Resource Library·Merit Badge

Geology

Elective merit badge — requirements, troop progress, and nothing shelved yet (be the first to suggest something).Official BSA page ↗Workbook (PDF) ↗

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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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1
Define geology; discuss how geologists learn about rock formations; present explains past
2
Pick three commercially mined Earth resources; discuss discovery and processing
3
Review a geologic map: rock types, ages, sedimentary/metamorphic/igneous, structure
4
(Do any one of the following)
4a
Option A—Surface/sedimentary: sediment experiments, stream gradients, stream features, field visit (5 items)
4b
Option B—Energy: electricity resources, oil/gas geology, exploration methods, structure map, display or rig visit (5 items)
4c
Option C—Minerals: rock types, mineral ID properties, collect 10/ID 15 specimens, road materials, site or engineer visit (5 items)
4d
Option D—Earth history: era chart, plate tectonics, fossilization, habitats, fossil collection, fossil site visit or display (6 items)
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Discuss Leave No Trace and Outdoor Code as they relate to geology
5b
Explain how you practiced Leave No Trace while collecting specimens
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(Do any one of the following)
6a
Research one geology career (training, costs, prospects, salary, duties); discuss
6b
Explore geology as a hobby/lifestyle; research training, expenses, organizations