Life Skills Merit Badge
Overview
Test Lab Merit Badge, Verify current status at Scouts BSA Test Lab.
Requirements
- (1) Health. Do the following:
- (A) Describe the steps to make a doctor’s appointment.
- (B) Locate the hospital or urgent care center closest to your home.
- (C) Explain what health insurance is and why it is important to have.
- (D) Identify 5 ways to practice medication safety at home.
- (E) Describe what information should be included in your personal health record and create one for yourself.
- (F) Identify 5 everyday situations where first aid would be required and what to do when first aid is needed.
- (2) Household. Do the following:
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(A) Explain the steps required to do laundry. With your parent or guardian’s permission, wash and dry one load of laundry.
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(B) Explain the steps required to iron clothes. With your parent or guardian’s permission, demonstrate how to iron two different articles of clothing.
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(C) Demonstrate your knowledge of sewing by sewing a patch or button on a shirt or pair of pants.
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(D) Explain the importance of maintaining a clean household. Describe why it is important to control clutter. Demonstrate your knowledge by cleaning your bedroom, bathroom, or kitchen.
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(E) Demonstrate how to set a casual dining table and a formal dining table.
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- (3) Money. Do the following:
- (A) Explain what is required to open a bank account and compare the differences between a traditional bank, an online bank, and a credit union.
- (B) Explain the importance of saving money.
- (C) Explain what online bill pay is and compare the pros and cons of paying your bills online.
- (D) Describe how a credit card works, the reasons to get a credit card, the costs you may incur by using a credit card, and how to use a credit card effectively.
- (4) Social. Do the following:
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(A) Demonstrate how to properly introduce yourself in a social situation.
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(B) Explain what social etiquette means and how to practice it.
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(C) Explain what it means to set personal boundaries and what to do when those boundaries are crossed.
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(D) Give six examples of appropriate table manners
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- (5) Self-Care. Do the following:
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(A) Explain what self-respect means and how you can demonstrate it.
- (B) Explain to your counselor what might cause stress and how to manage it.Stress Management
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(C) Explain the importance of good personal hygiene and give examples of how to practice it.
- (D) Explain the benefits of exercise and demonstrate three types of exercise found in the fitness section of your Scouts BSA handbook.
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- (6) Employment. Do THREE of the following:
- (A) Create a resume and review it with your counselor.
- (B) Write a cover letter for a job posting and review it with your counselor.
- (C) Describe how to make a great impression during a job interview and give 5 examples of questions that you would ask during an interview.
- (D) Explain why it is essential to write professional emails. Write a professional email thanking someone for interviewing you for a job. Share your email with your counselor.
- (E) Demonstrate how to leave a professional voicemail message.
- (F) Explain how posts to social media can affect you when applying for a job.
- (7) Transportation. Do TWO of the following:
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(A) Explain what to do if you are involved in a car accident.
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(B) Describe the steps on jumpstarting a car battery.
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(C) Explain the benefits of regular car maintenance.
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(D) Compare the differences between leasing versus buying a new car.
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(E) On a map of your community or using an electronic device, locate and point out the public transportation infrastructure. Plan how to get to a friend’s home or shopping center from your house. Explain the route and cost of the roundtrip to your counselor.
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- (8) Complete the survey below to complete the test lab requirements
Resources
Note: This is an unofficial archive of Scouts BSA Merit Badges that was automatically extracted from the Scouting America website and may contain errors.