Merit Badge Name  

Info updated Feb. 2011 using:

www.usscouts.org/mb/mbbooks.asp

     

% = Eagle Required

Date(s) of MB Book (#Copies)

In Troop  Library

Checked out by:

Name and Date

 

(One copy per person as there may be multiples)

BSA

booklet

revision

dates

Reqmts. 

revision

 - most

recent

date

 

 

 

 

 

American Business

 

 

2002

2003

American Cultures

 

 

2005

2006

American Heritage

 

 

2005

2006

American Labor

 

 

2006

2006

Animal Science

 

 

2006

2007

Archaeology

 

 

2006

2007

Archery

2004

 

2004

2011 *

Architecture

2004

 

2010

2010 *

Prev.

2004

Art

2006

 

2006

2007

Astronomy

 

 

2010

2011 *

Prev.

 2004

Athletics

2006

 

2006

2010

Automotive Maintenance

(previously Auto Mechanics)

 

 

2008

2009

Aviation

 

 

2006

2007

 

 

 

 

 

Backpacking

 

 

2007

2008

Basketry

2003

 

2003

2004

Bird Study

 

 

2005

2006

Bugling (Music & Bugling)

 

 

2010

2004

 

 

 

 

 

Camping %

2005

2005

1999

 

2005

2007

Canoeing

2004

 

2004

2006

Chemistry

1992

 

2004

2006

Cinematography

 

 

2008

2009 *

Prev.

2001

Citizenship in the Community  %

2005

 

2005

2005

Citizenship in the Nation  %

2005

2005

 

2005

2005

Citizenship in the World  %

2008

 

2005

2005(8)

Climbing

2003

2003

     2003

 

2006

2007

Coin Collecting

 

 

2008

2010 *

Prev.

 2002              

 

 

 

 

 

 

Collections

 

 

2008

2009 *

Prev.

2003

Communication %

2003

 

2009

2010 *

Prev.

2003

Composite Materials

 

 

2006

2006

Computers

2005

 

2009

2010 *

Prev.

 2005

Cooking

2001

 

2007

2007

Crime Prevention

2005

2005

 

2005

2006

Cycling %

2001

2006

 

2003

2004

 

 

 

 

 

Dentistry

 

 

2006

2010

Disabilities awareness

2008

 

2005

2006

Dog Care

 

 

2003

2004

Drafting

 

 

2008

2009 *

Prev.

1993

 

 

 

 

 

Electricity 

 

 

2004

2005

Electronics

2008

2008

 

2004

2005

Emergency Preparedness %

2008

2004

2006

 

2008

2009 *

Prev.

2003

Energy

 

 

2005

2006

Engineering

2000

 

2008

2009 *

Prev.

2000

Entrepreneurship

2000

 

2006

2007

Environmental Science %

2006

2007

 

2006

2006

 

 

 

 

 

Family Life %

 

 

?

 

Piotrus S.--Feb. 2011

2005

2010

Farm Mechanics

 

 

2008

2009 *

Prev.

2008

Fingerprinting

 

 

2003

2004

Fire Safety

2000

2000

 

2004

2010

First Aid %

2002

2006

2009

 

2007

2008

Fish and Wildlife Management

 

 

2004

2005

Fishing

1988

 

2009

2010 *

Prev.

2002

 

 

 

 

 

Fly Fishing

 

 

2009

2010 *

Prev.

2002

Forestry

 

 

2005

2006

 

 

 

 

 

Gardening

 

 

2002

2003

Genealogy

2006

 

2005

2006

Geocaching

 

 

2010

2010

Geology

 

 

2005

2010 *

Prev.

2005

Golf

 

 

2002

2003

Graphic Arts

 

 

2006

2010

 

 

 

 

 

Hiking %

2007

 

2007

2008

Home Repairs

 

 

2009

2010 *

Prev.

2002

Horsemanship

 

 

2010

2011 *

Prev.

2003

 

 

 

 

 

Indian Lore

 

 

2008

2009

Insect Study

2001

 

2008

2009 *

Prev.

2002

Inventing

 

 

2010

2010

 

 

 

 

 

Journalism

2001

2000

 

 

2006

2007

 

 

 

 

 

Landscape Architecture

(Architecture and Landscape

Architecture Pamphlet)

 

 

2010

2010 *

Prev.

2002

Law

 

 

2003

2003

Leatherwork

2007

 

2002

2003

Lifesaving %

2001

 

2008

2009 *

Prev.

2001

 

 

 

 

 

Mammal Study

 

 

2003

2004

Medicine

1999

1991

 

2009

2010 *

Prev.

2002

Metalwork

 

 

2007

2008

 

 

 

 

 

Model Design and Building 

2002

 

2010

2004 *?

Prev.

2003

Motor boating 

 

 

2008

2009 *

Prev.

1992/

1997

Music

 

 

2010

2011 *

Prev.

2003

 

 

 

 

 

Nature

1991

 

2003

2004

Nuclear Science

 

 

2010

2011 *

Prev.

2004

 

 

 

 

 

Oceanography

 

 

2009

2004 *

Orienteering

1998

 

2003

2004

 

 

 

 

 

Painting

 

 

2008

2009 *

Prev.

2002

Personal Fitness %

2007

2007

 

2006

2010

Personal management %

2005

2005

2005

 

2003

2004

Pets

2000

 

2003

1995 ?

Photography

2006

 

2005

2006

Pioneering

 

 

2006

2006

Plant Science

 

 

2005

2006

Plumbing

 

 

2004

2005

Pottery

 

 

2008

2009

Public Health

 

 

2005

2006

Public Speaking

 

 

2002

2003

Pulp & Paper

 

 

2006

2006

 

 

 

 

 

Radio

2001

 

2008

2009

Railroading

 

 

2003

2005

Reading

 

 

2003

2004

Reptile and Amphibian Study

 

 

2005

2006

Rifle Shooting

1992

2005

 

2001

2002

Robotics

 

 

 

New-

April

2011

Rowing

1994

 

2006

2007

 

 

 

 

 

Safety

1999

1997

 

2006

2010

Salesmanship

 

 

2003

2004

Scholarship

 

 

2004

2005

Scouting Heritage

 

 

2010

2010

Scuba Diving 

 

 

2009

2010

Sculpture

 

 

2007

2008

Shotgun Shooting

 

 

2005

2007

Skating

 

 

2005

2006

Small Boat Sailing

2008

 

2004

2005

Snow Sports

 

 

2007

2007

Soil and Water conservation

 

 

2004/

2010

Revision

2005 *

Prev.

2004

Space Exploration  

 

 

2004

2005

Sports

2005

 

2006

2011

Stamp collecting

 

 

2007

2007

Surveying

 

 

2004

2005

Swimming %

 

 

2008

2009

 

 

 

 

 

Textile

 

 

2003

2004

Theater

1999

 

2005

2005

Traffic Safety 

2008

 

2006

2007

Truck Transportation  

 

 

2005

2006

 

 

 

 

 

Veterinary Medicine

 

 

2005

2006

 

 

 

 

 

Water Sports

(Previously Waterskiing)

 

 

2007

2008

Weather

 

 

2006

2007

Whitewater

1989

1989

 

2005

2006

Wilderness Survival

2001

1996

1992

 

2007

2008

Wood Carving

 

 

2006

2002

Woodwork

2002

2001

2001

 

2003

2004

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Additional References

 

                                                                                                Checked Out:  Name--Date

 

 Books:                                                                                  

 

 

Aid to Patrol Leadership                    2001

Aid to Patrol Leadership                    2001

Let’s cook DUTCH                            1979

More Stores for around Campfire       1998

Moveable Feast                                   1989

Now is the Time to be Prepared         2008

Order of the Arrow Handbook           1989

The Patrol Leader Handbook             2007

Stories for Around the Campfire        1986

Superior Camfires                               2007

Trail Foods                                          1989

 

Card Set:

 

Story of America                                1994

 

Pamphlets:

 

Common Freshwater Fish (IDNR)     2006

Knot Guide (IDNR)                           2003

 

 

 

LINKS:

 

This link has the updated information our list uses.  It also has a lot of other good info.

http://www.usscouts.org/mb/mbbooks.asp

 

BSA introduction to merit badges:

http://www.scouting.org/scoutsource/BoyScouts/AdvancementandAwards/MeritBadges.aspx

 

Worksheets:

http://www.usscouts.org/usscouts/mb/worksheets/list.asp