Online Merit Badge Class Scheduling

2016 will feature 7 different Expedition Camps available to Scouts / Venturers / Explorers from July 31 to August 5. The camps will allow participants to immerse themselves into a specific theme where they will spend about 90% of their time, while being able to enjoy other aspects of camp as well. Participants will arrive at camp as individuals as opposed to traditional summer camp where they are part of a troop. They will stay in campsites under the supervision of the Hovey staff and engage in a wide variety of activities led by Hovey staff as well as outside specialists. Meals will be provided in the dining hall. Online Merit Badge Class Scheduling Camp Babcock-Hovey uses an online system to manage payments and schedule merit badges. In order to register a Scout for Merit Badge Classes there must be enough funds paid to register a Scout in full for camp. Merit Badge classes open for registration on the day that Early Bird payments are due. We will provide more exact information as the date draws near. The next two forms are the 2016 Merit Badge Schedule and prerequisites. The unit can only register Scouts for Merit Badge Classes after they are paid in full. Do you have enough money paid to register all of your Scouts for merit badges? Multiply the number of Scouts attending times the registration rate the Scouts qualified for (either early bird, regular or late). You can only register Scouts for classes if there are enough funds paid at the time of scheduling. You can always go online and make payments for camp through the system and classes can be selected and modified anytime up until a few weeks before camp. ****** Please Note: You will sign up for evening merit badges at camp ****** Please don t hesitate to contact me if there is anything that I can do for you. I can be reached at 585-727-9196 or Jlaitenberger@gmail.com Camp Babcock-Hovey 31

Merit Badge Schedule 2016 Please note: you must be 12 years old to shoot Rifles and 13 years old to shoot Shotguns; you must achieve Swimmer level at camp to take a Pool or Lakefront Merit Badge. Session 1: 9:15-10:05 Nature The NAC/Footsteps Scoutcraft Sci/Tech Environmental Science Basketry Wilderness Survival Electronics Soil and Water Conservation Indian Lore Pioneering (2 sessions) Film -making Plant Science Leatherwork Geocaching Game Design Fish & Wildlife Management First Aid Cooking Wood Carving Lakefront Pool Shooting Sports Canoeing Swimming Shotgun Water Sports (2 sessions) Lifesaving (2 sessions) Archery Rifle Session 2: 10:15-11:05 Nature TheNAC/ Footsteps Scoutcraft Sci/Tech Bird Study Basketry Camping Robotics Fish & Wildlife Management Indian Lore Cooking Game Design Geology Leatherwork Pioneering (cont.) Space Exploration Environmental Science First Aid Wilderness Survival Chess Sculpture / Art Lakefront Pool Shooting Sports Water Sports (Continued) Swimming Shotgun Small Boat Sailing (2 sessions) Lifesaving (cont.) Archery Rifle Session 3: 11:15 to 12:05 Nature The NAC/Footsteps Scoutcraft Sci/Tech Forestry American Heritage Wilderness Survival Robotics Reptile Study Leatherwork Cooking Electronics Nature Sculpture/Art Orienteering Space Exploration Environmental Science First Aid Camping Computers Wood Carving Lakefront Pool Shooting Sports Canoeing Swimming Shotgun Small Boat Sailing (cont.) Swim Lessons Archery Rifle Evening Program: Monday & Tuesday ****** Please Note: You will sign up for evening Merit Badges at camp ****** 32

Merit Badge Class Size Recomended Age Rank 33 Prerequisites Comments American Heritage 16 Req 3.c Extra time required Archery 16 None Practice, Extra range time might be needed Art 16 None Taken with sculpture MB Astronomy 16 13 Req. 8 Mon. & Tue. Evening Basketry 16 None $12.00 for a project Extra time required Bird Study 16 13 Req. 5, Extra time required Camping 16 12 First Req. 4b, 5e, 9a&9b Extra time required Canoeing 16 12 None Must be a swimmer Cooking 16 Req. 5& 7 Extra time required Computers 16 Disabilities Awareness -- offered Wednesday afternoon Electronics 8 $8 electronics project Environmental Science 16 13 First Extra time required Fire Safety 16 Req. 6a Mon. & Tue. Evening First Aid 16 Req. 2b Bring 1 st aid kit to camp Fishing 16 Req. 9 Mon. & Tue. Evening Fish & Wildlife 16 12 Extra time required Forestry 16 12 Req. 3b, 5 & 7 Extra time required Game Design 8 12 Geocaching 16 Req. 9 Extra time required Geology 16 12 Extra time required Indian Lore 16 None Journalism 16 Mon. & Tues Evening Kayaking 12 13 First None Must be a swimmer Leatherwork 16 None $$$$8.00 for a project $$$$$ Lifesaving 8 13 First Req. 1a Must be a swimmer 2 sessions Mammal Study 16 None Mon. & Tue. Evening Moviemaking 8 14 None A scout may use his own personal device for the badge Music 16 Mon. & Tues. Evening Nature 16 Req. 4 Mon. & Tue. Evening Orienteering 16 12 Req. 7,8a,8b,&9 Bring a Compass Photography 16 Mon. & Tues. Evening Pioneering 16 13 First Req. 2a Practice Knots Plant Science 16 12 Req. 3 Extra time required Reptile & Amphib. 16 Req. 8 Extra time required Rifle Shooting 16 Required 12 years old Practice Robotics 16 Req. 6a None Rowing 16 12 None Must be a swimmer Sculpture 16 None None Shotgun Shooting 8 Required 12 years old Practice Small Boat Sailing 16 12 None Must be a swimmer 2 sessions

Signs, Signals & Codes 16 Mon. & Tues Evening Soil & Water Con. 16 Req. 7 Extra time required Space Exploration 16 None $$$$10.00 for a project $$$$$ Swimming 16 Req. 3 Must be a swimmer Water Sports 8 13 Must be a swimmer Weather 16 Mon. & Tue. Evening Wilderness Survival 16 Req. 5 Extra time required Woodcarving 16 Totin Chit $$$$8.00 for a project $$$$$ Prerequisite Merit Badge Requirements: At Camp Babcock-Hovey we strive to cover as many requirements at camp as we possibly can. But some Merit Badges require additional time, resources, or work. Here is a list some of the things that will be required beyond the daily class time to complete Merit Badges at Camp. If an entire requirement cannot be completed during camp the scout has three options. 1: To do as much the merit badge as we can offer in camp and leave with a partial merit badge blue card, then complete the other requirement after camp and find a counselor to sign off the remaining requirement. 2: The scout may complete the requirement before camp and bring either a partial blue card initialed by a Merit Badge Counselor for the Merit Badge. 3: do the requirement before camp and bring a signed note from the scoutmaster. Our Merit Badge Counselors reserve the right not to sign off a requirement done in this way with an explanation if they believe the Scouts work did not adequately fulfill the requirement. Aquatics: All Aquatic (Lake or Pool) Merit badges require the participant to achieve the level of swimmer when we check swimming ability Sunday Afternoon. Swimming: Requirement 3 overlaps with the First and Second class Aquatic requirements these are not offered during the Merit Badge Class. They are offered Tuesday and Thursday at 2:00 at the pool or the participant may bring a signed handbook or proof of rank to the Merit Badge Class. Participant must be a swimmer. A moderate amount of work will need to be completed outside of class. Lifesaving: Participants should be First class and at least 13 years of age for this Merit Badge due to the coordination and the physical and mental strength required completing the Merit Badge. Swimming Merit Badge is not required but experience tells us participants who have it do better in this class. Requirement 1 overlaps with the First and Second class Aquatic requirements; these are not offered during the Merit Badge Class. They are offered Tuesday and Thursday at 2:00 at the pool or the participant may bring a signed handbook or proof of rank to the Merit Badge Class. Participant must be a swimmer. A small amount of work will need to be completed outside of class in camp. Canoeing: Participant must be a Swimmer. Rowing: Participant must be a Swimmer. Watersports: Participant must be a Swimmer. Experience tells us that older scouts are more likely the strength and coordination to stand up on water skis. Small-boat Sailing: Participant must be a Swimmer. Kayaking: Participant must be a Swimmer. Footsteps of Hiawatha/ NAC: 34

Woodcarving: They need to have a Totin Chit to do this Merit Badge. If they do not have their Totin chit when they show up to camp they will need to earn it before Tuesday in class. They may do it at the Footsteps area Monday night as part of the evening Program or schedule an appointment with a member of the Scout craft or Footsteps staff work on it, or do it as a part of your troop time. It is best if they have their Totin Chit before they come to camp. They may need to work on them outside of class time in a supervised environment. First Aid: Scouts should have a good knowledge of the first class requirements in first aid before they arrive. 2.d.Prepare a first-aid kit for your home. Display and discuss its contents with your counselor. Basketry, Leatherwork, Indian Lore MB s: work may need to be done outside of class time. American Heritage: A moderate amount of work will be needed to be done outside of class. 3.c. Research your family s history. Find out how various events and situations in American history affected your family. If your family immigrated to America, tell the reasons why. Share what you find with your counselor. Family history is most easily researched with a discussion with family members at home. The more that is done before they arrive at camp the better, the at camp experience will be. Fishing: Prerequisite requirement 9. Catch at least one fish and identify it. If regulations and health concerns permit, clean and cook a fish you have caught. Otherwise, acquire a fish and cook it. Sci/Tech: Electronics: A small amount of work maybe required outside of class. Space Exploration: A small amount of work will be needed to be done outside of class. Course fee includes rocket engines used for requirements. Robotics: Participants may need to show up for an extra session later in the week. Astronomy: Prerequisite requirement: Requirement 8: With your counselor s approval and guidance, do ONE of the following: a. Visit a planetarium or astronomical observatory. Submit a written report, a scrapbook, or a video presentation afterward to your counselor that includes the following information: 1. Activities occurring there 2. Exhibits and displays you saw 3. Telescopes and other instruments being used 4. Celestial objects you observed b. Plan and participate in a three-hour observation session that includes using binoculars or a telescope. List the celestial objects you want to observe, and find each on a star chart or in a guidebook. Prepare an observing log or notebook. Show your plan, charts, and log or notebook to your counselor before making your observations. Review your log or notebook with your counselor afterward. c. Plan and host a star party for your Scout troop or other group such as your class at school. Use binoculars or a telescope to show and explain celestial objects to the group. d. Help an astronomy club in your community hold a star party that is open to the public. e. Personally take a series of photographs or digital images of the movement of the Moon, a planet, an asteroid, meteor, or a comet. In your visual display, label each image and include the date and time it was taken. Show all positions on a star chart or map. Show your display at school or at a troop meeting. Explain the changes you observed. Shooting Sports: 35

Rifle: You must be at least 12 years old and have parental permission to fire a rifle in Seneca County. Shotgun: You must be at least 12 years old and have parental permission to fire a rifle in Seneca County. We only allow Scout 13 years old or older to take this Merit Badge, because of the weight and recoil of the firearms and the maturity needed in the area. Scoutcraft: Wilderness Survival: We hold a Survival Campout Thursday night and scouts will need to bring a survival kit to class. Camping: Prerequisite requirements: 9. Show experience in camping by doing the following: a. Camp a total of at least 20 nights at designated Scouting activities or events.* One long-term camping experience of up to six consecutive nights may be applied toward this requirement. Sleep each night under the sky or in a tent you have pitched. If the camp provides a tent that has already been pitched, you need not pitch your own tent. b. On any of these camping experiences, you must do TWO of the following, only with proper preparation and under qualified supervision. 1. Hike up a mountain, gaining at least 1,000 vertical feet. 2. Backpack, snowshoe, or cross-country ski for at least 4 miles. 3. Take a bike trip of at least 15 miles or at least four hours. 4. Take a nonmotorized trip on the water of at least four hours or 5 miles. 5. Plan and carry out an overnight snow camping experience. 6. Rappel down a rappel route of 30 feet or more. There will be moderate amount of work that needs to be done outside of class Pioneering: Scouts should be First Class to take this Merit Badge and have some experience with knots and lashings. Geocaching: Prerequisite requirement 9. Plan a geohunt for a youth group such as your troop or a neighboring pack, at school, or your place of worship. Choose a theme, set up a course with at least four waypoints, teach the players how to use a GPS unit, and play the game. Tell your counselor about your experience, and share the materials you used and developed for this event. Cooking: Two meals during the week they will be cooking in the Scoutcraft Area. Prerequisite requirements: 5. Using the MyPlate food guide or the current USDA nutrition model, plan a menu for three full days of meals (three breakfasts, three lunches, and three dinners) plus one dessert. Your menu should include enough to feed yourself and at least one adult, keeping in mind any special needs (such as food allergies) of those to be served. List the equipment and utensils needed to prepare and serve these meals. Then do the following: a. Create a shopping list for your meals showing the amount of food needed to prepare and serve each meal, and the cost for each meal. b. Share and discuss your meal plan and shopping list with your counselor. c. Using at least five of the seven cooking methods from requirement 4, prepare and serve yourself and at least one adult (parent, family member, guardian, or other responsible adult) one breakfast, one lunch, one dinner, and one dessert from the meals you planned.* d. Time your cooking to have each meal ready to serve at the proper time. Have an adult verify the preparation of the meal to your counselor. 36

e. After each meal, ask a person you served to evaluate the meal on presentation and taste, then evaluate your own meal. Discuss what you learned with your counselor, including any adjustments that could have improved or enhanced your meals. Tell how better planning and preparation help ensure a successful meal. f. Explain how you kept foods safe and free from cross-contamination. 7. Using the MyPlate food guide or the current USDA nutrition model, plan a menu for trail hiking or backpacking that includes one breakfast, one lunch, one dinner, and one snack. These meals must not require refrigeration and are to be consumed by three to five people (including you). List the equipment and utensils needed to prepare and serve these meals. Then do the following: a. Create a shopping list for your meals, showing the amount of food needed to prepare and serve each meal, and the cost for each meal. b. Share and discuss your meal plan and shopping list with your counselor. Your plan must include how to repackage foods for your hike or backpacking trip to eliminate as much bulk, weight, and garbage as possible. c. While on a trail hike or backpacking trip, prepare and serve two meals and a snack from the menu planned for requirement 7. At least one of those meals must be cooked over a fire, or an approved trail stove (with proper supervision).** d. For each meal prepared in requirement 7c, use safe foodhandling practices. Explain how you kept foods safe and free from cross-contamination. Clean up equipment, utensils, and the site thoroughly after each meal. Properly dispose of dishwater, and pack out all garbage. e. After each meal, have those you served evaluate the meal on presentation and taste, then evaluate your own meal. Discuss what you learned with your counselor, including any adjustments that could have improved or enhanced your meals. Tell how better planning and preparation help ensure successful trail hiking or backpacking meals. Orienteering: Prerequisite Requirements: 7. Do the following: a. Take part in three orienteering events. One of these must be a cross-country course.* Note to the Counselor: While orienteering is primarily an individual sport, BSA Youth Protection procedures call for using the buddy system. Requirement 7a can be completed by pairs or groups of Scouts. b. After each event, write a report with (1) a copy of the master map and control description sheet, (2) a copy of the route you took on the course, (3) a discussion of how you could improve your time between control points, and (4) a list of your major weaknesses on this course. Describe what you could do to improve. 9. Act as an official during an orienteering event. This may be during the running of the course you set up for requirement 8. Fire Safety: Prerequisite requirement 7 a. Draw a home fire-escape plan, create a home fire-drill schedule, and conduct a home fire drill. 37

Nature: Bird Study: Some extra time out of class may be required. Prerequisite Requirements: (these should at the very least be started before camp starts. ) 5. Observe and be able to identify at least 20 species of wild birds. Prepare a field notebook, making a separate entry for each species, and record the following information from your field observations and other references. a. Note the date and time. b. Note the location and habitat. c. Describe the bird's main feeding habitat and list two types of food that the bird is likely to eat. d. Note whether the bird is a migrant or a summer, winter, or year-round resident of your area. 6.Explain the function of a bird's song. Be able to identify five of the 20 species in your field notebook by song or call alone. For each of these five species enter a description of the song or call, and note the behavior of the bird making the sound. Note why you think the bird was making the call or song that you heard. Fish and Wildlife Management: Some extra time out of class may be required. Forestry: Some extra time out of class may be required. Reptile and Amphibian Study: A very light amount of work may be needed outside of class time. 8. Do ONE of the following: a. Maintain one or more reptiles or amphibians for at least a month. Record food accepted, eating methods, changes in coloration, shedding of skins, and general habits; or keep the eggs of a reptile from the time of laying until hatching; or keep the eggs of an amphibian from the time of laying until their transformation into tadpoles (frogs) or larvae (salamanders). b. Choose a reptile or amphibian that you can observe at a local zoo, aquarium, nature center, or other such exhibit (such as your classroom or school). Study the specimen weekly for a period of three months. At each visit, sketch the specimen in its captive habitat and note any changes in its coloration, shedding of skins, and general habits and behavior. Find out, either from information you locate on your own or by talking to the caretaker, what this species eats and what are its native habitat and home range, preferred climate, average life expectancy, and natural predators. Also identify any human caused threats to its population and any laws that protect the species and its habitat. After the observation period, share what you have learned with your counselor. Environmental Science: Will require a very large amount of work outside of class. 38