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Purpose:
To learn the proper way to prepare
for an overnight hike. Requirements:
Plan and go on an overnight camp out with at least 2 miles of hiking
carrying your pack |
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Purpose: To practice
the skills of an all-around camper. Requirements: Accumulate a minimum of 4 nights of camping
(at least two different locations) without electrical or battery-powered
conveniences (except flashlights). |
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Purpose: To learn to handle
a canoe and raft with enough skill for day outings. Requirements: 1. Plan and execute
a Dad/Child canoe trip of at least 2 hours. 2.
Plan and execute a Dad/Child rafting trip of at least 2 hours. |
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Purpose: To acquire a
basic understanding of the compass and its use with maps. Requirements: 1. List the 16 points of the compass in
proper order starting with North.
2. Describe the difference
between magnetic North as shown on the compass and true north.
3. Describe how a compass
works. 4. Use a map and a compass to follow an
indicated route. |
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Purpose: To learn how
to build, use, and put out a campfire. Requirements: 1. Prepare an
area before building a fire. 2.
Build and maintain a fire properly with matches, tinder, knife, & axe. 3. Discuss how to
extinguish a fire with and without water. Recommended: The Knife and Axe Safety Award |
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Purpose: To learn the
basics of sport fishing. Requirements: 1. Understand the fishing laws in your
state (contact the MI Department of Natural
Resources.) 2.
Take two fishing trips. |
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HIKING AWARD
Purpose: To learn how to prepare for
hiking. Requirements: 1. Map
out and take a hike of at least 8 miles 2.
Report to the club on how your preparation helped. |
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OUTDOOR COOKING AWARD
Purpose: To learn how to plan and
prepare outdoor meals. Requirements: Plan, prepare, eat, and clean up after
three outdoor meals. |
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SCIENCE,
NATURE AND ANIMAL AWARDS ORANGE
GROUP
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ASTRONOMY AWARD
Purpose: To increase knowledge of the universe
and learn how to use the stars for location and direction. Requirements: 1. Visit an observatory 2.
Discuss the difference between a planet and a star. 3.
Locate and point out to the group the Big Dipper, Polaris, and four
other constellations or planets. 4.
Demonstrate the ability to determine true North by use of the stars. |
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FLOWER AWARD
Purpose: To learn how to plant, raise,
and display flowers. Requirements: 1. Tour a Botanical Garden (maybe MSU’s or
Fredrik Meijers, Gr. Rapids) 2.
Plant the seed or bulb of a flower of your choice. 3.
Raise it to maturity. |
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FOSSIL AWARD
Purpose: To learn about fossils and
their place in the evolution of the earth. Requirements: 1. Take a field trip to collect fossils. 2.
Make a display of the fossils you found. Describe to the group what they are and if
possible, the period from which they came. |
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GEOLOGY AWARD
Purpose: To gain a basic knowledge of geology,
including rocks, minerals, and soil. Requirements: 1. Go on a rock hunt and attempt to identify
all the rocks you find. 2.
Name the soil types in you home county, stating their main
characteristics. |
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INSECT AWARD
Purpose: To learn about different kinds
of insects and their impacts. Requirements: 1. Make a display box collection of at least
10 local insects, identifying by common and scientific name. 2.
Report on the benefits/harm of each to humans and/or the environment. |
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PET AWARD
Purpose: To learn how to care for a pet. Requirements: 1. Visit the Birmingham / Troy Animal
Control Dept. 2.
List the main steps in proper care for a pet. 3.
If you own a pet, be primary caretaker of it for one month. |
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REPTILE AWARD
Purpose: To learn about different kinds
of reptiles and their natural habitats. Requirements: 1. Visit
the Detroit Zoo Reptile House. 2.
Name the groups that make up the reptile family. 3.
Report on three kinds of each: snakes, lizards, and turtles. Tell where they are found, what they eat
and whether or not they are poisonous. |
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TREE AWARD
Purpose: To learn about trees and the
valuable part they play in the earth’s life cycle. Requirements: 1. Find,
identify and collect the leaves of any 5 trees, such as Pine, Oak, Fruit,
Hickory and Elm. 2.
Write a paragraph about how trees fit into the earth’s natural life
cycle. |
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WEED AWARD
Purpose: To learn about the different
kinds of weeds, how to identify them, and what harm they cause. Requirements: 1. List
and identify 10 different weeds.
Collect specimens if you like. 2.
Briefly write about: a.
How weeds are scattered; b.
General methods of weed control; c.
The four parts of a weed specimen; d.
Weed pollen problems; e.
Skin irritation caused by weeds. |
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WILD ANIMAL AWARD
Purpose: To identify, know about, appreciate,
and enjoy wild animals. Requirements: 1. Visit
the Detroit Zoo. 2.
List five wild animals native to Michigan. |
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WILD BIRD AWARD
Purpose: To increase appreciation,
enjoyment and knowledge of wild birds.
Requirements: 1. Visit
a bird sanctuary or a bird exhibit at a zoo. 2.
Build and install a birdhouse, birdbath, or a birdfeeder and observe
how the birds use it. 3.
Go on a bird walk and keep a list of the birds you see. |
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HISTORY
& CIVIC AWARDS GREEN
GROUP
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ANTI-LITTER AWARD
Purpose: To create awareness and
personal concern about the environment. Requirements: 1. Visit a recycling center. 2.
Spend a minimum of two hours gathering litter on roadsides, trails,
campsites or public lands and dispose of it properly. |
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COMMUNITY CITIZENSHIP AWARD
Purpose: To better understand the community
and how it helps people who live there. Requirements: 1. Go out and do a project that helps your
community. 2.
Do two of the following: a.
Learn the history of your community (town, city, or local area) when
it was founded, how it was named, its historical events, and something about
the people who have contributed prominently to its growth. b.
Visit the nearest fire station, police station, or hospital. c.
Visit a newspaper publishing company, radio station, or television
station to learn how it keeps you community informed. Tell why it is important. d.
Discuss the 911system. e.
Describe briefly the work of three volunteer organizations in which
people work together in your community. |
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FLAG AWARD
Purpose: To learn the proper use and care
of the flag of the United States of America. Requirements: 1. Describe the following flag etiquette: a.
How to hang an American flag on a wall or above a street. b.
When a flag may be used as a cover or drapery. c.
The proper way to fold a flag. d.
How to dispose of a worn flag. 2.
Write a brief history of the American flag. |
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GEOGRAPHY AWARD
Purpose:
To learn the states and
important areas of your country. Requirements: 1. On
an unlabeled map of the United States locate and identify the following: a)
All 50 states b)
The 5 Great Lakes c)
Mississippi River, the Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, and the Gulf of
Mexico d)
Rocky Mountains, Appalachian Mountains, Great Plains, and the Mohave
Desert e)
Mauna Loa, Mount McKinley, and Death Valley. 2.
Tell about your state and the location of its important rivers,
mountains and lakes. 3.
Take a trip to a State Park. 4.
Take a trip to a National Park |
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HOME CITIZENSHIP AWARD
Purpose: To develop a better understanding
of family relationships. Requirements: 1. Discuss,
and then practice, good relationships at home by being courteous, fair, and
helpful to other family members. 2.
With your family discuss what chores different members of your
household do. Then as a group, assign
chores for father and child. Then
participate in these chores for one month. 3.
Learn how to get help in case of accident, illness, fire and other
emergencies in your home. 4.
Help plan, prepare for, and carry out a family activity. |
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NATIVE AMERICAN LORE AWARD
Purpose:
To learn the history of
our Native American tribes. Requirements: 1. Visit
a historical Native American site and learn the history of the tribe that
lived there. 2.
Do at least four of the following: a.
Make a Native American costume.
Try to make the costume authentic and complete. b.
Take part in a Native American ceremony. c.
Sing two Native American songs in their own language and explain
their meaning. d.
Perform one Native American dance and explain its meaning. e.
Demonstrate at least five common terms in Native American dialect or
sign language. f.
Tell about two Native American games and lead one with your group. g.
Learn about Native American cooking.
Cook two dishes. h.
Name six famous Native American chiefs, and tell which tribes they
were from and why they were famous. i.
Tell one or more Native American legends, totaling at least five
minutes in duration. j.
On a former Native American site, look for Native American artifacts
and identify those you find. |
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NATIONAL CITIZENSHIP AWARD
Purpose: To better understand what it
means to be an American citizen. Requirements: 1. State
the purpose of the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution of the
United States, and the Bill of Rights. 2.
List the names of the senators and the members of the House of
Representatives from your district. 3.
Visit our nation’s capital or, visit another place that figured
prominently in the history of our nation. |
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HEALTH
& SAFETY AWARDS BROWN
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BICYCLE SAFETY AWARD
Purpose:
To learn how to ride a
bicycle safely and to use the rules of the road. Requirements: List the principles of bicycle safety
and demonstrate them on a short, fun Dad/Child bike ride. |
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FIRST AID AWARD
Purpose: To learn elementary first aid. Requirements: Attend and pass a course conducted by
an instructor who holds an advanced first aid card. Show the group some of what you have
learned. |
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GUN SAFETY AWARD
Purpose: To learn the basics of
handling a gun safely. Requirements: 1. Complete
a gun safety class. 2.
List the dangers of ammunition and explosives. 3.
State and demonstrate safe practices for the use of a gun. |
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HOME SAFETY AWARD
Purpose: To learn and practice proper
safety measures in the home. Requirements: 1. List
and follow the proper procedure for using and storing flammable or poisonous
liquids and powders, matches, and medicine in your home. 2.
Learn five common causes of fire in the home, along with steps for
fire prevention. 3.
Using what you have learned, survey your
home and yard, including attic, basement and utility room and list any unsafe
conditions; with the help of your family, correct as many of these conditions
as you can. 4.
List the location and dates available for local disposing of common
paints, chemicals, and other hazardous wastes. 5.
With your family, plan and practice a fire drill. |
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HEALTH & SAFETY AWARDS BROWN
GROUP
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KNIFE & AXE SAFETY AWARD
Purpose: To learn and practice the safe
handling of knives and axes. Requirements: 1. State the uses of a knife and axe, and
list rules for safe handling. 2.
Demonstrate the proper method of passing a knife & axe to a
buddy. 3.
Demonstrate the proper method of sharpening a knife and an axe. 4.
Explain the importance of keeping the edges sharp. 5.
Make a tent peg with an axe using the contact method. 6.
Describe the proper way to store a knife or axe. 7.
Explain what the Woodsman’s code means to you. Woodman’s Code: I will use my sheath knife and axe as tools - not as playthings. I will keep them clean and sharp. I will practice so that I may become skillful. I will rest when I am tired and remember that “easy does it”. I will respect all safety rules to protect those about me. I will respect the property of others and will not harm living things
needlessly. I will help others to live up to the Woodman’s Code. |
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PHYSICAL FITNESS AWARD
Purpose:
To encourage the practice
of physical fitness and exercise. Requirements: Choose one of the following activities
and do that activity aerobically three times a week for one month. §
Walking §
Jogging §
Swimming §
Bike Riding §
Rollerblading/Rollerskating |
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WATER & ICE SAFETY AWARD
Purpose: To learn basic safety around
water and ice. Requirements: 1. Show
how to get in and out of a boat safely. 2.
Demonstrate how to put on a life jacket correctly and explain why it
is important to wear a life jacket in a boat. 3.
State why the buddy system is good to use whenever you swim, ice
skate or go boating. 4.
With a companion, tip a boat or canoe, stay with it and paddle 20
feet to shore while wearing the proper life jacket. 5.
Without going in the water yourself, use a towel, pole, rope, or
other object to help a tired swimmer. 6.
Demonstrate what to do if the ice is cracking under you. Describe a couple of ways to rescue someone
who has fallen through the ice. |
SPECIAL
INTEREST AWARDS YELLOW
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BICYCLE CARE AWARD
Purpose: To learn how to maintain and
repair bicycles. Requirements: 1. Obtain
a simple maintenance book for your bike. 2.
Remove/replace an inner tube and show how to patch a tire. 3.
Adjust the handlebars and the seat to proper positions. 4.
Remove and replace the chain. 5.
Properly lubricate a bicycle. 6.
Show how to protect a bike from theft. |
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GARDENING AWARD
Purpose: To learn how to raise and
harvest fruits or vegetables for your family. Requirements: 1. Choose
a vegetable or fruit and plant the seed/seedling/sapling. 2.
Raise it to maturity. 3.
Harvest the fruit or vegetable and eat it as part of a meal. |
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HOME REPAIRS AWARD
Purpose: To learn the basics of home
repair. Requirements: Do six of the following: 1.
Point out the location and state the function of electric fuses
and/or circuit breakers in your house. 2.
Install fluorescent and incandescent light bulbs. 3.
List basic tools needed around the home. 4.
Lubricate drawer guides, windows and door hinges. 5.
Erect a shelf that will support a 25-pound weight. 6.
Repair a screen. 7.
Mend a piece of broken furniture. 8.
Replace furnace filters. 9.
Fix a squeaky step or board. 10.
Tighten drawer knobs or handles. 11.
Replace a pane of glass. 12.
Help paint or wallpaper a room and clean up afterwards. |
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INDOORS COOKING AWARD
Purpose: To learn how to plan and
prepare meals. Requirements: Plan and prepare one breakfast, lunch,
and dinner for your family following the food pyramid guidelines. Clean up afterwards. |
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SPECIAL INTEREST AWARDS YELLOW
GROUP
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KNOT-TYING AWARD
Purpose: To learn basic knots and some
of their uses. Requirements: 1. Read a book or an article that describes
basic knots and their uses. 2.
Demonstrate how to tie the following knots: square knot; clove hitch; sheet bend, using two
different sizes of rope; bowline; two-half-hitches; taut-line hitches. List at least one use for each knot. 3.
Whip the end of a rope. 4.
List at least three different types of rope material and the
advantages and disadvantages of each. |
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LEATHERCRAFT AWARD
Purpose: To learn the basics of leather
craft. Requirements: Complete a leather project that requires
cutting and assembly. |
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METAL WORKING AWARD
Purpose: To learn basic tools, methods,
and safety practices of metalworking. Requirements: 1. List the elements of shop safety and how
to prevent eye injuries, cuts and burns. 2.
Do any three of the following: a.
Say how to use, care for, and store the tools generally used in metal
work (drill, files, vise, ball-peen hammer, metal saw, tin saw, tin snips,
pliers, and soldering or welding equipment). b.
State how the properties of gold, silver, tin, copper, aluminum,
brass and pewter affect the choice of the metal you would use to make certain
articles. c.
Design and make a simple metal article requiring drilling, cutting,
and filing. Clean and polish the item. d.
Show and explain how to use a bolt, nut washer, lock washer and sheet
metal screw. e.
Show how to cut a metal screw or bolt without losing the threads. f.
Show the differences between drills and saws used for wood and those
used for metal. |
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MUSIC AWARD
Purpose: To learn about different kinds
of musical instruments & compositions. Requirements: 1. Give examples of the role that music
plays in our daily lives. 2.
Complete three of the following: a.
Name the four general groups of musical instruments and give examples
of each. b.
Name and define four basic music groups. c.
Play an instrument and explain its function within a musical group. d.
Attend a musical performance. e.
Define: composer, arranger, conductor, choreographer, vocalist, and
soloist. |
SPECIAL INTEREST AWARDS YELLOW
GROUP
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PHOTO DEVELOPING AWARD
Purpose: To learn how to develop
negatives, make conventional prints, and to process images with a digital
camera. Requirements: 1. Conventional
cameras. a.
Develop at least one roll of film from negatives and make at least
six different good contact prints or enlargements from negatives. b.
Explain the process and the equipment that you used. 2.
Digital Cameras. a.
Use a digital camera to transfer (input and download) six printouts. b.
Show how to develop, enlarge, crop, edit and merge digital images. |
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PHOTOGRAPHY AWARD
Purpose: To learn about cameras, both
still and motion picture. Requirements: 1. Tell
how a camera operates, including the flash. 2.
Demonstrate how to load and unload film. 3.
Plan and take a series of eight or more good pictures that tell a
story, two of which must be outdoors and two using flash. 4.
Direct and videotape a four-minute skit of your family, friends, or
club. |
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READING AWARD
Purpose: To learn how to use the
library. Requirements: 1. Obtain
your own library card. 2.
Learn how to use the library’s filing system to find a book. 3.
Read at least six books within a year. Dad must approve books. |
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SEWING AWARD
Purpose: To acquire basic skills of
sewing by hand and machine. Requirements: 1. Make
two of the following items: tea towel, blouse, four napkins, four place mats,
tablecloth, skirt, or something for your club. 2.
Collect items for a personal sewing box. Include scissors, pins, needles, thread,
tape measure, pincushions and thimble. |
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WOODWORKING AWARD
Purpose: To develop skill using basic
woodworking tools and to apply this training to craft projects. Requirements: Develop a woodworking project. Draw a plan of it and together approve it
as suitable for the woodworking award.
Some sample projects are a shoeshine box, birdhouse, small table, or
shoe shelves. Use at least five
different tools. Describe the safety
precautions necessary for using these tools.
Put your completed project into use. |
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SPORTS
AWARDS BLUE
GROUP
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BEGINNER SWIMMING AWARD (Through Birmingham Y)
Purpose: To learn basic swimming skills
and water safety. Requirements: 1. State the principles of water safety. 2.
Demonstrate the survival float for 3 minutes. 3.
Tread water for one minute in deep water using a scissors kick.
4.
Swim the front crawl for 20-25 yards. 5.
Swim the back crawl continuously for 20 - 25 yards. 6.
Demonstrate turning from a front crawl to a back crawl, going to a
back float, and then turning from a back crawl to a front crawl. 7.
Perform a front dive. |
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INTERMEDIATE SWIMMING AWARD (Through Birmingham Y)
Purpose: To learn more advanced swimming
skills and water safety. Requirements: 1. Earn the Beginner Swimming Award. 2.
Demonstrate the survival float for six minutes. 3.
Tread water for several minutes and demonstrate the breaststroke kick
plus two additional treading kicks. 4.
Do the breaststroke, kick for 50 yards. 5.
Demonstrate a butterfly kick for 20 yards. 6.
Swim the elementary backstroke for 50 yards. 7.
Swim the front crawl for 50 yards with rotary breathing. 8.
Swim the back crawl for 50 yards. 9.
Demonstrate the following sequence: swimming on front, turning, swimming
on back, treading water, and then, continuing to swim. 10.
Perform a front dive from a standing position on a one-meter diving
board. |
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ADVANCED SWIMMING AWARD (Through Birmingham Y)
Purpose: To develop swimming endurance
and survival water safety skills. Requirements: 1. Earn the Intermediate Swimming Award. 2.
Demonstrate the survival float for 6 minutes. 3.
Know personal health issues related to pool use. 4.
Swim the butterfly stroke for 50 yards. 5.
Demonstrate the breaststroke. 6.
Swim 200 yards using a combination of the butterfly stroke, back
crawl, breaststroke, and front crawl continuously and in sequence (the
individual medley). Execute strong
push-offs at the ends of the pool. 7.
Demonstrate open turns without stopping between strokes. 8.
Cover at least three or four body lengths swimming entirely
underwater, using a breaststroke or a combination stroke. 9.
Perform extension assists. |
SPORTS AWARDS BLUE
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ARCHERY AWARD (Through Tim and Max Payne)
Purpose: To learn archery safety and
the basic methods of using a bow. Requirements: 1 State
the principles of bow safety. 2.
Demonstrate how to string and unstring a bow properly. 3.
Using proper stance, knock, pull and shoot
five arrows. |
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BICYCLING AWARD
Purpose: To learn bicycle safety. Requirements: 1. State
the principles of bicycle safety. 2.
Review bike operations and maintenance. 3.
Participate in a two-hour bike trip. |
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BOATING AWARD
Purpose: To become exposed to rowing
and to learn boating safety. Requirements: 1. State
the principles of boating safety. 2.
Demonstrate the use of safety equipment. 3.
Identify the different parts of a rowboat. 4.
Identify and explain the use of the equipment necessary to row a
boat. 5.
Demonstrate the ability to row in a straight line for a distance of
100 feet. 6.
Demonstrate the ability to turn right and left and to back up. 7.
Demonstrate proper docking. |
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TEAM SPORTS AWARD
Purpose:
To encourage the practice of
sportsmanship and fair play. Requirements: 1. As a Dad/Child pair,
choose a team sport. Learn and
discuss the rules. 2.
Form teams, preferably among club members, or form a club team and challenge
another club, and play at least one game keeping score, practicing good
sportsmanship and fair play. |
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WATER SKIING and WAKEBOARDING AWARD (Through Chris Seago / Dean Ortel)
Purpose: To learn water-skiing,
wakeboarding safety and how to ski or board. Requirements: 1. State
the principles of water and boating safety. 2.
Identify and explain the use of the equipment necessary to water ski
or wakeboard. 3.
Ski or wakeboard a distance of 100 yards. |
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