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Scouts at Sugar Land
Scouts, earn your next merit badge, belt loop or pin with a little help from HMNS at Sugar Land! We offer classes for Boy Scouts, Webelos, Cub Scouts and Brownies.
Learn about Scout classes offered at HMNS in the Museum District and at the George Observatory.
Please contact the Scout Program Coordinator at scouts@hmns.org if you have any questions.
Each class is intended to fulfill the badge or pin requirements as outlined by Boy Scouts of America.
Boy Scouts Archeology Merit Badge
Learn the basics of archeology and examine native cultures, then be ready to get dirty as you go digging with archeologists on a real historical dig site and learn about the culture of the early Houston area.
Please Note: This class meets at HMNS at Sugar Land, then moves to the dig site at the George Ranch at 10 a.m. Scouts will need to be transported between locations by their chaperones. Adults must stay on site.
Date: February 20, 2010: 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. Sold Out!
May 22, 2010: 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. - New session added due to popular demand!
Cost: $30 per child
Lunch: Please bring a sack lunch.
Before purchasing the class, review the here for class locations and prerequisite work. Scouts should wear comfortable outdoor clothes, not “class A” uniforms.
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Boy Scouts Chemistry Merit Badge
Make strange things happen to everyday household items while learning about analytical chemistry, biochemistry, organic chemistry, physical chemistry, and pollution. See how chemical reactions occur all the time in your everyday life.
Date: March 27, 2010: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Cost: $25 per child
Lunch: Please bring a sack lunch.
All requirements will be completed within the class – no outside work is required. Scouts should wear “class A” uniforms.
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Spring Break Merit Badges
Electricity and Nuclear Science
Monday, March 15 - Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Sold Out!
For Spring Break 2010, HMNS is offering two Boy Scout Merit Badges in one class: Electricity and Nuclear Science.
The Nuclear Science Merit Badge will teach the scouts basic nuclear theory, the biological effects and hazards of radiation exposure, the beneficial uses of radioactive elements and how a chain reaction is started and maintained. They will also build a model of a nuclear reactor and explain how it works, and describe how radon can be detected in your home.
For the Electricity Badge, scouts will learn basic electrical theory, along with first aid, emergency procedures, and how to conduct an electrical home safety inspection. They will also learn how electric motors work, and how to read your home’s electric meter.
Outside work is required before the class. Click here for the online worksheet.
Cost: $75.00 per child
Dates: March 15-17. All three days are required.
Time: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily.
Lunch: Bring a sack lunch.
Sold Out!
Earn your Environmental Science Merit Badge over Spring Break at HMNS in the Museum District.
Webelos Engineer Activity Pin
Engineers designed your school bus, the cars on the road, the road itself, and the bridges you cross. They designed all the different kinds of computers you see at school, in offices, and at home. Airplanes, cars, and space stations are also designed by engineers.
When you earn this badge, you can work on engineering projects such as bridge models and catapults.
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January 30, 2010: 9:30 - 11:30 a.m. or 12:30 - 2:30 p.m.
May 15, 2010: 9:30 - 11:30 a.m.
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| Cost: | $15 per Member child, $20 per non-member child |
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Webelos Geologist Activity Pin
Geologists investigate the history of the Earth by studying rock formations, from high on mountain peaks to deep within the Earth's crust. They are interested in learning how our planet was made. These scientists also investigate earthquakes, volcanoes, and geysers. They know about the uses of rocks and minerals. Some geologists search for mineral deposits such as gold, diamonds, coal, and oil.
While earning this pin, you'll use HMNS at Sugar Land’s resources to discover how the Earth was formed and what it contains. You'll investigate fossils and what they can tell us about our planet as it was millions of years ago.
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March 27, 2010: 9:30 - 11:30 a.m. or 12:30 - 2:30 p.m.
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| Cost: | $15 per Member child, $20 per non-member child |
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Webelos Naturalist Activity Pin
Earn your Naturalist Pin at HMNS at Sugar Land. Create your own terrarium, learn to identify poisonous plants and animals that live in your area, visit the bugs that live at HMNS at Sugar Land, and much more as you earn your activity pin.
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March 27, 2010: 9:30 - 11:30 a.m. or 12:30 - 2:30 p.m.
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| Cost: | $15 per Member child, $20 per non-member child |
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Webelos Scientist Activity Pin
The laws of nature explain much about our world and the universe around us. When you earn the Scientist Activity Pin, you'll use HMNS at Sugar Land exhibits and resources to conduct scientific experiments and test some famous scientific laws. You'll explore ideas about how airplanes fly and the way changes in atmospheric pressure can move objects. You'll also experience the strange tricks your eyes and your brain can play on you.
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January 30, 2010: 9:30 - 11:30 a.m. or 12:30 - 2:30 p.m.
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| Cost: | $15 per Member child, $20 per non-member child |
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Cub Scouts Astronomy Belt Loop and Pin
Earn your Astronomy Belt Loop and Pin by doing crafts and activities to learn about telescopes, the moon, stars, our solar system, and more. Then take a guided tour though the night sky with our resident astronomer and watch a special double-feature show.
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May 15, 2010: 9:30 - 11:30 a.m.
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Cost: $15 per Member child, $20 per non-member child
Click to purchase this class. A ticket must be purchased for all adults as well as children.
Cub Scouts Geology Belt Loop and Pin
Fossils, rocks, minerals, volcanoes, landscapes, crystals, and caves - its all part of the world around you. Build a rock box for your very own collection of rocks, monerals and fossils, all of which you can take home. Check out some of the coolest geodes you’ll ever see.
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May 15, 2010: 12:30 - 2:30 p.m. |
Cost: $15 per Member child, $20 per non-member child
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Cub Scouts Science Belt Loop and Pin
Explore the worlds of physics, chemistry, biology, and astronomy. Learn how scientists do their jobs by doing activities and experiments with pop rockets, plants, atoms, machines, and more.
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February 20, 2010: 9:30 - 11:30 a.m. or 12:30 - 2:30 p.m. |
Cost: $15 per Member child, $20 per non-member child
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Cub Scouts Weather Belt Loop and Pin
Learn about weather from the everyday to the dangerous. Build a working weather station with a barometer and a thermometer to take home. Learn how its different components can help you so you can make your own forecast. Discover what causes the weather in our area from tornadoes to hurricanes.
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February 20, 2010: 9:30 - 11:30 a.m. or 12:30 - 2:30 p.m. |
Cost: $15 per Member child, $20 per non-member child
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Brownies Space Explorer Try It!
Take a guided tour through the night sky with our resident astronomer, and watch a special double-feature show while you earn your Space Explorer Try-It! Learn about constellations and phases of the moon. Make and take home a constellation projector, star map, sun dial and paper doll astronauts.
Date: May 15, 2010: 12:30 - 2:30 p.m.
Cost: $15 per Member child, $20 per non-member child
Click to purchase this class on-line.
This class is also offered at HMNS in the Museum District. Learn more.
Boy Scouts of America Service Mark and badge images used by permission of the Sam Houston Area Council Boy Scouts of America.
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