How to get Environmental Science Merit Badge - Secret Merit Badge University Hack

Hey guys, Mac Guzman here. This video explains how to earn the Environmental Science Merit Badge suing a "Secret" hack. This is one of a series where I document my journey to earn Eagle Scout in 24 months.

Environmental Science was one of the easiest badges because I attended a day-long Merit Badge University and completed a 100-word essay on an Endangered species prior to the event. Sorry for posting a day late but I was busy earned the badge yesterday.

What is Merit Badge University? Merit Badge University is a one-day event sponsored by the national service fraternity Alpha Phi Omega - Alpha Gamma Rho at the Florida Institute of Technology. This event allows Boy Scouts (new Scouts BSA) to spend a day earning a merit badge ranging from recreational activities to Eagle Scout prerequisites.

All videos are mine except the historic dust bowl video used under fair use.
✅ 0:42 Plymouth Colony taken when I visited last summer
✅ 0:57 Yellowstone National Park when I visited a few years ago
🔴 1:13 Dust Bowl historical video (FAIR USE citation)
Uncovering the Dust Bowl, PBS, YouTube, 16 March 2019    • Видео  
✅ 6:04 Mark off 4 square yards taken today for this video.

I hope you have gained something from watching this, and stay tuned for more information on how earn Eagle Scout in only 24 months.

Yours in Scouting -Mac Guzman
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Music: "Batuque Bom" by Quincas Moreira - free from YouTube Audio Library

The requirements include:

1. Make a timeline of the history of environmental science in America: 1500s 1600s 1700s 1800s 1900s 2000s

Identify the contribution made by the Boy Scouts of America to environmental science. Include dates,names of people or organizations, and important events.

2. Define the following terms: population, community, ecosystem, biosphere, symbiosis, niche, habitat, conservation, threatened species, endangered species, extinction, pollution prevention, brownfield, ozone, watershed, airshed, non point source, hybrid vehicle, fuel cell.

3. Do ONE activity in EACH of the following categories (using the activities in this pamphlet as the bases for planning and carrying out your projects):
a. Ecology
3.Discuss what is an ecosystem. Tell how it is maintained in nature and how it survives.

b. Air Pollution
3. Explain what is acid rain.In your explanation, tell how it affects plants and the environment and the steps society can take to help reduce its effects.

c. Water Pollution
2. Conduct an experiment to identify the methods that could be used to mediate (reduce) the effects of an oil spill on waterfowl. Discuss your results with your counselor.

d. Land Pollution
3. Photograph an area affected by erosion. Share your photographs with your counselor and discuss why the area has eroded and what might be done to help alleviate the erosion

e. Endangered Species
1. Do research on on endangered species found in your state. Find out what its natural habitat is, why it is endangered, what is being done to preserve it, and how many individual organisms are left in the wild. Prepare a 100-word report about the organism, including a drawing. Present your report to your patrol or troop.

f. Pollution Prevention, Resource Recovery, and Conservation
1. Look around your home and determine 10 ways your family can help reduce pollution. Practice at least two of these methods for seven days and discuss with your counselor what you have learned.

g. Pollination
1. Using photographs or illustrations, point out the differences between a drone and a worker bee. Discuss the stages of bee development(eggs,larvae,pupae).Explain the pollination process, and what propolis is and how it is used by honeybees.Tell how bees make honey and beeswax, and how both are harvested. Explain the part played in the life of the hive by the queen, the drones, and the workers.

4. Choose two outdoor study areas that are very different from one another (e.g., hilltop vs. bottom of a hill; field vs. forest; swamp vs. dry land). For BOTH study areas, do ONE of the following: a. Mark off a plot of 4 square yards in each study area, and count the number of species found there. Estimate how much space is occupied by each plant species and the type and number of non-plant species you find.

5. Using the construction project provided or a plan you create on your own, identify the items that would need to be included in an environmental impact statement for the project planned.

6. Find out about three career opportunities in environmental science. Pick one and find out about the education, training, and experience required. Discuss with your counselor and explain why it interests you.

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