Ws Pioneering

Scout Name ______________________________________________________________ Unit # ____________ Date ____________
Pioneering Merit Badge Worksheet

Requirement 1
 Make a gadget for making rope, using local materials.
 With this gadget make a 20-foot rope, ½ inch or more in diameter.
 Whip the ends.
 Hand coil a length of rope.
Requirement 2
Explain the following:
Kinds of Rope: _______________________________________________________________________________________________

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Care for Rope: _______________________________________________________________________________________________

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Weakening Effect of Knots: _____________________________________________________________________________________

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Requirement 3
Tie twelve knots and hitches and explain how to use them in pioneering. List the twelve knots and hitches you tied.
1. _________________ - __________________________________________________________________________________
2. _________________ - __________________________________________________________________________________
3. _________________ - __________________________________________________________________________________
4. _________________ - __________________________________________________________________________________
5. _________________ - __________________________________________________________________________________
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7. _________________ - __________________________________________________________________________________
8. _________________ - __________________________________________________________________________________
9. _________________ - __________________________________________________________________________________
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11. _________________ - __________________________________________________________________________________
12. _________________ - __________________________________________________________________________________
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Requirement 4
Make the following splices and explain the uses of each.
 Short Splice - _______________________________________________________________________________________
 Long Splice - _______________________________________________________________________________________
 End Splice - ________________________________________________________________________________________
 Eye Splice - ________________________________________________________________________________________
Requirement 5
Lash spars together properly using the following:
 Square Lashing
 Diagonal Lashing
 Shear Lashing
Requirement 6
Design, have the design approved, and construct any of the following: Bamboo Bridge, Signal Tower, Money Bridge, Raft, Shelter.
Design the project below:
Counselor Approval of the Design: ______________________________________
Unit Leader Approval of the Design: _____________________________________

Explain the principles involved in the construction: __________________________________________________________________

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 Request the members of your patrol to assist in the construction.
Requirement 7
Do any three of the following:
 Make a three strand turk’s head neckerchief slide.
 Show how to make a camp kitchen.
 Explain and demonstrate pioneering anchorages for different projects in various types of soil.
 Demonstrate Patrol leadership in constructing a pioneering project designed by you.
 Make and submit two-(2) scale models of pioneering projects.

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Scout Name ______________________________________________________________ Unit # ____________ Date ____________

Pioneering Merit Badge Worksheet

Kinds of Rope: _______________________________________________________________________________________________

Care for Rope: _______________________________________________________________________________________________

Weakening Effect of Knots: _____________________________________________________________________________________

10. _________________ - __________________________________________________________________________________

11. _________________ - __________________________________________________________________________________

12. _________________ - __________________________________________________________________________________

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 Short Splice - _______________________________________________________________________________________

 Long Splice - _______________________________________________________________________________________

 End Splice - ________________________________________________________________________________________

 Eye Splice - ________________________________________________________________________________________

Design the project below:

Counselor Approval of the Design: ______________________________________

Unit Leader Approval of the Design: _____________________________________

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Explain the principles involved in the construction: __________________________________________________________________

 Request the members of your patrol to assist in the construction.

Do any three of the following:

 Make a three strand turk’s head neckerchief slide.

 Show how to make a camp kitchen.

 Demonstrate Patrol leadership in constructing a pioneering project designed by you.

 Make and submit two-(2) scale models of pioneering projects.

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