Scouts

Citizenship in the Community – Explore how our local governments work within their community and their part within the community. Prerequisites: Requirements 3 & 7a, b,& c must be completed with troop leader approval.

Communications – We use communication skills throughout our lives. Scouts will prepare and participate in effective communication skills from public speaking to digital communication. Prerequisites: Requirements 4, 5 & 8

Energy – Explore how energy works, find out about energy conservation, natural resources, and different forms of energy. Prerequisite: 4 Home Energy Audit, 14 Day Log and 4a.

Citizenship in the Nation – Scouts will learn the rights, liberties, and responsibilities of being a citizen of our nation. Prerequisites: Requirements 5, 7 & 8

Weather – Study the Earth’s atmosphere, learn about the water cycle, predict the weather, and discuss extreme weather. Bring a sack lunch.

Enviromental Science – Investigate the interactions between air, land, water and life and the human impact on each of them as you complete this badge at HMNS.

Dive into conservation learning more about our natural resources of soil, water and air!

Art Explosion – discover your inner artist with activities in sculpting, photography, and illustration.

Prerequisites: Requirements 3, 4, 5 and 6ab – family meeting instructions are found in the prerequisite workbook. Scouts will learn the roles families play within the community, the importance of family life, and how to strengthen their own families.

Geology – Examine fossils, explore the history of the Earth and the processes that have shaped it over time. Visit the Hall of Paleontology to see how HMNS preserves and displays fossils. Bring a sack lunch.

Badges earned: Emergency Preparedness, First Aid, Fire Safety, and Safety. Prerequisites: Emergency Preparedness 3b, 4a, 9bd, Fire Safety 5deg, 8cde, First Aid 2b1and Safety 1abcd, 2ab. Eagle Scout Required Badge. Learn to be prepared for emergencies, including certification in First Aid/CPR, and to prevent incidents/emergencies using proactive saf …

Adventures earned: First Aid, Engineer, Into the Wild, Into the Woods and Champions for Nature. Prerequisites: None. STEM subject area. Become certified in First Aid, how to design using the engineering process, explore wildlife, trees and food grown in our state. Field Trip Permission Form required.

Badges: Environmental Science. Prerequisites: None. Distinguished Conservation Service Awards Program elective badge. Eagle Scout Required badge. Investigate the interactions between air, land, water and life and the human impact on each of them as you complete this badge at HMNS. Field Trip Permission Form Required. Outside work is required.

Badges: Communications. Prerequisites: Requirements 4, 5 & 8. Eagle Scout Required badge. We use communication skills throughout our lives. Scouts will prepare and participate in effective communication skills from public speaking to digital communication.

Investigate the interactions between air, land, water and life and the human impact on each of them as you complete this badge at HMNS.

Prerequisites: Requirements 4, 5 & 8 We use communication skills throughout our lives. Scouts will prepare and participate in effective communication skills from public speaking to digital communication.

Prerequisites: Requirements 3, 4, 5 and 6ab – family meeting instructions are found in the prerequisite workbook Scouts will learn the roles families play within the community, the importance of family life, and how to strengthen their own families.

Badges earned: Electricity, Engineering, and Nuclear Science Build electrical circuits, perform an electrical safety inspection, and design and build a solar cooker as you explore how science, technology, and mathematics turn ideas into reality.

Badges: Art, Graphics Arts, Photography and Textiles. Prerequisites: None. Discover art by using various mediums to draw. Explore the printing industry from digital design to screen printing and more. Design and produce original printed work and learn the skills to become a better photographer. Investigate natural to synthetic textiles protect you …

Badges: Comic book artist, First Aid, New Cuisines Badge, Screenwriter, and Special Agent Cadettes will discover the world of comics from newspapers to graphic novels, culinary dishes from around the world, the twists and plots of a screenwriter. Explore the world of Forensic Science and Criminal Psychology, while becoming certified in Red Cro …

Registrants are escorted to the after classrooms at the end of the class day. Registrants are supervised as they play games or socialize in the classrooms. A snack is provided in the afternoon. Registrants must be picked up by 5:30 p.m., after which an extra charge of $1.00 per minute will be applied.

Badges: Family Life. Prerequisites: Requirements 3, 4, 5 and 6ab – family meeting instructions are found in the prerequisite workbook. Eagle Scout Required badge. Scouts will learn the roles families play within the community, the importance of family life, and how to strengthen their own families. Outside work is required.

Badges: Soil & Water Conservation. Prerequisites: Requirement 7e. STEM subject areas. Distinguished Conservation Service Awards Program elective badge. Explore the practices of conservation involving soil and water and the care of these natural resources. Outside work is required.

Investigate the interactions between air, land, water and life and the human impact on each of them as you complete this badge at HMNS.

Prerequisites: Requirements 4, 5 & 8 We use communication skills throughout our lives. Scouts will prepare and participate in effective communication skills from public speaking to digital communication.

Badges: Communications. Prerequisites: Requirements 4, 5 & 8. Eagle Scout Required badge. We use communication skills throughout our lives. Scouts will prepare and participate in effective communication skills from public speaking to digital communication.

Badges earned: Champions for Nature Forensics; Marble Madness; Critter Care; and Super Science Investigate the natural resources and how you can protect these resources. Learn how to play with marbles and discover the world of super science and crime investigation. A field trip around the museum area is included.

HMNS exclusive! Explore insects, dinosaurs, and the depths of the Earth. Conduct science experiments, and discover our Texas wildlife! Girls will receive HMNS Dinosaur Patch and strip patch for each of the five trails.

Badges Earned: Citizenship in the Nation. Prerequisites: Requirements 5, 7 & 8. Eagle Scout Required badge. Scouts will learn the rights, liberties, and responsibilities of being a citizen of our nation.

Badges: Soil & Water Conservation. Prerequisites: Requirement 7e. STEM subject areas. Distinguished Conservation Service Awards Program elective badge. Explore the practices of conservation involving soil and water and the care of these natural resources. Outside work is required.

Prerequisites: Requirements 2A & B1–4, 8A–D Explore budgets, finance, and investment strategies. This merit badge is recommended for older scouts.

Prerequisites: Requirements 4, 5 & 8 We use communication skills throughout our lives. Scouts will prepare and participate in effective communication skills from public speaking to digital communication.

Investigate electrical devices and how they work while exploring circuits, soldering and Ohm’s Law.

Registrants are escorted to the after classrooms at the end of the class day. Registrants are supervised as they play games or socialize in the classrooms. A snack is provided in the afternoon. Registrants must be picked up by 5:30 p.m., after which an extra charge of $1.00 per minute will be applied.