ADVANCED MERIT: NATURE STUDY
Completed ___/___/___ 
 1.  Select for study one typical wildlife community (a forest, prairie, marsh,
     desert, mountain top, etc.) near your home.  Take a hike, making notes about the
     trees, plants, animals, birds, insects, etc., that you see.  Explain how to 
     identify each of these.

     (Attach to this worksheet)

     ___/___/___  ___________________________________________  Commander's Signature  


 2.  Be able to locate the Big Dipper, the Little Dipper, the North Star, and one
     other constellation.

     Other Constellation: __________________________________________________________

     ___/___/___  ___________________________________________  Commander's Signature  


 3.  Explain the legend about 1 of the constellations from item 2.

     (Attach to this worksheet)

     ___/___/___  ___________________________________________  Commander's Signature  


 4.  Do one of the following:

     a. ___  Make an indoor desert garden or woodland terrarium, using 5 plants.

     1)  __________________________________   2)  __________________________________

     3)  __________________________________   4)  __________________________________

     5)  __________________________________

     b. ___  Or make an aquarium and keep 3 species of fish in it.

     1)  __________________________________   2)  __________________________________

     3)  __________________________________

     ___/___/___  ___________________________________________  Commander's Signature  


 5.  Do any 10 of the following:

     a. ___  Collect and identify leaves from 10 kinds of desert trees or plants such
             as, cactus, yucca, etc.

     1)  __________________________________   2)  __________________________________

     3)  __________________________________   4)  __________________________________

     5)  __________________________________   6)  __________________________________

     7)  __________________________________   8)  __________________________________

     9)  __________________________________  10)  __________________________________

     ___/___/___  ___________________________________________  Commander's Signature  




     b. ___  Collect and Identify a sample of the seed or fruit of 10 kinds of trees.

     1)  __________________________________   2)  __________________________________

     3)  __________________________________   4)  __________________________________

     5)  __________________________________   6)  __________________________________

     7)  __________________________________   8)  __________________________________

     9)  __________________________________  10)  __________________________________

     ___/___/___  ___________________________________________  Commander's Signature  

     c. ___  Collect and Identify six kinds of wood.

     1)  _____________________  2)  _____________________  3)  _____________________  

     4)  _____________________  5)  _____________________  6)  _____________________  

     ___/___/___  ___________________________________________  Commander's Signature  

     d. ___  Catch and Identify three kinds of fish.

     1)  _____________________  2)  _____________________  3)  _____________________  

     ___/___/___  ___________________________________________  Commander's Signature  

     e. ___  Be able to name and identify five types of frogs or five kinds of reptiles
             using live specimens, or pictures.

     1)  __________________________________   2)  __________________________________

     3)  __________________________________   4)  __________________________________

     5)  __________________________________

     ___/___/___  ___________________________________________  Commander's Signature  

     f. ___  Take a bird hike and count the number of birds you see and hear, and the 
             number of nests you see.

     Birds seen: __________   Birds Heard: __________   Number of Nests: __________

     ___/___/___  ___________________________________________  Commander's Signature  

     g. ___  Recognize in the field 5 wild animal signs: tracks, dens, sightings, etc.

     1)  __________________________________   2)  __________________________________

     3)  __________________________________   4)  __________________________________

     5)  __________________________________

     ___/___/___  ___________________________________________  Commander's Signature  

     j. ___  Collect at least seven varieties of flies and identify them.

     1)  __________________________________   2)  __________________________________

     3)  __________________________________   4)  __________________________________

     5)  __________________________________   6)  __________________________________

     7)  __________________________________   8)  __________________________________

     ___/___/___  ___________________________________________  Commander's Signature  

     h. ___  Collect 20 bird pictures and be able to identify each bird.

     1)  __________________________________   2)  __________________________________

     3)  __________________________________   4)  __________________________________

     5)  __________________________________   6)  __________________________________

     7)  __________________________________   8)  __________________________________

     9)  __________________________________  10)  __________________________________

    11)  __________________________________  12)  __________________________________

    13)  __________________________________  14)  __________________________________

    15)  __________________________________  16)  __________________________________

    17)  __________________________________  18)  __________________________________

    19)  __________________________________  20)  __________________________________

     (Attach to this worksheet)  

     ___/___/___  ___________________________________________  Commander's Signature  

     i. ___  Collect 10 kinds of insects and mount them.

     1)  __________________________________   2)  __________________________________

     3)  __________________________________   4)  __________________________________

     5)  __________________________________   6)  __________________________________

     7)  __________________________________   8)  __________________________________

     9)  __________________________________  10)  __________________________________

     ___/___/___  ___________________________________________  Commander's Signature  


     k. ___  Collect seven kinds of seashells.

     1)  __________________________________   2)  __________________________________

     3)  __________________________________   4)  __________________________________

     5)  __________________________________   6)  __________________________________

     7)  __________________________________

     ___/___/___  ___________________________________________  Commander's Signature  

     l. ___  Collect 10 kinds of flowers.

     1)  __________________________________   2)  __________________________________

     3)  __________________________________   4)  __________________________________

     5)  __________________________________   6)  __________________________________

     7)  __________________________________   8)  __________________________________

     9)  __________________________________  10)  __________________________________

     ___/___/___  ___________________________________________  Commander's Signature  


     m. ___  Describe how to recognize three kinds of poisonous plants such as poison
             oak and poison ivy.

     1)  Poison Oak  _______________________________________________________________

     _______________________________________________________________________________

     2)  Poison Ivy  _______________________________________________________________

     _______________________________________________________________________________
 
     3)  ________________  _________________________________________________________

     _______________________________________________________________________________

     ___/___/___  ___________________________________________  Commander's Signature  


 6.  Know the conservation pledge and show that you understand it.

     ___/___/___  ___________________________________________  Commander's Signature  


 7.  Explain what you can do to aid in conservation.

     _______________________________________________________________________________

     _______________________________________________________________________________

     _______________________________________________________________________________

     _______________________________________________________________________________

     _______________________________________________________________________________

     ___/___/___  ___________________________________________  Commander's Signature  


 8.  List 3 Bible verses showing God's concern for the things of nature.

     a.  _____________________  _____:_____   b.  _____________________  _____:_____

     c.  _____________________  _____:_____

     ___/___/___  ___________________________________________  Commander's Signature