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God ( Do one of the following)
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1. WAYS WE
WORSHIP ( page 24)
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Practice your religion as you are taught in your home, church,
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synagogue, mosque, or other religious community.
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2. EMBLEMS OF FAITH ( page 26 )
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Earn religious emblem of your faith.
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Country ( Do THREE of the following )
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3. WHAT MAKES AMERICA SPECIAL? ( page 30 )
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Do requirement (a) and three of the other six requirements.
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a. Write or tell what makes America special to you.
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b. With the help of your family or den leader, find out about
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two FAMOUS Americans. Tell the things they did or are
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doing to improve our way of life.
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c. Find out about the old homes near where you live. Go
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and see two of them.
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d. Find out where places of historical interest are located in
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or near your home or city. Go and visit on of them with
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our family or den.
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e. Choose a state: it could be your favorite one or your home
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state. Name its state bird, tree and flower. Describe its
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flag. Give the date it was admitted to the union.
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f. Be a member of the color guard in a flag ceremony for
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your den or pack.
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g. Display the U.S. flag in your home or fly it on the three
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national holidays.
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4. TALL TALES ( page 36 )
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Do all three requirements.
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a. Tell in your own words what folklore is. List some folklore
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stories, folk songs, or historical
legends from your home
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state or part of the country.
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b. Name at least five stories about American folklore. Point out
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on a United States map where they happened.
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c. Read two folklore stories and tell your favorite one to your
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den.
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5. SHARING YOUR WORLD WITH WILDLIFE ( page 44 )
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This achievement is part of the World
Conservation Award.
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Do four of the following requirements.
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a. Choose a bird or animal that you like and find out how it
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lives. Make a poster showing what you have learned.
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b. Build or make a bird
feeder or bird house.
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c. Explain what a wildlife conservation officer does.
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d. Visit one of the following: Zoo, Nature Center, Wildlife
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Refuge, Game Preserve.
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e. Name one animal that has become extinct in the last 100
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years. Tell why animals become extinct. Name one animal
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that in on the endangered species list.
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6. TAKE CARE OF YOUR PLANET (page 50 )
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Do three of the following requirements.
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a. Save 5 pounds of glass or aluminum, or 1 month of daily
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newspapers. Turn them in at a recycling center or use your
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community's recycling service.
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b. Plant a tree in your yard, or on the grounds of the group
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that operates your cub scout pack. or in a park or other
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public place. Be sure to get permission first.
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c. Call city or county (parish) officials or your trash hauling
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company and find out what happens to your trash after it is
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hauled away.
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d. Do a water-usage survey in your home. Note all the ways
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water is used. Look for any leaks.
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e. Discuss with an adult in your family the ways your family
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uses energy.
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f. Find out more about your family's use of electricity.
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7. LAW ENFORCEMENT IS A BIG JOB ( page 58 )
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Do three of the following requirements.
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a. Make a set of your own fingerprints.
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b. Make a plaster cast of a shoe print.
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c. Check the doors and windows of your home.
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d. Visit your local sheriff's
office or police station.
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e. Be sure you know where to get help in your neighborhood.
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f. Be sure fire and police numbers are listed by the phone at
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your home.
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g. Know what you can do to help law enforcement.
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Family ( Do FOUR of the following )
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8. THE PAST IS EXITING AND
IMPORTANT (page64)
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Do three of the following requirements.
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a. Visit your library or newspaper office. Ask to see back
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issues of newspapers or an almanac.
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b. Find someone who was a Cub Scout a long time ago. Talk
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with him about what Cub Scouting was like then.
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c. Start or add to an existing pack scrapbook.
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d. Trace your family back through your grandparents or great-
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grandparents: or, talk to a grandparent about what it was
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like when he or she was younger.
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e. Find out some history about your community.
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f. Write in a journal for 2 weeks.
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9. WHAT'S COOKING (page 70)
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Do four of the following requirements.
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a. With an adult, bake cookies.
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b. With an adult, make snacks for the next den meeting or part
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of your supper.
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c. Prepare one part of your breakfast, one part of your lunch,
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and one part of you supper.
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d. Make a list of "junk" foods you eat. Discuss "junk" food with
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a parent or teacher.
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e. Make some trail food for a hike.
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f. Make a dessert for your family.
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10. FAMILY FUN (page 78)
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Do both of these requirements.
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a. Go on a trip with
members of your family.
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b. Have a "family-make-and-do-night"
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11. BE READY! (page 82)
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Do the first four requirements: the last one is recommended, but
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not
required.
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a. Tell what to do in case of an accident in the home. A family
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member needs help. Someone's clothes catch fire.
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b. Tell what to do in case of a water accident.
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c. Tell what to do in case of a school buss accident.
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d. Tell what to do in case of a car accident.
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e. Have a health checkup by a physician (optional).
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12. FAMILY OUTDOOR ADVENTURE (page 90)
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Do three of the following requirements.
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a. Go Camping with your family.
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b. Go on a hike with your family.
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c. Have a picnic with your family.
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d. Attend an outdoor event with your family.
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e. Plan your outdoor family day.
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13. SAVING WELL, SPENDING WELL (page 96)
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Do four of the following requirements.
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a. Go grocery shopping with a parent or other adult member
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of your family.
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b. Set up a savings account.
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c. Keep a record of how you spend money for 2 weeks.
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d. Pretend you are shopping for a car for your family.
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e. Discuss family finances with a parent or guardian.
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f. Play a board game with your family that involves the use of
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play money.
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g. With an adult, figure out how much it costs for each person
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in your home to eat one meal.
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Self ( Do FOUR of the following )
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14. RIDE RIGHT (page 102)
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Do requirement (a) and three of the other six
requirements.
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a. Know the rules for bike
safety. If your town requires a
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bicycle license, be sure to get one.
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b. Learn to ride a bike, if you haven't by now. Show that you
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can follow a winding course for 60 feet doing sharp left and
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right turns, a U-turn, and an emergency stop.
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c. Keep your bike in good shape. Identify the parts of a bike
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that should be checked often.
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d. Change a tire on a bike.
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e. Protect your bike from theft. Use a bicycle lock.
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f. Ride a bike for 1 mile with out rest, and be sure to obey all
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traffic rules.
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g. Plan and take a family bike hike.
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15. GAMES, GAMES, GAMES (page 108)
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Do two of the following requirements.
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a. Set up the equipment and play any two of these outdoor
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games with your family or friends. (Backyard golf,
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Badminton, Croquet, Sidewalk shuffleboard, Kickball,
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Softball, Tetherball,
Horseshoes, Volleyball)
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b. Play two organized games with your den.
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c. Select a game that your den has never played. Explain the
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rules. Tell them how to play it, and then play it with them.
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16. BUILDING MUSCLES (page 112)
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Do all of the following requirements
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a. Do physical fitness
stretching exercises. The do curl-ups,
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push-ups, the standing long jump, and the softball throw.
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b. With a friend, compete in at least six different two-person
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contests.
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c. Compete with your den or pack in the crab relay, gorilla
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relay, 30-yard dash, and kangaroo relay.
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** Note to Parents: If a licensed physician certifies that the Cub
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Scout's physical condition for an indeterminable time doesn't
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permit him to do three of the requirements in this
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achievement, the
Cub master and pack committee may
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authorize substitution of any three Arrow Point electives.
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17. INFORMATION, PLEASE ( page 118)
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Do requirement (a) and three more of the following
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requirements.
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a. With an adult in your family, choose a TV show. Watch it
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together.
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b. Play a game of charades at your den meeting or with your
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family at home.
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c. Visit a newspaper office or a TV or radio station and talk to
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a news reporter.
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d. Use a computer to get information. Write, spell-check, and
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print out a report on what you learned.
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e. Write a letter to a company that makes something you use.
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Use e-mail or the U.S Postal service.
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f. Talk with a parent or other family member about how getting
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and giving facts fits into his or her job.
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18. JOT IT DOWN (page 122)
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Do five of the following requirements.
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a. Make a list of the things you want to do today. Check them
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off when you have done them.
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b. Write two letters to relatives or friends.
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c. Keep a daily record of your
activities for 2 weeks
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d. Write an invitation to someone.
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e. Write a story about something you have done with your
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family.
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f. Write a thank you note.
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g. Write about the
activates of your den.
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19. SHAVINGS AND SHIPS ( page 128)
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Do all of the following requirements.
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a. Know the
safety rules for handling a knife.
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b. Show that you know how to take care of and use a
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pocketknife.
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c. Make a
carving with a pocketknife. Work with your den
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leader or other adult when doing this.
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20. SAWDUST AND NAILS (page 134)
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Do all of the following requirements.
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a. Show how to use and take care of four
of these tools.
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(
Crescent wrench, Coping saw, C-clamp, Hand saw, Drill
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bit, Hammer, Hand drill, Bench vise, Wood plane,
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Screwdriver, Pliers. )
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b. Build your own tool box.
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c. Use at least two tools listed in requirement (a) to fix
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something.
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21. BUILD A MODEL (page 138 )
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Do three of the following requirements.
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a. Build a model from a kit.
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b. Build a display for one of your models.
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c. Parented you are planning to change the furniture layout in
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one of the rooms in your home.
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d. Make a model of a
mountain, a meadow, a canyon, or a
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river.
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e. Go and see a model of a shopping center or a new building
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that is on display
somewhere.
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f. Make a model of a rocket, boat, car, or plane.
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22. TYING IT ALL UP ( page 142 )
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Do five of the following requirements.
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a. Whip the ends of a rope.
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b. Tie a square knot, sheet bend, two half hitches, and a slip
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knot.
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c. Learn how to keep a rope from tangling.
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d. Coil a rope. throw it,
hitting a 2-foot square marker 20 feet
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away.
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e. Learn a magic rope trick.
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f. Make your own rope.
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