[GeoStL] Re: Geocaching Merit Badge Assistance
- From: "Mike Griffin" <griff@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Mon, 24 May 2010 17:23:28 -0500
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That would be the Greater St. Louis Area Council. Mike lives close by there
but, it might be a while before the approval comes through. I am the council
chair for Geocaching and I was told that they are going to redo the MB
Counselor approval process. In the past, a subject director would have been
chosen for a merit badge. Now, they will have subject directors for groups
of badges.
I actually wrote part of the MB requirements but Mary Stevens (Mousewiz)
wrote almost all of them. I reviewed and made suggestions.
I too am a Geocaching MB Counselor. I have several scouts coming to me in
the next week to get started on it.
Mike, if you want to get started on actively working with scouts, please do.
I will get your application for review and will approve it anyways so just
consider it a done deal!
:-)
Mike
Brawny Bear
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Thanks Mike.
My classmate lives in Kirkwood I think. Would that be the same council as
you?
Regards,
Zeke
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Merit Badge Counselors are registered with the Local Council. They can
Help any Scout in the council. Another council would not recognize them am
as a counselor. Some counselors when registering opt to just take care of
Scouts in their troop. If they did sign a card for a Scout outside their
troop it would be OK but they are not listed on the MB Counselor list.
mikeinmo
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Hi Mike.
Can counselors help any scout or are they assigned to particular troops? Can
you put out a post when you get your confirmation so I can try to connect
you with my classmate?
Regards,
Zeke (ZLA)
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Sent: Monday, May 24, 2010 3:53 PM
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I put in to be a counselor for that merit badge, but have not gotten
back my confirmation yet.
On 5/24/2010 2:53 PM, ZLA Solutions wrote:
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> Thank you so much. I will forward the information to my classmate.
>
> Regards,
>
> Zeke (ZLA)
>
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> [mailto:geocaching-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Lefferts Family
> Sent: Monday, May 24, 2010 2:37 PM
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> Subject: [GeoStL] Re: Geocaching Merit Badge Assistance
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> They need to contact their local council and find out who is a merit badge
> counselor for this badge. It is brand new here are the requirements:
> geocaching.rev5 4/12/2010 1
>
> *Geocaching Merit Badge-Revised Requirements 4/9/2010
> *
>
> 1. Do the following:
>
> a. Explain to your counselor the most likely hazards you may encounter
while
> participating in geocaching activities and what you should do to
anticipate,
> help prevent, mitigate, and respond to these hazards.
>
> b. Discuss first aid and prevention for the types of injuries or illnesses
> that could occur while participating in geocaching activities, including
> cuts, scrapes, snakebite, insect stings, tick bites, exposure to poisonous
> plants, heat and cold reactions (sunburn, heatstroke, heat exhaustion,
> hypothermia), and dehydration.
>
> c. Discuss how to properly plan an activity that uses GPS, including using
> the buddy system, sharing your plan with others, and considering the
> weather, route, and proper attire.
>
> 2. Discuss the following with your counselor:
>
> a. Why you should never bury a cache
>
> b. How to use proper geocaching etiquette when hiding or seeking a cache,
> and how to properly hide, post, maintain, and dismantle a geocache
>
> c. The principles of Leave No Trace as they apply to geocaching
>
> 3. Explain the following terms used in geocaching: waypoint, log, cache,
> accuracy, difficulty and terrain ratings, attributes, trackable. Choose
five
> additional terms to explain to your counselor.
>
> 4. Explain how the Global Positioning System (GPS) works. Then, using
> Scouting's Teaching EDGE, demonstrate the use of a GPS unit to your
> counselor. Include marking and editing a waypoint, changing field
functions,
> and changing the coordinate system in the unit.
>
> 5. Do the following:
>
> a. Show you know how to use a map and compass and explain why this is
> important for geocaching.
>
> b. Explain the similarities and differences between GPS navigation and
> standard map reading skills and describe the benefits of each.
>
> c. Explain the UTM (Universal Transverse Mercator) system and how it
differs
> from the latitude/longitude system used for public geocaches.
>
> d. Show how to plot a UTM waypoint on a map. Compare the accuracy to that
> found with a GPS unit.
>
> 6. Describe the four steps to finding your first cache to your counselor.
> Then mark and edit a waypoint. geocaching.rev5 4/12/2010 2
>
> 7. With your parent's permission*, go to www.geocaching.com. Type in your
> zip code to locate public geocaches in your area. Share the posted
> information about three of those geocaches with your counselor. Then, pick
> one of the three and find the cache.
>
> *To fulfill this requirement, you will need to set up a free user account
> with www.geocaching.com. Ask your parent for permission and help before
> doing so.
>
> 8. Do ONE of the following:
>
> a. If a Cache to Eagle series exists in your council, visit at least three
> of the locations in the series. Describe the projects that each cache you
> visit highlights, and explain how the Cache to Eagle program helps share
our
> Scouting service with the public.
>
> b. Create a Scouting-related Travel BugR that promotes one of the values
of
> Scouting. "Release" your Travel Bug into a public geocache and, with your
> parent's permission, monitor its progress at www.geocaching.com for 30
days.
> Keep a log, and share this with your counselor at the end of the 30-day
> period.
>
> c. Set up and hide a public geocache, following the guidelines in the
> *Geocaching
> *merit badge pamphlet. Before doing so, share with your counselor a
> six-month maintenance plan for the geocache where you are personally
> responsible for the first three months. After setting up the geocache,
with
> your parent's permission, follow the logs online for 30 days and share
them
> with your counselor.
>
> d. Explain what Cache in Trash Out (CITO) means, and describe how you have
> practiced CITO at public geocaches or at a CITO event. Then, either create
> CITO containers to leave at public caches, or host a CITO event for your
> unit or for the public.
>
> 9. Plan a geohunt for a youth group such as your troop or a neighboring
> pack, at school, or your place of worship. Choose a theme, set up a course
> with at least four waypoints, teach the players how to use a GPS unit, and
> play the game. Tell your counselor about your experience, and share the
> materials you used and developed for this event.
>
>
> On Mon, May 24, 2010 at 2:28 PM, CribbageWitch
> <VelyneTarlos@xxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:
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>> Brawny Bear would be my suggestion!!
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