VSC wk 3 Engineering MB Submission

VSC Engineering Merit Badge SUBMISSION

Use this form to submit your work. Each participating Scout must complete a SEPARATE form to receive credit. You do not have to complete every requirement here. You will receive credit for the requirements you do complete.
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SCOUT'S LAST NAME (as registered for the class)*
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If you completed the workbook, you may upload the file below and do not need to fill out the requirements below. If you do not submit the workbook, you can complete the questions below for requirements you did not complete during class.
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1. Select a manufactured item in your home (such as a toyor an appliance) and, under adult supervision and with theapproval of your counselor, investigate how and why itworks as it does. Find out what sort of engineering activitieswere needed to create it. Discuss with your counselor whatyou learned and how you got the information.
2. Select an engineering achievement that has had a majorimpact on society. Using resources such as the Internet(with your parent’s permission), books, and magazines,find out about the engineers who made this engineeringfeat possible, the special obstacles they had to overcome,and how this achievement has influenced the world today.Tell your counselor what you learned.

3. Explain the work of six types of engineers. Pick two of thesix and explain how their work is related.

Rows	LIST TYPE:	EXPLAIN THE WORK EACH DOES:
ENGINEER TYPE 1
ENGINEER TYPE 2
ENGINEER TYPE 3
ENGINEER TYPE 4
ENGINEER TYPE 5

4. Visit with an engineer (who may be your counselor or
parent) and do the following:

a. Discuss the work this engineer does and the tools the
engineer uses.
b. Discuss with the engineer a current project and the
engineer’s particular role in it.
c. Find out how the engineer’s work is done and how
results are achieved.
d. Ask to see the reports that the engineer writes concerning
the project.
e. Discuss with your counselor what you learned aboutengineering from this visit.

5. Do ONE of the following: (CHOOSE 1 BELOW)

a. Use the systems engineering approach to make step-by-step plans for your next campout. List alternative ideas for such items as program schedule, campsites, transportation, and costs. Tell why you made the choices you did and what improvements were made.b. Make an original design for a piece of patrol equipment. Use the systems engineering approach to help you decide how it should work and look. Draw plans for it. Show the plans to your counselor, explain why you designed it the way you did, and explain how you would make it.
5. EXPLAIN WHAT YOU LEARNED IN OPTION A.
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6. Do TWO of the following:

a. Transforming motion. Using common materials or a construction set, make a simple model that will demonstrate motion. Explain how the model uses basic mechanical elements like levers and inclined planes to demonstrate motion. Describe an example where this mechanism is used in a real product.

b. Using electricity. Make a list of 10 electrical appliances in your home. Find out approximately how much electricity each uses in one month. Learn how to find out the amount and cost of electricity used in your home during periods of light and heavy use. List five ways to conserve electricity.

c. Understanding electronics. Using an electronic device such as a mobile telephone or portable digital media player, find out how sound travels from one location to another. Explain how the device was designed for ease of use, function, and durability.

d. Using materials. Do experiments to show the differences in strength and heat conductivity in wood, metal, and plastic. Discuss with your counselor what you
have learned.

e. Converting energy. Do an experiment to show how mechanical, heat, chemical, solar, and/or electrical energy may be converted from one or more types of energy to another. Explain your results. Describe to your counselor what energy is and how energy is converted and used in your surroundings.

f. Moving people. Find out the different ways people in your community get to work. Make a study of traffic flow (number of vehicles and relative speed) in both heavy and light traffic periods. Discuss with your counselor what might be improved to make it easier for people in your community to get where they need to go.

g. Building an engineering
project. Enter a project in a
science or engineering fair or similar competition. (This requirement may be met by participation on an engineering competition project team.) Discuss with your counselor what your project demonstrates, the kinds of questions visitors to the fair asked, and how well you were able to answer their questions.
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7. Explain what it means to be a registered Professional Engineer (P.E.). Name the types of engineering work for which registration is most important.
8. Study the Engineer’s Code of Ethics. Explain how it is like the Scout Oath and Scout Law.

9. Find out about three career opportunities in engineering.Pick one and research the education, training, andexperience required for this profession. Discuss this withyour counselor, and explain why this profession mightinterest you.

I certify, on my honor as a Scout, that the answers here are my own work and completed to the best of my ability.*

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VSC Engineering Merit Badge SUBMISSION