Cub Scout Geology
with cross-references for related Cub Scout Tiger, Wolf, Bear, and Webelos requirements.
| This is the Geology belt loop and pin for Cub Scouts and Webelos Scouts.|
Webelos Scouts can also earn the Geologist activity badge.
Boy Scouts can earn the Geology merit badge.
|The Cub Scout Geology Belt Loop is an option for the Webelos Geologist activity badge.|
Belt Loop and Pin
Geology Academics Belt Loop
The Cub Scout Geology belt loop and pin are a part of the Cub Scout Academics and Sports Program. Tiger Cub, Wolf, Bear, and Webelos Scouts may earn this award in a Family, Den, Pack, school, or community setting. Tiger Cubs must be always accompanied by their Adult partner.
- Earning the Cub Scout Geology Belt Loop while a Webelos Scout is requirement 9 of the Webelos Geologist Activity Badge.
| A FREE workbook for Cub Scout Geology is available here! |
with the maps, charts, links, diagrams, and checklists you need!
|meritbadge.org has PDF and DOC versions of|
Boy Scout merit badge workbooks,
Webelos workbooks, and Cub Scout workbooks.
- Belt Loop Requirements
- Geology Glossaries and Dictionaries: U.S. Geological Survey - Several Geology Dictionaries - Houghton Mifflin - WebRef.org
- Pin Requirements
1. What is a Fossil? - How to make a fossil cast: From hometraining.com - from eHow
2. Scale of hardness with examples and photos
3. The three classes of rocks - Rock
4. Mineral Origin & Chemical Composition and identification properties
5. Wikipedia with many photos
7. Wikipedia Diagram: Volcano
8. How to Make a Crystal Garden - eHom Instructions
9. Fossil Facts - USGS Fossils - How Fossils are Formed - Chart of geological eras of fossils - Fossil
10. Resources that can be extracted or mined - Common Minerals and Their Uses - Geologic materials used in building materials - Common Minerals and Their Uses - Minerals.Net Mineral Resources - WebMineral.Com - Resources that can be extracted or mined - Iron Refining - Oil Refining - Diamonds - Gold - Coal
12. Careers in Geology: Geology Careers - Geoscience Careers - Careers in Geology - Careers in Geology
13. Wikipedia: Lots of great photos of Caves - Cave Diagram with Stalactites and Stalagmites
- Tiger Cub Scout
- Tiger Cub Electives
- Tiger Elective 2. Make pet rocks to use as decorations for Cub Scout Geography Pin requirement #6.
- Tiger Elective 16. Make and show a rock collection for Cub Scout Geography Pin requirement #4 or fossils for Pin #9.
- Wolf Achievement 6b. could be partially met by Cub Scout Geology Belt Loop requirement 2
- Bear Cub Scout
- Bear Electives
- Bear Elective 12f. could be met while completing Cub Scout Geology Pin requirement 2, 3, or 4
- Bear Elective 15a. could be met by completing Cub Scout Geology Pin requirement 11
- Geologist Activity Badge requirement 9. (earn the Cub Scout Geology Belt Loop while a Webelos Scout)
- Cub Scout Collecting Belt Loop requirement 1. could be partially met while completing Cub Scout Geology Belt Loop requirement 2 or Cub Scout Geology Pin requirements 4 or 9
- Cub Scout Science Pin requirement 7 is similar to Cub Scout Geology Belt Loop requirement 1 and Cub Scout Geology Pin requirement 3
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