BEAR
CUB ACHIEVEMENTS
In the Bear scouting program, there are 4 general achievement
groups: God, Country, Family, and Self and a total of about 120
individual achievement tasks. In each group, a certain number of
achievements are required to earn the Bear rank badge. After earning
the Bear badge, the scout may earn arrow points by completing
additional achievement tasks. However, once an achievement has
been earned for rank advancement, no elective credit can be earned from
that achievement. For example: the COUNTRY section of the Bear
badge tells you that you have to complete 3 out of the 5 possible
achievements to recieve credit in the COUNTRY section. Let's say
a boy used Achievements 3, 4, & 5 to complete that section.
If, after completing those achievements, he has extra, unused
achievement credits in Achievements 3 and 7, he can convert the unused
achievement credits into elective points from Achievement 7, but he
can't convert the extra achievement credits from Achievement 3.
GOD (Do ONE
of the following) |
COUNTRY (Do
THREE of the following)
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SELF
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FAMILY
(Do FOUR of the following)
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GOD
(Do ONE of the following)
- WAYS
WE WORSHIP
Complete both requirements.
- Complete
the Character Connection for Faith
- Know.
Name some people in history who have shown great faith.
Discuss with an adult how faith has been important at a particular
point in his or her life.
- Commit.
Discuss with an adult how having faith and hope will help
you in your life, and also discuss some ways that you can strengthen
your faith.
- Practice.
Practice your faith as you are taught in your home, church,
synagogue, mosque, or religious fellowship.
- Make a
list of things you can do this week to practice your religion as you
are taught in your home, church, synagogue, mosque, or other religious
community. Check them off your list as you complete them.
- EMBLEMS OF FAITH
Earn the Religious Emblem
of your faith.
COUNTRY (Do THREE of the following)
- WHAT
MAKES AMERICA
SPECIAL?
Do requirements (a) and (j) and any two of the other
requirements.
- Write or tell what
makes America
special to you.
- With the help of your
family or den leader, find out about two famous Americans.
Tell the things they did or are doing to improve our way of
life.
- Find out something
about the old homes near where you live. Go and see two of them.
- Find out where places
of historical interest are located in or near your town or
city. Go and visit one of them with your family or
den.
- Choose a state;
it can be your favorite one or your home state. Name its state
bird, tree, and flower. Describe its flag. Give the date it was
admitted to the Union.
- Be a member of the
color guard in a flag ceremony for your den or pack.
- Display the U.S.
flag in your home or fly it on three national holidays..
- Learn how to raise and
lower a U.S.
flag properly for an outdoor ceremony.
- Participate in an
outdoor flag ceremony
- Complete the Character Connection
for Citizenship.
- Know. Tell
ways some people in the past have served our country. Tell about some
people who serve our country today. (Don't forget about 'ordinary'
people who serve our country.)
- Commit. Tell
something that might happen to you and your family if other people were
not responsible citizens. Tell one thing you will do to be a good
citizen.
- Practice. Tell
three things you did in one week that show you are a good citizen.
- TALL
TALES
Do all three requirements.
- Tell in your own words
what folklore is. List some folklore stories, folk songs, or historical
legends from your own state or part of the country. Play the Folklore
Match Game in the handbook.
- Name at least five
stories about American folklore. Point out on a United
States map where they happened.
- Read two folklore
stories and tell your favorite one to your den.
- SHARING
YOUR WORLD WITH WILDLIFE
Do four of the requirements.
- Choose a bird or animal
that you like and find out how it lives. Make a poster showing what you
have learned.
- Build or
make a bird feeder or birdhouse and hang it in a place where birds can
visit safely.
- Explain what a wildlife
conservation officer does.
- Visit one of the
following:
Zoo, Nature center, Aviary, Wildlife
refuge, Game preserve.
- Name one animal that
has become extinct in the last 100 years. Tell why animals become
extinct. Name one animal that is on the endangered species list.
- TAKE
CARE OF YOUR PLANET
Do three requirements.
- Save 5 pounds of glass
or aluminum, or 1 month of daily newspapers. Turn them in at a
recycling center or use your community's recycling service.
- Plant a tree in your
yard, or on the grounds of the group that operates your Cub Scout pack,
or in a park or other public place. Be sure to get permission first.
- Call city or county
officials or your trash hauling company and find out what happens to
your trash after it is hauled away.
- List all the ways water
is used in your home. Search for dripping faucets or other ways water
might be wasted. With an adult, repair or correct those problems.
- Discuss with an adult
in your family the kinds of energy your family uses.
- Find out more about
your family's use of electricity.
- Take part in a den or
pack neighborhood clean-up project.
- LAW
ENFORCEMENT IS A BIG JOB
Do all six requirements.
- Practice one way police
gather evidence: by taking fingerprints, or taking shoeprints, or
taking tire track casts.
- Visit your local
sheriff's office or police station or talk with a law enforcement
officer visiting your den or pack to discuss crime prevention.
- Help with crime
prevention for your home.
- Be sure you know where
to get help in your neighborhood.
- Learn the phone numbers
to use in an emergency and post them by each phone in your home.
- Know what you can do to
help law enforcement.
FAMILY (Do FOUR of the following)
- THE
PAST IS EXCITING AND IMPORTANT
Do requirement (g) and two other requirements.
- Visit your library or
newspaper office. Ask to see back issues of newspapers or an
almanac.
- Find someone who was a
Cub Scout a long time ago. Talk with him about what Cub Scouting was
like then.
- Start or add to an
existing den or pack scrapbook.
- Trace your family back
through your grandparents or great-grandparents; or, talk to a
grandparent about what it was like when he or she was younger.
- Find out some history
about your community.
- Start your own history:
keep a journal for 2 weeks.
- Complete the Character
Connection for Respect.
- Know. As you
learn about how Cub Scout-age life was like for adults you know, does
what you learn change what you think about them. Tell how it might help
you respect or value them more.
- Commit. Can
you think of reasons others might be disrespectful to people or things
you value? Name one new way you will show respect for a person or thing
someone else values.
- Practice. List
some ways you can show respect for people and events in the past.
- WHAT'S
COOKING?
Do four requirements.
- With an adult, bake
cookies.
- With an adult, make
snacks for the next den meeting.
- With an adult, prepare
one part of your breakfast, one part of your lunch, and one part of
your supper.
- Make a list of the
'junk foods' you eat. Discuss 'junk food' with a parent or
teacher.
- Make some trail food
for a hike.
- With an adult, make a
dessert for your family.
- With an adult, cook something outdoors.
- FAMILY
FUN
Do both requirements.
- Go on a day trip or
evening out with members of your family.
- Have a family fun night
at home.
- BE
READY!
Do requirements (a) through (e) and requirement (g). Requirement (f) is
recommended, but not required.
- Tell what to do in case
of an accident in the home. A family member needs help. Someone's
clothes catch on fire.
- Tell what to do in case
of a water accident.
- Tell what to do in case
of a school bus accident.
- Tell what to do in case
of a car accident.
- With your family, plan
escape routes from your home and have a practice drill.
- Have a health checkup
by a physician (optional).
- Complete the Character
Connection for Courage.
- Know. Memorize
the courage steps: Be brave, Be calm, Be clear, and Be careful. Tell
why each courage step is important. How will memorizing the courage
steps help you to be ready?
- Commit. Tell
why it might be difficult to follow the courage steps in an emergency
situation. Think of other times you can use the courage steps.
(Standing up to a bully is one example.)
- Practice. Act
out one of the requirements using these courage steps: Be brave, Be
calm, Be clear, and Be careful.
- FAMILY
OUTDOOR ADVENTURE
Do three requirements.
- Go camping with your
family.
- Go on a hike with your
family.
- Have a picnic with your
family.
- Attend an outdoor event
with your family.
- Plan your outdoor
family day.
- SAVING
WELL, SPENDING WELL
Do four requirements.
- Go grocery shopping
with a parent or other adult member of your family.
- Set up a savings
account.
- Keep a record of how
you spend money for 2 weeks.
- Pretend you are
shopping for a car for your family.
- Discuss family finances
with a parent or guardian.
- Play a board game with
your family that involves the use of play money.
- With an adult, figure
out how much it costs for each person in your home to eat one meal.
SELF (do FOUR of the following)
- RIDE
RIGHT
Do requirement (a) and three other requirements.
- Know the rules for bike
safety. If your town requires a bicycle license, be sure to get one.
- Learn to ride a bike,
if you haven't by now. Show that you can follow a winding course for 60
feet doing sharp left and right turns, a U-turn, and an emergency stop.
- Keep your bike in good
shape. Identify the parts of a bike that should be checked often.
- Change a tire on a
bicycle.
- Protect your bike from
theft. Use a bicycle lock.
- Ride a bike for 1 mile
without rest. Be sure to obey all traffic rules.
- Plan and take a family
bike hike.
- GAMES,
GAMES, GAMES!
Do two requirements.
- Set up the equipment
and play any two of these outdoor games with your family or friends.
(Backyard golf, Badminton, Croquet, Sidewalk shuffleboard,
Kickball, Softball, Tetherball, Horseshoes, Volleyball)
- Play two organized
games with your den.
- Select a game that your
den has never played. Explain the rules. Tell them how to play it, and
then play it with them.
- BUILDING
MUSCLES
Do all three requirements.
- Do physical fitness
stretching exercises. Then do curl-ups, push-ups, the standing long
jump, and the softball throw.
- With a friend about
your size, compete in at least six different two-person contests. (Many
examples in book.)
- Compete with your den
or pack in the crab relay, gorilla relay, 30-yard dash, and kangaroo
relay.
NOTE TO PARENTS: If a
licensed physician certifies that the Cub Scout's physical condition
for an
indeterminable time doesn't permit him to do three of the requirements
in this
achievement, the Cubmaster and pack committee may authorize
substitution of any
three Arrow Point electives.
- INFORMATION,
PLEASE
Do requirement (a) and three more requirements.
- With an adult in your
family, choose a TV show. Watch it together.
- Play a game of charades
at your den meeting or with your family at home.
- Visit a
newspaper office, or a TV or radio station and talk to a news reporter.
- Use a computer to get
information. Write, spell-check, and print out a report on what
you learned.
- Write a letter to a
company that makes something you use. Use e-mail or the U.S.
Postal Service.
- Talk with a parent or
other family member about how getting and giving facts fits into his or
her job.
- JOT
IT DOWN
Do requirement (h) and four other requirements.
- Make a list of the
things you want to do today. Check them off when you have done them.
- Write two letters to
relatives or friends.
- Keep a daily record of
your activities for 2 weeks.
- Write an invitation to
someone.
- Write a thank-you note.
- Write a story about
something you have done with your family.
- Write about the
activities of your den.
- Complete the Character
Connection for Honesty.
- Know. Tell
what made it difficult to be clear and accurate as you wrote details
and kept records, and tell what could tempt you to write something that
was not exactly true. Define honesty.
- Commit. Tell
why it is important to be honest and trustworthy with yourself and with
others. Imagine you had reported something inaccurately and tell how
you could set the record straight. Give reasons that honest reporting
will earn the trust of others.
- Practice. While
doing the requirement for this achievement, be honest when you are
writing about real events.
- SHAVINGS
AND CHIPS
Do all four requirements.
- Know the safety rules
for handling a knife.
- Show that you know how
to take care of and use a pocketknife.
- Make a carving with a
pocketknife. Work with your den leader or other adult when doing
this.
- Earn the Whittling Chip card.
- SAWDUST
AND NAILS
Do all three requirements.
- Show how to use and
take care of four of these tools.
(Hammer, Hand saw, Hand drill, C-clamp, Wood plane, Pliers, Crescent
wrench, Screwdriver, Bench vise, Coping saw, Drill bit)
- Build your own tool
box.
- Use at least two tools
listed in requirement (a) to fix something.
- BUILD
A MODEL
Do requirement (g) and two other requirements.
- Build a model from a
kit.
- Build a display for one
of your models.
- Pretend you are
planning to change the furniture layout in one of the rooms in your
home.
- Make a model of a
mountain, a meadow, a canyon, or a river.
- Go and see a model of a
shopping center or new building that is on display somewhere.
- Make a model of a
rocket, boat, car, or plane.
- Complete the Character
Connection for Resourcefulness.
- Know. Review
the requirements for this achievement and list the resources you would
need to complete them. Then list the materials you could substitute for
items that you do not already have. Tell what it means to be
resourceful.
- Commit. After
you complete the requirements for this achievement, list any changes
that would make the results better if you did these projects again.
Tell why it is important to consider all available resources for a
project.
- Practice. While
you complete the requirements for this achievement, make notes on which
materials worked well in your projects and why.
- TYING
IT ALL UP
Do five requirements.
- Whip the ends of a
rope.
- Tie a square knot,
bowline, sheet bend, two half hitches, and slip knot. Tell how
each knot is used.
- Learn how to keep a
rope from tangling.
- Coil a rope. Throw it,
hitting a 2-foot square marker 20 feet away.
- Learn a magic rope
trick.
- Make your own rope.
- SPORTS,
SPORTS, SPORTS
Do all five requirements.
- Learn the rules of and
how to play three team sports.
- Learn the rules of and
how to play two sports in which only one person is on each side.
- Take part in one team
and one individual sport.
- Watch a sport on TV
with a parent or some other adult member of your family.
- Attend a high school,
college, or professional sporting event with your family or your den.
- BE
A LEADER
Do requirement (f) and two other requirements.
- Help a boy
join Cub Scouting, or help a new Cub Scout through the Bobcat
trail.
- Serve as a denner or
assistant denner.
- Plan and conduct a den
activity with the approval of your den leader.
- Tell two people they
have done a good job.
- Leadership means
choosing a way even when not everybody likes your choice.
- Complete the Character
Connection for Compassion.
- Know. Tell
why, as a leader, it is important to show kindness and concern for
other people. List ways leaders show they care about the thoughts and
feelings of others.
- Commit. Tell
why a good leader must consider the ideas, abilities, and feelings of
others. Tell why it might be hard for a leader to protect another
person's well-being. Tell ways you can be kind and compassionate.
- Practice. While
you complete the requirements for this achievement, find ways to be
kind and considerate of others.