Service Activity

In a few weeks we will be having a service activity, and we are looking for service opportunities.  If you have any small service projects that would take about 10-30 minutes to complete, let us know.  Our activity runs from 7pm to about 8:30pm, in the evening, so outside services would work as long as they are in well lit locations.  We will also be passing around a sign up sheet on Sunday.

Possible services ideas would include taking out someone's garbage, sweeping their floor, vacuuming someone's family room, reading to their children, leaving notes of kindness on windshields of random vehicles, singing a hymn to a family, sharing a scripture with a family, washing someone's windows , etc.

The activity will be in the form of a scavenger hunt, and the various teams will be competing against each other.  It will work something like this:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8FYvwSWihMnYm9YMnRHU2hTOWM/view

Aviation Open House at Airport #2

Aviation Open House

BBQ Fundraiser for aviation student organizations

Time: Saturday, April 22, 2017 from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm
Location: South Valley Regional Airport (Aiport #2)
Address: 7586 S. Airport Road (4470 West)


Explore educational and Job Opportunities

• Pilots
• Mechanics
• FAA
• Airport Operations
• Flight Attendants
• Military Careers
• Aerospace Engineers
• National Weather Service

Boy Scout Aviation Merit Badge

EDGE Method

The EDGE method is a four step method for teaching a skill:

• Explain
• Demonstrate
• Guide
• Enable

Explain

First explain what you will be doing. Tell them the steps involved. Visual aids might be helpful for this step. Use questions to gauge their understanding.

Demonstrate

Show them how to do the skill. Demonstrate the steps using the actual materials. Describe what you are doing.

Guide

Let them practice the skill. Guide and coach them as they try to do it themselves. This step will take the most time.

Enable

Enable them by letting them do the skill themselves without any intervention.

Example of Teaching EDGE Exercise

An exercise with paper airplanes to help the participants understand teaching EDGE:

• Explain: Explain how they would make a paper airplane.
• Demonstrate: Get out a piece of paper and show them how to make the paper airplane.
• Guide: Give each of them a piece of paper and described each step, and have them do it with their pieces of paper.
• Enable: Give them each another piece of paper and tell them to make a paper airplane on their own.

source

Scout Outdoor Essentials

THE SCOUT OUTDOOR ESSENTIALS

They’re called “essentials” for a reason. Every packing list starts with these 10 items.

1. A pocketknife or multitool can be handy in a wide variety of situations. It’s useful for tasks as large as building an emergency shelter or lighting a campfire with poor fuel, or as small as repairing a damaged backpack. Keep you knife sharp and clean, and don’t forget to first earn your Whittling Chip (for older Cub Scouts) or Totin’ Chip (for Boy Scouts).

2. A first-aid kit can be a lifesaver. Literally. A few items will allow you to treat scratches, blisters and other minor injuries. They should also allow you to provide initial care while waiting for help for more serious injuries.

3. Bring extra clothing to match the weather. Multiple layers are better than a single massive jacket, because layered clothing is adaptable to a wide range of temperatures.

4. Rain gear is very important. Rain can come in a hurry, and getting your clothes drenched is more than just uncomfortable, it can lead to hypothermia, a potentially fatal condition.

5. A flashlight, headlamp or a rugged penlight is important for finding your way in the dark. Bring extra batteries, too.

6. Trail food is good for maintaining your energy. Bring more than you think you’ll need in case you get stuck (or lost) in the woods.

7. Water can prevent dehydration, heat exhaustion and heatstroke. Use a lightweight, unbreakable container with a secure lid.

8. Matches and/or a fire starter may be used to light fires for heat, or for signaling for help. Store matches or lighters in resealable plastic bags.

9. Sun protection might include sunblock, sunglasses, lip balm and a wide-brimmed hat.

10. A map and compass are probably the most important tools you can carry in case you get lost.

KEEPING CLEAN

Here are some hygiene items you may want to pack, depending on the outing:

• Toothbrush
• Toothpaste
• Dental floss
• Soap
• Comb
• Waterless hand cleaner
• Small towel
• Washcloth
• Toilet paper
• Trowel for digging cathole latrines

COOKING AND EATING

Here are some cooking and eating items you may want to pack, depending on the outing:

• Large plastic cereal bowl or kitchen storage bowl
• Spoon
• Cup or insulated mug
• Water treatment system
• Backpacking stove with fuel
• Large pot and lid (2.5- or 3-quart size)
• Small pot and lid (1.5- or 2-quart size)
• Lightweight frying pan (10 to 12 inches in diameter)
• For melting snow, add 1 large pot and lid (6 to 10 quarts)
• Hot-pot tongs

EXTRAS

Here are some extras you may want to pack, depending on the outing:

• Watch
• Camera
• Notebook
• Pen or pencil
• Sunglasses
• Small musical instrument
• Swimsuit
• Gloves
• Whistle
• Nylon cord
• Insect repellent
• Repair kit
• Hiking stick or trekking poles
• Binoculars
• Fishing gear
• Animal identification books, plant keys, geological studies, star charts or other guides

Source: http://boyslife.org/outdoors/outdoorarticles/6976/scout-outdoor-essentials-checklist/

Golden Eagle Klondike

WHAT: District 13, Golden Eagle District 2017 Klondike Derby

WHEN: You choose which weekend you would like to go:
            January 20-21 Overflow weekend shared with D11
            January 27-28 Main Klondike with 520 spots available
            Friday check-in at 3:00pm event ends Saturday at 2:00pm

WHERE: Heber Valley Camp, Heber, UT

HOW MUCH: $10/person before January 15th, $15/person after January 15th


DETAILS: Each participant should bring a can of beef stew or chili to the event.  This will feed the boys on Saturday lunch, and provide a significant donation to the Utah Food Bank

LEADERS GUIDE


PACKING LIST

Winter Camping Equipment List

Note on Uniforms: When participating in the Klondike Derby or other winter camping events, Scouts must wear their class A uniform when departing on the trip and during the competition.  Event organizers have been known to check on this.  

Note on Clothing:  Scouts should dress in layers to keep warm; this includes socks.  Layers of clothing next to the skin must be changed at least daily (socks twice daily) because sweat makes them wet, and boys with wet clothing can quickly get chilled.  Cotton is not appropriate for underclothing, socks, and shirts because when wet it provides no insulation at all.  All clothing (and all personal gear) should be labeled with boy’s name.    

As always, Scouts should pack their own gear (with parental supervision) so they know what they have and where everything is.  Here is a checklist for a winter weekend camping trip.  

• Class A Uniform (including at least shirt, neckerchief & slide; hat and pants are optional)
• Hat that covers ears (e.g. balaclava) or hat with earmuffs
• Insulated gloves (2 pairs in case one gets wet or lost), waterproof or water resistant
• Heavy jacket or parka, waterproof or water resistant
• Socks, 4 pairs, non-cotton; wool or smart wool worn over sock liners
• Sock liners, 2 pair (silk and/or polypropylene) (wear under wool outer socks)
• Thermal Underwear, 2 pairs, non-cotton
• Waterproof boots or rubber overshoes (required)
• Long sleeve turtle neck shirts, non-cotton
• Heavy sweater or sweatshirt
• Pants, 2 pairs, non-cotton (ski clothing works great here)

• Sleepwear (jogging suit or similar, stocking cap)

• Poncho or other raingear
• Personal wash kit (washcloth, soap, toothbrush, toothpaste, comb)
• Water bottle or canteen
• Mess kit and silverware
• Daypack to carry stuff in during the competition
• Sleeping bag (rated 5 degrees or less), or 2 sleeping bags can be used one inside the other.
• Sleeping bag liner or a wool or fleece blanket can be used inside the sleeping bag
• Ground pad or other closed cell insulator (required)
• Boy Scout Handbook for those on the Trail to First Class
• Flashlight with working batteries, extra batteries, spare bulbs

Optional Gear

• Watch
• Compass and whistle
• Matches (preferably in waterproof container) IF boy has Fireman’s Chit

• Pillowcase-optional (can be stuffed with clothing to make pillow)
• Personal first aid kid
• Chap stick and/or lotion
• Sun screen

Merit Badge Blast 2017

Registration for our annual Merit Badge Blast is now open.  The event runs for two Saturdays - February 4th and February 18th from 8am to 3:30pm.

Please let me know if your scout can attend, which classes they would prefer, if they can both Saturdays (or only 1), and I will sign them up for classes.  You are also welcome to register your scout, if you wish, just let me know so I don't double sign them up.

https://eventgrid.com/Events/29372/wj-park-stake-scouting-blast

The event is free, unless your scout wishes to attend the Electronics MB class, which has a $10 fee for the kit.

Cardboard Campout

Cardboard Campout
(Fort Building)
Scout Troop 1998

This Friday, November 18th, we are going to be having a Cardboard Campout (Fort Building). This will be our pre-winter campout. We have 3 more winter campouts planned for the coming months (Crystal Hot Springs, Klondike, Ice Fishing). We will be building forts out of cardboard and sleeping in them. We will be teaching the boys how to winter camp in a safe, easy to abandon, environment. It will be cold, so please read the "what to bring carefully". We may even qualify for a couple of Frost Points (expected to reach 27 degrees). We will be eating chili and dutch-oven for dinner.

What to Bring:

• Winter sleeping bag (rated at 15 degrees or below) or multiple sleeping bags (nested together) 
• Sleeping bags need to be rated for much lower than what the temperatures will be. 
• Extra Blankets (for above and below sleeping bag) for extra insulation 
• Thick pad to sleep on (thicker is better), 2 pads would be preferred 
• note: air mattresses are terrible for winter camping 
• Change of clothing, including clean underwear and socks, to sleep in (critical!) 
• Flannel pants, sweatshirt, and winter hat (beanie) to sleep in 
• Hand/toe warmers (optional) (10+ hours - anything less than 8 hour is useless for overnight) 

Summit Games 2016

SUMMIT GAMES 2016

The premier planning and training activity for our young men.

Sat, Oct 15 2016, at the Stake Center

• Young men attending High Adventure in 2017 (will be 14 or older in July 2017) should be at the stake center promptly at 9am, and bring a lunch and a treat to share.
• All 11-year-old scouts – and boy scouts who will not turn 14 until after July 2017 – should arrive at 1pm, and do not need to bring a lunch or a treat to share.

All boys: please wear your uniform (class A preferred) and bring the dates of any scheduled family activities in 2017, so we can plan around them.

We will be finish up activities at 3pm, and will deliver your boys back home shortly thereafter.

Little Sahara Sand Dunes

Ice Fishing

Klondike Derby

The Road Not Taken

The Road Not Taken (by Robert Frost)

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth;

Then took the other, as just as fair
And having perhaps the better claim,
Because it was grassy and wanted wear;
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same,

And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black.
Oh, I kept the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads on to way,
I doubted if I should ever come back.

I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I —
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.

Klondike Derby 2016 (Packing List)

Klondike Derby 2016

Boy Scouts:

Just a reminder (and packing list) that this Friday, January 22nd, 2016, is our Klondike Derby 2016. The Klondike is being held at the "Heber Valley Camp for LDS Young Women and Families". We will be meeting at my home at 3:30pm and leaving as soon as we are packed (hopefully by 3:45pm). We should return on Saturday around 3pm. This is a winter campout, it is expected to snow on Saturday, so winter clothing is expected. Mandatory Packing List:

• snow coat (layering is ok , as long as the outer layer/shell is waterproof/breathable)
• snow hat (most heat is lost through your head)
• snow gloves (cotton gloves are not sufficient, and if they get wet are worse than having nothing)
• snow pants (last year we walked through fresh deep snow for a couple of the activities)
• snow boots (last year we walked through fresh deep snow for a couple of the activities)
• water proof hiking boots could work as a last resort, but the taller snow boots give a significant advantage when walking through snow
• Thick socks, or double layered socks - and bring extras!
• Change of clothing to sleep in (sweat from daily activity freezes quickly while sleeping)
• Warm winter sleeping bag, or sleeping bag wrapped in another sleeping bag (at Round Table they warned us that cabin can still get down to the 50s / 40s, and to be prepared in case the little space heater dies)
• Foam pad to sleep on (as it won't get below freezing in the cabin, a reliable air mattress could work too)
• Pillow (unless you enjoy sleeping on a pile of your clothing)
• Water bottle or camel back - dehydration in the cold is very common
• Flash light - I would recommend a headlamp as we will be walking to the cabin in the dark
• 1 can of chili or beef stew for the combined camp lunch on Saturday

Recommended / Optional Packing List:

• A sled to carry your equipment from car to cabin - we will have to walk a half mile
• Or backpack to carry your equipment
• If you wish to also go sledding with your sled you will also need a bicycle/ski helmet - per BSA and camp regulations
• sledding on the main road is forbidden - there will be designated locations to sled at
• A scarf or face mask, in case it is windy
• Donation of winter clothing for the camp's donation drive

PLEASE REMEMBER:  A warm and dry scout makes for a happy scout.  A cold and wet scout makes for a miserable Scoutmaster!

Thanks,

Scoutmaster

Merit Badge Blast PowWow

Saturday, February 6th

• Opening:       8:00am - 8:30am
• Session #1:    8:30am - 11:30am
• Lunch:           11:30am - 12:00pm
• Session #2:    12:00pm - 3:00pm

Saturday, February 20th

• Opening:       8:00am - 8:30am
• Session #1:    8:30am - 11:30am
• Lunch:           11:30am - 12:00pm
• Session #2:    12:00pm - 3:00pm

Required Merit Badges

Cit. Community 

Cit. Nation
Cit. World
First Aid
Trail to First Class

Elective Merit Badges 
Geocaching
Fingerprinting / Crime Prevention
Electronics
Safety
Orienteering
Pioneering
Signs / Signals / Codes
Music
Pets
Disabilities Awareness

Klondike Derby 2016

Klondike Derby 2016

Boy Scouts:

This Friday, January 22nd, 2016, is our Klondike Derby 2016.  This will be another winter campout, so winter clothing is expected (snow coat, snow gloves, snow pants, snow boots).  We will be planning the campout and rebuilding our troop’s Klondike sled this Tuesday at 7pm.  If you are planning on coming to the Klondike Derby, please be at the troop meeting.

Thanks,
Scoutmaster

Emergency Preparedness Merit Badge

Scouts are often called upon to help because they know first aid and they know about the discipline and planning needed to react to an emergency situation. Earning this merit badge helps a Scout to be prepared by learning the actions that can be helpful and needed before, during, and after an emergency.

Requirements

1. Earn the First Aid merit badge.
2. Do the following:

   a. Discuss with your counselor the aspects of emergency preparedness:
   

   1. Prepare for emergency situations

   2. Respond to emergency situations

   3. Recover from emergency situations

   4. Prevent emergency situations

   5. Mitigate losses in emergency situations.

   Include in your discussion the kinds of questions that are important to ask yourself as you consider each of these.

   b. Make a chart that demonstrates your understanding of each of the aspects of emergency preparedness in requirement 2a (prepare, respond, recover, prevent, and mitigate) with regard to 10 of the situations listed below. You must use situations 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 below in boldface, but you may choose any other five listed here for a total of 10 situations. Discuss this chart with your counselor.
   

   1. Home kitchen fire

   2. Home basement/storage room/garage fire

   3. Explosion in the home

   4. Automobile crash

   5. Food-borne disease (food poisoning)

   6. Fire or explosion in a public place

   7. Vehicle stalled in the desert

   8. Vehicle trapped in a blizzard

   9. Flash flooding in town or the country

   10. Mountain/backcountry accident

   11. Boating or water accident

   12. Gas leak in a home or a building

   13. Tornado or hurricane

   14. Major flood

   15. Toxic chemical spills and releases

   16. Nuclear power plant emergency

   16. Avalanche (snowslide or rockslide)

   17. Violence in a public place

   c. Meet with and teach your family how to get or build a kit, make a plan, and be informed for the situations on the chart you created for requirement 2b. Complete a family plan. Then meet with your counselor and report on your family meeting, discuss their responses, and share your family plan.

3. Show how you could safely save a person from the following:

   a. Touching a live household electric wire.

   b. A structure filled with carbon monoxide

   c. Clothes on fire.

   d. Drowning, using nonswimming rescues (including accidents on ice).

4. Show three ways of attracting and communicating with rescue planes/aircraft.
5. With another person, show a good way to transport an injured person out of a remote and/or rugged area, conserving the energy of rescuers while ensuring the well-being and protection of the injured person.
6. Do the following:

   a. Describe the National Incident Management System (NIMS)/Incident Command System (ICS).

   b. Identify the local government or community agencies that normally handle and prepare for emergency services similar to those of the NIMS or ICS. Explain to your counselor ONE of the following:
   

   1. How the NIMS/ICS can assist a Boy Scout troop when responding in a disaster

   2. How a group of Scouts could volunteer to help in the event of these types of emergencies

   c. Find out who is your community's emergency management director and learn what this person does to prepare for, respond to, recover from, prevent, and mitigate emergency situations in your community. Discuss this information with your counselor and apply what you discover to the chart you created for requirement 2b.

7. Do the following:

   a. Take part in an emergency service project, either a real one or a practice drill, with a Scouting unit or a community agency.

   b. Prepare a written plan for mobilizing your troop when needed to do emergency service. If there is already a plan, explain it. Tell your part in making it work.

8. Do the following:

   a. Tell the things a group of Scouts should be prepared to do, the training they need, and the safety precautions they should take for the following emergency services:
   

   1. Crowd and traffic control

   2. Messenger service and communication.

   3. Collection and distribution services.

   4. Group feeding, shelter, and sanitation.

   b. Prepare a personal emergency service pack for a mobilization call. Prepare a family kit (suitcase or waterproof box) for use by your family in case an emergency evacuation is needed. Explain the needs and uses of the contents.

9. Do ONE of the following:

   a. Using a safety checklist approved by your counselor, inspect your home for potential hazards. Explain the hazards you find and how they can be corrected.

   b. Review or develop a plan of escape for your family in case of fire in your home.

   c. Develop an accident prevention program for five family activities outside the home (such as taking a picnic or seeing a movie) that includes an analysis of possible hazards, a proposed plan to correct those hazards, and the reasons for the corrections you propose.

Resources

• Requirements
• Worksheet | MeritBadge.org
• Pamphlet

Camping Merit Badge

Camping is one of the best-known methods of the Scouting movement. When he founded the Scouting movement in the early 1900s, Robert Baden-Powell encouraged every Scout to learn the art of living out-of-doors. He believed a young person able to take care of himself while camping would have the confidence to meet life's other challenges, too.

Requirements

1. Do the following:
   1. Explain to your counselor the most likely hazards you may encounter while participating in camping activities and what you should do to anticipate, help prevent, mitigate, and respond to these hazards.
   2. Show that you know first aid for and how to prevent injuries or illnesses that could occur while camping, including hypothermia, frostbite, heat reactions, dehydration, altitude sickness, insect stings, tick bites, snakebite, blisters, and hyperventilation.
2. Learn the Leave No Trace principles and the Outdoor Code and explain what they mean. Write a personal and group plan for implementing these principles on your next outing.
3. Make a written plan for an overnight trek and show how to get to your camping spot using a topographical map and compass OR a topographical map and a GPS receiver. If no GPS receiver unit is available, explain how to use one to get to your camping spot.
4. Do the following:
   1. Make a duty roster showing how your patrol is organized for an actual overnight campout. List assignments for each member.
   2. Help a Scout patrol or a Webelos Scout unit in your area prepare for an actual campout, including creating the duty roster, menu planning, equipment needs, general planning, and setting up camp.
5. Do the following:
   1. Prepare a list of clothing you would need for overnight campouts in both warm and cold weather. Explain the
      term "layering."
   2. Discuss footwear for different kinds of weather and how the right footwear is important for protecting your feet.
   3. Explain the proper care and storage of camping equipment (clothing, footwear, bedding).
   4. List the outdoor essentials necessary for any campout, and explain why each item is needed.
   5. Present yourself to your Scoutmaster with your pack for inspection. Be correctly clothed and equipped for an
      overnight campout.
6. Do the following:
   1. Describe the features of four types of tents, when and where they could be used, and how to care for tents. Working with another Scout, pitch a tent.
   2. Discuss the importance of camp sanitation and tell why water treatment is essential. Then demonstrate two ways to treat water.
   3. Describe the factors to be considered in deciding where to pitch your tent.
   4. Tell the difference between internal- and external-frame packs. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of each.
   5. Discuss the types of sleeping bags and what kind would be suitable for different conditions. Explain the proper care of your sleeping bag and how to keep it dry. Make a comfortable ground bed.
7. Prepare for an overnight campout with your patrol by doing the following:
   1. Make a checklist of personal and patrol gear that will be needed.
   2. Pack your own gear and your share of the patrol equipment and food for proper carrying. Show that your pack is right for quickly getting what is needed first, and that it has been assembled properly for comfort, weight, balance, size, and neatness.
8. Do the following:
   1. Explain the safety procedures for
      1. Using a propane or butane/propane stove
      2. Using a liquid fuel stove
      3. Proper storage of extra fuel
   2. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of different types of lightweight cooking stoves.
   3. Prepare a camp menu. Explain how the menu would differ from a menu for a backpacking or float trip. Give
      recipes and make a food list for your patrol. Plan two breakfasts, three lunches, and two suppers. Discuss how
      to protect your food against bad weather, animals, and contamination.
   4. Cook at least one breakfast, one lunch, and one dinner for your patrol from the meals you have planned for
      requirement 8c. At least one of those meals must be a trail meal requiring the use of a lightweight stove.
9. Show experience in camping by doing the following:
   1. Camp a total of at least 20 nights at designated Scouting activities or events.* One long-term camping experience of up to six consecutive nights may be applied toward this requirement. Sleep each night under the sky or in a tent you have pitched. If the camp provides a tent that has already been pitched, you need not pitch your own tent.
   2. On any of these camping experiences, you must do TWO of the following, only with proper preparation and under qualified supervision.
      1. Hike up a mountain, gaining at least 1,000 vertical feet.
      2. Backpack, snowshoe, or cross-country ski for at least 4 miles.
      3. Take a bike trip of at least 15 miles or at least four hours.
      4. Take a nonmotorized trip on the water of at least four hours or 5 miles.
      5. Plan and carry out an overnight snow camping experience.
      6. Rappel down a rappel route of 30 feet or more.
   3. Perform a conservation project approved by the landowner or land managing agency.
10. Discuss how the things you did to earn this badge have taught you about personal health and safety, survival, public health, conservation, and good citizenship. In your discussion, tell how Scout spirit and the Scout Oath and Scout Law apply to camping and outdoor ethics.

*All campouts since becoming a Boy Scout or Varsity Scout may count toward this requirement.

Resources

• Requirements
• Worksheet
• Pamphlet

Cooking Merit Badge

The Cooking merit badge introduces principles of cooking that can be used both at home or in the outdoors. Scouts who earn this badge will learn about food safety, nutritional guidelines, meal planning, and methods of food preparation, and will review the variety of culinary (or cooking) careers available.

Requirements

1. Do the following:
   
   1. Explain to your counselor the most likely hazards you may encounter while participating in cooking activities and what you should do to anticipate, help prevent, mitigate, and respond to these hazards.
      
   2. Show that you know first aid for and how to prevent injuries or illnesses that could occur while preparing meals and eating, including burns and scalds, cuts, choking, and allergic reactions.
      
   3. Describe how meat, fish, chicken, eggs, dairy products, and fresh vegetables should be stored, transported, and properly prepared for cooking. Explain how to prevent cross-contamination.
      
   4. Describe the following food-related illnesses and tell what you can do to help prevent each from happening:
      
      1. Salmonella
         
      2. Staphylococcal aureus
         
      3. Escherichia coli (E. coli)
         
      4. Clostridium botulinum (Botulism)
      5. Campylobacter jejuni
      6. Hepatitis
      7. Listeria monocytogenes
      8. Cryptosporidium
         
      9. Norovirus
         
   5. Discuss with your counselor food allergies, food intolerance, food-related diseases, and your awareness of these concerns.
      
2. Do the following:
   
   1. Using the MyPlate food guide or the current USDA nutrition model, give five examples for EACH of the following food groups, the recommended number of daily servings, and the recommended serving size:
      
      1. Fruits
         
      2. Vegetables
      3. Grains
      4. Proteins
      5. Dairy
         
   2. Explain why you should limit your intake of oils and sugars.
      
   3. Determine your daily level of activity and your caloric need based on your activity level. Then, based on the MyPlate food guide, discuss with your counselor an appropriate meal plan for yourself for one day.
      
   4. Discuss your current eating habits with your counselor and what you can do to eat healthier, based on the MyPlate food guide.
3. Do the following:
   
   1. Discuss the following food label terms: calorie, fat, saturated fat, trans fat, cholesterol, sodium, carbohydrate, dietary fiber, sugar, protein. Explain how to calculate total carbohydrates and nutritional values for two servings, based on the serving size specified on the label.
      
   2. Refer to “How to Read a Food Label” in the Cooking merit badge pamphlet, and name ingredients that help the consumer identify the following allergens: peanuts, tree nuts, milk, eggs, wheat, soy, and shellfish.
      
4. Do the following:
   
   1. Discuss EACH of the following cooking methods. For each one, describe the equipment needed and name at least one food that can be cooked using that method: baking, boiling, pan frying, simmering, steaming, microwaving, and grilling.
      
   2. Discuss the benefits of using a camp stove on an outing vs. a charcoal or wood fire.
      
   3. Discuss how the Outdoor Code and no-trace principles pertain to cooking in the outdoors.

Note: The meals prepared for Cooking merit badge requirements 5, 6, and 7 will count only toward fulfilling those requirements and will not count toward rank advancement. Meals prepared for rank advancement may not count toward the Cooking merit badge. You must not repeat any menus for meals actually prepared or cooked in requirements 5, 6, and 7.

5. Using the MyPlate food guide or the current USDA nutrition model, plan a menu for three full days of meals (three breakfasts, three lunches, and three dinners) plus one dessert. Your menu should include enough to feed yourself and at least one adult, keeping in mind any special needs (such as food allergies) of those to be served. List the equipment and utensils needed to prepare and serve these meals. Then do the following:
   
   1. Create a shopping list for your meals showing the amount of food needed to prepare and serve each meal, and the cost for each meal.
      
   2. Share and discuss your meal plan and shopping list with your counselor.
      
   3. Using at least five of the seven cooking methods from requirement 4, prepare and serve yourself and at least one adult (parent, family member, guardian, or other responsible adult) one breakfast, one lunch, one dinner, and one dessert from the meals you planned.*
   4. Time your cooking to have each meal ready to serve at the proper time. Have an adult verify the preparation of the meal to your counselor.
      
   5. After each meal, ask a person you served to evaluate the meal on presentation and taste, then evaluate your own meal. Discuss what you learned with your counselor, including any adjustments that could have improved or enhanced your meals. Tell how better planning and preparation help ensure a successful meal.
   6. Explain how you kept foods safe and free from cross-contamination.
6. Using the MyPlate food guide or the current USDA nutrition model, plan a menu for your patrol (or a similar size group of up to eight youth, including you) for a camping trip. Include five meals AND at least one snack OR one dessert. List the equipment and utensils needed to prepare and serve these meals. Then do the following:
   
   1. Create a shopping list for your meals showing the amount of food needed to prepare and serve each meal, and the cost for each meal.
      
   2. Share and discuss your meal plan and shopping list with your counselor.
      
   3. In the outdoors, cook two of the meals you planned in requirement 6 using either a lightweight stove or a low-impact fire. Use a different cooking method for each meal.** The same fireplace may be used for both meals. Serve this meal to your patrol or a group of youth.
      
   4. In the outdoors, cook one of the meals you planned in requirement 6. Use either a Dutch oven, OR a foil pack, OR kabobs. Serve this meal to your patrol or a group of youth.**
      
   5. In the outdoors, prepare a dessert OR a snack and serve it to your patrol or a group of youth.**
   6. After each meal, have those you served evaluate the meal on presentation and taste, and then evaluate your own meal. Discuss what you learned with your counselor, including any adjustments that could have improved or enhanced your meals. Tell how better planning and preparation help ensure successful outdoor cooking.
      
   7. Explain how you kept foods safe and free from cross contamination.
7. Using the MyPlate food guide or the current USDA nutrition model, plan a menu for trail hiking or backpacking that includes one breakfast, one lunch, one dinner, and one snack. These meals must not require refrigeration and are to be consumed by three to five people (including you). List the equipment and utensils needed to prepare and serve these meals. Then do the following:
   
   1. Create a shopping list for your meals, showing the amount of food needed to prepare and serve each meal, and the cost for each meal.
      
   2. Share and discuss your meal plan and shopping list with your counselor. Your plan must include how to repackage foods for your hike or backpacking trip to eliminate as much bulk, weight, and garbage as possible.
   3. While on a trail hike or backpacking trip, prepare and serve two meals and a snack from the menu planned for requirement 7. At least one of those meals must be cooked over a fire, or an approved trail stove (with proper supervision).**
      
   4. For each meal prepared in requirement 7c, use safe food-handling practices. Explain how you kept foods safe and free from cross-contamination. Clean up equipment, utensils, and the site thoroughly after each meal. Properly dispose of dishwater, and pack out all garbage.
      
   5. After each meal, have those you served evaluate the meal on presentation and taste, then evaluate your own meal. Discuss what you learned with your counselor, including any adjustments that could have improved or enhanced your meals. Tell how better planning and preparation help ensure successful trail hiking or backpacking meals.
8. Find out about three career opportunities in cooking. Select one and find out the education, training, and experience required for this profession. Discuss this with your counselor, and explain why this profession might interest you.

* The meals for requirement 5 may be prepared on different days, and they need not be prepared consecutively. The requirement calls for Scouts to plan, prepare, and serve one breakfast, one lunch, and one dinner to at least one adult; those served need not be the same for all meals.

** Where local regulations do not allow you to build a fire, the counselor may adjust the requirement to meet the law. The meals in requirements 6 and 7 may be prepared for different trips and need not be prepared consecutively. Scouts working on this badge in summer camp should take into consideration foods that can be obtained at the camp commissary.

Resources

• Requirements
• Worksheet
• Pamphlet