Cub Scout Astronomy
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with cross-references for related Cub Scout Tiger, Wolf, Bear, and Webelos requirements.
![]() | The Cub Scout Astronomy Belt Loop is an option for the Webelos Scientist activity badge. |
![]() | The Cub Scout Astronomy belt loop and pin help prepare Cub Scouts and Webelos Scouts for the Boy Scout Astronomy merit badge. |
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Cub Scout Astronomy requirements | ![]() | ||
Belt Loop RequirementsComplete these three requirements:
Academics Pin RequirementsEarn the Astronomy belt loop, and complete five of the following requirements:
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Notes
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- Earning the Cub Scout Astronomy Belt Loop while a Webelos Scout is requirement 8 of the Webelos Scholar Activity Badge.
Requirement resources
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- Cub Scout Astronomy Belt Loop
1. Binoculars basics - Telescope types and instruments – Telescopes & Types - Astronomy for kids
2. Planet location and visibility by month - Solar System with planet links - Details on the planets
3. Astronomy for Kids Glossary - Eclipses, moon phases, Milky Way, etc. - Caltech Space Glossary - Big Dipper - Milky Way - Moon phases, surface, moon phase video, etc. - Sun
- Cub Scout Astronomy Pin
1. How Telescopes Work
2. Constellations – Zodiac Constellations - Constellation Chart for any date, time, and location
3. How to use a telescope
4. How to find the north star.
5. Career opportunities in astronomy - Careers in Astronomy
6. Planetarium – Astronomical Observatory
7. Kinds of Stars - Life cycles of a star
8. Early space missions
9. Space current events
10. All about the moon
11. Famous astronomers
12. See #6 above. See the Cub Scout Astronomy Workbook for a US map to use.
Related awards
- Tiger Cub Scout
- Tiger Cub Electives
- Tiger Cub Elective 14 could be met by completing Cub Scout Astronomy Pin requirement 8 or 9
- Wolf Achievement 10f. could be met while completing Cub Scout Astronomy Pin Requirement 6
- Wolf Electives
- Wolf Elective 6b. could be met while completing Cub Scout Astronomy Pin Requirements 8 or 11
- Wolf Elective 12f. could be met while completing Cub Scout Astronomy Belt Loop Requirement 2 or Cub Scout Astronomy Pin requirements 1, 7, or 10
- Bear Cub Scout
- Bear Electives
- Bear Elective 1a. could be met while completing Cub Scout Astronomy Pin requirement 2
- Bear Elective 1c. could be met by completing Cub Scout Astronomy Pin requirement 6
- Bear Elective 9a. could be met while completing Cub Scout Astronomy Belt Loop Requirement 2 or Cub Scout Astronomy Pin requirements 1, 7, or 10
- Scientist Activity Badge requirement 14 (earn the Astronomy Belt Loop while a Webelos Scout)
- Artist Activity Badge requirements 7, 8, or 9
- Cub Scout Science Pin requirement 10 is similar to Cub Scout Astronomy Belt Loop requirement 2
- Science Award Links
Science-related awards
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- Outdoor Skills Awards
See also
![]() | This program was discontinued in May, 2015. Academics Art · Astronomy · Chess · Citizenship · Collecting · Communicating · Computers · Disability Awareness · Geography · Family Travel · Geology · Good Manners · Heritages · Language and Culture · Map and Compass · Mathematics · Music · Nutrition · Pet Care · Photography · Reading and Writing · Science · Video Games · Weather · Wildlife Conservation Sports Archery · Badminton · Baseball · Basketball · BB-Gun Shooting · Bicycling · Bowling · Fishing · Flag Football · Golf · Gymnastics · Hiking · Hockey · Horseback Riding · Ice Skating · Kickball · Marbles · Physical Fitness · Roller Skating · Skateboarding · Snow Ski and Board Sports · Soccer · Softball · Swimming · Table Tennis · Tennis · Ultimate · Volleyball | ![]() |
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External links
- How Telescopes Work
- NASA Kids' Club
- Want to work at NASA?
- The Stars @ EnchantedLearning
- Planet Locations
- Constellations
- Night sky
- Details on the planets
- Astronomical League
- Astronomy Watch
- NASA
- National Optical Astronomy Observatory
- National Radio Astronomy Observatory
- The Planetary Society
- Sky Maps
- Space Telescope Science Institute
- Sky & Telescope
- Space.com
- SpaceWander.com
- SpaceWeather.com
- AllEnergyAndMatter.com