Troop 173 Outdoor Merit Badge Academy

1301 Tropical Avenue,Chuluota FL 32766

22 April, 2023

Description

Any registered member of a Scouts BSA Troop may choose ONE of these Fun and Interesting Opportunities. Badge Classes are designed to be 100% complete by the end of the day: Tenderfoot Skills (see overview below)Second Class Skills (see rough draft overview below)Pioneering Merit Badge is not Eagle-required, but it teaches advanced Scout Skills and is essential for any Instructor. The class is designed for First Class Scouts who know their basic knots and lashings.First Aid Merit Badge is taught from a "Wilderness First Aid" perspective by an instructor who has completed the "Triple Crown" of High Adventure and two Appalachian Trail treks. Fun, hands on, real life experiences (complete with stage blood). Designed for Scouts who have completed Tenderfoot and Second Class First Aid requirements.Scouts wear Field Uniform ("Class A") and may remove uniform shirts when messy work is being done if a BSA T-shirt ("Class B")is also worn. . Questions to Kanani Cordero at [email protected]. Tenderfoot Skills Training Class Goal: To allow new Scouts to learn the basic skills of camping by covering most of the requirements of the Tenderfoot Badge. Bring your Scout Handbook. Course Overview 8:50 – Arrival, Registration at Pavillion #5 9– 10:30 am First Aid and Nature 4. a. Show first aid for the following: Simple cuts and scrapes, Blisters on the hand and foot, Minor (thermal/heat) burns or scalds (superficial, or first degree), Bites or stings of insects and ticks, Venomous snakebite, Nosebleed, Frostbite and sunburn, Choking. b. Describe common poisonous or hazardous plants; identify any that grow in your local area or campsite location. Tell how to treat for exposure to them. c. Tell what you can do while on a campout or other outdoor activity to prevent or reduce the occurrence of injuries or exposure listed in Tenderfoot requirements 4a and 4b. d. Assemble a personal first-aid kit to carry with you on future campouts and hikes. Tell how each item in the kit would be used. 10:30 – 11:30 Tools 3d. “Demonstrate proper care, sharpening, and use of the knife, saw, and ax….” Sharpen kitchen knives and learn to cut bell peppers, onions, and tomatoes. Review Tot’n Chit. Cooking 2. a. “On the campout, assist in preparing one of your patrol's meals. Tell why it is important for each patrol member to share in meal preparation and cleanup.” b. “While on a campout, demonstrate the appropriate method of safely cleaning items used to prepare, serve, and eat a meal.” c. “Explain the importance of eating together as a patrol.” 11:30 – 12:30 Lunch Citizenship – 12:30 – 1:00 7a. “Demonstrate how to display, raise, lower, and fold the U.S. flag.” Tools: 1:30 – 2:30 3. a, b, c “Demonstrate a practical use of the square knot; Demonstrate a practical use of two half-hitches; Demonstrate a practical use of the taut-line hitch,” by setting up a dining fly. Leadership 8. “Describe the steps in Scouting’s Teaching EDGE method. Use the Teaching EDGE method to teach another person how to tie the square knot.” Physical Fitness 2:30 – 3:30 6a. Record your best in the following tests: • Pushups (Record the number done correctly in 60 seconds.) • Situps or curl-ups (Record the number done correctly in 60 seconds.) • Back-saver sit-and-reach (Record the distance stretched.) • 1-mile walk/run (Record the time.) 6b. Develop and describe a plan for improvement in each of the activities listed in Tenderfoot requirement. Final Review, Signoffs, etc 3:30 - 4:00 pm Second Class Skills Training Class Goal: To allow new Scouts to learn the basic skills of camping by covering some of the requirements of the Second Class Badge. Bring your Scout Handbook. Course Overview 8:50 – Arrival, Registration at Pavillion #5 9:00 – 9:10 am Orientation, Set up Solar Compass for Navigation 3d 9:10 – 10:45 am FIRST AID and NATURE (1.5 hours) FIRST AID – 2nd Class Requirement #6 – Teach in Order a. Demonstrate first aid for the following: Object in the eye; Bite of a warm blooded animal; Puncture wounds from a splinter, nail, and fishhook; Serious burns (partial thickness, or second degree); Heat exhaustion; Shock; Heatstroke, dehydration, hypothermia, and hyperventilation. b. Show what to do for "hurry" cases of stopped breathing; stroke; severe bleeding; ingested poisoning. c. Tell what you can do while on a campout or hike to prevent or reduce the occurrence of the injuries listed in Second Class requirements 6a and 6b. d. Explain what to do in case of accidents that require emergency response in the home and the backcountry. Explain what constitutes an emergency and what information you will need to provide to a responder. e. Tell how you should respond if you come upon the scene of a vehicular accident. 10:45 – 12:00 COOKING and TOOLS (1.25 hours) COOKING and TOOLS - 2nd Class Requirement #2 – Teach in order. Since knife skills were taught at the Tenderfoot Training, this can be a simpler meal. Hot dogs grilled over the fires they light, with peppers and onions (prepped in advance) grilled on propane stoves. Grated Cheese for Dairy, plus Apples. a. Explain when it is appropriate to use a fire for cooking or other purposes and when it would not be appropriate to do so. b. Use the tools listed in Tenderfoot requirement 3d to prepare tinder, kindling, and fuel wood for a cooking fire. c. At an approved outdoor location and time, use the tinder, kindling, and fuel wood from Second Class requirement 2b to demonstrate how to build a fire. Unless prohibited by local fire restrictions, light the fire. After allowing the flames to burn safely for at least two minutes, safely extinguish the flames with minimal impact to the fire site. d. Explain when it is appropriate to use a lightweight stove and when it is appropriate to use a propane stove. Set up a lightweight stove or propane stove. Unless prohibited by local fire restrictions, light the stove. Describe the safety procedures for using these types of stoves. e. On one campout, plan and cook one hot breakfast or lunch, selecting foods from MyPlate or the current USDA nutritional model. Explain the importance of good nutrition. Demonstrate how to transport, store, and prepare the foods you selected. f. Demonstrate tying the sheet bend knot. Describe a situation in which you would use this knot. g. Demonstrate tying the bowline knot. Describe a situation in which you would use this knot. 12:00 – 1:00 COOKING – LUNCH -- Everyone pitches in to cook, serve and clean. Afternoon Session – Discussion at Tables with Instructors leading table discussions 1:00 – 1:30 CITIZENSHIP and LEADERSHIP #9 a & b: Discuss by Tables: “Explain the three R's of personal safety and protection. Describe bullying; tell what the appropriate response is to someone who is bullying you or another person.” and #8 b: “Explain what respect is due the flag of the United States.” #8 c & d: Explain the Budgeting requirement to Scouts and distribute a worksheet to get them started. NATURE #4 – “Identify or show evidence of at least ten kinds of wild animals (such as birds, mammals, reptiles, fish, mollusks) found in your local area or camping location. You may show evidence by tracks, signs, or photographs you have taken.” Orientation to this take-home assignment. NAVIGATION #3d “Demonstrate how to find directions during the day and at night without using a compass or an electronic device.” Use star worksheets. Make a final reading of the Solar Compass. AQUATICS Requirement #5 a. Tell what precautions must be taken for a safe swim. d. Explain why swimming rescues should not be attempted when a reaching or throwing rescue is possible. Explain why and how a rescue swimmer should avoid contact with the victim. c. Demonstrate water rescue methods by reaching with your arm or leg, by reaching with a suitable object, and by throwing lines and objects. – [Dryland practice.]