LOOP LABS
What are Loop Labs?
Loop labs are open to Cub Scouts ranking from Lion to Arrow of Light. For 6 classes, the Adventure Lab will offer Loop Adventures that Cub Scouts, dens, and families can attend. Only one session is needed to complete the associated Loop Adventure, and the same activities will be offered in each of the 6 classes. There are 4 different Loop Lab sessions offered in fall: Champions for Nature, Personal Fitness, Personal Safety, Citizenship. Loop Labs are offered on select Tuesdays and Thursdays from 4:30pm-6pm. Parents or guardians are encouraged to attend.
Loop Lab Program Information can be found below. There are multiple dates for each. Click the link to find a date that works for you!
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There are so many parts of the Earth that are important and need protection. Understand how resources, pollution, habitats, and food processes affect our lives and the environment. Learn how to reduce, reuse, and recycle, along with other habits to make our planet sustainable and healthy.
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In the Scout Oath, Cub Scouts promise to keep themselves physically strong and mentally active. Personal fitness is about keeping your body strong by eating right and exercising, but it also means getting enough rest and exercising your mind.
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Part of the Scout Law is to be brave. Knowing what to do when you think you are in danger helps you to be brave and to keep yourself and others safe. In this Adventure, you will learn about the “Protect Yourself Rules” and the things that you can do to keep yourself safe.
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For a community to function, it takes knowledgeable, group-minded, and caring citizens. Learn how governments work, how to be an upstanding citizen, and how to patriciate and create community.
BADGE LABS
Badge Lab Information can be found below. There are multiple dates for each. Click the link to find a date that works for you!
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No matter where life takes you, it is important to know how to take care of yourself and others in spontaneous medical situations. Knowing First Aid will allow you to be able to provide immediate care for someone who is hurt or becomes ill, help prevent infection or blood loss, and can even save a life! This is a 2 part course and enrollment will automatically grant you access to both sessions. With adequate and complete work at home in between sessions and active, on-task participation during the sessions, Scouts can expect to complete the First Aid Merit Badge.
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Personal management is about mapping a plan for your life that will involve setting short-range and long-range goals and investigating different ways to reach those goals, through money, time, and proper consideration. This is a 2 part course and enrollment will automatically grant you access to both sessions. Sessions are specifically assigned to give Scouts time to complete the requirement of 2(a) to track finances for 13 weeks. With adequate and complete work at home in between sessions and active, on-task participation during the sessions, Scouts can expect to complete the Personal Management Merit Badge.
https://www.scoutingevent.com/440-BadgeLabPersonalManagement
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Understand various disabilities and how they affect your friends, family, and community members. Scouts will learn about the experiences of someone with a disability, explain the significance of disability etiquette, and how it may differ depending on the specific disability. With adequate and complete work at home before or after and active, on-task participation during the session, Scouts can expect to complete the Disability Awareness Merit Badge.
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Knowing about safety helps us to make the right choices and to take the best actions to avoid accidents by making informed choices in their everyday activities and to respond appropriately during an emergency situation. With adequate and complete work at home before or after and active, on-task participation during the session, Scouts can expect to complete the Safety Merit Badge.
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Chemistry explores how substances react with each other, how they change, how certain forces connect molecules, and how molecules are made are all parts of chemistry. Stretch your imagination to envision molecules that cannot be seen—but can be proven to exist—and you become a chemist. With adequate and complete work at home before or after and active, on-task participation during the session, Scouts can expect to complete the Chemistry Merit Badge.
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The Life Skills Badge helps Scouts develop a variety of practical skills that are essential for independent living and personal growth. It covers areas such as health, household management, finance, social interactions, employment readiness, and transportation. Scouts learn how to maintain their physical and mental well-being, manage personal finances, care for their living spaces, communicate effectively with others, explore career options, and safely navigate transportation systems. By completing the requirements, Scouts gain valuable tools for responsible decision-making and become better prepared to take on adult responsibilities.
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Learn practical business matters that will be useful throughout life, whether you are a consumer or a seller. Learning how businesses function will help you understand society and uncover a number of career options. With adequate and complete work at home in between sessions and active, on-task participation during the session, Scouts can expect to complete the American Business Merit Badge.
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See your own drawings and creations come to life through Animation! Whether you’re a drawer or just like to watch cartoons, animation is accessible to anyone. Discover different ways animators create, create your own animations, and learn about animation as a career field.
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One thing is for sure about journalism: It is never boring. For a reporter, almost every day is different from the last. One day you might interview the mayor of the city, the next day report on a car accident, and the day after that preview a new movie. Discover how journalists find information and make it newsworthy by examining articles by local and national journalists. With adequate and complete work at home after the session and active, on-task participation during the session, Scouts can expect to complete the Journalism Merit Badge.
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Learn why electricity plays a significant role in the economy and how energy consumption impacts our daily lives. Demonstrate how to respond to electrical emergencies, explain how a fuse blows or a circuit breaker trips, and complete an electrical home safety inspection. With adequate and complete work at home in between sessions and active, on-task participation during the session, Scouts can expect to complete the Electricity Merit Badge.
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The United States is a nation of immigrants. Every person came to America from somewhere else—or their ancestors did—and understanding these various cultural backgrounds can help Scouts to live in harmony with others in our varied and increasingly multicultural society. With adequate and complete work at home before or after and active, on-task participation during the session, Scouts can expect to complete the American Cultures Merit Badge.
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Nuclear science gives us a simple explanation of the natural world. The ultimate goal of nuclear science is to find out if there is one fundamental rule that explains how matter and forces interact. Participating in this badge lab is a chance for Scouts to learn about this exciting field at the cutting edge of science today. With adequate and complete work at home before or after and active, on-task participation during the session, Scouts can expect to complete the Nuclear Science Merit Badge.
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Comprehend how electronic devices work and how to use them effectively through this Badge Lab. Give a brief history of the changes in digital technology and discuss how technology today compares with the technology available to previous generations—all while imagining what kinds of devices might be available to them in the future. With adequate and complete work at home before or after and active, on-task participation during the session, Scouts can expect to complete the Digital Technology Merit Badge.
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A nation is a patchwork of communities that differ from each other and may be governed differently. But regardless of how local communities differ, they all have one point in common: In the United States, local government means self-government. Good citizens help to make decisions about their community through their elected local officials. With adequate and complete work at home before or after and active, on-task participation during the session, Scouts can expect to complete the Citizenship in the Community Merit Badge.
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Learn about capacitors, transistors, and resistors while grasping the basic principles of digital techniques and demonstrating how to build a control device circuit. Understand the behaviors of electrons and learn safety precautions when using, building, altering, or repairing electronic devices. With adequate and complete work at home in between sessions and active, on-task participation during the session, Scouts can expect to complete the Electronics Merit Badge.
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A lot happens during the course of every person’s life and your ability to communicate your feelings and ideas is the best way to connect to the larger world. Even if you haven’t stood at a podium on the stage and find the whole idea scary, sooner or later, someone is going to ask you to get up and say a few words. If you are prepared, it won’t be scary. It can even be fun. With adequate and complete work at home before or after and active, on-task participation during the session, Scouts can expect to complete the Public Speaking Merit Badge.
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This merit badge concentrates on two-dimensional art, specifically drawing and painting in various media, including an introduction to design applications in the fields of graphic arts and industrial design, history and design principles, and how these fields relate to fine art. With adequate and complete work at home before or after and active, on-task participation during the session, Scouts can expect to complete the Art Merit Badge.
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Discover how you are already a citizen of the world. How good a citizen each person is depends on their willingness to understand and appreciate the values, traditions, and concerns of people in other countries. With adequate and complete work at home before or after and active, on-task participation during the session, Scouts can expect to complete the Citizenship in the World Merit Badge.
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Learn about identifying opportunities, creating and evaluating business ideas, and exploring the feasibility (how doable it is) of an idea for a new business. Students will have the chance to fit everything together as they start and run their own business ventures. With adequate and complete work at home before or after and active, on-task participation during the session, Scouts can expect to complete the Entrepreneurship Repairs Merit Badge.
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Learn how to become active citizens are aware of and grateful for their liberties and rights, to participate in their governments and protect their freedom, helping to defend their country and standing up for individual rights on behalf of all its citizens. With adequate and complete work at home before or after and active, on-task participation during the session, Scouts can expect to complete the Citizenship in the Nation Merit Badge.
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Beyond capturing family memories, photography offers a chance to be creative. Many photographers use photography to express their creativity, using lighting, composition, depth, color, and content to make their photographs into more than snapshots. Good photographs tell us about a person, a news event, a product, a place, a scientific breakthrough, an endangered animal, or a time in history. With adequate and complete work at home before or after and active, on-task participation during the session, Scouts can expect to complete the Photography Merit Badge.
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Scouts are often called upon to help because they know first aid and they know about the discipline and planning needed to react to an emergency situation. Earning this merit badge helps a Scout to be prepared by learning the actions that can be helpful and needed before, during, and after an emergency. Note: this badge lab requires family members to attend as many requirements need family involvement to complete. With adequate and complete work at home before or after and active, on-task participation during the session, Scouts can expect to complete the Emergency Preparedness Merit Badge.
EXPLORATIONS
Exploration Information can be found below. There are multiple dates for each. Click the link to find a date that works for you!
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Combining science and technology, engineering uses physics to turn ideas into a reality in a safe and efficient way. Through investigative activities students will learn how engineers study the world to create the perfect vessel for whatever they need. Open to students and Scouts.
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Discover the why and how we explore space. Learn about current and historic space systems along with how they work. Design a future station to survive on other worlds. Gain hands-on experience in building and launching model rockets. Finish your studies by learning about the careers that make space exploration possible.
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Open to both Students and Scouts.Build your own working robot in this Exploration! Learn about the robotics industry, discover the different fields of robotics, explore the available career options in robotics, and design, build, program and test your own robot. With adequate and complete work at home before or after and active, on-task participation during the session, Scouts can expect to complete the Robotics Merit Badge.
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Doing basic home repairs provides a sense of personal pride in one’s achievements and increased self-confidence. In addition, safe and successful do-it-yourselfers can easily save a family thousands of dollars in repair bills over the years. Mastery of these skills can even lead to a lucrative trade career! Open to students and Scouts.
Programs Eligible for 'Work Based Learning' Credits
