Space Jamboree

Electricity

12:00 pm - 01:45 pm | 11 / 15 seats taken |

Description

Learn why electricity plays a significant role in the economy and how energy consumption impacts our daily lives with the Electricity Merit badge. Scouts will demonstrate how to respond to electrical emergencies, explain how a fuse blows or a circuit breaker trips, and complete an electrical home safety inspection. The Electricity Merit Badge is an excellent opportunity for Scouts to learn how to read an electric meter and determine their household’s energy cost from meter readings.

Prerequisites

2.  You can download a workbook to do the home safety inspection here:  https://www.usscouts.org/mb/worksheets/electricity.pdf
3. Make an electro magnet (nail, wrap wire on it, hook a battery up; see the merit badge pamphlet.
7. Floor plan

Create a free personal TinkerCad account:  https://www.tinkercad.com/join     We will be doing circuits in TinkerCad.  Having a laptop with a 2nd monitor would be awesome but not needed.
11.  Career research to talk about in class.

Instructors

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