Saturday, March 21, 2020

BSA Citizenship In The World

Citizenship In The World Merit Badge

Please note this Blog is meant to help my own students to be able to earn this Merit Badge. This Blog is ran and managed by the scouts themselves plus all members of our family. We are currently studying the same subjects in our homeschool. The content in this blog is not attended to replace BSA materials but rather to organize all our materials into one place. We attend as a family to add photos, videos, youtube videos, and any other content we can find that relates to this subject below! I hope this can help your scout! Our scouts are new to scouting. Have any comments to share or suggested changes?

This week ArtyScout is taking Online Merit Badge Classes due to the

covid-19 of March 2020 ...

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Worksheets/Citizenship-in-the-World

Requirements for the Citizenship In The World merit badge:

Explain what citizenship in the world means to you and what you think it takes to be a good world citizen.
Explain how one becomes a citizen in the United States, and explain the rights, duties, and obligations of U.S. citizenship. Discuss the similarities and differences between the rights, duties, and obligations of U.S. citizens and the citizens of two other countries.
Do the following:
1. Pick a current world event. 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.
2. 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.
Do TWO of the following:
1. 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.
2. 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.
3. Select TWO of the following organizations and describe their role in the world.
  1. The United Nations and UNICEF
  2. The World Court
  3. Interpol
  4. World Organization of the Scout Movement
  5. The World Health Organization
  6. Amnesty International
  7. The International Committee of the Red Cross
  8. CARE (Cooperative for American Relief Everywhere)
  9. European Union
Do the following:
1. Discuss the differences between constitutional and non-constitutional governments.
2. Name at least five different types of governments currently in power in the world.
3. Show on a world map countries that use each of these five different forms of government.
Do the following:
1. Explain how a government is represented abroad and how the United States government is accredited to international organizations.
2. Describe the roles of the following in the conduct of foreign relations.
  1. Ambassador
  2. Consul
  3. Bureau of International Information Programs
  4. Agency for International Development
  5. United States and Foreign Commercial Service
3. Explain the purpose of a passport and visa for international travel.
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.

Suggested Websites:

Organizations and Websites

The American Academy of Diplomacy

http://www.academyofdiplomacy.org

American Institute for Foreign Study

http://www.aifs.org

Amnesty International USA

http://www.amnestyusa.org

British Broadcasting Corporation

http://www.bbc.co.uk

Cable News Network

http://www.cnn.com

C-SPAN

http://www.c-span.org

Embassy Worldwide

http://www.embassyworldwide.com/country/united-states/

Federal Reserve Bank of New York

http://www.federalreserveeducation.org/resources

Foreign, Comparative and International Law

http://lib.law.washington.edu/ref/fcil.html

International Committee of the Red Cross

http://www.icrc.org

International Criminal Police Organization

http://www.interpol.int

National Constitution Center

http://www.constitutioncenter.org

The New York Times

http://www.nytimes.com

Peace Corps

http://www.peacecorps.gov

People to People

http://www.ptpi.org

Presidential Classroom

http://www.presidentialclassroom.org

Sister Cities

http://www.sister-cities.org

United Nations UN Headquarters

http://www.un.org

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

http://www.unesco.org

U.S. Agency for International Development

http://www.usaid.gov

What we have learned so far and wish to share:

*ArtyScout

*DinoScout This scout is taking Online Merit Badge Classes due to the covid-19 of March 2020 ...

BSA Coin Collecting

Coin Collecting Merit Badge

What we have learned so far and must share:

* DinoScout

*ArtyScout

This week the scouts are taking Online Merit Badge Classes due to the

covid-19 of March 2020 ...

A collection of dollars collected by our grandparents. Our grandparents gifted us these bills a few years ago.

Daddy collected these dollar bills when overseas. He taught us about foreign currency a few years back and he added these to our family's collection.

Our Step Great Grandmother sends us a card in the mail for every Holiday with a Two Dollar Bill. We have a collection of two-dollar bills now. Blessed to have a great grandmother.

Coins

We have been collecting coins for years. Recently we organized the coins. We have bought some at garage sales and flea markets.

We plan to keep collecting coins!

Our Dad's parents travel the world and bring back currency for us.

Research and Research and Research

Coin Collecting

Worksheets Coin-Collecting

Requirements for the Coin Collecting merit badge:

Understand how coins are made, and where the active U.S. Mint facilities are located.
Explain these collecting terms:
1. Obverse
2. Reverse
3. Reeding
4. Clad
5. Type set
6. Date set
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.
Know three different ways to store a collection, and describe the benefits, drawbacks, and expenses of each method. Pick one to use when completing requirements.
Do ONE of the following:
1. Demonstrate to your counselor that you know how to use two U.S. or world coin reference catalogs.
2. Read a numismatic magazine or newspaper and tell your counselor about what you learned.
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.
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.
Do the following:
1. Identify the people depicted on the following denominations of current U.S. paper money: $1, $2, $5, $10, $20, $50, and $100.
2. Explain "legal tender."
3. Describe the role the Federal Reserve System plays in the distribution of currency.
Do ONE of the following:
1. Collect and identify 50 foreign coins from at least 10 different countries.
2. Collect and identify 20 bank notes from at least five different countries.
3. Collect and identify 15 different tokens or medals.
4. For each year since the year of your birth, collect a date set of a single type of coin.
Do ONE of the following:
1. Tour a U.S. Mint facility, the Bureau of Engraving and Printing facility, a Federal Reserve bank, or a numismatic museum or exhibit, and describe what you learned to your counselor.
2. With your parent's permission, attend a coin show or coin club meeting, or view the Web site of the U.S. Mint or a coin dealer, and report what you learned.
3. Give a talk about coin collecting to a group such as your troop, a Cub Scout pack, or your class at school.
4. Do drawings of five Colonial-era U.S. coins.