Electricity — Merit Badge

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Requirements

From the official BSA merit badge pamphlet — wording is paraphrased here. Confirm against the current pamphlet for sign-off.

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For the whole badge

Explain how to turn off power for one circuit and the whole house

Demonstrate how to rescue a person touching a live wire in the home

Describe safely exiting a car with a suspected utility wire on it

Show first aid for a person unconscious from electrical shock

Show how to treat an electrical burn

Explain what to do in an electrical fire

Explain what to do if caught in the open during an electrical storm

Complete an electrical home safety inspection using the pamphlet checklist

Make a simple electromagnet; show magnetic attraction and repulsion

Explain DC vs. AC, pros and cons, and a practical example of each

Explain three ways that electricity is produced

Draw how a battery and electric bell work; describe each component

Define overloading; tell how you keep home circuits from overloading

Determine branch-circuit overload from current draws or the power equation

Explain why a fuse blows and a circuit breaker trips

Find a blown fuse or tripped breaker; safely reset the breaker

Make a floor plan wiring diagram of a room with its fuses/breakers

Read an electric meter; determine power used and its cost

Explain the taxes and fees on the bill

Discuss five ways your family can conserve energy

Terms: current, energy, power, resistance, and voltage

Units: amps, ohms, volts, watts, and watt-hours

Conditions: generating source, ground, open circuit, overvoltage, short circuit

Equipment: circuit, conductor, GFCI, insulator, inverter, transformer, etc.

(Do any 2 of the following)

10a

Connect a buzzer, bell, or light with a battery and a switch in line

10b

Make and run a simple electric motor (kit acceptable with approval)

10c

Build a simple rheostat; show that it works

10d

Build a single-pole, double-throw switch; show that it works

10e

Explain how 3-way switch wiring works in a lighting circuit

10f

Wire two lights in series then in parallel; discuss the differences

Identify three electricity careers; research one (training, salary, prospects)