COMPLETE REPLACEMENTS FOR EXISTING MERIT BADGE Effective:
January 1, 1998 The requirements have been completely revised
and now read as - 1. Make a timeline of the history of
environmental science in America. Identify the contribution made
by the Boy Scouts of America to environmental science. Include
dates, names of people or organizations, and important events. -
2. Define the following terms and describe the relationships
among them: population, community, ecosystem, biosphere,
symbiosis, niche, habitat, conservation, threatened species,
endangered species, extinction. - 3. Do ONE activity in EACH of
the following categories (using the activities in the merit
badge pamphlet as the bases for planning and carrying out your
projects), and record your findings: - (a) Ecology - (1) Conduct
an experiment to find out how living things respond to changes
in their environments. Discuss your observations with your
counselor. - (2) Conduct an experiment illustrating the
greenhouse effect. Keep a journal of your data