Merit Badge Outline For

Pioneering

Introduction	Your challenge as a summer camp merit badge counselor is to see that the Scouts who attend your session have the best opportunity to learn about pioneering. It is important that they have a positive experience. This lesson plan is designed to help you plan a logical, high quality program experience. You may have to use a slightly different approach in presenting the material based on your camp resources and facilities.
Resources	Be sure to utilize all the resources available to you.
Note	The pioneering projects done in this merit badge are done with large poles. These poles should not be cut from live trees for each project. The camp should have a supply cut and available for reuse each week at camp.


DAY	ACTIVITY		DESCRIPTION

1	Greet Scouts	A.	Examine all merit badge cards for the Scoutmaster's signature. Make a roster of the Scouts.
	Demonstrate	B.	Demonstrate how to coil a 40' length of rope and throw it, then have Scouts do the same (requirement 1).
	Discuss	C.	Describe kinds, care of, and the weakening effect of knots on rope (requirement 2).

2	Demonstrate	A.	Have Scouts tie 10 knots and hitches and explain how to use them in pioneering (requirement 3).
	Demonstrate	B.	Have Scouts demonstrate a short, back, and eye splice (requirement 4).
	Demonstrate	C.	Have Scouts build a rope-making machine and complete requirement 5.

3	Build		Have Scouts work on requirement 6.

4	Demonstrate		Have Scouts demonstrate the use of a rope tackle to lift a weight for requirement 7.

5	Wrap up	A.	Wrap up all the requirements.
		B.	Prepare the merit badge cards for the proper signatures. If any Scout does not complete all the requirements, make sure that his records properly indicate the requirements that he has completed and that the Scout knows why he did not complete the merit badge requirements.
		C.	Submit necessary records to the camp program director.

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