|
|
Required to be done before Class: Requirement 5
Can be done before or after class: Requirements 3, 7b, 7e
Required to be done after class: Requirements 4b, 4c
Merit Badge Requirements:
- Discuss with your counselor what citizenship
in the community means and what it takes to be a
good citizen in your community. Discuss the
rights, duties, and obligations of citizenship,
and explain how you can demonstrate good
citizenship in your community, Scouting unit,
place of worship, or school.
- Do the following:
- on a map of your community, locate and
point out the following:
- Chief government buildings such as
your city hall, county courthouse, and
public works/services facility
- Fire station, police station, and
hospital nearest your home
- Historical or other interesting
points
- Chart the organization of your local or
state government. Show the top offices and
tell whether they are elected or appointed.
- Do the following:
- Attend a city or town council or school
board meeting, or a municipal; county, or
state court session.
- Choose one of the issues discussed at
the meeting where a difference of opinions
was expressed, and explain to your counselor
why you agree with one opinion more than you
do another one.
- Choose an issue that is important to the
citizens of your community; then do the
following:
- Find out which branch of local
government is responsible for this issue.
- With your counselor's and a parent's
approval, interview one person from the
branch of government you identified in
requirement 4a. Ask what is being done about
this issue and how young people can help.
- Share what you have learned with your
counselor.
- With the approval of your counselor and a
parent, watch a movie that shows how the actions
of one individual or group of individuals can
have a positive effect on a community. Discuss
with your counselor what you learned from the
movie about what it means to be a valuable and
concerned member of the community.
- List some of the services (such as the
library, recreation center, public
transportation, and public safety) your
community provides that are funded by taxpayers.
Tell your counselor why these services are
important to your community.
- Do the following:
- Choose a charitable organization outside
of Scouting that interests you and brings
people in your community together to work
for the good of your community.
- Using a variety of resources (including
newspapers, fliers and other literature, the
Internet, volunteers, and employees of the
organization), find out more about this
organization.
- With your counselor's and your parent's
approval, contact the organization and find
out what young people can do to help. While
working on this merit badge, volunteer at
least eight hours of your time for the
organization. After your volunteer
experience is over, discuss what you have
learned with your counselor.
- Develop a public presentation (such as a
video, slide show, speech, digital presentation,
or photo exhibit) about important and unique
aspects of your community. Include information
about the history, cultures, and ethnic groups
of your community; its best features and popular
places where people gather; and the challenges
it faces. Stage your presentation in front of
your merit badge counselor or a group, such as
your patrol or a class at school.
|
|
Back |
|
