Scouts

Class & Requirement	Date & Time
Dog Care Requirements 4 & 8 to be done before or after class  Pet care Requirement 1 to be done before or after class Requirement 4 to be done AFTER class	June 23, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm July 28, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
Cooking (2-day class) Requirements 5 & 6 to be done AFTER class	June 24-25, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm July 29-30, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
Chemistry (2-day class) All requirements covered	June 26-27, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm July 31-Aug 1, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm

Class & Requirement	Date & Time
Citizenship in the Nation Requirements 5 & 8 to be done before or after class	July 7, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
Citizenship in the Community Requirement 7c to be done after class	July 8, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
Citizenship in the World All requirements covered	July 9, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
Environmental Science Requirement 2a must be done the day after class in the McGovern Centennial Gardens	July 10, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
Sustainability Requirement 8a to be done after class	July 11, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm

Class & Requirement	Date & Time
Personal Fitness Requirements 1a & 1b must be done BEFORE class to participate in class  Requirements 6b and 8 to be done AFTER class	July 14, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
Healthcare Professionals Requirement 1 to be done before or after class  Requirement 9 must be done AFTER class	July 15, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
Communication Requirements 4 & 8 to be done before or after class	July 16, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
Safety Requirements 2a, 3b, 6, & 4 to be done AFTER class	July 17, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
Finger Printing All requirements covered	June 13, 10:00 am – 12:00 pm July 18, 10:00 am – 12:00 pm

Class & Requirement	Date & Time
First Aid Day (2-day class) Requirement 2b2 to be done AFTER class	July 21-22, 9:00 am – 12:30 pm
Dentistry Dentistry: Requirement 3 to be done before or after class	July 22, 1:30 pm – 4:30 pm
Public Health Requirement 5b to be done after class	July 23, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
Emergency Preparedness Requirement 3 to be done AFTER class	July 24, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
Disability Awareness Requirement 4 option A to be done after class	July 25, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm

Citizenship in the Nation

June 2, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm | July 7, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm

As Scouts fulfill the requirements for this merit badge, they will learn how to become active citizens are aware of and grateful for their liberties and rights, to participate in their governments and protect their freedom, helping to develop their country and standing up for individual rights on behalf of all its citizens. Scouts will be visiting the Houston Federal Court House and Houston’s historical Sam Houston Park to learn about the history of lawmaking and how it has changed throughout history

Citizenship in the Community

June 3, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm | July 8, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm

A nation is a patchwork of communities that differ from each other and may be governed differently. But regardless of how local communities differ, they all have one point in common: In the United States, local government means self-government. Scouts will learn how they can make a difference in their community by contacting their own officials. Scouts will visit the Sam Houston County Civil courthouse and talk to a political official to learn about the Houston community and how officials have worked to improve our community.

Citizenship in the World

June 4, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm | July 9, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm

Scouts learn about the rights, duties, and responsibilities of citizens in different countries, how governments function around the world, and the role of international organizations like the United Nations. Though the world is big, scouts can hold the knowledge of current events to impact the world. Scouts will be studying present world events.

Environmental Science

June 5, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm | July 10, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm

While earning the Environmental Science merit badge, Scouts will get a taste of what it is like to be an environmental scientist, making observations and carrying out experiments to investigate the natural world. Scouts will be studying the interaction of plant, insect, animal, and human actions at the beautiful McGovern Centennial Garden next door to the museum.

Sustainability

June 6, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm | July 11, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm

Reduce waste and teach sustainable practices to others so you can help conserve Earth’s resources with the Sustainability Merit Badge. Scouts will develop and implement a plan to reduce their water usage, household food waste, and learn about the sustainability of different energy sources, including fossil fuels, solar, wind, nuclear, hydropower, and geothermal.

Personal Fitness

June 9, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm | July 14, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm

Personal fitness is an individual effort and desire to be the best one can be. Regardless of their current levels of personal fitness, in the twelve weeks it will take Scouts to complete the athletic requirements for this merit badge, they will be in better shape, feel better about themselves, have more energy, and gain self-confidence in their overall abilities. Scouts will make their training schedule and begin their first training session at Hermann Park.

Healthcare Professionals

June 10, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm | July 15, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm

Explore the different types of healthcare fields and professions with the Health Care Professions Merit Badge. Scouts will learn how professionals in different health care fields work together to keep people healthy. Scouts will also be learning the essential skills of some of these professionals, including starting an IV line, suturing, intubation, and more. The scout will also be meeting a special guest with experience in healthcare.

Communication

June 11, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm | July 16, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm

Communication focuses on how people use messages to generate meanings within and across various contexts, cultures, channels, and media. The field of communication promotes the effective and ethical practice of human communication. Scouts will be learning how to write a speech, learning how to persuade, how to interview, and much more to make communication in later life much easier.

Safety

June 12, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm | July 17, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm

Knowing about safety helps Scouts to make the right choices and to take the best actions to avoid accidents by making informed choices in their everyday activities and to respond appropriately during an emergency. Any place, even the home, can have incidents. Scouts learn how to keep their homes and families safe, and educate the community about safety for their safety project. Scouts will be meeting a special guest with extensive experience in home safety.

Fingerprinting

June 13, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm | July 18, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm

Scouts will learn about and use an important technique that is used by law enforcement officers, along with other materials like matching dental records and DNA sampling, to help identify amnesia victims, missing persons, abducted children, and others. They will also learn the important functions of skin physiologically.

First Aid

June 16-17, 9:00 am – 12:30 pm | July 21-22, 9:00 am – 12:30 pm

Caring for injured or ill persons until they can receive professional medical care is an important skill for every Scout. With some knowledge of first aid, a Scout can provide immediate care and help to someone who is hurt or who becomes ill. First aid can help prevent infection and serious loss of blood. It could even save a limb or a life. Scouts will be making a first aid kit to take home and learning how to bandage, splint, do CPR, and much more to master the skills needed for proficient first aid.

Dentistry

June 17, 1:30 pm – 4:30 pm | July 22, 1:30 pm – 4:30 pm

Teeth do a lot more than just peek out from under that winning smile. They have all sorts of duties, and having healthy teeth will help a person to eat, speak, and look great. Scouts will be meeting a special guest to learn how to make dental stone of their teeth and how teeth do much more than tear food apart.

Public Health

June 18, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm | July 23, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm

The field of public health deals with maintaining and monitoring the health of communities, and with the detection, cure, and prevention of health risks and diseases. Although public health is generally seen as a community-oriented service, it starts with the individual. From a single individual to the family unit to the smallest isolated rural town to the worldwide global community, one person can influence the health of many.

Emergency Preparedness

June 19, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm | July 24, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm

Scouts are often called upon to help because they know first aid and they know about the discipline and planning needed to react in an emergency. Earning this merit badge helps a Scout to be prepared by learning the actions that can be helpful and needed before, during, and after an emergency. Scouts will be performing a large-scale triage simulation to test their prioritization, first aid skills, and ability to prepare with limited resources.

Disability Awareness

June 20, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm | July 25, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm

Understand various disabilities and how they affect your friends, family, and community members with the Disability Awareness Merit Badge. Scouts will learn about the experiences of someone with a disability, explain the significance of disability etiquette, and how it may differ depending on the specific disability.

Dog Care & Pet Care

June 23, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm | July 28, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm

The love and interdependence between humans and dogs have endured for thousands of years. Today, dogs are our coworkers and companions. They assist search-and-rescue teams, law enforcement officers, hunters, farmers, and people with disabilities. They also play with us and keep us company. Scouts will learn about the different types of dogs, how to train them, and first aid for our furry friends. They will also meet a guest who loves a good belly rub. Pet ownership is a mixture of fun, excitement, responsibility, commitment, expense, and learning. Besides providing a window into the animal world, owning pets gives us opportunities to participate in activities that strengthen the human-animal bond. Pet ownership teaches us about the responsibility we have to the other living beings on this planet, and pets can be just plain fun.

Cooking

June 24-25, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm | July 29-30, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm

The Cooking merit badge introduces principles of cooking that can be used both at home and in the outdoors. Scouts who earn this badge will learn about food safety, nutritional guidelines, meal planning, and methods of food preparation, and will review the variety of culinary (or cooking) careers available. Scouts will be learning about important food/kitchen safety and rules on day 1 at the museum. On Day 2, they will be applying their knowledge in the University of Houston’s industrial kitchen in the Cameron building.

Chemistry

June 26-27, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm | July 31-Aug 1, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm

A 2-day class, Chemistry explores how substances react with each other, how they change, how certain forces connect molecules, and how molecules are made are all parts of chemistry. Stretch your imagination to envision molecules that cannot be seen—but can be proven to exist—and you become a chemist. Scouts will be performing several experiments to study the laws of nature and the physics of everyday objects and chemicals.

• Merit Badge Workshops require a minimum of 10 scouts and a maximum of 24 scouts
• Online pre-registration is required.
• Registration is for 1 scout and 1 adult. If the adult stays, he/she is required to stay in the classroom with the scout. If adults want to tour the museum, admission is required. Additional adults and children will need to pay regular admission to utilize the facilities.
• The program fee includes the blue card, the workshop materials, and admission to The Health Museum for the participant before or after the workshop. Workshop fees do not include badges. 
• Class B uniforms or clothing indicating scout symbols are required in every class (with the exception of personal fitness).
• Any requirements that need to be emailed to the merit badge counselor should be sent by the parent for youth protective reasons.
• For requirements fulfilled before the date of the merit badge class, the student and parent/guardian should provide proof of completion and approval of requirement will be at the discretion of the merit badge counselor.
• Requirements can be withheld from a scout due to the following:
  • Disruptive behavior
  • Non-participation
  • Incomplete requirements
  • Out of dress code
• Please refer to the website for any prerequisites.
• Scouts must be present for the entire workshop to receive a signed blue card.
• Scouts are expected to have lunch with them for class. Lunch will not be provided.

Do I need to bring a bluecard for my scout?

No need. We will provide a bluecard via email once the merit badge is complete

How do requirements that need to be completed outside of the class get signed off?

Proof of completion of all requirements should be sent to Anthony Freeman (scouts@thehealthmuseum.org) at the same time. The Bluecard will be hand-signed and sent via email.

Is there a time limit that requirements finished outside of class need to be done?

Nope. Take as long as you may need to finish your requirements fairly and completely

Can the guardian/parent of the scout walk around the museum during class?

The payment for the class does not include admission into the museum. An admission ticket needs to be purchased to view the museum. Otherwise, parents are more than welcome to sit with the class.