Utah Patches
Utah’s National Monuments Tour Patch
Utah’s National Monuments: Cedar Breaks, Dinosaur, Grand Staircase, Hovenweep, Natural Bridges, Pipe
Springs, Rainbow Bridge, and Timpanogos Cave
1) View the video at the Visitors Center about the monument. If not available,
read a pamphlet.
2) Sign the register book
3) Tour the monument
4) Do something to improve the site (such as gather litter)
Report to your den the following:
5) Explain what the words “National Monument” mean
6) On a map of the state of Utah, show where you live & the route you took to
reach the monument. Show the area the monument covers
7) Tell how nature made the monument
8) Explain what you saw & learned at the monument
9) Tell what trees & plants grow at the monument. Name 3 of each
10) Explain what you liked best about the monument
Utah’s National Parks Tour Patch
Utah’s National Parks: Arches, Bryce, Canyonlands, Capitol Reef, and Zion
1) Sign the register book at the visitors center
2) View the video about the park. If not available, read a pamphlet
3) Tour the park
4) Do something to improve the park (you could gather litter)
Report to your den the following
5) On a map of the state of Utah, show where you live & the route you took to
reach the park. Show the area the park covers
6) Explain how nature made the park
7) What did you see & learn at the park?
8) Tell what trees and plants grow in the park. Name three of each
9) Explain what you liked best about the park
Scouts Fighting Drug Abuse
Sponsored by the Utah Drug Enforcement Administration and the Utah Attorney General's Office. Complete 8
of the 10 requirements.
1) Visit the Utah Attorney General's website at www.attygen.state.ut.us/kidspage and take the on-line internet
safety quiz.
2) Visit the Drug Enforcement Administration website at www.dea.gov and find the link to the D.A.R.E. kids
only page.
3) On the D.A.R.E. Kids-Only web page (www.dare.com/kids/index_3.htm)
click: Play This and create a coloring page. Print the page and write your own
anti-drug statement on the page.
4) While on the D.A.R.E. Kids page (www.dare.com/kids/index_3.htm), create
a coupon that states your pledge to stay off drugs. Give this pledge to the person
you designed it for. If you need a suggestion, create your coupon for your Boy
Scout Troop Leader.
5) While on the D.A.R.E. Kids page (www.dare.com/kids/index_3.htm) design a
poster and print it with your personal anti-drug message. Hang the poster in your
bedroom or other room in house, classroom, or community center (with
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permission). You can be creative and design your very own poster or use the D.A.R.E. Kids Page for help in
making your poster on-line.
6) While on the D.A.R.E. Kids page (www.dare.com/kids/index_3.htm) click your computer mouse on the
D.A.R.E. to Share section and do two of the four Puzzle options: word search, crossword puzzle, decoding
mystery, or word puzzle.
7) Do some on-line research. Find your local police agency's web site. Find out if you have a D.A.R.E. officer
at your school, learn where to find the closest police officer who serves your neighborhood by visiting their web
site or going to the police station directly to meet with the officers there.
8) Make a list of why you should say 'no' to using harmful substances like tobacco, alcohol, and marijuana.
9) Find an article that will help you make the best decision about harmful substances.
10) Sign the 'drug-free' pledge and find five friends or classmates to sign it with you.
Mormon Battalion Trail Patch
History of the Mormon Battalion
a. Read a history of the U.S. Mormon Battalion in the Mexican War.
b. Discuss this history with your leaders with emphasis on the following points:
1. What was the Mormon Battalion unit?
2. What was its dual mission?
3. What was its approximate size at these points:
a) departure from Council Bluffs, Iowa?
b) departure from Santa Fe, NM?
c) arrival at San Diego? What caused the differences in size at each
location?
4. How was the Battalion recruited?
5. Who were Gen. S.W. Kearney and Lt. Col. James Allen?
6. Who was Lt. A.J. Smith, and why did he order forced marches?
7. Who was Lt. Col. Philip St. George Cooke?
8. Who was Dr. George B. Sanderson, and why was he hated by the men?
9. What rivers were crossed? What happened in the Battle of the Bulls?
What took place at Tucson, Arizona and at Box Canyon?
10. What Indians were traded with? How large were these Tribes?
11. What total distance did the main Battalion travel?
How many total days were used on this march?
What were some of the greatest distances covered in one day's march?
12. What wagon roadway was made by the Battalion?
13. What were three contributions of the Battalion to the Californians?
Visits to Historic Points and Museums
a. Visit a Mormon Battalion monument, museum or a point of historic interest connected with the
Battalion. (Where this is impractical, write for information brochures and study them, and then give your
report.)
b. Visit another museum that displays artifacts of that era, paying special attention to wagons, harnesses,
saddles, tenting, clothing, cooking utensils and weapons.
Hiking a Section of the Battalion Trails
These include the Westbound Trail (Council Bluffs to San Diego); the return trails to Utah, Iowa, or Fort
Leavenworth; and the sick detachment trails in New Mexico, Colorado, and Wyoming.
a. Overnight backpack of at least 15 miles. (5-mile day hike for Cubs and 11 year-old Scouts.)
b. A BOY SCOUTS QF AMERICA TOUR PERMIT IS REQUIRED!
c. Where possible, obtain a detailed map of the area where you plan to hike, and
plot the route you will take.
d. Where parts of the original trail are not practical or safe, or are closed
to the hiker, a detour trail may be substituted.
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e. Backpack all food, water and equipment for the entire hike.
f. Where open fires and/or fuel gathering is prohibited, use backpacking
chemical fuel stoves to prepare meals.
g. Use rations such as meat jerky, biscuits and water similar to that of
Battalion soldiers for lunch.
Search for Additional Historical Information
a. Battalion members’ diaries.
b. Family histories that include information about the Battalion.
c. Locate points of interest such as campsites, centers of special events and gravesites of Battalion
members.
d. Submit a copy of all information discovered with this Trail Award Completion Report.
Search for Living Descendants of Battalion Members
a. Have the Battalion descendant give a report to the unit on his ancestry going back to the Battalion
period.
b. List the names and addresses of descendants you have located and attach to this Trail Award Completion
Report.
Please Note: Requirements 1, 2, and 3 must be completed. Efforts made on the Enrichment Activities 4 and 5
must be reported as well.
Please send or bring to our office the following:
1) Your Trail Award Completion report, filled out and signed as a leader
2) Your check made payable to LDS Relationships—BSA (or cash)
3) Attach all information to your report, including a map of the trail hiked.
The report form and mailing address are found at http://www.mormonbattalion.com/scouts/trail-award-form.pdf
Bob Cole of Mormon Battalion Inc (patch sponsor) suggested a section of the return trail as a local trail for
Cubs to hike. It’s a 4 ½ mile section of trail from Big Mountain down to Mormon Flat. It’s almost entirely
downhill when hiked in that direction.
Take I-80 up Parley’s Canyon until you get to exit 134-Highway 65 North. Take the exit, and go north on the
highway about 8 miles until you come to the summit of the mountain. You’ll see a large parking lot to your
right, with several trailheads, transmitters, a restroom, and a stone historical marker. This is Big Mountain. The
trailhead you want is the one to your left as you stand near the road facing the restrooms. It is marked with
three signs showing that it is part of the California Trail, the Mormon Trail, and the Pony Express Trail, and at
the bottom of these is a small brown sign that reads, “Original Trail”. It’s the only trailhead there that is marked
like that. The trail is rocky and sloping—wear closed-toed shoes. I’m told it can be hiked in an hour if you
hustle. It took us 3 ½ hours to do it, but we had a 4-year-old who walked it himself, and we stopped many
times.
The trail ends at Mormon Flat, where you’ll want to have transportation if you don’t want to hike back up to
Big Mountain. To get to Mormon Flats from Big Mountain by road, continue driving on Highway 65 for 5.5
miles until you see a gravel road that joins the highway from the right. It joins at a sharp angle, so you can see
the stop sign from the highway—watch for that. (There are trail signs marking the road, but they are much
harder to see than the stop sign.) Turn onto the road and go 3.2 miles, and you’ll see the well-marked Mormon
Flat area, with its restroom, parking lot, firepit and picnic tables, and bridge. There’s no clean water at either
trailhead—bring your own.
The quickest way out to the freeway from Mormon Flat is to continue on the gravel road. You’ll come to a
cattle grate and join another road—bear left. Then you come to a U-shaped paved road. Take Jeremy Ranch
Road, the right-hand portion. You drive through an affluent neighborhood until you get to Rasmussen. You
can see I-80 from there. Turn left on Rasmussen, then right, and right again onto the on-ramp. You’re about 10
minutes above the Highway 65 North exit you took to get to Big Mountain.
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The trail was used by the Donner Party (they were significantly delayed cutting a trail through the willows at
Mormon Flat). Brigham Young was at Mormon Flat, ill with mountain fever, when he sent scouts ahead and
they reported back that they were near a likely looking valley that turned out to be “the place”. When the
people of Salt Lake thought they’d have to defend themselves against the US government, they built
fortifications at the mouth of the canyon at Mormon Flat—you can still see the rock walls they started to build.
On the trail, there is a series of dry beaver dams, then a few with water that look active. You’ll know you’re
getting close to Mormon Flat when you come to a place where there’s a steep hillside on your left. You come
suddenly out from behind the hill, and can see Mormon Flat.
The trail lies in the boundaries of East Canyon State Park. You can reach them at (801) 829-6866.
Utah National Parks Council Patches
Monte L. Bean Life Science Patch (BYU)
The museum is on the east side of the Marriott Center on BYU campus. 801422-5050 - http://mlbean.byu.edu/Education/Activities/ScoutPatch.aspx
The Museum patch was designed to motivate scouts to gain a greater
appreciation and knowledge of the life sciences. By completing the
requirements for this patch, scouts can expand their minds, search their
interests and gain a better understanding of the living world. As scouts
experience the world around them, they will gain a greater appreciation for all
forms of life, and they will make new and interesting discoveries about our
living world.
To earn the museum scout patch:
1) Visit the museum a minimum of 2 times
2) During your 2 visits, complete the following:
a. Attend one of the in-house shows such as reptile, bird, etc.
b. Complete the worksheet entitled “In Search og Life” (at information desk or download from
above link)
c. Watch the Stewardship video (26 min) - (Can also be accessed on the museum’s website
mlbean.byu.edu)
Museum of Peoples & Cultures Patches (BYU) - (Patches may look
different than shown above)
These change according to the exhibits mounted at the museum, found at 700 N 100 E
Provo. There are usually 2 patches available at a time, one for each exhibit. A new
exhibit replaces the oldest one in May of each year. Questions to answer to earn the
patches are available at the museum, and usually take about an hour per patch. The
first patch pictured above is the Rise Up from Fragments patch, available through
April 2006. The second is Seeking the Divine, available through April 2007. The
exhibits are mounted by BYU students, and the museum is very small. Each exhibit is
only one room. There are some hands-on activities for children to do. The museum is
old and not adequately air conditioned, so if you go in the summer, try to go early in
the day. http://fhss.byu.edu/anthro/mopc/main.htm
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Utah County Fair Patch (Need not be a Scout) http://www.co.utah.ut.us/Dept/CountyFair/index.asp
Requirements for ages 8-10
With your family or unit, do 5 of the following:
1) Attend the Utah County Fair with your den, pack, troop, or family
2) Wear your uniform
3) Enter an item of your own in the Fair (Call 370-8137 for details)
4) Identify 5 items exhibited at the Fair by people from your own town.
5) Identify 5 different breeds of animals at the Fair
6) Identify 5 different kinds of plants in the Horticulture exhibits
7) Pick up litter as you go around the Fairgrounds
8) Attend a musical performance at the Fair. Identify which group is performing
and what instruments they are using.
Utah County Trails Patch
Requirements for ages 8-10
Choose one:
1) Choose one trail and hike a 2-mile portion of it with your den,
pack, or family
2) Choose a trail and bike or roller blade or go horseback riding
along a 3 mile portion of it; list the safety equipment and
requirements for the activity that you choose.
Choose four:
1) Name 3 Utah County trails and locate them on a map
2) Find out what activities you can do on each trail
3) Participate in a service project to clean up an area of a trail
4) Take a garbage bag and collect at least 5 pieces of litter; dispose of it properly
5) Identify 3 plants/trees or 3 animals that you see on the trial
6) Explain what you liked best about the hike
7) Practice “No Trace” hiking, picnicking, and camping. Leave an area cleaner than you found it. For
more information, contact the Forest Service
Utah County Freedom Festival Patch
Ages 8-10: With your family or unit, do 5 of the following:
1) Attend a Freedom Festival activity
2) Wear your uniform to a Freedom Festival activity
3) Attend or participate in a Flag Raising ceremony
4) Visit a veterans’memorial and discuss veterans’ contributions to our
freedom (The Orem Cemetery on 800 East at about 1500 North has
one, near the flag toward the back of the cemetery.)
5) Write an essay on freedom and discuss it with your family or Scout
group
6) Attend Freedom Festival Grand Parade and identify five different
entries
7) Name three patriotic songs and sing one of them
8) Pick up litter at any of the Freedom Festival activities
9) Attend a firework display and discuss firework safety
10) Build or create patriotic floats or other entries, and participate in the Children’s Freedom Festival
parade.
Check www.freedomfestival.org for this year’s calendar. Events begin in March with the essay contest deadline
and continue through July 4th. Of particular interest to Scout families is the Flag Retirement Ceremony on Flag
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Day in June. Cub Scouts in full uniform are invited to participate—see the website for contact information.
Events are many and varied—you can probably find something your family would like to do.
John Hutchings Museum of Natural History
55 North Center Street, Lehi Open Tues-Sat Call 768-7180 for information and rates
Answer the following questions to earn the patch. The patch must be purchased at the
museum.
Fossil Room
1) What did gizzard stones help dinosaurs do?
2) True or False: Coral is made from the secretion of a living animal.
3) What are stones that look like wood called?
Rock & Mineral Room
4) What are hollow rocks called?
5) A mineral that glitters and looks like gold, but isn’t, is called ____?
6) The green rocks have what mineral in them?
Jail Room
7) What was the name of the camp near Fairfield where Johnston’s Army camped?
8) What was the name of the long-haired man? (His saddle is on display)
9) There is a rifle on display that belongs to what famous Utah outlaw?
Bird Room
10) What is the largest bird?
11) What bird produces the biggest egg?
12) What is the name of the big poisonous snake on display?
Pioneer Room
13) What method was used to keep food cold?
14) What is the name of the wooden device used for making thread or yarn?
15) True or False: People tried to make sugar in Lehi, but never succeded.
Indian Room
16) What were some, but not all, arrowheads made of?
17) What were the names of stones used to grind wheat and other grains on?
18) What is the name of the hand-held stone used to grind with?
Great Salt Lake Council Patches
Utah State Fair Patch
To earn the patch, do 5 of the 8 requirements.
1. Attend the Utah State Fair with your den, pack or family.
2. Wear your uniform. Scouts and leaders wearing their uniform shirts will
receive $1.00 off the regular gate admission. Pick up your $1.00 off coupon at
the Fairpark Administration Office prior to purchasing your gate admission
tickets. Offer is not good toward Advance Discount Tickets.
3. Enter an item or exhibit of your own into the Fair. Call 801-538-8400 for
details.
4. Identify exhibits by people from your town or county.
5. Identify five (5) breeds of animals at the Fair. Example : Angus is a breed of
beef cattle.
6. Identify five (5) vegetables at the Horticulture Exhibit in Promontory Hall.
7. Pick up and throw away litter as you go through the Fairpark.
8. Describe your favorite experience or something you learned at the Fair.
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The Fair starts the first Thursday following Labor Day and runs for eleven days. The Fairpark Administration
Office is located at 155 North 1000 West, Salt Lake City. Many discount days and programs are available.
There is generally a program for children to earn a free ticket to the fair (and some other goodies) by reading 10
books of any length.
See www.utah-state-fair.com/statefair/generalinfo/generalinfo.html for more
information.
Cub Zoo Trail www.hoglezoo.org
Patches can be earned by doing the following and are available for purchase at all of
the Salt Lake Council stores. There is a $1 discount for Scouts and leaders in uniform.
With your Den, Pack, or Family do these requirements to earn the patch:
1. Identify 20 different animals.
2. Determine which parts of the world these animals originated. (Notice the signs
at each exhibit for this information.)
3. Tour and observe Hogle Zoo with your family or den.
4. WEAR YOUR UNIFORM.
Kennecott’s Bingham Canyon Mine Tour Patch www.kennecott.com
Tours are available from April 1st through the end of October. Families are welcome. Cubs and leaders may
earn the patch by completing the following requirements. [CLOSED 2013 DUE TO LAND SLIDE. CHECK
TO SEE IF OPEN.]
1. Sign the Guest Registry in the Visitor Center as a family, Den or Pack.
2. Tour the Visitor Center, both inside and outside, and locate the following information:
a. Name 2 artifacts on display in front of the visitors center.
b. How much does a haulage truck tire weigh?
c. Name five minerals found in the Bingham Canyon mine.
d. Name five ways that copper is used in your everyday life.
e. What is the oldest man-made metal object?
3. Watch the video presentation in the Visitors Center Theater and answer
the following questions:
a. What 2 man-made objects on Earth can be seen from outer space?
b. A giant electric shovel can scoop how many tons of rock in one
bite? ______ tons.
c. In addition to copper, name 2 other metals that are produced from
the mine.
4. (Optional) If you wish, pick out a sample of ore from the "Free Sample" bin in front of the gift shop.
Entrance fee will be waived for all vehicles with Cub Scouts and Leaders in Uniform. Open 8:00 a.m. to 8:00
p.m., seven days a week through October 31. The cost is $4.00 per car. No appointment is necessary. Visitor
Center: 801-252-3234. The sample bin holds dirt that you can sift through. There’s quite a bit of iron pyrite
(fool’s gold); you may want to bring small bags to hold your findings, as there are none available there.
The patch is available for purchase at all Salt Lake Scout shops.
Answers:
2. a. Rock shovel with an ore car on tracks
Car on tracks
Older ore car on tracks
Old fire hydrants
Old ore bucket
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Cornerstone from Bingham Canyon Post Office.
Remnants of the original Rogers Stamp Mill
b. 8,000 lbs
c. Azurite, Bornite, Calcite Chalcopyrite, Garnet, Magnetite,
Molybdenite, Native Copper, Pyrite and Quartz.
d. Building construction, electrical, electronic products,
transportation equipment, industrial machinery / equipment,
and consumer and general products.
e. A copper pennant found in what is now Iran.
3. a. Great wall of China and the Bingham Canyon Copper Mine.
b. 98 tons
c. Gold, Silver and Molybdenum.
Wheeler Historic Farm Walk www.wheelerfarm.org
Open dawn till dusk daily; office hours Mon-Sat 9-5 Admission is free,
but a small fee is charged for various activities and special events.
Wheeler Historic Farm is located at 6351 South 900 East in Salt Lake
City. Take 1-215 and exit at Union Park Avenue, or Exit 9. The Farm
entrance is located on the east side of 900 East. Phone (801) 264-2241. It
may be difficult to find the answers to the questions from information
available at the farm, so take the answer key with you!
Patches can be earned by doing the following and are available for
purchase at all of the Salt Lake Council stores.
With Den, Pack, or Family do these requirements to earn the patch.
1. Bring a garbage bag and gather litter. Put the bag in the trash can.
2. Tell what kind of horses they have at the farm.
Quarter Horses: Are riding horses. They are in the northwest pasture.
Belgium Horses: These two horses are draft horses. They were used to pull wagons and plow fields.
They are in the northeast pasture.
3. Tell the name of Henry Wheeler's Dairy.
Rosebud dairy: If you purchased a token for a hayride or cow milking you can look on your token. Or
upstairs in the loft of the Activity Barn look at the old kitchen display for your clue.
4. Name three pieces of farm machinery.
Thresher, Manure Spreader and Potato Planter: These items are in the new Machinery Building.
Other items are placed around the farm.
5. What are the ponds used for in the winter?
Ice: Ice was cut in the pond and used for refrigeration, also ice skating.
6. Tell who took care of the chickens and rabbits?
Women and girls.
7. What color eggs do the Plymouth Rock lay?
Brown (red).
8. Tell what the looms used for?
Weaving rugs, blankets, and fabric for clothing.
9. Attend the milking session (optional) 5:00 p.m., $.50.
This is the Place Heritage Park
http://www.thisistheplace.org/general-info/hours-admissions.html
This is the Place Heritage Park is open year round with lower fees for Winter.
Entrance fees Mon-Sat in Summer: $8.00 - for ages 3-11 and 55 & older, $11.00 for adults, Free children 2 and under. Reduced fees Sunday.
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This is the Place telephone number: 801-582-1847
Each Cub Scout and Leader who visits the park may earn the patch by completing the following requirements:
1. While visiting the park pick up five pieces of litter.
2. Visit the monument and find the answers to the following questions.
a. What Indian Tribe lived near this area and name their chief who was close friends with Brigham
Young?
b. Who conducted the first scientific exploration of the Great Salt Lake?
3. Visit the school.
a. What was the name of the new system of writing in the pioneer period?
b. Write your name using this system.
Play a pioneer game.
4. Tour Brigham Young Forest Farmhouse.
a. Tell what chores children did at the farm.
b. Why are the dishes upside down on the dining table?
5. What animals did you see at the park? Tell what they were used for.
Park City Mine Patch www.parkcityhistory.org
Each Cub Scout, Leader or Family Member who visits the Museum, and
completes the other requirements can receive this patch.
Groups should call ahead to arrange a tour of the museum, 1-435-649-7457
Location: 528 Main Street Hours: 10-7 M-Sat, 12-6 Sun Cost $1.00 donation
Patch Requirements:
1. Visit the Park City Museum.
While there complete the Museum Search.
Learn some interesting facts on Mining and also about Park City. Booklet
available at Museum.
2. Go on the Main Street Treasure Hunt.
Find many architectural treasures in Park City. Booklet available at
Museum
3. Find information on the following people and their contributions to mining.
a. Thomas Kearns
b. David Keith
c. R.C. Chambers
4. Find out how twenty three people became millionaires in Park City, by the turn of the century
The Museum Search is comprehensive—there are questions for each display. If there are small children in your
group, it would be a good idea to be able to split the group, as the little kids will certainly be ready to go long
before the Scouts finish their worksheet. Museum highlights include an old subway car you can sit in (it used to
deliver people to the ski resorts via old mine shafts and an elevator), an old mail carriage, and the basement of
the building, which was the old Park City Jail. The Main Street Treasure Hunt booklet gives the building
address and shows a picture of an architectural detail, which you try to find on the building’s exterior. Even
small children enjoy this.
Historical & Pioneer Walk
Complete the following requirements with den, pack, or family:
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Sign the Pioneer Museum register.
View the Pioneer Memorial Museum film (optional).
Tour the Pioneer Memorial Museum.
Make a list of ten (10) items that the Utah Pioneers made or sold.
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5. From the Pioneer Museum, walk to the Utah State Capitol, identify three (3) trees that are on the Capitol
grounds.
6. Name three(3) items of interest in the State Capitol.
7. Name the Governor of the State of Utah.
http://www.utahcityguide.com/utbound/details.asp?ID=25801194317 for museum information. Admission is
free, hours are usually Monday-Saturday from 9-5, and in June-August Sunday from 1-5 as well. There is a
separate building reached by a passageway on the basement level that holds a spectacular old fire engine as well
as the wagon in which Brigham Young entered the valley and other very child-friendly exhibits. It closes a
little earlier than the rest of the museum—do not miss it! The museum is at 300 North Main, adjacent to the
State Capitol Building. It is very large and the collections are so varied that all should find something to
interest them. (See the website.) Call the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers Pioneer Memorial Museum at (801)
532-6479 for group reservations or to check hours. (This is a new phone number—ignore others you may find.)
The Utah State Capitol building is closed for renovations, and is not due to re-open until 2008. In the
meantime, virtual tours of the building are available at http://www.utah.gov/capitoltour/ If you’ll be working
on the Mormon Battalion patch, be sure to look at the Mormon Battalion Monument on the grounds of the
Capitol. The monument is to the right as you face the Capitol’s front steps, and looks like a big rock from its
back. The front has the metal figure of a man. It’s probably fenced off, but it’s close enough to the road that
you can see it fairly well anyway, and it’s on a corner so you can see both the front & back. (Try bringing
binoculars for a “closer” view.)
Fort Douglas Patriotic Walk www.fortdouglas.org
Patches can be earned by doing the following and are available for purchase at all of the Salt Lake Council
stores. (They are in the process of revising the questions—check at the desk to see if these are the right ones.)
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4.
Who was Fort Douglas named after? Who named it?
Why was Fort Douglas built and when?
Who built Fort Douglas?
What was the name of the newspaper published at Fort Douglas?
Who was the first editor?
5. Look for a solder who served in 1861. How did he tell his right
boot from his left?
6. Look for the display of helmets from 1872. Why does one helmet
have a yellow plume and another a white (gray) plume?
7. Locate the Navy room. What happened to the battleship USS
Utah on December 7, 1941?
8. How much does the Air-to-Ground Maverick Missile weigh?
How tall is it?
9. Who were the "Buffalo Soldiers"? Why were they given this name?
10. What is the original use of the museum building and when was it built?
11. To whom is the statue in Cannon Park a memorial?
12. Which of the "guns" in Cannon Park shoots the farthest and how far can it shoot?
13. Which of the "guns" in Cannon Park can be disassembled into 9 components and then reassembled in 7
minutes?
14. What is the purpose of Stillwell Field? Who was Stillwell?
The Fort Douglas Military Museum is open Tuesday-Friday 12-5 p.m. and Sat 12-4 Please call 801-581-1710 to
verify hours and reservations are preferred. The Museum has information available on the Fort Douglas
Military Cemetery, including a scavenger hunt suitable for older Scouts.
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Museum of Natural History Walk www.umnh.utah.edu
Patches can be earned by doing the following and are available for purchase at all of the Council stores. With
your Den, Pack, or Family complete 8 out of the 10 requirements. Check website for free admission days—
currently the first Monday evening of each month.
1. What is the difference between a pictograph and a petroglyph?
2. Find the Geiger Counter Exhibit on the second floor and use it to test
the different rocks for radioactivity. Which one in the most
radioactive?
3. When Dinosaur bones are found in the field, they are removed from
the rock and transported back to the lab in a material called a plaster
jacket. Look in the Paleontology Lab. What do these jackets remind
you of?
4. Give an example of an animal that is a carnivore, a herbivore and an
omnivore.
Carnivore:__________________________
Herbivore:__________________________
Omnivore:__________________________
5. Name one of the differences between a amphibian (like a frog) and a reptile (like a lizard)?
6. Does Utah have a climate that makes it easy to trees to grow? Name the state tree.
7. Find Utah's state flower. How did it help the Mormon pioneers?
8. Visit Romney Mine exhibit. Was this a pleasant working place for miners? Why or why not?
9. Utah was home to many different dinosaurs. Which dinosaurs is Utah's state vertebrate fossil? Was it a
carnivore or a herbivore?
10. Before leaving the Museum, tell your leader about something new you learned during your visit.
Please call the Museum Reservations: 801-581-5567 Recording: 801-581-4303
Hours: Mon-Sat 9:30 a.m. 5:30 p.m., Sunday 12:00-5:00 p.m.
Address: 1390 E. 220 S. Costs: Adults $4.00 Youth $2.50
Sons of Utah Pioneers www.sonsofutahpioneers.org
3301 East 2920 South
Hours: Tuesday - Thursday 9:00 to 4:00, Saturday 12:00 to 4:00
Make appointment with Florence 484-4441
The Sons of Utah Pioneers work with the Boy Scouts of America and the
Girl Scouts of America to help Scouts earn a patch.
A Scout supervisor, or parent, should call the SUP office and make an
appointment for a tour of the building. The tour guide will tell the group
about the history of the pioneers' entry into and the early days in the Salt
Lake Valley. The Scouts learn about the road up Parley's Canyon and those
who lived and worked in the hollow at the mouth of Parleys Canyon.
After the tour, Scouts can purchase a scout patch, which is sold in the SUP Library for $3.00. (It’s now also
available at the Orem Scout Shop—requirements there are harder.) I recommend small groups, because the
tour guide is always the same, and she has a soft voice. The tour is interesting, but quite short (1/2 hour or so),
so unless you’re local, you might want to combine it with another activity, such as hiking the trail below the
SUP building. The trail runs along some of the places pointed out on the tour, and the guide can give you a map
and instructions on how to get there.
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Benson Gristmill Patch www.bensonmill.org
Location: Drive I-80 or 21st South, west to exit 99 Tooele
Then go three (3) miles on Highway 36 to Highway 138.
The mill is adjacent to Stansbury Park.
Admission is free. Donations are accepted.
Opens May 1st - October 31st Mon-Sat 10-4. For groups larger than fifteen
(15) please call ahead. 1-435-882-7678. Patches can be earned by doing the
following and they are available for purchase at all of the Salt Lake Council
stores. Requirements:
With your Den, Pack, or Family answer the following:
1. What is a gristmill?
2. When was the Benson Gristmill built?
3. What is grist?
4. Who did Brigham Young ask to supervise the building of the mill?
5. What does the word restoration mean and why is it important?
6. What was used to hold the large beams together in the mill?
7. What is the person called who operated the mill?
8. What country did the millstones usually come from?
9. How many different kinds of wood were used to build the water wheel?
10. What is an overshot waterwheel?
11. What were the first elevator belts made out of?
12. Why was cloth such as silk used in the milling process?
13. How many bushels of wheat a day was the mill processing in 1862?
14. Who were the builder of the mill?
Tours are quite informally run on an as-needed basis. The tour may or may not answer all the questions, but
you can ask the guide to go over anything that was missed.
Utah Firefighters’ Museum & Memorial Tour Patch
www.utahfiremuseum.com
Open to the public Fri. & Sat. from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. For information and
tour times contact: 435-843-4040 The Firefighters' Museum and Memorial is
located at the Deseret Peak Complex in Tooele County, 2930 State Route 112
Between Tooele & Grantsville. Requirements:
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Sign the register and take a tour of the Fire Museum and Memorial.
Watch the Fire Safety movie. (About 15 min.)
Talk about the 10 steps to Fire Safety.
Name a method of communication first used between firemen and the
stations that is still used today. (Morse code and or bells)
Tour the Memorial Gardens and observe a moment of silence for those who gave their lives to save the lives
of others.
Name one of the first modes of transportation used to get to a fire. (Hand cart or horse driven carts)
Name two makes of Fire trucks. (Pierce, LaFrance, Vanpelt, Sea Grave, Crown, Pirsh, Ford, Mack)
Visit the Envirocare Safe Alternative Exhibit and name something all Scouts use that is Radioactive
(Coleman lantern mantels)
This museum is MUCH bigger than you expect it to be, and well worth a visit. There are dozens of fire engines
inside the building. Tours are run informally on an as-needed basis. Be sure to tell the guide you’re earning the
patch if you go as a family. There is an excellent fire-safety demonstration house much like that at the Orem
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Fire Department, only better in that they have a smoke generator they use to demonstrate how smoke fills a
room from the top down.
Physics Department Observatory Tour (University of Utah)
Each Cub Scout and leader may earn the patch by attending the tour and answering the questions. Patches may
be purchased at the Scout office. The observatory is located on top of South Physics Building. The location is
about 1400 East and 175 South. There is a public parking lot just east of the building. Go east on 1st South and
turn right about 1500 East. An open tour is run about one half hour after dusk on Wednesday evenings (clear
sky permitting—this means about 50% cloud cover or less). Families may attend this session without prior
arrangement. Other evenings are available for group reservations. You need to make a reservation by calling
581-6901. Other evenings may be arranged for very large groups if you call a specific reservation. When you
arrive at the South Physics building, take the elevator to the roof. You will be able to look through the
telescopes and see planets, nebula, galaxies and other wonders depending on the time of year you are there. If
you go in the fall, winter and early spring months, dress warmly. The activity is out in the cold night air! (We
went as a family and weren’t that impressed—it was basically self-serve telescopes, with little information
available. However, this probably depends a great deal on the students who are there at the time, and groups
would most likely get more attention.)
Questions:
1) What is a planet?
2) What is a star?
3) What is a nebula?
4) What is a globular star cluster?
5) What is an open star cluster?
6) What is a galaxy?
7) What is a comet?
8) What is an asteroid?
9) What is a reflecting telescope?
10) What is a refracting telescope?
11) Why do the stars appear to be different colors?
12) Draw a picture of our solar system and name the planets in order going outward, starting with Mercury.
Physics Department Laboratory Tour (University of Utah)
Each Cub Scout and leader may earn the patch by attending the tour and answering
the questions. Patches may be purchased at the Scout Office. The main Physics
Office is located in the North Physics Building. The location is street address 1400
East and 115 South. There is a public parking lot just east of the building. Go east
on 1st South and turn right about 1500 East. The free tour is open about 4 in the
afternoon as arranged through a specific appointment. Scout groups only—no
family groups. You need to make a reservation by calling 581-6901. When you
arrive at the North Physics Building, go to the main Physics Office (201 JFB) and
ask the receptionist where to meet the tour guide. You will see two or three of the
physics research labs and also have a few minutes to see some physics
demonstrations. You will need to answer the following questions to be eligible for the patch.
1) What is a laser?
2) How cold is liquid nitrogen?
3) What is a nano technology?
4) What is a nonometer?
5) What is physics?
6) Explain how magnets interact with each other.
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7) What is the Scientific Method? Explain how you use the Scientific Method.
8) What do each of the following physicists study?
a. Astrophysicist
b. Cosmologist
c. Atomic physicist
d. Nuclear physicist
e. Condensed matter physicist
9) Describe the work of the two types of physicist:
a. Theoretical physicist
b. Experimental physicist
In July 2004, the tour guide did not cover the questions—he said they’d found it difficult to do with groups of
boys. The demo was supposed to involve liquid nitrogen, but we didn’t get it because the person in charge of
doing it couldn’t be found. We did see the machining lab, which the boys enjoyed. 2006: Very good tour. The
guide explained the scientific method using a real research project to illustrate it. The demos were exciting for
the boys and definitely not something you could do yourself. Small groups are best.
Demonstration Garden/Water Conservation Cub Scout Activity Patch
1) Visit the Demonstration Garden
a. Explain why landscaping is important to water conservation
b. Identify six different garden themes displayed in the
Demonstration Garden
c. Identify two different methods of irrigation used in the
Demonstration Garden
d. Name three water-wise plants native to Utah
e. Name three different kinds of turf grass in the Demonstration
Garden
2) Explain where the water we use in our homes comes from. Explain
where it ends up after it is used.
3) Identify where most indoor water is used.
4) Name three ways to conserve water indoors.
5) Explain how most outdoor water is used.
6) Name three ways to conserve water outdoors.
Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area Patch
Flaming Gorge Visitors Center is open year-round. The movie on the dam is shown
there. Dam tours are also offered year-round, but less often in the winter. Free guided
tours of the dam and power plant are conducted year-round by the Flaming Gorge
Natural History Association (435 885-3305). They take 45 min-1 hour. Summer tours
are daily from 9-4, every hour. Winter tours are Friday-Monday every hour from 10-3.
Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years. Limit 20 people/tour. Flaming
Gorge is found near Vernal, UT, and the patch is only available from the Vernal Scout
Shop.
1) Visit the Flaming Gorge Visitors Center and sign the guest book.
2) Watch the presentation on the building of the dam and answer the
following questions:
1. What year was the dam completed?
2. Who dedicated the dam?
3. How much water can the dam hold?
4. Where was the switch flipped to turn on the generators?
5. What is the height and width of the dam?
6. What town/city was created for workers while working on the dam?
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3)
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7. What year-round recreational opportunities are available at the dam?
8. Tour the dam and identify five things you saw on the tour
What is outdoor ethics? List 2 ways you can practice positive outdoor ethics.
Identify 5 wildlife species found in the Flaming Gorge Recreational area. Pick one species of
wildlife and write or explain about the habitat needed for that species.
Identify 5 plant species found in the Flaming Gorge Recreational area. How are these plants
useful to the wildlife?
Complete a conservation project with your pack.
Visit 2 of the following:
1. Red Canyon overlook and Red Canyon Visitors Center
2. Swett Ranch
3. Ute Tower Lookout-Deep Creek
4. Sheep Creek Bay
5. Sheep Creek Geological Loop
6. Firefighters Memorial
7. Take the “Wildlife through the Ages” tour and stop at each site.
8. Spillway boat launch
Ouray National Wildlife Refuge Patch
The green patches are from 2005, and were awarded according to rank: the patch for Wolves is on the left,
Bears in the middle, and Webelos on the right. The black & white picture is a patch from a previous year. In
2005, they had patches available to purchase at the refuge for the first time. Otherwise, patches are ONLY
available from the Vernal Scout Shop—no other Scout Shop in the council carries them, though they should be
able to order them in from the Vernal shop.
Each year on International Migratory Bird Day (typically in May, see www.birdday.org for this year’s date) the
Refuge has a special open house for Cub Scouts. Pick up a requirement sheet as you enter—the requirements
listed in the PowWow book are outdated. (The patch can be completed in the course of the morning, and there
is no longer a service project assigned.) Bring bug spray (it IS a wetland) and binoculars. The refuge opens
early, and the open house goes until just after lunch, so plan on being there as close to opening time as you can,
to be able to see as much as possible. Unless you’re local to Vernal, this isn’t a good den activity, but I
HIGHLY recommend it for curious families! The booths are very well-done and of interest even to young
children. Here are the ones that were our favorites:
Aquatic insects: scoop up some water, and they’ll tell you what kind of insects you caught, and put them in a
vial for you to take home, if you like
Observation station: The bugs are particularly bad here, but it’s worth it. Good binoculars are set up, with an
attendant who can tell you what you’re looking at. Unless you’re a birder, count on not recognizing most of the
species you’ll see.
Atlatls: Part of the refuge is leased from the Ouray Indians. Rangers help you try your hand at using an atlatl, a
spear thrown with the aid of a handle.
Ouray Fish Hatchery: It only raises endangered species, and at this time of year, you can see all ages
represented inside, from egg through fry to the breeding stock, brought inside for spawning.
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Bird Beaks: A game illustrating how the shape of a bird’s beak affects what it can eat. Various instruments
(tongs, pliers, etc.) representing beak shapes are given out, and you try to catch different kinds of “food” (straws
floating on top of water, rice in small holes in a log, etc.) to see which beak works best with which food.
It is easy to earn the Naturalist Webelos activity pin and/or the Wildlife Conservation belt loop/pin at this
activity. You’ll have to know the requirements yourself, but many of them are covered. If you need to build a
birdhouse, you can do it at one of the booths for free (one per family).
Information on 2006 Open House, from http://www.wildlife.utah.gov/watchable-wildlife/festivals.html
Ouray National Wildlife Refuge Open House: (Dates to be determined)
Ouray National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) hosts an annual Open House on International Migratory Bird Day. Several
stations are set up around the Auto Tour route covering Refuge management topics such as prescribed burning,
invasive weed control and endangered fish biology. Kids enjoy the mist netting demonstration, aquatic insect
sampling, wetland bird identification and the live bird display. Lots of fun things to do for everyone. There is no charge
to attend the Open House. To get to Ouray NWR from Vernal, go west on Hwy 40 for about 14 miles and south on
Hwy 88. From Roosevelt, go east on Hwy 40 for about 14 miles and then south on Hwy 88. Travel 14 miles on Hwy
88, past Pelican Lake. The entrance driveway is well marked. For additional information call (435) 545-2522.
(Incidentally, check out Pelican Lake as you pass it—it really has pelicans!)
Great Salt Lake Bird Festival
I don’t know if this is offered every year, but in 2006 at the 8th annual Great Salt Lake
Bird Festival, they offered a 3-hour class specifically for Scouts called “Wild Wetlands”
that says it covers nature-related topics for Wolves-Webelos and also Boy Scouts. The
class description said they would pass off Wolves: Birds elective 13 and requirement 7
Your Living World Bear: Requirement 5 Sharing Your World With Wildlife Webelos:
Naturalist. They did not cover everything on the list, but it was a very good class—well
worth doing. They covered food chains, did a section on birds, talked about the Great
Salt Lake’s ecosystem, helped the boys make a birdfeeder from a plastic bottle, and took
them for a walk to see some of the birds. (The class is held at the classrooms belonging
to the Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area.) They awarded the patch for taking the class.
You can call anytime and ask for the volunteers to give a presentation & tour to your group. It wouldn’t earn
the patch, which is just for the Bird Festival, but it would likely give you a better tour of the management area.
(They separated the Boy Scouts from the Cub Scouts for the walk onto the Refuge, and the Boy Scouts, being a
smaller, quieter group, saw about 4 times as many birds as the big, noisy Cub group did.) In the first part of
February, watch for Bald Eagle Day there—the Audubon Society comes and sets up spotting scopes to help
visitors view the many bald eagles that winter there. (There was a picture with two or three dozen bald eagles
perched in one dead tree.)
Cub Power Patch
May be earned by Cubs, Leaders, and family members. With your den, pack, or family,
do 8 of the 11 requirements:
1) The Cub Scout Motto is “Do Your Best.” Write down some ways that you can
“Do Your Best.” Discuss with your family or den leaders how doing your best can
help you avoid drugs.
2) Make a poster showing how you will be drug-free and display your poster at a
pack meeting.
3) Each day for one week do something special for someone in your family
4) Make a chart of three things you can do to keep your body healthy. Display your
chart for a week. Each day check off the things you do.
5) Read a magazine or newspaper article on conservation, or gang prevention or about drug abuse, and tell
your family or den what you learned
6) Help with the Great Salt Lake Council’s “Scouting for Food” drive
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7) Set goals of what you would like to be as an adult. Discuss how drug abuse can interfere with you
reaching your goals
8) Discuss with your family or den what it means to protect and improve the environment. Pick up trash in
your neighborhood or save aluminum, glass, or paper for a month and turn it in for recycling.
9) Visit a library. Obtain a library card if you don’t have one. Check out a book and read it at home
10) With your den or family write a short skit or role play about saying no to drugs, or saying no to gangs
and perform at pack meeting.
11) Participate as a den or family in earning the Unacceptables Patch & Red lightning bolt for learning how
to avoid drug abuse.
Unacceptables Patch & Pins
Patch requirements:
1) List the 6 Unacceptables and be able to identify each of the Unacceptables symbols on the patch
2) With your family, den, or other adult, complete the necessary requirements for at least one
Unacceptables pin of your choice.
Child Abuse Pin: Yellow lightning bolt Complete the first two and
then four more of the following:
1) With an adult, read & discuss the Child Abuse information in
the Unacceptables handout
2) With a parent, read & discuss Section 1 (page 3-13) of the
“Parents’ Guide” (comes in the front of Cub handbooks)
3) With a parent or other adult, view the BSA video “It Happened
to Me”
4) Explain the 3 R’s (Recognize, Resist, Report) and know what
they mean
5) Explain what you can do if a friend is being abused
6) Make a poster of the 3 R’s and display it in a public place
7) Explain the difference between child abuse, neglect, and
discipline
8) Participate in a “You’re in Charge” program or any other
similar program with your school, pack, or other community
awareness group
9) Discuss what you can do to help combat child abuse and neglect
10) Participate in a service project for a family support center, crisis intervention center, etc.
11) List ways to build self-esteem in family members. Discuss how family members can prevent emotional
abuse
Drug Abuse Pin: Red Lightning Bolt Complete the first two and four more of the following:
1) With a parent, den leader, or other adult, read & discuss the Drug abuse information in the
Unacceptables handout
2) With a parent or other adult, read & discuss Section 2 (pates 14-19) of the Parent’s Guide found at the
beginning of each Cub Scout Handbook. Know the effects of drug abuse on the human body and a
user’s life
3) Participate in a Cub Power Activity or other activity such as Ribbon Week or any other community drug
awareness activity with your den, pack, school or other community members
4) Write, using 50 words or more, what it means to “Live a Drug-Free Life”.
5) Make a poster on drug prevention and display it in a public place
6) View a video on drug abuse
7) Tell a parent, den leader, or other adult 5 reasons why you will not use drugs, alcohol, or tobacco
8) Develop a plan to resist drugs. Practice or role play three different ways to say “No.” Tough no: “NO!” Bold no: “Get lost!” In-charge no: “No, thank you” Classic no: “No way!” Repeated no: “No,
no, no!”
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9) With your family, den or pack, list 10 activities you can do instead of taking drugs, chewing or smoking
tobacco, or drinking alcohol
10) With your family or den, write and perform a skit about saying “no” to drugs
Illiteracy: Blue Lightning Bolt Complete the first and five more of the following:
1) With an adult, read & discuss the illiteracy information in the Unacceptables handout
2) Subscribe to Boys’ Life. Read & discuss an article from the magazine with an adult
3) Make a poster on the importance of reading and display it in a public place
4) Discuss the importance of reading with your family, den, or pack
5) Read a book of your choice appropriate for you reading level. Write a one page report on the book you
read. Share it with your teacher, parent, or den leader
6) With your family, neighbor, or den, read a short story out loud. Encourage each member of the group to
participate in the reading
7) Visit the local public library. Obtain a library card if you don’t have one
8) Participate in a used book drive; give the books to a homeless shelter, hospital, or childrens’ shelter
9) Participate in an essay contest for school, Scouts, or some other contest
10) Design a book cover; cover a book with it
Unemployment: White Lightning Bolt Complete the first and five more of the following:
1) With an adult, read & discuss the Unemployment information on this page
2) Discuss with a parent or other adult why they chose the job they have and what type of education/special
training was needed to acquire that job
3) Visit a place of employment that is of special interest to you with your family or den. Find out what
kind of education and special training is needed for one of the occupations there.
4) Discuss with an adult why an education is so important in preparation for a career.
5) With your family, den or pack, complete an act of service
6) Discuss what you can do to prepare yourself to be a responsible person in the work force
7) Pick out five different jobs from the Want Ads in your local newspaper. Discuss what type of education
or skills are needed for each one.
8) Discuss the types of problems homeless people face and what you can do to help
9) Participate in a clothing drive for a needy family, homeless shelter or other charitable organization
10) Repeat the Cub Scout Promise. List ways you can “Do Your Best”.
Hunger: Purple Lightning Bolt complete the first and five more of the following:
1) With an adult, read & discuss the Hunger information in the Unacceptables flyer
2) Participate in a Scouting for Food drive or any other community sponsored food drive
3) Help prepare a food or part of a meal to give to a member in your neighborhood
4) Participate in a service project for a local food pantry
5) Prepare and share your favorite treat with a needy family on a holiday other than Thanksgiving,
Christmas or Hanukkah
6) List ways you and your family can help reduce food waste in your home.
7) Discuss with your family what you can do to prepare to have enough ffood in a time of need or crisis
8) Gather food from family, friends, and neighbors to help prepare a food basket for a family in need
9) Help plant and care for a fruit and/or vegetable garden. Participate in the harvest.
Nature’s Concerns: Green Lightning Bolt Complete the first one and five more of the following:
1) With an adult, read & discuss the Nature’s Concerns information from the Unacceptables pamphlet
2) Participate in a clean-up project in your neighborhood, park, or other community area
3) Help beautify your community by planting trees &/or flowers in your yard, neighborhood, school, etc
4) Make a list of household projects in your home that require special disposal methods. Properly dispose
items no longer needed
5) List ways to conserve energy in your home with your family or den
6) Earn the World Conservation Award for Cub Scouts
7) Collect aluminum, glass, paper, and/or plastic for a month. Take to the proper recycling center or
collection bin.
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8) Tour a recycling center. Learn what you can do to help protect the environment
9) Read & discuss a magazine or newspaper article about the environment
10) Discuss with your family or den a “No Trace” camping program. Make a list of things you can do to
help implement the program in future campouts & outings
America, My Home Patch
Patches can be earned by doing the following and are available for purchase at all of
the Salt Lake Council stores. (All requirements may be done with den, pack, or
family. Each boy or leader may choose 6 out of 8 requirements to earn the patch.)
1. A. Find out when the constitution was signed.
B. Find out when Utah became a state.
2. Do a neighborhood or community service project.
3. Write a short story or poem on one of these topics:
a. "If I were the President."
b. "What America means to me."
c. :What it means to be free."
4. Draw a picture of a famous person in American History and tell what he/she did.
5. Make a list of all 50 states in the U.S.A.
6. Visit one of the following places:
a. Your own town's City Hall.
b. The State Capitol Building.
c. Any city council or town meeting.
7. Go on an outing to a park or in the canyons to appreciate your state's beauty.
8. Learn the first verse to "The Star Spangled Banner."
Hometown Discovery Patch
This patch can be earned in one's own neighborhood. Patches can be earned by
doing the following and are available for purchase at all of the Salt Lake
Council stores. (All requirements may be done with den, pack, or family.
Each boy or leader may choose 6 out of 8 requirements to earn the patch.)
1. List some of the businesses in your community and tell what kind of
work or service they do.
2. Learn about a local celebration or community event and attend one.
3. Visit a library or bookmobile in your community and check out a book that interests you.
4. Talk to someone about the history of your community or about an important local tradition.
5. With your den, pack or family, plan and implement a service project to make your community a safer or
cleaner place.
6. Learn the name and position of a government leader in your community.
7. Identify a "safe house" in your community. This could be a McGruff House, or a home chosen by your
family as a "safe house" where you could go if you were in need of a safe place.
8. Locate official emergency service in your community. Learn how you can
contact them.
Ability Awareness Patch
Complete 8 of the following:
1) Visit an agency that works with disabilities (physical, sensory, or mental). Collect
available literature.
2) Make a display about one or more disabilities for a Scout meeting.
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3) For a one-hour period, go about your normal routine doing chores, watching television, studying, etc. by
adapting one of these experiences:
Hearing Impairment: Muffle your ears with bandages or earmuffs
Sight Impairment: Blindfold one or both eyes so your sight is obscured.
Physical Impairment: Immobilize arms or legs so they cannot be used.
Choose one of your own.
4) Using Sign Language, learn a Scout promise, motto, or oath. (We did the promise, using "group" instead of
"pack"--all the other signs were available in various online ASL dictionaries.)
5) Learn about the Braille alphabet. Spell out 10 words, including your first name. (Braillebug.com!)
6) Talk to a youth who has a disability and learn about the disability and its effect on that person.
7) Learn about wheelchairs. Discuss the differences in wheelchairs and in their use & purpose. (I got our info
from a wheelchair sales site--you wouldn't believe the variety--racing chairs, court sports chairs, all-terrain
chairs, waterski chairs, etc. as well as the normal manual & power ones.)
8) Be a "buddy" to a youth with a disability for an activity at a Scout meeting or at school or in a church or
community activity.
9) Read a book about a person who has a disability, fiction or nonfiction.
10) Invite a special education teacher or disability specialist to visit a Scout meeting to talk about disabilities,
therapy, mainstreaming, and/or interacting with youth with disabilities.
11) Do a service project for people with disabilities
12) Attend a class about a specific type of disability
13) Teach a family member the main points that you have learned about disability awareness
14) Assist with the Special Olympics
Boys’ Life Patch www.boyslife.org To complete the requirements, several Boys' Life magazines may be
needed. Family members, friends of Cub Scout leaders may help boys in reading articles. In some of the
following requirements, other Cub Scouts advancement requirements might be earned, depending on the work
that is accomplished. On completion of this patch, the communication belt loop may also be earned.
Do three of the following:
1. Subscribe to Boys' Life for at least one year. If you are unable to have Boys'
Life in your home go to the library, or borrow from a friend.
2. Find another Cub Scout boy who doesn't take the Boys' Life magazine and
tell him about how much fun you had reading it.
3. Enter the Boys' Life Reading Contest with a one page book report on "The
Best Book I Read This Year" and receive the free Pedro patch from Boys'
Life. (Mail to Boys' Life Reading Contest, S204, 1325 W. Walnut Hill
Lane, P.O. Box 152079, Irving, Texas. Contest rules are found in the
current Scouting Magazines.)
4. Read the article "A True Story Of Scouts In Action".
a. Tell an adult about the story and find out ways you can become prepared for accidents.
5. Read a fiction story from any issue with your family.
Do four of the following:
6. Read two comics with family members or a friend.
a. Tell an adult about the comics you read.
7. Read a "Think And Grin" page with a family member or a friend.
a. Prepare one of the jokes for a family, den or pack meeting.
8. Read an article on "Sports" or "Science".
a. Try the sport or experiment out for yourself.
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9. Read an article on "Safety" or "History."
a. Practice the safety rules or if doing history tell an adult what you have learned.
10. Read an article on "Hobby Hows" or "Codemaster."
a. Try one of the hobbies or learn one of the codes and show it to a parent, den member or leader.
11. Read an article of your choice, different from what you have read.
OTHER AWARDS FROM BSA
Donor Awareness
The BSA is reducing their emphasis on this patch, but it has not been discontinued. Some
councils may not regularly stock the patch—check with your council. Requirements vary
from council to council—again, check with your council. Some councils award it the first
time a boy gets a person to sign up as a donor who wasn’t before. The National Parks
council only requires a boy to become informed about organ donation himself.
Crime Prevention Award [No updates on this award available as of 9/2015]
This award may be earned multiple times, once for each level Tiger-Webelos
Check to see if it is still available, as there is some talk of it being discontinued. The pin or
the patch may be awarded.
Phase 1
Complete the following according to your son’s level:
Wolves: 4: Know Your Home & Community
12: Making Choices
Bears: 7: Law Enforcement is a Big Job
24: Be a Leader
Webelos: Citizen
Family Member (discuss items about drugs, gangs, graffiti, peers, and crime.)
Phase II
Participate with your family, pack, or friends in a crime prevention project, either an original project or a project
of a neighborhood- or community-based organization. Before beginning the project, have the unit leader
approve your choice.
Cub Scout Outdoor Activity Award
Tigers-Webelos may earn the award. Boys may earn it each year as long as the requirements are
completed each year. The first time it is earned, the boy will receive the pocket flap award, which
is to be worn on the right pocket flap of the uniform shirt. Each successive time the award is
earned, a wolf track pin may be added to the flap. Leaders should
encourage boys to build on skills and experiences from previous years
when working on the award for a successive year.
Requirements
All Ranks Attend Cub Scout day camp or Cub Scout/Webelos Scout
resident camp. Additionally, complete the rank-specific requirements as
follows:
Tiger Scouts
Complete the Backyard Jungle adventure, and complete four of the outdoor activities listed below.
Wolf Scouts
Complete the Paws on the Path adventure, and complete five of the outdoor activities listed below.
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Bear Scouts
Complete the “Bear Necessities” adventure, and complete six of the outdoor activities listed below.
Webelos Scouts
Complete the Webelos Walkabout adventure, and complete seven of the outdoor activities listed below.
Outdoor Activities
These activities must be in addition to any similar activities counted toward rank advancement and can be
accomplished as a family, a den, or a pack.
• Participate in a nature hike in your local area. This can be on an organized, marked trail, or just a hike
to observe nature in your area.
• Participate in an outdoor activity such as a picnic or a fun day in a park.
• Explain the buddy system, and tell what to do if lost. Explain the importance of cooperation.
• Attend a pack overnighter. Be responsible by being prepared for the event.
• Complete an outdoor service project in your community.
• Complete a nature/conservation project in your area. This project should involve improving,
beautifying, or supporting natural habitats. Discuss how this project helped you to respect nature.
• Participate in your pack’s earning the Summertime Pack Award.
• Participate in a nature observation activity. Describe or illustrate and display your observations at a den
or pack meeting.
• Participate in an outdoor aquatics activity. This can be an organized swim meet or just a den, pack, or
family swim.
• Participate in an outdoor campfire program. Perform in a skit, sing a song, or take part in a ceremony. •
Participate in an outdoor sporting event.
• Participate in an outdoor Scouts Own or other worship service.
• Explore a local city, county, state, or national park. Discuss with your den how a good citizen obeys
park rules.
• Invent an outside game, and play it outside with friends for 30 minutes.
National Summertime Award
The purpose of the National Summertime Award is to encourage packs
to provide a year-round program by continuing to meet during the time
periods when school is out of session for several weeks or months.
Boys who participate in three summertime pack events (one each in June, July, and August)
are eligible to receive the National Summertime Award pin.
The pin is worn on the right pocket flap of the Cub Scout Uniform, pinned onto the Cub
Scout Outdoor Activity Award, if present. Multiple pins may be displayed for each year the
award is earned.
Since the goal of the Summertime award is to have Packs continue the program through the
summer, the summertime award scouts receive should match their current rank rather than the
rank they are working on (ie, boys who have attained the rank of Tiger will receive the Tiger pin
even though they are in a Wolf Den and working towards the Wolf rank).
A pack can qualify for the National Summertime Pack Award certificate and streamer by
planning and conducting three pack activities-one each in June, July, and August. Dens with an
average attendance of at least half their members at the three summer pack events will be
eligible for a colorful den participation ribbon for the den flag or den doodle.
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Cub Scout World Conservation Award
This is commonly worn above the right pocket. Officially, this is incorrect. The
World Conservation patch is a temporary insignia. Temporary insignia should be
worn one at a time either on or suspended from the right pocket.
The World Conservation Award provides an opportunity for individual Wolf Scouts,
Bear Scouts, Webelos Scouts, Boy Scouts, Varsity Scouts, and Venturers to “think
globally” and “act locally” to preserve and improve our environment. This program is
designed to make youth members aware that all nations are closely related through natural resources, and
that we and our world environment are interdependent.
Requirements for this award must be completed in addition to any similar requirements completed for rank.
Requirements
Wolf Scouts
You may earn the World Conservation Award by doing the following:
1. Earn the Paws on the Path adventure.
2. Earn the Grow Something adventure.
3. Complete requirements 1 and 2 from the Spirit of the Water adventure.
4. Participate in a den or pack conservation project in addition to the above.
Bear Scouts
You may earn the World Conservation Award by doing the following:
1. Earn the Fur, Feathers, and Ferns adventure.
2. Earn either the Bear Goes Fishing or Critter Care adventure.
3. Complete requirement 3 from the Baloo the Builder adventure by constructing a bird feeder or a bird
house as one of the options.
4. Participate in a den or pack conservation project in addition to the above.
Webelos Scouts (Including Boys Earning Arrow of Light Rank)
You may earn the World Conservation Award by doing the following:
1. Earn the Building a Better World adventure.
2. Earn the Into the Wild adventure.
3. Earn the Into the Woods adventure.
4. Earn the Earth Rocks adventure.
5. Complete requirements 1, 3a, and 3b in the Adventures in Science adventure.
6. Participate in a den or pack conservation project in addition to the above.
Outdoor Ethics Awareness Award (formerly Leave No Trace Award)
Cub Scouts and their leaders interested in learning more about outdoor ethics and
Leave No Trace should begin by exploring the Outdoor Ethics Awareness Award.
The requirements are as follows:
1. Describe what the Outdoor Code means to you.
2. Complete the Leave No Trace online course and print the certificate.
3. Complete the Tread Lightly! L! Kids Outdoor Quiz and print the certificate.
Click on the "Outdoor Quiz" arrow.
4. Participate in an outdoor ethics activity facilitated by a person who has completed the BSA outdoor
ethics orientation course or is a BSA outdoor ethics trainer or master.
Cub Scouts earn this award by working with their families to complete these activities.
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Outdoor Ethics Action Award
The Outdoor Ethics Action Award challenges Scouts and Scouters to take
affirmative steps to improve their outdoor skills. The requirements for the
Outdoor Ethics Action Award are as follows:
Cub Scout Action Award Requirements
1. Do the following:
a. Earn the Outdoor Ethics Awareness Award.
b. Describe to your den leader or parent/guardian what the Leave No Trace front country guidelines
mean to you.
2. Boys in a Tiger Cub den complete the activities for Achievement 5, "Let's Go Outdoors"; boys in a Wolf
den complete Requirement 7, "Your Living World"; boys in a Bear den complete Requirement 12,
"Family Outdoor Adventures"; boys in a Webelos den earn the Outdoorsman activity badge. [still
waiting for updates in the new program to replace these 9/2015]
3. Complete one of the following:
a. With your family, put on a short activity (such as a skit or demonstration) at an outdoor activity or
den meeting on a principle of Leave No Trace or Tread Lightly!
b. With your den, put on a short activity (such as a skit or demonstration) at an outdoor activity or
pack meeting on a principle of Leave No Trace or Tread Lightly!
4. Follow the Leave No Trace principles or frontcountry guidelines on three outings. Explain to your unit
leader or an individual who has completed the BSA outdoor ethics orientation course one thing you did
on each outdoor activity to Leave No Trace.
5. On a pack or den outing, participate in a service project that reduces impact from our use of the
outdoors. Examples might be collecting litter, cleaning fire rings or grills, or other activities approved by
the landowner or land manager.
6. With your family or den, make a poster about the skill you learned in Requirement 3 or the project you
did in Requirement 4 and display it at your pack meeting.
Adult Leader Action Award Requirements
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Do each of the following:
a.
Earn the Outdoor Ethics Awareness Award.
b.
Complete the BSA outdoor ethics orientation course.
c.
Show the National Park Service Leave No Traace video to your den or pack. The video is
on the right side of the page.
Read about the principles of Leave No Trace and Tread Lightly! Facilitate your Cub Scouts' learning
about a principle.
Facilitate or participate with a family or den when they put on their activity (such as a skit or
demonstration) at a den or pack meeting or outing about a principle of Leave No Trace or Tread
Lightly!
Help plan and participate in three activities that your pack or den can complete while following Leave
No Trace principles or the frontcountry guidelines.
Contact a local landowner or land manager to arrange the pack or den service project that reduces
impact from our use of the outdoors. The project must be approved by the landowner or land manager
in advance. Examples might be collecting litter, cleaning fire rings or grills, or other steps suggested
by the landowner or land manager.
Make or assist in a presentation at a roundtable or similar gathering about what your pack or den did for
requirement 4.
Help your Cub Scout or another Cub Scout earn the youth Outdoor Ethics Action Award.
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Whittling Chip
Bear scouts and Webelos scouts may earn the privilege of carrying a
pocketknife to Cub Scout functions. The objective of this award is to make
scouts aware that:
'A Cub Scout knife is an important tool. You can do many things with its
blades. The cutting blade is the one you will use most of the time. With it you
can make shavings and chips and carve all kinds of things.
You must be very careful when you whittle or carve. Take good care of your knife. Always remember that a
knife is a tool, not a toy. Use it with care so that you don't hurt yourself or ruin what you are carving.'
The Scout must show his Scout leader, or someone designated by his leader, that he understands his
responsibility to do the following:
1. Know the safety rules for handling a knife.
-A knife is a tool, not a toy.
-Know how to sharpen a knife. A sharp knife is safer because it is less likely to slip and cut you.
-Keep the blade clean.
-Never carry an open pocketknife.
-When you are not using your knife, close it and put it away.
-Keep your knife dry.
-When you are using the cutting blade, do not try to make big shavings or chips. Easy does it.
-Make a safety circle: Before you pick up your knife to use it, stretch your arm out and turn in a circle.
If you can’t touch anyone else, it is safe to use your knife.
2. Show that you know how to take care of and use a pocketknife.
Know how to sharpen a knife. A sharp knife is safer because it is less likely to slip and cut you.:
a. Place the stone on a level surface.
b. Wet the stone with a little water or oil.
c. Place the blade of the knife flat on the stone, then raise the back edge about the width of the
blade itself, keeping the cutting edge on the stone.
d. Push the blade along the stone as though you were slicing a layer off the top. Sharpen the other
side of the blade in the same manner. This is always better than moving it in a circular fashion.
Keep your knife dry.
Keep the blade clean:
-Open all of the blades.
-Twirl a small bit of cloth onto the end of a toothpick, moisten the cloth with light oil, and wipe
the inside of the knife.
-If you have used your pocketknife to cut food or to spread peanut butter and jelly, get rid of
bacteria by washing the blade in hot, soapy water along with the rest of your dishes.
Keep it off the ground. Moisture and dirt will ruin it.
Keep it out of fire. The heat draws the temper of the steel. The edge of the blade becomes soft and
useless.
Opening and closing your pocketknife:
-To open a pocketknife, hold in left hand, put right thumbnail into nail slot.
-Pull blade out while pushing against hinge with little finger of left hand.
-Continue to hold on to handle and blade until blade snaps into open position.
-To close pocketknife, hold handle with left hand with fingers safely on the sides. Push against
back of blade with fingers of right hand, swinging handle up to meet blade. Let knife snap shut;
“kick” at base of blade keeps edge from touching inside of handle.
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Using your knife:
-When using the cutting blade, do not try to make big shavings or chips.
-Easy does it.
-For course cutting, grasp handle with whole hand.
-Cut at a slant. Do not "saw' with a knife.
-Make a stop cut to control the shaving cut.
-Always cut away from you.
3.
Make a carving with a pocketknife. Work with your den leader or other adult when doing this.
4. Read, understand and promise to abide by the "Knives Are Not Toys" guidelines.
-Close the blade with the palm of your hand.
-Never use a knife on something that will dull or break it.
-Be careful that you do not cut yourself or any person nearby.
-Never use a knife to strip the bark from a tree.
-Do NOT carve your initials into anything that does not belong to you.
5. Read, understand and promise to abide by the "Pocketknife Pledge":
-I understand the reason for safety rules.
-I will treat my pocketknife with the respect due a useful tool.
-I will always close my pocketknife and put it away when I’m not using it.
-I will not use my pocketknife when it might injure someone near me.
-I promise never to throw my pocketknife for any reason.
-I will use my pocketknife in a safe manner at all times.
The scout should sign and carry the Whittling Chip card whenever he has his pocketknife.
The Official BSA Whittling Chip for Cub Scouts and Webelos Scouts is a Wallet Card (No. 34223A) and/or
Patch (08598). The patch is considered a 'temporary' patch and should only be displayed on the uniform sewn
centered on the right pocket, or hung in a temporary patch holder from the pocket button. It does NOT get
permanently sewn on a pocket flap even though it is shaped that way.
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