Knots
This basic knot is used to tie two ropes of the same size together and is also known as the “joining knot.”
What is the square knot?
This merit badge is required for Eagle and teaches you how to swim, float, and rescue others in the water.
What is Swimming?
This meal is eaten in the morning and is often made with eggs, pancakes, or oatmeal on a campout.
What is breakfast?
This essential camping structure is where you sleep and usually requires stakes, poles, and a rainfly.
What is a tent?
He founded the worldwide Scouting movement in 1907.
Who is Robert Baden-Powell?
This knot is made by tying two loops around a post and is commonly used to secure a rope to a pole or tree.
What is two half hitches?
In this Eagle-required badge, you track your income, plan a budget, and learn about saving, spending, and investing.
What is Personal Management?
This simple campfire treat is made by roasting a marshmallow and adding it to chocolate and graham crackers.
What is a s’more?
Before setting up camp, you should always check the ground for this — it's uneven, sloped, or covered in rocks.
What is a bad campsite? (or unsafe or uneven terrain*)*
This American founded the Boy Scouts of America in 1910.
Who is William D. Boyce?
This adjustable knot is used to tighten or loosen a tent guyline without untying it.
What is a taut-line hitch?
This merit badge teaches you about knots, first aid, camping skills, and was the first badge ever created.
What is First Aid?
This is the safest temperature (in °F) that chicken should be cooked to in order to kill harmful bacteria.
What is 165 degrees Fahrenheit?
If you get lost, this 3-word phrase reminds you to stay calm and improve your chances of being found.
What is “Stop, Stay, Signal”?
This 12-point code teaches Scouts how to behave and includes words like “Trustworthy,” “Helpful,” and “Brave.”
What is the Scout Law?
Known as the “rescue knot,” this knot forms a secure loop that won’t slip under load.
What is a bowline?
This hands-on badge involves sharpening knives, chopping wood, and using saws safely.
What is Woodcarving?
This cooking method uses foil, coals, and tightly sealed ingredients to make a meal directly in the fire.
What is foil packet cooking? (or hobo packs*)*
This tool helps you find direction using the Earth's magnetic field and is a must-have in any survival kit.
What is a compass?
The Boy Scouts of America was inspired by a mysterious “Unknown Scout” who helped William Boyce in this city.
What is London?
This knot is used to start and finish a lashing and can be tied around a pole or stick with two wraps.
What is a clove hitch?
This STEM-based merit badge dives into logic circuits, resistors, breadboards, and powering LEDs.
What is Electronics?
This cooking tool uses a tripod or stand and swings a pot over a campfire, commonly used for stews and soups.
What is a Dutch oven?
This survival method involves creating a temporary shelter using only a tarp, rope, and natural surroundings.
What is a tarp shelter? (or improvised survival shelter*)*
This first national honor society of Scouts, founded in 1915, recognizes those who best exemplify the Scout Oath and Law in their daily lives.
What is the Order of the Arrow?