Webelos, Compass Point, Arrow of Light Requirements
Badges of Rank

Webelos Badge Requirements

Compass Points

Arrow of Light

 

 

Webelos Badge Requirements
Webelos Badge Requirements:   Do ALL of These:
  1 Have an adult member of your family read and sign the Parent Guide in this book.
  2 Be an active member of your Webelos den for 3 months (attendance, den dues, den projects).
  3 Know and explain the meaning of the Webelos badge.
  4 Point out and explain the parts of the Webelos Scout uniform. Tell when to and when not to wear it.
  5 Earn Fitness and two other activity badges - one from each of two different activity badge groups. (shown as * in Webelos Activities section).
  6 Plan and lead a flag ceremony in your den.
  7 Show that you know and understand the requirements to be a Boy Scout.
  8 Earn the religious emblem of your faith.
    OR
    Do TWO of the Following:
  8a Attend the church, synagogue, mosque, or other religious organization of your choice, talk with your religious leader about your beliefs, and tell your family and Webelos den leader about what you learned.
  8b Tell how your religious beliefs fit in with the Scout Oath and Scout Law, and discuss with your family and Webelos leader what character-building traits your beliefs and the Scout Oath and Scout Law have in common.
  8c With your religious leader, list and do two things you think will help you draw nearer to God.
  8d Pray to God daily as taught by your family, church, synagogue, or other religious brotherhood. Do this for at least 1 month.
  8e Under the direction of your religious leader, do an act of service for womeone else. Talk about your service with your family and Webelos leader. Tell them how it made you feel.
  8f List at least two ways in which you believe you have been a good example and lived in accordance with your religious beliefs.

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Compass Point Requirements

Compass Points 1 After earning the Webelos badge, a Webelos may earn compass points emblem. It is awarded after the Webelos earns four more activity badges in addition to the three he had earned for the Webelos badge. This is a total of seven activity badges. The compass points emblem is worn attached to the button on the right pocket of the Webelos uniform shirt.
  2 After the compass points emblem is earned, the Webelos Scout may earn a metal compass point for each four additional activity badges he earns. There is a maximum number of 3 metal compass points that may be earned. (This makes a total of 16 activity badges beyond the 3 required for the Webelos badge to earn all parts of the compass points emblem and its 3 metal compass points.)

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Arrow of Light Requirements

This is the highest award that you can earn in the Cub Scout program and it is one of only TWO awards that may be worn on your BOY SCOUT uniform when you become a Boy Scout. (The only other item that may be carried over to the Boy Scout uniform is the RELIGIOUS EMBLEM if you received that as a Cub Scout or Webelos Scout.)

Arrow of Light Requirements: 1 Be active in your Webelos den for at least 6 months since completing the fourth grade (or for at least six months since becoming 10 years old), and earn the Webelos badge.
  2 Show your knowledge of the requirements to become a Boy Scout by doing all of these:
  • a. Repeat from memory and explain in your own words the Scout Oath or Promise and the 12 points of the Scout Law. Tell how you have practiced them in your everyday life.
  • b. Give and explain the Scout motto, slogan, sign, salute, and handclasp.
  • c. Understand the significance of the Scout badge. Know its parts and tell what each stands for.
  • d. Tell how a Boy Scout uniform is different from a Webelos Scout uniform.
  3 Earn five more activity badges for a total of eight. (You already earned three for the Webelos badge. The total of eight must include Citizen, Fitness, Readyman, and at least one from the outdoor group, one from the mental skills group, and one from the technology group.)
  4 With your Webelos den, visit at least one Boy Scout troop meeting, and one Boy Scout-oritented outdoor activity.
  5 Participate in a Webelos overnight campout or day hike.
  6 After you have completed all five of the above requirements, and after a talk with your Webelos leader, arrange to visit, with your parent or guardian, a meeting of a Boy Scout troop you think you might like to join. Talk to the Scoutmaster. Then get an "Application to Become a Boy Scout," fill it out and have your parent or guardian sign it. Show it to your Webelos leader and talk about your interest in becoming a Boy Scout.

 

Activity Badges

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Aquanaut   Do ALL of These:
(Physical Skills Group) 1 Jump into the water over your head. Level off and swim 100 feet, half of this using the elementary backstroke.
  2 Right after the swim, stay in the water and float on your back in a resting position with as little motion as possible for 1 minute.
    And Do THREE of These:
  3 Do a surface dive and swim under the water for two strokes before coming up.
  4 Swim on the surface for 50 feet, properly using a mask, fins, and snorkel.
  5 Demonstrate three basic water rescue methods. Show reaching and throwing, and describe going with support.
  6 Know the rules of small-boat safety. Show that you know how to handle a rowboat.
  7 Put on a personal floatation device (PFD) that is the right size for you. Make sure it is properly fastened. Wearing the PFD, jump into water over your head. Swim 25 feet.
  8 While a Webelos Scout, earn the Cub Scout Sports belt loop for swimming.

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Artist   Do FIVE of These:
(Mental Skills Group) 1 Draw or paint an original picture. Use watercolors, crayons, or acrylic paints. Frame it for your room or home.
  2 List the primary and secondary colors. Tell how to combine colors.
  3 Using a computer, make six original designs using straight lines, curved lines, or both.
  4 Make a profile of a family member.
  5 Use plastic or clay and sculpt a simple object.
  6 Make a mobile, using your choice of materials.
7 Make a construction. Use your choice of material. Examples are dowels, screen wire, cellophane, and string.
  8 Create a collage that expresses something about yourself.

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Athlete   Do ALL of These:
(Physical Skills Group) 1 Explain what it means to be physically healthy.
  2 While a Webelos Scout, earn the Cub Scout Sports pin for physical Fitness.
    And Do FIVE of These:
  3 Lie on your back. Hook your feet on to something heavy, or have another person hold your feet to the floor. Do 30 curl-ups.
  4 Do two pull-ups on a bar.
  5 Do eight pushups from the ground or floor.
  6 Do a standing long jump of at least 5 feet.
  7 Do a vertical jump and reach of at least 9 inches.
  8 Do a 50-yard dash in 8.2 seconds or less.
  9 Do a 600-yard run (walk) in 2 minutes 45 seconds or less.

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Citizen   Do ALL of These:
(Community Group) 1 Know the names of the President and Vice President of the United States. Know the names of the governor of your state and the head of your local government.
  2 Describe the flag of the United States and give a short history of it. With another Webelos Scout helping you, show how to hoist and lower the flag, how to hang it horizontally and vertically on a wall, and how to fold it.
  3 Explain why you should respect your country's flag. Tell what special days you should fly it in your state. Tell when to salute the flag and show how to do it.
  4 Know the Pledge of Allegiance and repeat it from memory. Explain its meaning in your own words. Lead your Webelos den in reciting the pledge.
  5 Tell about the meaning of our National Anthem and how it was written.
  6 Explain the rights and duties of a citizen of the United States. Explain what a citizen should do to save our resources.
  7 Alone or with you Webelos den, do a special Good Turn. Help your church or other religious organization, school, neighborhood, or town. Tell what you did.
    And Do TWO of These:
  8 Tell about two things you have done that will help law enforcement agencies.
  9 Visit a community leader. Learn about the duties of the job or office. Tell the members of your Webelos den what you have learned.
  10 Write a short story of not less than 50 words about a former U.S. President or some other great American man or woman. Give a report on this to your Webelos den.
  11 Tell about another boy you think is a good citizen. Tell what he does that makes you think he is a good citizen.
  12 List the names of three people your think are good citizens. They can come from any country. Tell why you chose each of them.
  13 Tell why we have laws. Tell why you think it is important to obey the law. Tell about three laws you obeyed this week.
  14 Tell why we have a government. Explain some ways your family helps pay for government.
  15 List four ways in which your country helps or works with other nations.
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 Name three organizations, not churches or synagogues, in your area that help people. Tell something about what one of these organizations does.

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Communicator   Do FOUR of These:
(Community Group) 1 Play the Body Language game with your Webelos den.
  2 Tell your Webelos den about something you have done and answer their questions about it.
  3 Invent and use a sign language or picture writing to tell someone a story.
  4 With your Webelos den, use a signal code to send a message of a few words.
  5 Tell how to use a telephone or Citizen Band (CB) radio properly.
  6 Invent your own Webelos den secret code and send one of your den members a secret message.
  7 With one of your den members, tell a story two different ways. Let the rest of the den try to find out which version is true by asking questions.
    And Do TWO of These:
  8 With your den, visit a library and talk to a librarian. Learn how books are indexed to make them easy to find.
  9 Visit the newsroom of a newspaper or radio or television station and find out how they receive information.
  10 Invite a blind, deaf, or mute person to visit your den. Ask them about special problems they have in communicating. See how well you can communicate with them.
  11 Use a personal computer or terminal to access a computer program. Talk about what you discovered.
  12 Find out about jobs in communications. Tell your den what you learned.

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Craftsman   Do ALL of These:
(Technology Group) 1 Explain how to safely handle the tools that will be used for this activity badge.
  2 Cut out four different things from wood, such as the items listed below see page 253 in Webelos scout book). Use a coping saw or jig saw for at least two of these projects. Put them together with glue, nails, or screws, and paint or stain them. Or do any similar project that you and your Webelos den leader agree upon.
  3 Make a display stand, frame, or box for a photo, a model, or an award you or someone else has received. Use wood or other suitable material.
  4 Make four useful items of some other material that you and your Webelos den leader agree upon, such as metal, glass, paper, rubber, or rope. These should be challenging items and must involve special operations.

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Engineer   Do FIVE of These:
(Technology Group) 1 List 10 different things engineers do.
  2 Visit a construction site. Look at a set of plans. Tell your Webelos den leaders {and den mates} about these. (Get permission before you visit).
  3 Visit a civil engineer to understand how to measure the length of a property line. Explain how property lines are determined.
  4 Make a drawing of how electricity gets to your home.
  5 Construct a simple working electrical circuir using a flashlight battery, a switch, and a light.
  6 Make a drawing of three kinds of bridges. Explain them.
  7 Make and show how a block and tackle works.
  8 Build and show how a catapult works.
  9 Draw a floor plan of your house. Include doors, windows, and stairways.
  10 Explain how engineers use computers.

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Family Member   Do ALL of These:
(Community Group) 1 Tell what is meant by family, duty to family, and family meeting.
  2 Make a chart showing the jobs you and other family members have at home. Talk with your family about other jobs you may take on for the next two months.
  3 Inspect your home and grounds, and make a list of hazards or lack of security that you find. Correct one problem that you found and tell what you did.
  4 Explain why garbage and trash must be disposed of properly.
  5 Make a list of some things for which your family spends money. Tell how you can help your family save money.
  6 Plan your own budget for 30 days. Keep track of your daily expenses for seven days.
    And Do TWO of These:
  7 Develop a family energy-savings plan. Tell the things you did to carry it out.
  8 Tell what your family does for fun. Make a list of fun things your family might do for little cost. Do one of them with a member of your family.
  9 Learn to clean your home properly. Help do it for one month.
  10 Show that you know how to look after your cloths. Help with at least two family washes.
  11 Help plan the meals for your family for at least 1 week. Help buy food . Prepare at least three meals for your family.
  12 Take part in at least four family meetings. Show Cub Scout spirit by doing your best to play your part in the decisions that are made.

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Fitness   Do SIX of These:
(Physical Skills Group) 1 With a parent or other adult family member, complete the exercises in the pamphlet How to Protect Your Children from Child Abuse found in the front of this book.
  2 Read the meal planning information in this chapter. Plan a week of meals. Explain the kinds of meals are best for you and why.
  3 Keep a record of your daily meals and snacks for a week. Decide whether you have been eating foods that are good for you.
  4 Tell an adult member of your family four reasons why you should not use alcohol and how it could affect you.
  5 Tell an adult member of your family four reasons why you should not use alcohol and how it could affect you.
  6 Tell an adult member of your family what drugs could do to your body and how they would affect your ability to think clear.
  7 Read the booklet Don't Be Tricked by Drugs: A Deadly Game!  Discuss it with an adult and show that you understand the material.

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Forester   Do FIVE of These:
(Outdoor Group) 1 Make a map of the United States. Show the kinds of forests growing in different parts of the U.S.A. Tell what important things made of wood come from each part.
  2 Draw a picture to show the plant and tree layers of a forest in your area.
  3 Identify six forest trees. Tell what useful things come from them.
  4 Identify six forest plants that are useful to wildlife. Tell which animals use them and for what.
  5 Make a chart showing how water and minerals in the soil help a tree grow.
  6 Make a poster showing how a tree's growth rings tell its life history.
  7 Collect pieces of three kinds of wood used for building houses.
  8 Plant 20 forest tree seedlings. Care for them for a month.
  9 Describe the harm caused by wildfires. Tell how you may help prevent wildfire.
  10 Draw your own urban forestry plan for adding trees to a street, yard, or park near your home, Show what types of trees you would like to see planted.

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Geologist   Do FIVE of These:
(Outdoor Group) 1 Collect five geologic specimens that have important uses.
Page 2 Rocks and minerals are used in metals, glass, jewelry, road-building products, and fertilizer. Give examples.
  3 Make a scale of mineral hardness using things found at home. Show how to use the scale by finding the relative hardness of three samples.
  4 List some of the geologic materials used in building your home.
  5 Make a drawing that shows the cause of a volcano, a geyser, or an earthquake
  6 Explain one way in which mountains are formed.
  7 Explain what a fossil is. How is it used to tell how old a formation is? Find two examples of fossils in your area.

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Handyman Do SIX of These:
(Technology Group) 1 With proper adult supervision, wash a car.
Page 2 Help an adult change a tire on a car.
3 Replace a bulb in the taillight, turn signal, parking light, or headlight on a car.
4 Show how to check the oil level and tire pressure on a car.
5 Make a repair to a bicycle, such as tightening the chain, fixing a flat tire, or adjusting the saddle or handlebars.
6 Properly lubricate the chain and crank on a bicycle.
7 Properly inflate the tires on a bicycle.
8 Replace a light bulb in a fixture or lamp.
9 Arrange a storage area for household cleaners and materials that will be safe from small children.
10 Build a sawhorse or stool to be used around your home.
11 Mow a lawn and properly rake and dispose of the grass clippings.
12 Arrange a storage area for hand tools or lawn and garden tools.
13 Clean and properly store hand tools or lawn and garden tools in their storage area.
14 Mark hand tools or lawn and garden tools for identification.

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Naturalist   Do FOUR of These:
(Outdoor Group) 1 Keep an "insect zoo" that you have collected. You might have crickets, ants, or grasshoppers.
  2 Set up an aquarium or terrarium. Put plants and animals that you have collected in it. Keep it for at least a month.
  3 Visit a museum of natural history, nature center, or zoo with your family, den, or pack. Tell what you saw.
  4 Watch for birds in your yard, neighborhood, or town for 1 week. Identify the birds you see and write down where and when you saw them.
  5 Learn about the bird flyways closest to your home. Find out what birds use these flyways.
  6 Learn to identify poisonous plants and reptiles found in your area.
  7 Watch six wild animals (snakes, turtles, fish, birds, or mammals) in the wild. Describe the kind of place (forest, field, marsh, yard, or park) where you saw them. Tell what they were doing.
  8 Give examples of: A Producer, A consumer, and A Decomposer in the food chain of an ecosystem. One way humans have changed the balance of nature. How you can help protect the balance of nature.

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Outdoorsman   Do FIVE of These:
(Outdoor Group) 1 Show your ability to tie the following knots: Square knot, Bowline, Clove hitch, Two half hitches, Tautline hitch.
  2 Use two half hitches and a tautline hitch to pitch a tent.
  3 With your adult partner, take part in a Webelos overnighter or camp overnight with a Boy Scout troop.
  4 Help with a campout of 2 nights away from home with your family. Or go on two campouts of 1 night each with your family.
  5 With your family or Webelos den, plan and take part in an evening outdoor activity that includes a campfire.
  6 Help cook your own lunch or supper outdoors with your parents or another grownup. Clean up afterward.
  7 Know and practice the rules of outdoor fire safety.
  8 Visit your Boy Scout camp with your den.

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Readyman   Do ALL of These:
(Community Group) 1 Explain what first aid is. Tell what you should do in case of an accident.;
  2 Explain how you can get help quickly for these problems: Medical, Police, Fire, Utilities (electricity, gas, etc.) Post a list of these directions in your home.
  3 Show what to do for these "hurry cases": Serious Bleeding, Stopped Breathing, Internal Poisioning, Heart Attack.
  4 Show how to treat shock.
  5 Show first aid for the following: Cuts and scratches, Burns and scalds, Choking.
  6 Tell what steps must be taken for a safe swim with your Webelos den, pack, family, or other group. Explain the reasons for the buddy system.
    And Do TWO of These:
  7 Explain six rules of safety you should follow when driving a bicycle.
  8 Plan a home fire escape plan for your family.
  9 Explain how to use each item in a first aid kit.
  10 Tell where accidents are most likely to happen inside and around your home.
  11 Explain six rules of safety you should remember when riding in a car.
  12 Attend a first aid demonstration at a Boy Scout troop meeting, a Red Cross center, or other place.

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Scholar   Do THREE of These:
(Mental Skills Group) 1 Have a good record in attendance, behavior, and grades in school.
  2 Take an active part in a school activity or service.
  3 Discuss with your teacher or principal the value of having an education.
  4 List in writing some important things you can do now because you are going to school.
    And Do THREE of These:
  5 Trace back through history the different kinds of schools. Tell how our present public school system grew out of these early schools.
  6 Make a chart showing how your school system is run.
  7 Ask your parents and five other grown-ups these questions: a. What do you think are the best things about my school? b. What are its main problems? What do you think were the best answers? Why?
  8 List and explain some of the full-time positions in the education field.
  9 Help another student with schoolwork. Tell what you did to help.

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Scientist   Do ALL of These:
(Technology Group) 1 Read Bernoulli's Principle. Show how it works.
  2 Read Paschal's Law. Show how it works.
  3 Read Newton's First Law of Motion. Show in three different ways how inertia works.
    And Do SIX of These:
  4 Show the effects of atmospheric pressure.
  5 Show the effects of air pressure.
  6 Show the effects of water and air pressure.
  7 Build and launch a model rocket with adult supervision.
  8 Explain what causes fog. Show how this works.
  9 Explain how crystals are formed. Make some.
  10 Define balance. Show three different balancing tricks.
  11 Show in three different ways how your eyes work together.
  12 Show what is meant by an optical illusion.

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Showman   Do the requirements for only ONE of the following: Puppetry, Music, or Drama
(Mental Skills Group)    
     
Puppetry   Do FOUR Of These:
  1 Write a puppet play about one of your Webelos den activities.
  2 Make a set of fist puppets pr marionettes for the play you have written.
  3 Build a simple stage for fist puppets, shadow puppets, or marionettes.
  4 Alone or with the help of others, put on a show for your den or pack.
  5 Make a set of paper bag puppets for a barbershop quartet. With the help of three others, harmonize.
  6 There are fist, shadow, and finger puppets. There are paper bag puppets, stick puppets, and marionettes. Show their differences using ones you have made.
Music   Do FOUR Of These:
  1 Play four tunes on any band or orchestra instrument. Read these from music.
  2 Sing two songs alone or with a group.
  3 Make a collection of three or more records. Tell what you like about each one.
  4 Tell what folk music is. Hum, sing, or play a folk tune on a musical instrument.
  5 Name three American composers. Name the most famous work of each.
  6 Draw a staff. Draw on it a clef, sharp, flat, natural, note, and rest. Tell what each is used for.
  7 Show by beating or playing the difference between 2/4, 3/4, and 4/4 time.
Drama   Do FOUR Of These:
  1 Give a monologue on a patriotic, humorous, or holiday subject.
  2 Attend a play. Describe the story. Tell what you liked about it.
  3 Read a play. Make a model stage setting for one of the acts.
  4 Write, put on, and take part in a one-act play.;
  5 Make a list of stage directions. Tell what they mean.
  6 Describe a theater-in-the-round. What are its good and bad points?
  7 Tell the difference between an opera and a light opera. Tell how a musical and a dramatic play are different.
  8 Read a story about Shakespeare. Draw a picture of his theater.

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Sportsman   Do ALL of These:
(Physical Skills Group) 1 Show the signals used by officials in one of the following sports: football, basketball, baseball, soccer, or hockey.
  2 Explain what good sportsmanship means.
  3 While a Webelos Scout, earn two of the Cub Scout Sports belt loops for individual sports (archery, badminton, bicycling, bowling, fishing, golf, gymnastics, marbles, physical fitness, skating, skiing, swimming, table tennis, tennis).
  4 While a Webelos Scout, earn two of the Cub Scout Sports belt loops for team sports (baseball, basketball, soccer, softball, ultimate, volleyball).

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Traveler   Do FIVE of These:
(Mental Skills Group) 1 Get a map or timetable from a railroad, bus line, or airline. The line should serve the place where you live. Look up some places it goes.;
  2 Use timetables to plan a trip from your home to a city in another state by railroad, bus, or airline.
  3 With your parents or guardian, take a trip to someplace that interests you. Go by bus, boat, train, or plane.
  4 Find out what it costs per mile to travel by bus, railroad, or plane.
  5 List four nearby trips you would like to take with your parent or guardian. Lay out the trips on a highway map. Using the map, act as navigator on one of these trips. It should be at least 25 miles long and have six or more turns.
  6 Pack a suitcase for a trip.
  7 Check the first aid kit in the family car.

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