American Cultures
Merit Badge Workbook
This Scoutmaster Bucky Merit Badge Workbook is based off the 2020 Scouts BSA Requirements.
Type your work on this page or download the American Cultures
Workbook PDF.
Consider also using the American Cultures merit badge class preparation page for clarification and expections when participating in a Scoutmaster Bucky merit badge opportunity (online or in-person).
https://scoutmasterbucky.com/merit-badges/american-cultures/
Scout's Name:
CHOOSE THREE GROUPS THAT HAVE DIFFERENT RACIAL, CULTURAL, NATIONAL, OR ETHNIC BACKGROUNDS, ONE OF WHICH COMES FROM YOUR OWN BACKGROUND. USE THESE GROUPS TO MEET REQUIREMENTS 1, 2, AND 3
Group #1:
Group #2:
Group #3:
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Do TWO of the following (1a, 1b, 1c, 1d, or 1e) for requirement 1, Choosing a different group for each.
Requirement 1a: Go to a festival, celebration, or other event identified with one of the groups. Report on what you see and learn.
Group:
Event and Location:
Date:
Notes:
Requirement 1b: Go to a place of worship, school, or other institution identified with one of the groups. Report on what you see and learn.
Group:
Place and Location:
Date:
Notes:
Requirement 1c: Talk with a person from one of the groups about the heritage and traditions of the group. Report on what you learn.
Group:
Person's Name and Position / Title (if applicable):
Date:
Notes:
Requirement 1d: Learn a song, dance, poem, or story that is traditional to one group, and teach it to a group of your friends.
Group:
Song / Dance / Poem / Story:
Date:
Notes:
Requirement 1e: Go to a library or museum to see a program or exhibit featuring one group's traditions. Report on what you see and learn.
Group:
Place and Location:
Date:
Notes:
Requirement 2: Imagine that one of the groups had always lived alone in a city or country to which no other groups ever came. Tell what you think the city or country might be like today.
Group:
Notes:
Requirement 2: Now tell what you think it might be like if the three groups you chose lived there at the same time.
Notes:
Requirement 3: Tell about some differences between the religions and social customs of the three groups.
Requirement 3: Tell about some ideas or ways of doing things that are similar in the three groups.
Requirement 4: Tell about a contribution made to our country by three different people, each from a different racial, ethnic, or religious background.
Person #1
Name:
Group:
Notes:
Person #2
Name:
Group:
Notes:
Person #3
Name:
Group:
Notes:
Requirement 5: Give a talk to your Scout unit or class at school on how people from different groups have gotten along together. Lead a discussion on what can be done to help various groups understand one another better.
Place and Location:
Date:
Scout Leader / Teacher / Adult Name
Phone
Scout Leader / Teacher / Adult Signature
Date
Confirmed
