Merit Badge Requirements and Workbooks

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Click a merit badge name below for the current requirements.  Right click on a workbook name to save or print the optional workbooks. Workbooks can help Scouts organize notes, listen actively, and document their work. These workbooks can help you but you still need to read the merit badge pamphlet. The work space provided for each requirement should be used by the Scout to make notes for discussing the item with his counselor, not for providing the full and complete answers. Each Scout must do each requirement.

Notes:

• Each workbook contains an attachment with important excerpts from the Guide To Advancement, No. 33088, which should be reviewed by the Scout, his parents, and the Merit Badge Counselor.  Some of them also include notes directed to the Counselor, and/or worksheets and sample forms which may be used to complete various requirements.
• A Scout is expected to meet the requirements exactly as stated – no more and no less.
• Scouts STARTING a merit badge must use the CURRENT Boy Scout Requirements
• Once a Scout has started a merit badge, he can continue to work on those requirements even if new requirements are published. The Scout must choose whether to complete the full set of new requirements or the full set of old requirements. A Scout cannot pick and choose from both sets. If he chooses to use the new requirements, he can, of course, use the work he has done on any of the old requirements, if the requirement is unchanged, or only had editorial changes which don't actually change the actual requirement.  For those Scouts who are using the older requirements because they've already started in the badge, the older requirements are accessible by links on the current pages
• If a merit badge pamphlet is updated during the year, a Scout can choose to use either full set of old requirements or new requirements in the pamphlet. Those will show an effective date of the following year (i.e. a pamphlet issued in June of 2008 will say "2009 requirements").   Once the Boy Scout Requirements are updated, all Scouts starting the merit badge must use the new requirements.
• If a BLANK appears in the lists below, it indicates that revisions to the workbook are pending, due to revised requirements.
• You can also download ZIP files containing all of the current worksheets as either word processing and/or PDF formats Keep in mind these are BIG files.

• The word processor versions of the workbooks have been prepared using the Microsoft Office 365 Suite (Word 2013) and are in the DOCX file format, which was introduced in 2007.  Consequently, they are NOT compatible with earlier versions on Microsoft Office or other word processors which do not support that file format, unless the user has downloaded and installed a Compatibility Pack. Users of Microsoft Office XP, 2000 and 2003 can download the Compatibility Pack, by clicking here: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=3. By installing the Compatibility Pack you will be able to use Microsoft Office XP, 2000, or 2003 to open, edit, and save files using the file formats in newer versions of Word (DOCX), Excel (XLSX), and PowerPoint (PPTX) .
• The PDF versions of the workbooks have been designed with form fields.  Scouts may download these files and then type their notes into the form fields, and save their work locally. They have been tested successfully with the Adobe Acrobat Reader, the Foxit PDF Reader, and the Nuance PDF Reader.  Each of those programs are available as free downloads. Other PDF readers may also work, however, we do know that the PDF reader native to the Firefox web browser does NOT allow data input.
• In response to requests we have gotten, we have added light lines in the form field boxes to provide for those Scouts that wish to hand write their responses.

Since 2010, all new and revised workbooks have been prepared by Paul Wolf, with some input from RW Smith, a volunteer affiliated with meritbadge.org. To our knowledge, they now reflect the current requirements in all cases. 

Please submit comments about errors, omissions, or suggestions about the format of any of the WORKBOOKS to: Workbooks@USScouts.Org
Comments or suggestions for changes to the wording of the requirements for any MERIT BADGE should be sent to the BSA at: Advancement.Team@Scouting.Org

Copies of all of these workbooks (in PDF format only) are also available on the Meritbadge.org website, and a few are also available on sites which are maintained by the BSA, including Scouting.org, BoysLife.org, or boyslifeorg.files.wordpress.com,. However, if you find copies on any other site, they have been placed there without our permission, and we would be grateful to be notified of those cases. Please write us at Workbooks@USScouts.Org with the website address.

The workbooks are all © Copyright - U.S. Scouting Service Project, Inc. - All Rights Reserved.
The requirements are all © Copyright - Boy Scouts of America – and are used with permission.
The name American Heritage is a trademark owned by American Heritage Publishing Company, Inc. and is used by permission.

Note: During 2014, a Scout may continue—or begin work—using the old Cooking or Computers merit badge requirements and the old pamphlets. Otherwise, he may switch to—or begin work—using the new requirements as stated in the 2014 Boy Scout Requirements book for Cooking or Digital Technology (which replaces Computers) and the new merit badge pamphlets. If a Scout chooses to use the old merit badge requirements and pamphlets, he may continue using them until he has completed the badges. See Guide to Advancement topic 7.0.4.3. In the table below, for each of these merit badges, we have provided links to both sets of requirements and workbooks .

Merit Badge Requirements (Click on a merit badge name below)			Workbooks Last updated	Word Processor Format (DOCX)	Portable Document Format (PDF)
ZIP File of ALL available current worksheets (VERY Large Files!)				All files	All Files
Eagle Required Merit Badges
1	Camping		January, 2014	Camping	Camping
2	Citizenship in the Community		November, 2013	Cit-Comm	Cit-Comm
3	Citizenship in the Nation		November, 2013	Cit-Nation	Cit-Nation
4	Citizenship in the World		November, 2013	Cit-World	Cit-World
5	Communication		November, 2013	Communication	Communication
38	Cooking	2014 requirements	April, 2014	Cooking (2014)	Cooking (2014)
		2013 requirements	November, 2013	Cooking (2013)	Cooking (2013)
39	Cycling		April, 2014	Cycling	Cycling
6	Emergency Preparedness		July, 2014	Emerg-Prep	Emerg-Prep
7	Environmental Science		November, 2013	Env-Science	Env-Science
129	Family Life		November, 2013	Family-Life	Family-Life
8	First Aid		November, 2013	First-Aid	First-Aid
61	Hiking		November, 2013	Hiking	Hiking
9	Lifesaving		November, 2013	Lifesaving	Lifesaving
10	Personal Fitness		October, 2013	Pers-Fitness	Pers-Fitness
11	Personal Management		November, 2013	Pers-Manage	Pers-Manage
152	Sustainability		October, 2013	Sustainability	Sustainability
14	Swimming		May, 2014	Swimming	Swimming
All Current Merit Badges in Alphabetical Order
15	AMERICAN BUSINESS		December, 2013	Am-Business	Am-Business
17	AMERICAN CULTURES		December, 2013	Am-Culture	Am-Culture
16	AMERICAN HERITAGE		January, 2014	Am-Heritage	Am-Heritage
121	AMERICAN LABOR		December, 2013	Am-Labor	Am-Labor
28	ANIMAL SCIENCE		December, 2013	Animal-Science	Animal-Science
158	ANIMATION		Coming Soon
132	ARCHAEOLOGY		January, 2014	Archaeology	Archaeology
19	ARCHERY		April, 2014	Archery	Archery
20	ARCHITECTURE		December, 2013	Architecture	Architecture
21	ART		October, 2013	Art	Art
22	ASTRONOMY		October, 2013	Astronomy	Astronomy
23	ATHLETICS		December, 2013	Athletics	Athletics
127	AUTOMOTIVE MAINTENANCE		December, 2013	Auto-Maint	Auto-Maint
25	AVIATION		February, 2014	Aviation	Aviation
26	BACKPACKING		December, 2013	Backpacking	Backpacking
27	BASKETRY		December, 2013	Basketry	Basketry
29	BIRD STUDY		December, 2013	Bird-Study	Bird-Study
32	BUGLING		December, 2013	Bugling	Bugling
1	CAMPING		January, 2014	Camping	Camping
33	CANOEING		June, 2014	Canoeing	Canoeing
34	CHEMISTRY		December, 2013	Chemistry	Chemistry
147	CHESS		December, 2013	Chess	Chess
126	Cinematography (replaced by MOVIEMAKING)		October, 2013	Moviemaking	Moviemaking
2	CITIZENSHIP IN THE COMMUNITY		November, 2013	Cit-Comm	Cit-Comm
3	CITIZENSHIP IN THE NATION		November, 2013	Cit-Nation	Cit-Nation
4	CITIZENSHIP IN THE WORLD		November, 2013	Cit-World	Cit-World
133	CLIMBING		December, 2013	Climbing	Climbing
35	COIN COLLECTING		February, 2014	Coin-Collect	Coin-Collect
128	COLLECTIONS		December, 2013	Collections	Collections
5	COMMUNICATION		January, 2014	Communication	Communication
137	COMPOSITE MATERIALS		January, 2014	Composite-Mat	Composite-Mat
36	COMPUTERS (To be replaced by Digital Technology) (2013 requirements)		January, 2014	Computers	Computers
38	COOKING	2014 requirements	April, 2014	Cooking	Cooking
		2013 requirements	November, 2013	Cooking	Cooking
131	CRIME PREVENTION		January, 2014	Crime-Prev	Crime-Prev
39	CYCLING		April, 2014	Cycling	Cycling
40	DENTISTRY		January, 2014	Dentistry	Dentistry
154	DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY (Replacing Computers)		June, 2014	Digital-Tech	Digital-Tech
60	DISABILITIES AWARENESS		January, 2014	Disability-Aware	Disability-Aware
41	DOG CARE		January, 2014	Dog-Care	Dog-Care
42	DRAFTING		July, 2014	Drafting	Drafting
43	ELECTRICITY		January, 2014	Electricity	Electricity
44	ELECTRONICS		January, 2014	Electronics	Electronics
6	EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS		July, 2014	Emerg-Prep	Emerg-Prep
45	ENERGY		October, 2013	Energy	Energy
46	ENGINEERING		January, 2014	Engineering	Engineering
134	ENTREPRENEURSHIP		January, 2014	Entrepreneur	Entrepreneur
7	ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE		November, 2013	Env-Science	Env-Science
129	FAMILY LIFE		November, 2013	Family-Life	Family-Life
48	FARM MECHANICS		January, 2014	Farm-Mech	Farm-Mech
49	FINGERPRINTING		January, 2014	Fingerprinting	Fingerprinting
50	FIRE SAFETY		October, 2013	Fire-Safety	Fire-Safety
8	FIRST AID		November, 2013	First-Aid	First-Aid
51	FISH AND WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT		January, 2014	Fish-and-Wildlife	Fish-and-Wildlife
52	FISHING		January, 2014	Fishing	Fishing
136	FLY FISHING		January, 2014	Fly-Fishing	Fly-Fishing
54	FORESTRY		January, 2014	Forestry	Forestry
151	GAME DESIGN		December, 2013	Game-Design	Game-Design
55	GARDENING		June, 2014	Gardening	Gardening
56	GENEALOGY		January, 2014	Genealogy	Genealogy
58	GEOLOGY		January, 2014	Geology	Geology
145	GEOCACHING		December, 2013	Geocaching	Geocaching
59	GOLF		January, 2014	Golf	Golf
122	GRAPHIC ARTS		January, 2014	Graphic-Arts	Graphic-Arts
61	HIKING		November, 2013	Hiking	Hiking
62	HOME REPAIRS		January, 2014	Home-Repair	Home-Repair
63	HORSEMANSHIP		October, 2013	Horsemanship	Horsemanship
64	INDIAN LORE		January, 2014	Indian-Lore	Indian-Lore
65	INSECT STUDY		January, 2014	Insect-Study	Insect-Study
144	INVENTING		December, 2013	Inventing	Inventing
66	JOURNALISM		January, 2014	Journalism	Journalism
149	KAYAKING		December, 2013	Kayaking	Kayaking
67	LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE		January, 2014	Landscape-Arch	Landscape-Arch
68	LAW		January, 2014	Law	Law
69	LEATHERWORK		October, 2013	Leatherwork	Leatherwork
9	LIFESAVING		November, 2013	Lifesaving	Lifesaving
71	MAMMAL STUDY		January, 2014	Mammal-Study	Mammal-Study
130	MEDICINE		January, 2014	Medicine	Medicine
74	METALWORK		January, 2014	Metalwork	Metalwork
75	MODEL DESIGN AND BUILDING		January, 2014	Model-Design	Model-Design
155	MINING IN SOCIETY		February, 2014	Mining-in-Society	Mining-in-Society
76	MOTORBOATING		January, 2014	Motorboating	Motorboating
156	MOVIEMAKING (replaced Cinematography)		October, 2013	Moviemaking	Moviemaking
77	MUSIC		January, 2014	Music	Music
78	NATURE		January, 2014	Nature	Nature
24	NUCLEAR SCIENCE		January, 2014	Nuclear-Science	Nuclear-Science
79	OCEANOGRAPHY		January, 2014	Oceanography	Oceanography
80	ORIENTEERING		January, 2014	Orienteering	Orienteering
81	PAINTING		January, 2014	Painting	Painting
10	PERSONAL FITNESS		October, 2013	Pers-Fitness	Pers-Fitness
11	PERSONAL MANAGEMENT		November, 2013	Pers-Manage	Pers-Manage
82	PETS		October, 2013	Pets	Pets
83	PHOTOGRAPHY		January, 2014	Photography	Photography
84	PIONEERING		October, 2013	Pioneering	Pioneering
85	PLANT SCIENCE		January, 2014	Plant-Science	Plant-Science
86	PLUMBING		January, 2014	Plumbing	Plumbing
87	POTTERY		January, 2014	Pottery	Pottery
153	PROGRAMMING		June, 2014	Programming	Programming
89	PUBLIC HEALTH		January, 2014	Public-Health	Public-Health
90	PUBLIC SPEAKING		January, 2014	Public-Speaking	Public-Speaking
91	PULP AND PAPER		October, 2013	Pulp-and-Paper	Pulp-and-Paper
93	RADIO		January, 2014	Radio	Radio
94	RAILROADING		January, 2014	Railroading	Railroading
95	READING		January, 2014	Reading	Reading
96	REPTILE AND AMPHIBIAN STUDY		January, 2014	Reptile-Amphibian	Reptile-Amphibian
123	RIFLE SHOOTING		October, 2013	Rifle-Shooting	Rifle-Shooting
146	ROBOTICS		December, 2013	Robotics	Robotics
98	ROWING		January, 2014	Rowing	Rowing
12	SAFETY		October, 2013	Safety	Safety
99	SALESMANSHIP		January, 2014	Salesmanship	Salesmanship
100	SCHOLARSHIP		January, 2014	Scholarship	Scholarship
143	SCOUTING HERITAGE		October, 2013	Scouting-Heritage	Scouting-Heritage
138	SCUBA DIVING		December, 2013	Scuba	Scuba
101	SCULPTURE		January, 2014	Sculpture	Sculpture
150	SEARCH AND RESCUE		January, 2014	Search-Rescue	Search-Rescue
124	SHOTGUN SHOOTING		October, 2013	Shotgun-Shooting	Shotgun-Shooting
157	SIGNS, SIGNALS, AND CODES		Coming Soon
103	SKATING		January, 2014	Skating	Skating
105	SMALL-BOAT SAILING		January, 2014	Small-Boat-Sailing	Small-Boat-Sailing
135	SNOW SPORTS		January, 2014	Snow-Sports	Snow-Sports
106	SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION		January, 2014	Soil-Water	Soil-Water
107	SPACE EXPLORATION		January, 2014	Space-Explore	Space-Explore
13	SPORTS		January, 2014	Sports	Sports
108	STAMP COLLECTING		January, 2014	Stamp-Collecting	Stamp-Collecting
109	SURVEYING		January, 2014	Surveying	Surveying
152	SUSTAINABILITY		October, 2013	Sustainability	Sustainability
14	SWIMMING		May, 2014	Swimming	Swimming
110	TEXTILE		January, 2014	Textile	Textile
111	THEATER		January, 2014	Theater	Theater
112	TRAFFIC SAFETY		January, 2014	Traffic-Safety	Traffic-Safety
113	TRUCK TRANSPORTATION		January, 2014	Truck-Transport	Truck-Transport
114	VETERINARY MEDICINE		January, 2014	Vet-Medicine	Vet-Medicine
115	WATER SPORTS		January, 2014	Water Sports	Water Sports
116	WEATHER		October, 2013	Weather	Weather
148	WELDING		December, 2013	Welding	Welding
125	WHITEWATER		January, 2014	Whitewater	Whitewater
117	WILDERNESS SURVIVAL		January, 2014	Wild-Surv	Wild-Surv
118	WOOD CARVING		January, 2014	Wood-Carving	Wood-Carving
119	WOODWORK		January, 2014	Woodwork	Woodwork

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