Saturday, April 13, 2013
Sunday, October 14, 2012
Eagle Court of Honour
Today the parents went to a meeting about the Court of Honour on Wednesday, and at 5 PM I went to the Eagle Scout Court of Honour for Cory and Chris Picklesiemer.
Thursday, October 11, 2012
Chapter Meeting
Today in the Wakaree Chapter meeting we had elections for the 2013 chapter officers. I was elected as Vice Chief of Technology / Communications.
Wednesday, October 10, 2012
Scouts
Today in scouts we read the constitution, and talked about it for the Citinship in the Nation Merit badge.
Saturday, October 6, 2012
Erwin Park day 2
Today on the campout we had pancakes for breakfast, and packed up early to get back for General Conference.
Friday, October 5, 2012
Campout - Erwin Park
Today I went on a campout at Erwin Park. We had a Campfire program, and did skits.We also had persion sausages for dinner.
Thursday, September 27, 2012
Camporee Comitee
Today I went to a planing meeting for the next Northern Lights/Golden Arrow camporee. I got appointed ASPL over the compititions for the younger scouts, and my assistant is Nick Baulm. We dicused plans for the camporee, elected a SPL, who appointed ASPLs for Compititions (younger/older) and Marketing.
Wednesday, September 26, 2012
Scouts
Today in scouts Brother Nine wasn't there and Brother Grumbles stood in for him. We had a paper airplane contest, then worked on the personal fitness merit badge. I did 40 push-ups 31 sit-ups and 4 pull-ups.
Saturday, September 8, 2012
Miki Olympics
I went to the Miki Olympics this weekend. Durring the individual events, I participated in archery, and the highest score I got was a 25. After lunch, I went and through tomohacks at wood platforms.
Saturday, September 1, 2012
Cross TImbers Day 2
Today we ate oatmeal for breakfast, then broke camp and set off for the cars. On the way we found a geocache, and stoped at the same campsite as we did last year for a break, but this time the water was higher and the beach was gone.
Friday, August 31, 2012
Cross Timbers
We went on a campout today at Cross Timbers, we camped in the same spot we did last year, and ate dehydrated rice and chiken.
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
Scouts
In scouts today we worked on the Physical Fitness merit badge again. Brother Nine set up a course to run, We ran down Roundrock from the church, and at the .5 mile point Brother Nine had put a strip of duck tape. When I got there the duck tape was gone, but I recognized the house from the picture he had shown us, and turned around to run back. I finished the course in 9:25 and did one pull-up.
Wednesday, August 15, 2012
Scouts
Tonight in scouts we worked on the Personal Fitness merit badge. We did alot of bookwork, then took the measurements. I did 15 push-ups, 47 sit-ups.
Thursday, August 9, 2012
Round Table
I went to my first Round Table tonight. We put cookies on our forehead and tried to eat them without using our hands. Later we watched a power point about NOAC, and talked about the fall fellowship. It is like the Olympics, and the Vigil call out happens once a year there.
Saturday, August 4, 2012
Canoe Trip: Day 2
We finished the canoe trip. The was alot of debris in the way. We had to lift our canoes over logs, and once we had to push the around them. The scouts waited at the end, while the adults went and got the trailer. I am going to help clean the canoes on Monday.
Friday, August 3, 2012
Canoe Trip: Day 1
Today I am going on the yearly canoe trip. We are putting are stuff into five gallon buckets so that it won't get wet. We will be going down the Elm Fork of the Trinity River.
Thursday, July 26, 2012
Nuclear Science Merit Badge
Today I finished the Nuclear Science Merit Badge. Here are the requirements:
1.Do the following:
a. Tell what radiation is.
b. Describe the hazards of radiation to humans, the environment, and wildlife. Explain the difference between radiation exposure and contamination. In your explanation, discuss the nature and magnitude of radiation risks to humans from nuclear power, medical radiation, and background radiation including radon. Explain the ALARA principle and measures required by law to minimize these risks.
c. Describe the radiation hazard symbol and explain where it should be used. Tell why and how people must use radiation or radioactive materials carefully.
2.Do the following:
a. Tell the meaning of the following: atom, nucleus, proton, neutron, electron, quark, isotope; alpha particle, beta particle, gamma ray, X-ray; ionization, radioactivity, and radioisotope.
b. Choose an element from the periodic table. Construct 3-D models for the atoms of three isotopes of this element, showing neutrons, protons, and electrons. Use the three models to explain the difference between atomic number and mass number and the difference between the quark structure of a neutron and a proton.
3.Do ONE of the following; then discuss modern particle physics with your counselor:
a. Visit an accelerator (research lab) or university where people study the properties of the nucleus or nucleons.
b. Name three particle accelerators and describe several experiments that each accelerator performs.
4.Do TWO of the following; then discuss with your counselor the different kinds of radiation and how they can be used:
a. Build an electroscope. Show how it works. Place a radiation source inside and explain the effect it causes.
b. Make a cloud chamber. Show how it can be used to see the tracks caused by radiation. Explain what is happening.
c. Obtain a sample of irradiated and non-irradiated foods. Prepare the two foods and compare their taste and texture. Store the leftovers in separate containers and under the same conditions. For a period of 14 days, observe their 149 rate of decomposition or spoilage, and describe the differences you see on days 5, 10, and 14.
d. Visit a place where radioisotopes are being used. Using a drawing, explain how and why they are used.
5.Do ONE of the following; then discuss with your counselor the principles of radiation safety:
a. Using a radiation survey meter and a radioactive source, show how the counts per minute change as the source gets closer to or farther from the radiation detector. Place three different materials between the source and the detector, then explain any differences in the measurements per minute. Explain how time, distance, and shielding can reduce an individual’s radiation dose.
b. Describe how radon is detected in homes. Discuss the steps taken for the long-term and short-term test methods, tell how to interpret the results, and explain when each type of test should be used. Explain the health concern related to radon gas and tell what steps can be taken to reduce radon in buildings.
c. Visit a place where X-rays are used. Draw a floor plan of this room. Show where the unit, the unit operator, and the patient would be when the X-ray unit is operated. Explain the precautions taken and the importance of those precautions.
6.Do ONE of the following; then discuss with your counselor how nuclear energy is used to produce electricity:
a. Make a drawing showing how nuclear fission happens, labeling all details. Draw another picture showing how a chain reaction could be started and how it could be stopped. Explain what is meant by a “critical mass.”
b. Build a model of a nuclear reactor. Show the fuel, control rods, shielding, moderator, and cooling material. Explain how a reactor could be used to change nuclear energy into electrical energy or make things radioactive.
c. Find out how many nuclear power plants exist in the United States. Locate the one nearest your home. Find out what percentage of electricity in the United States is generated by nuclear power plants, by coal, and by gas.
7.Give an example of each of the following in relation to how energy from an atom can be used: nuclear medicine, environmental applications, industrial applications, space exploration, and radiation therapy. For each example, explain the application and its significance to nuclear science.
8.Find out about three career opportunities in nuclear science that interest you. Pick one and find out the education, training, and experience required for this profession and discuss this with your counselor. Tell why this profession interests you.
I did 1, 2, 3a, 4a, 4d, 5b, 6a, 7, 8
1.Do the following:
a. Tell what radiation is.
b. Describe the hazards of radiation to humans, the environment, and wildlife. Explain the difference between radiation exposure and contamination. In your explanation, discuss the nature and magnitude of radiation risks to humans from nuclear power, medical radiation, and background radiation including radon. Explain the ALARA principle and measures required by law to minimize these risks.
c. Describe the radiation hazard symbol and explain where it should be used. Tell why and how people must use radiation or radioactive materials carefully.
2.Do the following:
a. Tell the meaning of the following: atom, nucleus, proton, neutron, electron, quark, isotope; alpha particle, beta particle, gamma ray, X-ray; ionization, radioactivity, and radioisotope.
b. Choose an element from the periodic table. Construct 3-D models for the atoms of three isotopes of this element, showing neutrons, protons, and electrons. Use the three models to explain the difference between atomic number and mass number and the difference between the quark structure of a neutron and a proton.
3.Do ONE of the following; then discuss modern particle physics with your counselor:
a. Visit an accelerator (research lab) or university where people study the properties of the nucleus or nucleons.
b. Name three particle accelerators and describe several experiments that each accelerator performs.
4.Do TWO of the following; then discuss with your counselor the different kinds of radiation and how they can be used:
a. Build an electroscope. Show how it works. Place a radiation source inside and explain the effect it causes.
b. Make a cloud chamber. Show how it can be used to see the tracks caused by radiation. Explain what is happening.
c. Obtain a sample of irradiated and non-irradiated foods. Prepare the two foods and compare their taste and texture. Store the leftovers in separate containers and under the same conditions. For a period of 14 days, observe their 149 rate of decomposition or spoilage, and describe the differences you see on days 5, 10, and 14.
d. Visit a place where radioisotopes are being used. Using a drawing, explain how and why they are used.
5.Do ONE of the following; then discuss with your counselor the principles of radiation safety:
a. Using a radiation survey meter and a radioactive source, show how the counts per minute change as the source gets closer to or farther from the radiation detector. Place three different materials between the source and the detector, then explain any differences in the measurements per minute. Explain how time, distance, and shielding can reduce an individual’s radiation dose.
b. Describe how radon is detected in homes. Discuss the steps taken for the long-term and short-term test methods, tell how to interpret the results, and explain when each type of test should be used. Explain the health concern related to radon gas and tell what steps can be taken to reduce radon in buildings.
c. Visit a place where X-rays are used. Draw a floor plan of this room. Show where the unit, the unit operator, and the patient would be when the X-ray unit is operated. Explain the precautions taken and the importance of those precautions.
6.Do ONE of the following; then discuss with your counselor how nuclear energy is used to produce electricity:
a. Make a drawing showing how nuclear fission happens, labeling all details. Draw another picture showing how a chain reaction could be started and how it could be stopped. Explain what is meant by a “critical mass.”
b. Build a model of a nuclear reactor. Show the fuel, control rods, shielding, moderator, and cooling material. Explain how a reactor could be used to change nuclear energy into electrical energy or make things radioactive.
c. Find out how many nuclear power plants exist in the United States. Locate the one nearest your home. Find out what percentage of electricity in the United States is generated by nuclear power plants, by coal, and by gas.
7.Give an example of each of the following in relation to how energy from an atom can be used: nuclear medicine, environmental applications, industrial applications, space exploration, and radiation therapy. For each example, explain the application and its significance to nuclear science.
8.Find out about three career opportunities in nuclear science that interest you. Pick one and find out the education, training, and experience required for this profession and discuss this with your counselor. Tell why this profession interests you.
I did 1, 2, 3a, 4a, 4d, 5b, 6a, 7, 8
Wednesday, July 25, 2012
Wednesday, July 18, 2012
Court of Honor
At the court of honor today, I got the patches for Camping, Soil and Water Conservation, Fish and Wildlife Management, Climbing, Pioneering, Geology, and my Life Scout rank. Also I got the packet from my ordeal in April.
Tuesday, July 17, 2012
Camping Merit Badge
I finished the Camping merit badge today. Here are the requirements:
1.Show that you know first aid for and how to prevent injuries or illnesses that could occur while camping, including hypothermia, frostbite, heat reactions, dehydration, altitude sickness, insect stings, tick bites, snakebite, blisters, and hyperventilation.
2.Learn the Leave No Trace principles and the Outdoor Code and explain what they mean. Write a personal plan for implementing these principles on your next outing.
3.Make a written plan for an overnight trek and show how to get to your camping spot using a topographical map and compass OR a topographical map and a GPS receiver.
4.Do the following:
a. Make a duty roster showing how your patrol is organized for an actual overnight campout. List assignments for each member.
b. Help a Scout patrol or a Webelos Scout unit in your area prepare for an actual campout, including creating the duty roster, menu planning, equipment needs, general planning, and setting up camp.
5.Do the following:
a. Prepare a list of clothing you would need for overnight campouts in both warm and cold weather. Explain the term "layering."
b. Discuss footwear for different kinds of weather and how the right footwear is important for protecting your feet.
c. Explain the proper care and storage of camping equipment (clothing, footwear, bedding).
d. List the outdoor essentials necessary for any campout, and explain why each item is needed.
e. Present yourself to your Scoutmaster with your pack for inspection. Be correctly clothed and equipped for an overnight campout.
6.Do the following:
a. Describe the features of four types of tents, when and where they could be used, and how to care for tents. Working with another Scout, pitch a tent.
b. Discuss the importance of camp sanitation and tell why water treatment is essential. Then demonstrate two ways to treat water.
c. Describe the factors to be considered in deciding where to pitch your tent. d. Tell the difference between internal- and external-frame packs. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of each.
e. Discuss the types of sleeping bags and what kind would be suitable for different conditions. Explain the proper care of your sleeping bag and how to keep it dry. Make a comfortable ground bed.
7.Prepare for an overnight campout with your patrol by doing the following: a. Make a checklist of personal and patrol gear that will be needed.
b. Pack your own gear and your share of the patrol equipment and food for proper carrying. Show that your pack is right for quickly getting what is needed first, and that it has been assembled properly for comfort, weight, balance, size, and neatness.
8.Do the following:
a. Explain the safety procedures for:
1. Using a propane or butane/propane stove
2. Using a liquid fuel stove
3. Proper storage of extra fuel
b. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of different types of lightweight cooking stoves.
c. Prepare a camp menu. Explain how the menu would differ from a menu for a backpacking or float trip. Give recipes and make a food list for your patrol. Plan two breakfasts, three lunches, and two suppers. Discuss how to protect your food against bad weather, animals, and contamination.
d. Cook at least one breakfast, one lunch, and one dinner for your patrol from the meals you have planned for requirement 8c. At least one of those meals must be a trail meal requiring the use of a lightweight stove.
9.Show experience in camping by doing the following:
a. Camp a total of at least 20 days and 20 nights. Sleep each night under the sky or in a tent you have pitched. The 20 days and 20 nights must be at a designated Scouting activity or event. You may use a week of long-term camp toward this requirement. If the camp provides a tent that has already been pitched, you need not pitch your own tent.
b. On any of these camping experiences, you must do TWO of the following, only with proper preparation and under qualified supervision:
1. Hike up a mountain, gaining at least 1,000 vertical feet.
2. Backpack, snowshoe, or cross-country ski for at least 4 miles.
3. Take a bike trip of at least 15 miles or at least four hours.
4. Take a nonmotorized trip on the water of at least four hours or 5 miles.
5. Plan and carry out an overnight snow camping experience.
6. Rappel down a rappel route of 30 feet or more.
c. Perform a conservation project approved by the landowner or land managing agency. 10.Discuss how the things you did to earn this badge have taught you about personal health and safety, survival, public health, conservation, and good citizenship. In your discussion, tell how Scout spirit and the Scout Oath and Law apply to camping and outdoor ethics.
1.Show that you know first aid for and how to prevent injuries or illnesses that could occur while camping, including hypothermia, frostbite, heat reactions, dehydration, altitude sickness, insect stings, tick bites, snakebite, blisters, and hyperventilation.
2.Learn the Leave No Trace principles and the Outdoor Code and explain what they mean. Write a personal plan for implementing these principles on your next outing.
3.Make a written plan for an overnight trek and show how to get to your camping spot using a topographical map and compass OR a topographical map and a GPS receiver.
4.Do the following:
a. Make a duty roster showing how your patrol is organized for an actual overnight campout. List assignments for each member.
b. Help a Scout patrol or a Webelos Scout unit in your area prepare for an actual campout, including creating the duty roster, menu planning, equipment needs, general planning, and setting up camp.
5.Do the following:
a. Prepare a list of clothing you would need for overnight campouts in both warm and cold weather. Explain the term "layering."
b. Discuss footwear for different kinds of weather and how the right footwear is important for protecting your feet.
c. Explain the proper care and storage of camping equipment (clothing, footwear, bedding).
d. List the outdoor essentials necessary for any campout, and explain why each item is needed.
e. Present yourself to your Scoutmaster with your pack for inspection. Be correctly clothed and equipped for an overnight campout.
6.Do the following:
a. Describe the features of four types of tents, when and where they could be used, and how to care for tents. Working with another Scout, pitch a tent.
b. Discuss the importance of camp sanitation and tell why water treatment is essential. Then demonstrate two ways to treat water.
c. Describe the factors to be considered in deciding where to pitch your tent. d. Tell the difference between internal- and external-frame packs. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of each.
e. Discuss the types of sleeping bags and what kind would be suitable for different conditions. Explain the proper care of your sleeping bag and how to keep it dry. Make a comfortable ground bed.
7.Prepare for an overnight campout with your patrol by doing the following: a. Make a checklist of personal and patrol gear that will be needed.
b. Pack your own gear and your share of the patrol equipment and food for proper carrying. Show that your pack is right for quickly getting what is needed first, and that it has been assembled properly for comfort, weight, balance, size, and neatness.
8.Do the following:
a. Explain the safety procedures for:
1. Using a propane or butane/propane stove
2. Using a liquid fuel stove
3. Proper storage of extra fuel
b. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of different types of lightweight cooking stoves.
c. Prepare a camp menu. Explain how the menu would differ from a menu for a backpacking or float trip. Give recipes and make a food list for your patrol. Plan two breakfasts, three lunches, and two suppers. Discuss how to protect your food against bad weather, animals, and contamination.
d. Cook at least one breakfast, one lunch, and one dinner for your patrol from the meals you have planned for requirement 8c. At least one of those meals must be a trail meal requiring the use of a lightweight stove.
9.Show experience in camping by doing the following:
a. Camp a total of at least 20 days and 20 nights. Sleep each night under the sky or in a tent you have pitched. The 20 days and 20 nights must be at a designated Scouting activity or event. You may use a week of long-term camp toward this requirement. If the camp provides a tent that has already been pitched, you need not pitch your own tent.
b. On any of these camping experiences, you must do TWO of the following, only with proper preparation and under qualified supervision:
1. Hike up a mountain, gaining at least 1,000 vertical feet.
2. Backpack, snowshoe, or cross-country ski for at least 4 miles.
3. Take a bike trip of at least 15 miles or at least four hours.
4. Take a nonmotorized trip on the water of at least four hours or 5 miles.
5. Plan and carry out an overnight snow camping experience.
6. Rappel down a rappel route of 30 feet or more.
c. Perform a conservation project approved by the landowner or land managing agency. 10.Discuss how the things you did to earn this badge have taught you about personal health and safety, survival, public health, conservation, and good citizenship. In your discussion, tell how Scout spirit and the Scout Oath and Law apply to camping and outdoor ethics.
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