Thursday, March 26th, 2020
9 am - 11 am bsa-coin-collecting
1 pm - 2 pm bsa-public-health
2:30-3:30 pm bsa-safety-merit-badge
7 pm- 8 pm bsa-citizenship-in-world
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Specifics for today:
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Coin Collecting Merit Badge will be offered on March 26th from 10am-12pm Eastern Standard Time.
Scouts should be prepared with Pre-req's #3, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10d.
The Counselor will be available for follow-ups on Saturday 3/28 as needed.
Pre-req's #3.
Explain the grading terms Uncirculated, Extremely Fine, Very Fine, Fine, Very Good, Good, and Poor. Show five different grade examples of the same coin type. Explain the term proof and why it is not a grade. Tell what encapsulated coins are.
Pre-req's #5.
Do ONE of the following:
- Demonstrate to your counselor that you know how to use two U.S. or world coin reference catalogs.
- Read a numismatic magazine or newspaper and tell your counselor about what you learned.
Pre-req's #6.
Describe the 1999-2008 50 State Quarters program or the America the Beautiful Quarters program. Collect and show your counselor five different quarters from circulation you have acquired from one of these programs.
Pre-req's #7.
Collect from circulation a set of currently circulating U.S. coins. Include one coin of each denomination (cent, nickel, dime, quarter, half-dollar, dollar). For each coin, locate the mint marks, if any, and the designer's initials, if any.
Pre-req's #9.
Do ONE of the following:
- Collect and identify 50 foreign coins from at least 10 different countries.
- Collect and identify 20 bank notes from at least five different countries.
- Collect and identify 15 different tokens or medals.
- For each year since the year of your birth, collect a date set of a single type of coin.
Pre-req's #10d.
Do drawings of five Colonial-era U.S. coins.
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Homework
1. GOOGLE!
Do a search for “public health” and spend some time reading a bit more about current events and how public health impacts our community, country, and world
2. Familiarize yourself with the, county, or state health agency (Req 7b)
Other States:
3. Join our PBS Online Study Class!
Click this link:
Enter your name (the same one you used when you registered*) and join the class.
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(Basic Gun Safety)
https://www.alarms.org/guide-to-basic-gun-safety/
https://www.alarms.org/guide-to-basic-gun-safety/
Evacuation/Emergency Action Plan Templates:
These are GUIDES! Remember, your need to focus on identifying a hazard and how to avoid it in 5 different common locations. But these are great examples of Emergency Action Planning in ACTION:
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Citizenship in the World Merit Badge will be offered March 26th at 8pm.
Scouts should complete Pre-Requisites: 3 (focus on COVID 19) , 4, and 7.
3a and 4b overlap with that topic.
Pre-req's #3.
Do the following:
- Pick a current world event. (focus on COVID 19) In relation to this current event, discuss with your counselor how a country's national interest and its relationship with other countries might affect areas such as its security, its economy, its values, and the health of its citizens.
- Select a foreign country and discuss with your counselor how its geography, natural resources, and climate influence its economy and its global partnerships with other countries.
Pre-req's #4.
Do TWO of the following:
- Explain international law and how it differs from national law. Explain the role of international law and how international law can be used as a tool for conflict resolution.
- Using resources such as major daily newspapers, the Internet (with your parent's permission), and news magazines, observe a current issue that involves international trade, foreign exchange, balance of payments, tariffs, and free trade. Explain what you have learned. Include in your discussion an explanation of why countries must cooperate in order for world trade and global competition to thrive.
- Select TWO of the following organizations and describe their role in the world.
- The United Nations and UNICEF
- The World Court
- Interpol
- World Organization of the Scout Movement
- The World Health Organization
- Amnesty International
- The International Committee of the Red Cross
- CARE (Cooperative for American Relief Everywhere)
- European Union
Pre-req's #7.
- Do TWO of the following (with your parent's permission) and share with your counselor what you have learned:
- Visit the Web site of the U.S. State Department. Learn more about an issue you find interesting that is discussed on this Web site.
- Visit the Web site of an international news organization or foreign government, OR examine a foreign newspaper available at your local library, bookstore, or newsstand. Find a news story about a human right realized in the United States that is not recognized in another country.
- Visit with a student or Scout from another country and discuss the typical values, holidays, ethnic foods, and traditions practiced or enjoyed there.
- Attend a world Scout jamboree.
- Participate in or attend an international event in your area, such as an ethnic festival, concert, or play.
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