby Boy Scout camp with your WEBELOS den.