Varies by merit badge; Scouts are instructed to read the merit badge pamphlet, and some classes have additional prerequisites.
Scouts participate in a merit badge class as part of the Full Throttle weekend event. Class selections will open a few weeks before the event.
Classes may cover only some requirements. Bring a signed blue card and confirm with your unit leader.
Draw and paint using a variety of media, and get an introduction to graphic and industrial design and the principles behind them.
Learn how a car's systems work together and why routine maintenance keeps a vehicle running safely and smoothly.
Learn the rules, strategy, and history of one of the world's oldest board games, and play for fun or in competition.
Find out how reducing opportunities for crime keeps people safe and how you can help prevent crime in your home and community.
Learn electrical safety, how fuses and breakers work, and how to read a meter and figure out what your home's power costs.
Learn what to do before, during, and after an emergency so you can stay calm and actually help when a crisis hits.
Learn how fingerprints are used to identify people, and how they work alongside DNA and dental records to help find missing persons.
Learn golf's rules, equipment, and lingo, and why this game relies on every player's honesty to call their own penalties.
Tell a story on film. Plan with a treatment and storyboard, learn framing and camera moves, and shoot your own short movie.
Dig into cutting-edge science on how matter and the forces of nature work at the tiniest scales.
Go beyond snapshots by using light, framing, depth, and color to make meaningful photos that tell a story.
Learn why and how we explore space, build and launch model rockets, design a future space base, and explore space careers.
Find ways to cut waste and save resources, make a plan to reduce water use and food waste at home, and compare energy sources.
Chemistry · Citizenship in the Community · Disabilities Awareness · Emergency Preparedness · Energy · Environmental Science · Fire Safety · Health Care Professions · Nuclear Science · Public Health · Traffic Safety
Camp Strake · Coldspring
Art · Artificial Intelligence · Aviation · Chemistry · Chess · Crime Prevention · Cybersecurity · Dentistry · Digital Technology · Engineering · Exploration · Fingerprinting · Geocaching · Health Care Professions · Photography · Swimming · Textile
Camp Strake · Coldspring
Sustainability (Eagle-required)
John P. McGovern Museum of Health & Medical Science · Houston
Emergency Preparedness (Eagle-required)
John P. McGovern Museum of Health & Medical Science · Houston
