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GOD
(Do ONE of the following)
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WAYS
WE WORSHIP
Complete both requirements.
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Complete the
Character Connection for Faith
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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.
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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.
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Practice.
Practice your faith as you are taught in your
home, church, synagogue, mosque, or religious
fellowship.
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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.
COUNTRY
(Do THREE of the following)
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WHAT
MAKES AMERICA SPECIAL?
(Do requirements (a) and (j) and any two of the other
requirements.
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Write or tell what
makes America special to you.
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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.
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Find out something
about the old homes near where you live. Go and see
two of them.
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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.
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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.
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Be a member of the
color guard in a flag ceremony for your den or pack.
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Display the U.S. flag
in your home or fly it on three national holidays..
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Learn how to raise and
lower a U.S. flag properly for an outdoor ceremony.
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Participate in an
outdoor flag ceremony
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Complete the Character
Connection for Citizenship.
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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.)
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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.
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Practice.
Tell three things you did in one week that show
you are a good citizen.
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TALL
TALES
Do all three requirements.
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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. Play the Folklore Match Game on
page 48.
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Name at least five
stories about American folklore. Point out on a
United States map where they happened.
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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.
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Choose a bird or animal
that you like and find out how it lives. Make a
poster showing what you have learned.
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Build or make a bird
feeder or birdhouse and hang it in a place where
birds can visit safely.
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Explain what a wildlife
conservation officer does.
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Visit one of the
following:
Zoo, Nature center, Aviary, Wildlife refuge, Game
preserve.
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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.
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TAKE
CARE OF YOUR PLANET
Do three requirements.
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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.
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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.
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Call city or county
officials or your trash hauling company and find out
what happens to your trash after it is hauled away.
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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.
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Discuss with an adult
in your family the kinds of energy your family uses.
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Find out more about
your family's use of electricity.
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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.
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Practice one way police
gather evidence: by taking fingerprints, or taking
shoeprints, or taking tire track casts.
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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.
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Help with crime
prevention for your home.
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Be sure you know where
to get help in your neighborhood.
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Learn the phone numbers
to use in an emergency and post them by each phone
in your home.
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Know what you can do to
help law enforcement.
FAMILY
(Do FOUR of the following)
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THE PAST
IS EXCITING AND IMPORTANT
Do requirement g and two other requirements.
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Visit your library or
newspaper office. Ask to see back issues of
newspapers or an almanac.
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Find someone who was a
Cub Scout a long time ago. Talk with him about what
Cub Scouting was like then.
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Start or add to an
existing den or pack scrapbook.
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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.
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Find out some history
about your community.
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Start your own history:
keep a journal for 2 weeks.
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Complete the
Character Connection for Respect.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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With an adult, bake
cookies.
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With an adult, make
snacks for the next den meeting.
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With an adult, prepare
one part of your breakfast, one part of your lunch,
and one part of your supper.
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Make a list of the
"junk foods" you eat. Discuss "junk food" with a
parent or teacher.
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Make some trail food
for a hike.
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With an adult, make a
dessert for your family.
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With an adult, cook
something outdoors.
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FAMILY FUN
Do both requirements.
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Go on a day trip or
evening out with members of your family.
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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.
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Tell what to do in case
of an accident in the home. A family member needs
help. Someone's clothes catch on fire.
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Tell what to do in case
of a water accident.
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Tell what to do in case
of a school bus accident.
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Tell what to do in case
of a car accident.
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With your family, plan
escape routes from your home and have a practice
drill.
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Have a health checkup
by a physician (optional).
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Complete the
Character Connection for Courage.
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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?
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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.)
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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.
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Go camping with your
family.
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Go on a hike with your
family.
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Have a picnic with your
family.
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Attend an outdoor event
with your family.
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Plan your outdoor
family day.
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SAVING
WELL, SPENDING WELL
Do four requirements.
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Go grocery shopping
with a parent or other adult member of your family.
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Set up a savings
account.
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Keep a record of how
you spend money for 2 weeks.
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Pretend you are
shopping for a car for your family.
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Discuss family finances
with a parent or guardian.
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Play a board game with
your family that involves the use of play money.
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With an adult, figure
out how much it costs for each person in your home
to eat one meal.
SELF
(do FOUR of the following)
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RIDE
RIGHT
Do requirement (a) and three other requirements.
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Know the rules for bike
safety. If your town requires a bicycle license, be
sure to get one.
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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.
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Keep your bike in good
shape. Identify the parts of a bike that should be
checked often.
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Change a tire on a
bicycle.
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Protect your bike from
theft. Use a bicycle lock.
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Ride a bike for 1 mile
without rest. Be sure to obey all traffic rules.
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Plan and take a family
bike hike.
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GAMES,
GAMES, GAMES!
Do two requirements.
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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)
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Play two organized
games with your den.
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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.
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Do physical fitness
stretching exercises. Then do curl-ups, push-ups,
the standing long jump, and the softball throw.
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With a friend about
your size, compete in at least six different
two-person contests. (Many examples in book.)
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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.
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With an adult in your
family, choose a TV show. Watch it together.
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Play a game of charades
at your den meeting or with your family at home.
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Visit a newspaper
office, or a TV or radio station and talk to a news
reporter.
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Use a computer to get
information. Write, spell-check, and print out a
report on what you learned.
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Write a letter to a
company that makes something you use. Use e-mail or
the U.S. Postal Service.
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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.
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Make a list of the
things you want to do today. Check them off when you
have done them.
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Write two letters to
relatives or friends.
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Keep a daily record of
your activities for 2 weeks.
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Write an invitation to
someone.
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Write a thank-you note.
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Write a story about
something you have done with your family.
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Write about the
activities of your den.
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Complete the
Character Connection for Honesty.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Know the safety rules
for handling a knife.
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Show that you know how
to take care of and use a pocketknife.
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Make a carving with a
pocketknife. Work with your den leader or other
adult when doing this.
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Earn the
Whittling Chip card.
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SAWDUST AND NAILS
Do all three requirements.
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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)
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Build your own tool
box.
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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.
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Build a model from a
kit.
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Build a display for one
of your models.
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Pretend you are
planning to change the furniture layout in one of
the rooms in your home.
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Make a model of a
mountain, a meadow, a canyon, or a river.
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Go and see a model of a
shopping center or new building that is on display
somewhere.
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Make a model of a
rocket, boat, car, or plane.
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Complete the
Character Connection for Resourcefulness.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Whip the ends of a
rope.
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Tie a square knot,
bowline, sheet bend, two half hitches, and slip
knot. Tell how each knot is used.
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Learn how to keep a
rope from tangling.
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Coil a rope. Throw it,
hitting a 2-foot square marker 20 feet away.
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Learn a magic rope
trick.
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Make your own rope.
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SPORTS,
SPORTS, SPORTS
Do all five requirements.
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Learn the rules of and
how to play three team sports.
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Learn the rules of and
how to play two sports in which only one person is
on each side.
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Take part in one team
and one individual sport.
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Watch a sport on TV
with a parent or some other adult member of your
family.
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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.
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Help a boy join Cub
Scouting, or help a new Cub Scout through the Bobcat
trail.
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Serve as a denner or
assistant denner.
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Plan and conduct a den
activity with the approval of your den leader.
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Tell two people they
have done a good job.
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Leadership means
choosing a way even when not everybody likes your
choice.
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Complete the Character
Connection for Compassion.
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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.
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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.
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Practice.
While you complete the requirements for this
achievement, find ways to be kind and
considerate of others.
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