5. With your parent’s and counselor’s approval, do ONE of the following:
(a) Visit a municipal wastewater treatment facility OR a solid-waste management
operation in your community.
(i) Describe how the facility safely treats and disposes of sewage or
solid waste.
(ii) Discuss your visit and what you learned with your counselor.
(iii) Describe how sewage and solid waste should be disposed of under
wilderness camping conditions.
(b) Visit a food service facility, such as a restaurant or school cafeteria.
(i) Observe food preparation, handling, and storage. Learn how the facility keeps food from becoming contaminated.
(ii) Find out what conditions allow micro-organisms to multiply in food,
what can be done to help prevent them from growing and spreading, and
how to kill them.
(iii) Discuss the importance of using a thermometer to check
food temperatures.
(iv) Discuss your visit and what you learned with your counselor