STEM University SIUC Boy Scout College

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1 STEM University SIUC Boy Scout College Event Contacts Name Title Phone Sarah Hines STEM Executive sarah.hines@scouting.org Tom Kroenung Director of STEM Programs thomas.kroenung@scouting.org Registration opens January 02, 2018 Visit to register GREATER SAINT LOUIS AREA COUNCIL

2 SIUC100 Stem U SIUC (Scheduled Classes) Astronomy In learning about astronomy, Scouts study how activities in space affect our own planet and bear witness to the wonders of the night sky: the nebulae, or giant clouds of gas and dust where new stars are born; old stars dying and exploding; meteor showers and shooting stars; the moon, planets, and a dazzling array of stars. Prerequisites: 1a-c Contact Bob Baer: rbaer@physics.siu.edu NOTE: Prereqs: 1 a-c Contact: Bob Baer rbaer@physics.siu.edu SIUC101 Automotive Maintenance Modern automobiles are important to many aspects of American life. Those who service automobiles must understand each principle, and how these principles interact to provide smooth, efficient performance. Owners of cars also benefit by understanding how their vehicles operate. This enables them to understand why certain periodic maintenance is required to keep their vehicles in tip-top shape. Prerequisites: Written sections should be completed (Contact David Gilbert: dwgilb@siu.edu) **Merit Badge will be held at the SIU Transportation Education Center** NOTE: Prereqs: Written sections should be completed Contact: David Gilbert dwgilb@siu.edu **Class held at SIU Transportation Education Center** SIUC102 Aviation For most of history, people have dreamed of flying, imagining how it would feel to soar through the sky like an eagle or hover in midair like a hummingbird, to float on unseen currents, free of Earth's constant tug, able to travel great distances and to rise above any obstacle. Today, through aviation, we can not only join the birds but also fly farther, faster, and higher than they ever could. Maximum number of participants: 30 Prerequisites: Contact Jeff Hayes at jflyer@siu.edu **Merit Badge will be held at the SIU Transportation Education Center** NOTE: Prereqs: Contact Jeff Hayes Contact: Jeff Hayes jflyer@siu.edu **Class held at SIU Transportation Education Center** SIUC103 Chemistry Chemistry explores how substances react with each other, how they change, how certain forces connect molecules, and how molecules are made are all parts of chemistry. Stretch your imagination to envision molecules that cannot be seen - but can be proven to exist - and you become a chemist. Maximum number of participants: 10 Prerequisites: 4a (Contact Mary Kinsel: mkinsel@chem.siu.edu) NOTE: Prereqs: 4a Contact: Mary Kinsel mkinsel@chem.siu.edu Page 2

3 SIUC104 First Aid First aid - caring for injured or ill persons until they can receive professional medical care - is an important skill for every Scout. With some knowledge of first aid, a Scout can provide immediate care and help to someone who is hurt or who becomes ill. First aid can help prevent infection and serious loss of blood. It could even save a limb or a life. Maximum number of participants: 25 Prerequisites: 2d, Scouts should bring their personal First Aid Kits NOTE: Prereqs: 2d - Scouts should bring their personal First Aid Kits Contact: Joe Shubert jschubert73.js@gmail.com SIUC105 Geology Geology is the study of Earth. It includes the study of materials that make up Earth, the processes that change it, and the history of how things happened, including human civilization, which depends on natural materials for existence. Maximum number of participants: 20 Prerequisites: 1, 2 Contacts: Dakota Lindsey Dakota.lindsey@siu.edu; Zachariah Seaman Zachariah.seaman@siu.edu SIUC106 Mining in Society Mining has been an important part of our nation since the 19th century. Today, the industry employes 3 million Americans, directly and indirectly, and is a major contributor to the global mining landscape. This merit badge covers the history of mining, explores the status of mining in the 21st century, introduces Scouts to modern mining careers, and explores the all-important topic of mining safety. Maximum number of participants: 20 Contacts: Joe Hirschi jhirschi@siu.edu; Ben Hornsey hornseybenjamin@siu. edu; Michael Vollmer volmsy25@siu.edu Notes: Scouts must also plan to attend a mine tour on Saturday March 3, 2018 to complete this Merit Badge. SIUC107 Photography Beyond capturing family memories, photography offers a chance to be creative. Many photographers use photography to express their creativity, using lighting, composition, depth, color, and content to make their photographs into more than snapshots. Good photographs tell us about a person, a news event, a product, a place, a scientific breakthrough, an endangered animal, or a time in history. Maximum number of participants: 5 Prerequisites: Contact Steve Buhman:sobuhman@gmail.com NOTE: Prereqs: Contact Steve Buhman Contacts: Steve Buhman sobuhman@gmail.com SIUC108 Weather Meteorology is the study of Earth's atmosphere and its weather and the ways in which temperature, wind, and moisture act together in the environment. In addition to learning how everyday weather is predicted, Scouts can learn about extreme weather such as thunderstorms, tornadoes, and hurricanes, and how to stay safe. Prerequisites: 9a OR 9b Contact Andrew Wood:wood@plant.siu.edu NOTE: Prereqs: 9a OR 9b Contacts: Andrew Wood wood@plant.siu.edu Page 3

4 SIUC109 Science NOVA Shoot This module is designed to help you explore how science affects your life each day. Maximum number of participants: 10 Prerequisites: 1 & 2 Contact: Lee Elliott leeaelli@siu.edu SIUC110 Technology NOVA Start your Engines This module is designed to help you explore how technology affects your life each day. Prerequisites: 1 & 2 Contact David Williams:dtw322@siu.edu Contact: David Williams dtw322@siu.edu SIUC112 Mathematics NOVA Designed to Crunch This module is designed to help you explore how math affects your life each day. Prerequisites: 1 & 2 *Scouts should bring their own electronic calculator Contact: Marrisa Battaglia mbattaglia@siu.edu **Scouts should bring their own electronic calculator** SIUC113 Pottery The Pottery merit badge provides an introduction to pottery making, enabling Scouts to gain skill and understanding from actually creating pottery. Completing the requirements will include hands-on production of a work of art, from start to finish. Additional Fee: $6.00 Maximum number of participants: 7 Prerequisites: Contact Ron Dunkel at rdunkel@siu.edu **Merit Badge will be held in the SIU Craft Center. There will be a $6 additional fee. NOTE: Prereqs: Contact Ron Dunkel Contact: Ron Dunkel rdunkel@siu.edu **Held in the SIU Craft Center. There will be a $6 additional fee** SIUC114 Sculpture This merit badge introduces Scouts to sculpture, an art form that allows an artist to express what he sees and feels by using these three dimensions by shaping materials such as clay, stone, metal, and wood. Additional Fee: $5.00 Maximum number of participants: 7 Prerequisites: 2b or 2c **Merit Badge will be held in the SIU Craft Center. There will be a $5 additional fee. NOTE: Prereqs: 2b or 2c Contact: Ron Dunkel rdunkel@siu.edu **Held in the SIU Craft Center. There will be a $5 additional fee** Page 4

5 SIUC115 Signs, Signals and Codes Believe it or not, there were ways to communicate before Facebook and text messages. The brand-new Signs, Signals and Codes merit badge covers most of them. When you earn this badge, you'll study the nonverbal ways we communicate, including emergency signaling, Morse code, American Sign Language, braille, trail signs, sports officiating hand signals, traffic signs, secret codes and more. It even covers emoticons. Maximum number of participants: 10 Prerequisites: 4b, 5b, 7, 9, 9c, 10 Contact Scot Keene at NOTE: Prereqs: 4b, 5b, 7, 9, 9c, 10 Contacts: Scot Keene SIUC116 Chess Chess builds critical thinking, forward thinking, and proper sportsmanship in young people. Prerequisites: none Contact: Robert Tolnai SIUC117 Fingerprinting In earning the Fingerprinting merit badge, Scouts will learn about and use an important technique that is used by law enforcement officers, along with other materials like matching dental records and DNA sampling, to help identify amnesia victims, missing persons, abducted children, and others. Prerequisites: Contact Connie Adams at NOTE: Prereqs: Contact Connie Adams Contact: Connie Adams SIUC118 Pulp and Paper Here's an astonishing number to digest. Each person in the United States uses about 700 pounds of paper each year. Paper is everywhere in our lives. Every year in the United States, more than 2 billion individual books, 24 billion newspapers, and 350 million magazines are published on paper. Prerequisites: Contact Connie Adams at si.sciencecenter@gmail.com NOTE: Prereqs: Contact Connie Adams Contact: Connie Adams si.sciencecenter@gmail.com SIUC119 Radio Radio is a way to send information, or communications, from one place to another. Broadcasting includes both one-way radio (a person hears the information but can't reply) as well as two-way radio (where the same person can both receive and send messages). Prerequisites: 3, 5b, 5d, 9 NOTE: Prereqs: 3, 5b, 5d, 9 Contact: Rod Sievers rsievers@siu.edu SIUC120 Coin Collecting Coin collecting is one of the oldest of all hobbies. Hoards of ancient coins found in excavations indicate that coins were one of the first collectibles. From earliest times, people valued coins not only as a means of trading and storing wealth, but also as miniature works of art. Page 5

6 Contact: Gene Turk SIUC121 Horsemanship In addition to learning how to safely ride and care for horses, Scouts who earn this merit badge will gain an understanding of the instincts and behaviors of horses and humane and effective methods for training horses. Additional Fee: $60.00 Prerequisites: Form must be completed and Liability Waiver must be signed **Merit Badge will be held at the Giant City Stables. There will be a $60 additional fee for this class.** NOTE: Prereqs: Form must be completed and Liability Waiver must be signed Contact:Carolyn Katzman ckatzman@siu.edu Notes: Merit Badge will be held at the Giant City Stables. There will be a $60 additional fee for this MB. SIUC122 Programming Programming Merit Badge. Maximum number of participants: 16 **Merit Badge will be held at the SIU Transportation Education Center** Contacts: Don Morris dmorris@siu.edu Notes: Merit Badge will be held at the SIU Transportation Education Center SIUC123 Metalwork Scouts will begin their work on this merit badge by learning about the properties of metal, how to use simple metalworking tools, and the basic metalworking techniques. Then they will practice using these tools and techniques before concentrating on the more intricate skills of one of four metalworking options. Additional Fee: $5.00 Maximum number of participants: 8 **Merit Badge will be held in the SIU Craft Center. There will be a $5 additional fee for this MB. Option 2 "Silversmith" will be completed in this workshop. NOTE: Prereqs: None Contact: Ron Dunkel rdunkel@siu.edu **Held in the SIU Craft Center. There will be a $5 additional charge. Option 2 "Silversmith" will be completed in this workshop. SIUC124 Robotics Earning the Robotics merit badge requires a Scout to understand how robots move (actuators), sense the environment (sensors), and understand what to do (programming); he should demonstrate robot design in building a robot. You should help ensure that the Scout has sufficiently explored the field of robotics to understand what it is about, and to discover whether this may be a field of interest for him as a career. Maximum number of participants: 6 Prerequisites: 6 **Scouts must be at least 12 years old to participate in this Merit Badge. NOTE: Prereqs: 6 Contact: Lincoln Kinley lincoln.kinley@siu.edu Page 6

7 **Scouts must be at least 12 years old to participate in this MB. Page 7