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2010 Gamehaven Council Merit Badge Fair Information Page
Check back often for updates !!
Latest updates 03/15/10.
Getting Ready for the Merit Badge Fair:
1) Review the Merit Badge Fair Grid which shows the sessions are being offered.
2) Print out the Troop Worksheet and have your scouts fill in which merit badges they are interested in. Be sure they mark their 1st, 2nd, or 3rd choices for AM and PM sessions in case a session is full.
3) Review the registration instructions for how to register for the event.
4) Register for the event! The cost is $6 per merit badge.
REGISTRATION OPENS FEBRUARY 3, 2010 FOR COUNCIL UNITS
REGISTRATION OPENS FEBRUARY 14, 2010 FOR OUT OF COUNCIL UNITS
REGISTRATION CLOSES FEBRUARY 28, 2010 FOR ALL
Hint, the earlier your troop registers for the event, the better the chances are your scout will get the merit badges they choose.
Note:
Register only the scouts you know are taking classes. Do not reserve class seats (A scout is trust worthy). We reserve the right to remove registrations for troops that abuse the system.
03/09/10 Update:
Adult sessions being offered at the Merit Badge Fair are:
Scoutmaster Specific Training 7:30 AM Start. Registration Form. Cost is $12.
Pre-requisite is "This is Scouting" available online.
Life to Eagle Session will again be offered during lunch at the Merit Badge Fair. This session is free and please register online.
If you are having difficulty registering for either the youth merit badge classes and/or the
adult sessions, please email mbfairhelp@gamehavenbsa.org
5) Make your check payable to Gamehaven Council and send it in to the council office within 3 days of your online registration.
6) Be sure your scouts are aware of the pre-requisites for the merit badge they are taking. A scout is Prepared. The pre-requisites are listed below. For each merit badge, the scout should review the merit badge pamphlet and come with the printed merit badge worksheets. Some merit badges have additional needs and those are detailed below. Be sure to review these requirements.
If you have questions for the committee, or would like to volunteer for the event, please contact the committee by email.
Between now and March 20th, check in with your scouts - are they working on any needed pre-requisites? Encourage the scouts to start working on them right away.
On the day of the Merit Badge Fair:
The schedule for March 20 is:
7:15-8:00am Morning Registration
8:00-8:30am Opening Ceremony
8:30-12:00 AM Sessions
12:00-1:00 Lunch
1:00-4:30 PM Sessions
Updated 03/12/10
** The on-site adult and all participating scouts should check in at Lourdes High School. The scouts should go to the gym and the onsite adult needs to check in at registration in the cafeteria. Once the unit is checked in, the on-site adult should distribute session tickets and programs to the individual scouts in the gym.
**Bring your Troop Flag, the stand, and have a representative participate in the opening ceremony!
** Class A uniforms are the dress code for the day. OA members - please wear your OA sash.
**Remember to bring the merit badge cards so the counselors can sign the individual requirements which are completed that day.
**Please bring a donation of a non-perishable food item for the Channel One Food Bank. Your donation helps those in need and is truly appreciated.
**Concessions (lunch) will be available for purchase.
Merit Badge Information:
Please be sure each scout is prepared! Review the merit badge pamphlet and come prepared with the worksheets and any other needed materials. Click on the merit badge to link to the worksheets. Most merit badges will be linked to the worksheets from the U S Scouting Service Project Website.
Note: Please check often for updated notes from the counselors.
Updated 02/11/10: Added Aviation and Chemistry Counselor Notes
Updated 02/22/10: Various merit badges Pre-requisites
Updated 03/03/10: Medicine and Journalism Pre-requisites
Updated 03/04/10: Plumbing Merit Badge
Updated 03/07/10: Genealogy Merit Badge Counselor Notes
Updated 03/09/10: Computers, Nuclear Science, Reading, Scholarship, Soil & Water Conservation
Updated 03/11/10: Soil & Water Conservation Counselor additional notes
Updated 03/15/10: Landscape Architecture
All scouts should print out the merit badge worksheets and bring them with to the session with the merit badge pamphlet and blue merit badge cards.
Merit Badge Name |
2010 Pre-Requisites (number & letter) |
Additional Notes from Counselor |
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2, 3, 5, 6 |
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3C |
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7 |
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1, 4, 5 |
Counselor has modified the worksheets. Please use the worksheets from the link provided. |
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2A or 2B & 5 - bring to class |
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No Pre Req's |
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3E |
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| Aviation | 4-1 or 4-2 or 4-3 | Counselor notes and Pre-requisite Information. |
2, 5, 6, 8 |
Dress appropriately for the weather as there will be a field trip. |
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6 |
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1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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TBD |
Dress appropriately for the weather as there will be a field trip. |
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2A, 2B, 3, 4, 7, 8 |
Scouts should bring a copy of the worksheets with the pre-req's items addressed. |
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Do two of 2A, 2B, 2C, 2D, and 3, 6, 8 |
Scouts should bring a copy of the worksheets with the pre-req's items addressed. |
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4, 7 |
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7, 9, 10 |
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No Pre-Req's. See counselor notes |
Scouts will need to complete the merit badge workbook by the time the class is complete to earn the merit badge. |
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2, 5b, 7 |
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4B or 4C or 4D |
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2, 7, 8, 9 |
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No Pre Req's |
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See counselor notes |
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1A, 4 |
Please make sure that Requirement 1A and all of 4 are completed before the Scout comes to the session. Requirement 4 takes at least 14 days. |
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2 & 5 |
Each class member is required to complete requirements Number 2 and 5 prior to attending to successfully complete the merit badge. Put some time and effort into preparing materials that you can be proud to submit and bring them to the class. |
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3A |
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1D, 5, 7, 8 |
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None |
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Bring First Aid Kit |
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6A, 6B, 7A, 7B, 7C, 9A, 10B, 12 |
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4,9 |
Read the merit badge pamphlet. They should start on item 4, but we will do the knots in class. They can bring a signed note from their scoutmaster to indicate item 9 is complete. |
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6, 8 |
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2B, 3, 4B, 6, 7 |
Bring your completed journal, written notes from your interview, and a photocopy of a genealogical document. Also, bring completed pedigree and family group records. |
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Geocaching Currently this is not an official merit badge. It is being released later this year. |
No Pre Req's |
The Scouts would need to meet with the counselor again perhaps in May to finalize the merit badge, but I think this one would take two separate sessions anyway. |
Do ONE of 3a, 3b, 3c or 3d. |
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I'd like to have the boys attempt #5 of the requirements which is to identify 5 trees, 5 shrubs and a groundcover. I will cover this on Saturday and it will be difficult for the boys to do this on their own considering many plants have no leaves on them, but I'd like for them to make an attempt since most of our snow is gone. They can focus primarily on evergreens if they like. If the boys have access to a digital camera and can bring it, that will be helpful as well. |
Scouts should visit www.masla.org (MN Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects) to find out more about the profession in relation to education requirements, the spectrum of projects LA's work on; featured films, and view one of the publications put out by MASLA. Review & be familiar with the MB Pamphlet. Come prepared for weather as there will be an outside walking visit to a local project designed by a LA. Participants should bring the following: pencil, eraser, 90' triangle for drawing (available at art supply stores; Hobby Lobby, etc), Architect's scale with 1/8" = 1' 0"(also available at art supply stores) ; Minimum 25' tape measure; Circle template (available at are supply stores) |
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No Pre Req's |
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2, 3, 4 |
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10 |
To complete the merit badge requirements, Scouts must take part in a medicine related service program. Scouts can meet this requirement by recruiting a blood donor or donating themselves if over the age of 16. More information can be found on the link below: |
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3A or 3B or 3C and #4 (either A, B, C or D) |
Please bring appropriate documentation to support completion of these items along with the merit badge worksheets. |
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2 & 3 Print out the merit badge worksheets to bring to the session. |
Please bring a printed set of the merit badge worksheets with you to the session. |
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1, 5, 10 |
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See Counselor Notes |
They need to do a drawing of their house's plumbing system. Also, please bring a work shirt so their uniforms do not get dirty. |
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No Pre Req's |
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No Pre Req's |
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Reading and |
Reading - 1D and 4 Scholarship - 1, 3, 5 |
This is two merit badges. Scouts will need two merit badge cards. |
1C, 2D, and 7 (with consultation and approval of the counselor) |
Scouts will need pencils, a clipboard, and a small calculator. Find the NRCS - National Resources Conservation Service - website for your county, locate a property of perhaps 100 to 200 acres, and look up the mapped soils. One may have to go to the local NRCS office to get this information as well. See additional notes. Dress for the weather with appropriate with good walking shoes. Session will be held at GSR. |
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1,2,3,4,5,6 |
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5 |
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1 |
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See counselor notes |
Pick up the merit badge pamphlet and read it before class. |
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No Pre Req's |
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1, 2A |
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