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Summer Scouts
From pins to badges, scouts of all ages can choose their adventures in a week of scouting fun. You can complete
ALL of the requirements to earn your badges, including finding out about cool science and engineering careers. Scout programs are age-appropriate with the following approximate ages:
and Scouts (6-8),
(8-11) and (11+).
Scout programs are from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. Scouts can sign up for Before Camp and After Camp along with Xplorations campers.
CLICK FOR A SUMMER CLASS FLYER TO SHARE WITH YOUR FRIENDS.
Priority Registration for HMNS Members!
Through March 30: All Levels of Members
Monday, March 31: General Public
Boy Scout Merit Badge Adventures - featuring 18 different badges
The EnvironmentEnvironmental Science and Insect Study Merit Badges
Conduct experiments and do research while you earn the Environmental Science merit badge. Visit behind the scenes at the Cockrell Butterfly Center to learn more about insects and about
maintaining a unique environment.
Location: HMNS Scout Room
Dates: June 8-12 SOLD OUT! and July 13-17
Cost: $170 members / $190 non-members
Click here for registration information, then click
here to purchase.
Light! Sound! Action!Cinematography and Radio Merit Badges
It’s time to write, direct, act, and record your own original mini-feature film and take home your original DVD. Then create your own 30-minute radio show and record it on CD. Visit TV
and Radio stations to complete your badge requirements.
Location: HMNS Challenger Center
Dates: July 13-17 and August 10-14 SOLD OUT!
Cost: $180 members / $200 non-members
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here to purchase.
By Air, Sea and RailAviation, Railroading, and Oceanography Merit Badges
Oceans cover most of the planet, influencing the weather, the land, and the air – learn what’s in the sea and on the ocean floor. Discover how a plane flies and how to plot your course, build a
model airplane and participate in an air show competition. Take a trip downtown on Houston’s light rail and go on a full-day excursion to Galveston to visit the Lone Star Flight Museum, the Railroad
Museum, and the research headquarters for the Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary. Earn all requirements for these 3 badges in a jam-packed week on the move!
Location: HMNS Challenger Center
Dates: June 22-26 SOLD OUT! and August 3-7 SOLD OUT!
Cost: $190 members / $210 non-members
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here to purchase.
What's Up!Space Exploration, Astronomy, and Weather Merit Badges
Learn about astronauts, the history of NASA and how to design a colony on another planet. Investigate the stars and other celestial bodies in the Burke Baker Planetarium to find out how astronomers study
the universe. Build your own model rocket for a Fourth of July Rocket launch. While earning the Weather merit badge, you’ll discover the forces that create extreme thunderstorms, tornadoes, and hurricanes,
plus visit the Weather Museum. Click for Astronomy prerequisite work.
Location: HMNS Challenger Center
Dates: June 29 – July 3
Cost: $170 members / $190 non-members
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here to purchase.
Power PlusNuclear Science, Electricity, and Engineering Merit Badges
Engineers turn ideas into reality, designing all sorts of things from tiny batteries to supertankers. Learn the basic theory of nuclear science, the biological effects and
hazards of radiation exposure and the beneficial uses of radioactive elements. Discover how to make a circuit, prepare for an emergency, and perform an
electrical home safety inspection.
Location: HMNS Scout Room
Dates: June 15-19 and July 20-24 SOLD OUT!
Cost: $170 members / $190 non-members
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here to purchase.
Computer Craft Graphic Arts and Computers Merit Badges
Discover how computers work, what they can do for you and the history of computing as you learn how to use different programs. Create your own designs and go behind the scenes to see how the Museum uses graphic arts for the exhibits. In this fast-paced course, you will earn two merit badges and become a computer whiz!
Location: Challenger Center
Dates: June 8-12, July 6-10, and July 20-24
Cost: $170 members / $190 non-members
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here to purchase.
*NEW* All About Me!Genealogy, Fingerprinting, and Photography Merit Badges
Discover all about yourself from your fingerprints to your family tree. Visit the Clayton Genealogy Library to see all the different records, find out what makes your fingerprints unique, and use a digital camera
to make a display of all your favorite places, people, and things.
Location: HMNS Challenger Center
Dates: July 27-31
Cost: $170 members / $190 non-members
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here to purchase.
Webelos Scouting Adventures
Webelos Super Science
Learn the history of science, how to conduct experiments, and how to design and build devices like a catapult. Experiment with the world around you, collect bugs, tour Museum halls, and make a fossil
collection as you earn the Scientist, Engineer, Naturalist, Forester, and Geologist Pins.
Dates: June 1-5, June 22-26, July 6-10, and July 27-31
Cost: $170 members / $190 non-members
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here to purchase.
Cub Scouts and Brownie Girl Scouts Adventures
Cub and Brownies Rocket Science
Become a rocket scientist and discover what makes a rocket go. Experiment with how a rocket engine works and build lots of different rockets to see how high they will go. Go on a mission to Mars in the
Challenger Center to see what it would be like to be an astronaut in outer space. Cubs will earn the Astronomy Belt Loop and Pin while Brownie Girl Scouts earn the Space Explorer Try-It as you learn about our solar system.
Location: HMNS Scout Room
Dates: June 29-July 3 and August 10-14
Cost: $170 members / $190 non-members
Click here for registration information, then click
here to purchase.
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