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'''[[Patrol Leader Merit Badge Planning Guide]]'''  
'''[[Patrol Leader Merit Badge Planning Guide]]'''  
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::* '''This Planner is only a suggestion of different ideas to make working this Merit Badge both fun and easy.'''
::* '''This Planner is only a suggestion of different ideas to make working this Merit Badge both fun and easy.'''
::* '''While doing the Worksheet is not a requirement for earning this badge, in many cases it can help you learn key concepts and track your progress.'''
::* '''While doing the Worksheet is not a requirement for earning this badge, in many cases it can help you learn key concepts and track your progress.'''


== Introduction ==
== Introduction ==
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* Do your scouts ask for more Merit Badge themed campouts and service projects?
* Do your scouts ask for more Merit Badge themed campouts and service projects?
* How do you make your weekly patrol meetings more adventure and less like school?
* How do you make your weekly patrol meetings more adventure and less like school?
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* How do you get scouts to self start on merit badge work?
* How do you get scouts to self start on merit badge work?
* See the difference between MBC lecturing youth vs youth discussing with the MBC what they learned on their own?
* See the difference between MBC lecturing youth vs youth discussing with the MBC what they learned on their own?
* These project work great when done as part of the '''[https://troopleader.scouting.org/troop-meetings/ Boy Led Troop meetings]'''
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A. Most merit badge projects are ideally laid out as patrol sized activities. When you have too few scouts it is hard to finish the projects, and if you have too many scouts then there is not enough space or equipment and many end up just standing around.  But for the typical patrol (4-10 scouts) you should find that there is plenty for everyone to become fully immersed in the activity and have fun.</font></b>
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B. If one or more scouts have already completed this merit badge, then assign them as APL (Assistant Patrol Leader) to help use the EDGE Method to teach on or more parts of the merit badge. Also Assign them to help plan and execute some of the extra credit projects.</font></b>
=== BSA Guide to Advancement ===
Again - another argument why working on merit badges should be led forward by the scouts!
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<br>Guide to Advancement: 7.0.3.0 says: <b>Earning merit badges should be Scout initiated, Scout researched, and Scout learned. It should be hands-on and interactive, and should not be modeled after a typical school classroom setting. Instead, it is meant to be an active program so enticing to Scouts that they will want to take responsibility for their own full participation.
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== 2020 Covid-19 Notices ==
* '''[https://www.scouting.org/coronavirus/covid-19-faq/ BSA National Amended Guidelines for Virtual Merit Badges]'''
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Covid-19 Notice: Many scouts and their friends have lots of "at home" free time. Individually, with a buddy or as a group - the "youth-led patrol" can work on any(!) merit badge and complete some (if not all) requirements from the safety of their home, such as researching their topic or filling out a worksheet.  But scouts working together as a patrol can motivate each other to have fun and to do their best.  A patrol use a video tele-conferencing platform to coordinate their efforts.  And always keep your parents, merit badge counselor and scout leaders informed on your activities and progress.  Good Luck and Scout on!  ([[Scout On Through Covid-19]] and [[Scout Service From Home]])  The planning guides below are suggestions and examples.  We have a top priority to add more as quickly as possible!
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== Merit Badge Rankings ==
== Merit Badge Rankings ==
Some merit badges activities work better in different settings:
Some merit badges activities work better in different settings:


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| 001 || '''[[American Business Merit Badge Activity Planner|American Business]]''' || NO || GREAT || GREAT || FAIR || POOR || GREAT || GREAT ||  POOR || GREAT || FAIR || FAIR || Great starter activity plan for the new Patrol Leader.
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| 003 || '''[[American Heritage Merit Badge Activity Planner|American Heritage]]''' || NO || FAIR || GREAT || GREAT || GREAT || FAIR || GREAT || GREAT || GREAT ||GREAT || POOR || Fun for Readers 
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| 006 || '''[[Animation Merit Badge Activity Planner|Animation]]''' || NO || GREAT || GREAT ||GREAT || FAIR || GREAT || FAIR || POOR || POOR || FAIR || POOR || See Animation Virtual Tours by BoysLife
|-
| 007 || '''[[Archaeology Merit Badge Activity Planner|Archaeology]]''' || NO || GREAT || GREAT || POOR || GREAT || GREAT || GREAT || FAIR || FAIR ||GREAT || FAIR || Historic Site Field Trip
|-
| 008 || '''[[Archery Merit Badge Activity Planner|Archery]]''' || NO || FAIR || POOR || POOR || POOR || FAIR || GREAT || POOR || POOR || POOR || FAIR || Best done at Summer Camp
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| 010 || '''[[Art Merit Badge Activity Planner|Art]]''' || NO || GREAT || GREAT || GREAT || GREAT || GREAT || GREAT || GREAT || GREAT ||GREAT || GREAT || Great for the patrol leader
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| 011 || '''[[Astronomy Merit Badge Activity Planner|Astronomy]]''' || NO || GREAT || FAIR || GREAT || POOR || GREAT || GREAT || POOR || POOR || GREAT || GREAT || Patrol Star Party Overnighter
|-
| 014 || '''[[Aviation Merit Badge Activity Planner|Aviation]]''' || NO || GREAT || GREAT || FAIR || POOR || GREAT || GREAT || POOR || FAIR || FAIR ||  FAIR || Very exciting activity.
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| 015 || '''[[Backpacking Merit Badge Activity Planner‎‎| Backpack]]''' || No || GREAT ||POOR || POOR || FAIR || GREAT || GREAT || POOR || POOR || GREAT || GREAT || Ultimate Hi-Adventure Patrol Activity
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| 017 || '''[[Bird Study Merit Badge Activity Planner‎‎| Bird Study]]''' || NO || GREAT || GREAT || GREAT || GREAT || GREAT || GREAT || POOR || FAIR || GREAT || GREAT || Roadkill Patrol Top Ten - Really Cool Merit Badge Patrol Activities
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| 018 || '''[[Bugling Merit Badge Activity Planner‎‎| Bugling]]''' || NO || FAIR || FAIR || GREAT || GREAT || GREAT || GREAT || GREAT || POOR || GREAT || GREAT || Service Thru Music
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| 019 || '''[[Camping Merit Badge Activity Planner‎‎| Camping]]''' || YES || GREAT || POOR || GREAT || GREAT || FAIR || FAIR || GREAT || GREAT || GREAT || GREAT || Plan great monthly outdoor outings
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| 020 || '''[[Canoeing Merit Badge Activity Planner‎‎| Canoeing]]''' || NO || GREAT || POOR || FAIR || POOR || POOR || GREAT || POOR || POOR || GREAT || GREAT || Popular outdoor trek
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| 022 || '''[[Chess Merit Badge Activity Planner|Chess]]''' || NO || GREAT || GREAT ||GREAT || POOR || GREAT || FAIR || POOR || GREAT || GREAT || GREAT || Popular Campfire Activity
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| 023 || '''[[Citizenship in the Community Merit Badge Activity Planner‎‎| Citizenship in the Community]]''' || YES || GREAT || FAIR || GREAT || GREAT || FAIR || GREAT || GREAT || GREAT || GREAT || POOR || Civics Field Trip
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| 024 || '''[[Citizenship in the Nation Merit Badge Activity Planner‎‎| Citizenship in the Nation]]''' || YES || GREAT || GREAT || GREAT || FAIR ||  FAIR || GREAT || GREAT || GREAT || GREAT || FAIR || Two Field Trips
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| 025 || '''[[Citizenship in the World Merit Badge Activity Planner‎‎| Citizenship in the World]]''' || YES || GREAT || GREAT || GREAT || POOR || FAIR || GREAT || GREAT || GREAT || GREAT || FAIR || Great Discuss Groups
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| 026 || '''[[Climbing Merit Badge Activity Planner‎‎| Climbing]]''' || NO || GREAT || POOR || POOR || POOR || GREAT || GREAT || POOR || POOR || GREAT || GREAT || Awesome Patrol Hi-Adventure
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| 031 || '''[[Cooking Merit Badge Activity Planner‎‎| Cooking]]''' || YES || GREAT || FAIR || GREAT || GREAT || GREAT || GREAT || POOR || GREAT || GREAT || POOR || Prepare 13 Meals
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| 041 || '''[[Emergency Preparedness Merit Badge Activity Planner‎‎| Emergency Preparedness]]''' || YES || GREAT || FAIR || GREAT || GREAT || FAIR || POOR || GREAT || FAIR || POOR || FAIR || "Be Prepared"
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| 051 || '''[[First Aid Merit Badge Activity Planner‎‎| First Aid]]''' || NO || GREAT || GREAT || GREAT || FAIR || GREAT || POOR || POOR || GREAT || GREAT || GREAT || BSA's most popular badge, loaded with great patrol activities
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| 052 || '''[[Fish and Wildlife Management Merit Badge Activity Planner‎‎| Fish and Wildlife Management]]''' || NO || GREAT || GREAT || FAIR ||  GREAT ||  GREAT || GREAT || POOR || FAIR || GREAT || GREAT || Three fun outdoor activities.
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| 053 || '''[[Fishing Merit Badge Activity Planner‎‎| Fishing]]''' || NO || GREAT || POOR || GREAT || FAIR || POOR || GREAT || POOR || POOR || GREAT || GREAT || Easy outdoor patrol activity.
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| 054 || '''[[Fly-Fishing Merit Badge Activity Planner‎‎| Fly-Fishing]]''' || NO || GREAT || POOR || GREAT || FAIR || POOR || GREAT || POOR || POOR || GREAT || GREAT || Mountain Man Adventure.
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| 055 || '''[[Forestry Merit Badge Activity Planner‎‎| Forestry]]''' || NO || GREAT || POOR || GREAT || GREAT || GREAT || GREAT || POOR || POOR || GREAT || GREAT || Great outdoor fun.
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| 058 || '''[[Genealogy Merit Badge Activity Planner‎‎| Genealogy]]''' || NO || GREAT || GREAT || GREAT || GREAT || GREAT || GREAT || GREAT || FAIR || FAIR || POOR || Needs Family & Computer Time
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| 060 || '''[[Geology Merit Badge Activity Planner‎‎| Geology]]''' || NO || GREAT || GREAT || FAIR || POOR ||  GREAT || GREAT || POOR || GREAT || GREAT || GREAT || Rockhounding Trek
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| 063 || '''[[Hiking Merit Badge Activity Planner‎‎| Hiking]]''' || YES || GREAT ||POOR || FAIR || FAIR || POOR || GREAT || POOR || POOR || GREAT || POOR || Great patrol outdoor trek activity
|-
| 082 || '''[[Music Merit Badge Activity Planner‎‎| Music]]''' || NO || GREAT || GREAT || GREAT || GREAT || GREAT || GREAT || GREAT || GREAT || GREAT || GREAT || Service Thru Music
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| 087 || '''[[Painting Merit Badge Activity Planner‎‎| Painting]]''' || NO || GREAT || FAIR || FAIR || GREAT || GREAT || GREAT || FAIR || FAIR || GREAT || GREAT || Excellent MB to do on [[Eagle Scout Service Project]].
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| 091 || '''[[Photography Merit Badge Activity Planner‎‎| Photography]]''' || NO || GREAT || GREAT || GREAT || POOR ||GREAT || GREAT || GREAT || GREAT || GREAT || GREAT || Easy outdoor activity
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| 092 || '''[[Pioneering Merit Badge Activity Planner‎‎| Pioneering]]''' || NO || GREAT || GREAT || GREAT || GREAT ||GREAT || GREAT || POOR || POOR || GREAT || GREAT || Great Weekend Patrol Activity for Camporee or non-summer month at a Scout Camp
|-
| 100 || '''[[Radio Merit Badge Activity Planner‎‎| Radio]]''' || NO || GREAT || GREAT || POOR || FAIR || GREAT || GREAT || POOR || GREAT || GREAT || GREAT || Popular Amateur Activity
|-
| 101 || '''[[Railroading Merit Badge Activity Planner‎‎| Railroading]]''' || NO || GREAT || GREAT || GREAT || FAIR || GREAT || GREAT || POOR || GREAT || FAIR || GREAT || Superb Patrol Activity for new scouts!
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| 102 || '''[[Reading Merit Badge Activity Planner‎‎| Reading]]''' || NO || FAIR || POOR || GREAT || POOR || GREAT || FAIR || GREAT || GREAT || GREAT || FAIR || A Patrol Book Club?
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| 109 || '''[[Scholarship Merit Badge Activity Planner| Scholarship]]''' || NO || GREAT || GREAT || GREAT || POOR || GREAT || GREAT || GREAT || GREAT || GREAT || FAIR || Value education
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| 125 || '''[[Swimming Merit Badge Activity Planner| Swimming]]''' || NO || GREAT || POOR || FAIR || FAIR || POOR || GREAT || POOR || FAIR || GREAT || GREAT || BSA's 2nd most popular 
|-
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| 058 || '''[[Genealogy Merit Badge Activity Planner‎‎| Genealogy]]''' || NO || GREAT || GREAT || GREAT || GREAT || GREAT || GREAT || FAIR || FAIR || POOR ||
| 132 || '''[[Weather Merit Badge Activity Planner| Weather]]''' || NO || GREAT || GREAT || GREAT || POOR || GREAT || FAIR || POOR || GREAT || FAIR || GREAT || Build an easy home weather station.
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| 100 || '''[[Radio Merit Badge Activity Planner‎‎| Radio]]''' || NO ||  
| 137 || '''[[Woodwork Merit Badge Activity Planner‎‎| Woodwork]]''' || NO || GREAT || POOR || GREAT || GREAT || GREAT || GREAT || FAIR || FAIR || FAIR || FAIR ||  Excellent MB to do on [[Eagle Scout Service Project]].
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== Listing ==
== Listing ==
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#  [[American Business Merit Badge Activity Planner‎‎| American Business]]
#  [[American Business Merit Badge Activity Planner‎‎| American Business]]
#  [[American Cultures Merit Badge Activity Planner‎‎| American Cultures]]
#  [[American Cultures Merit Badge Activity Planner‎‎| American Cultures]]
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#    [[Woodwork Merit Badge Activity Planner‎‎| Woodwork]]
#    [[Woodwork Merit Badge Activity Planner‎‎| Woodwork]]


==A. Make Your Plan ==
 
 
== Patrol Leader Resources==
* [https://troopleader.scouting.org/planning/ Patrol Leader Planning Council in action] - The quality of fun in a Scouts BSA unit hinges on how well their Patrol Leaders' Council plans, prepares, and presents the troop's program!
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2W5B1JcLLI&t=149s Training Patrol Leaders] - Scouter Stan explains the Patrol Method.


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