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The IMAG offers Merit Badge Workshops –> YOUR WAY! You tell us what workshop(s) you’re interested in, and we’ll find the best date that works for your Pack or Troop! You can have a Cub Scout, Webelo or Merit Badge workshop on a weekend day, or select two workshops with a lunch break between them. We also offer a camp-out or camp-in Workshop Overnighter with an evening pizza snack and breakfast!

For questions about Scout programs, please email Amy Loveless at amy@theimag.org.

Cub Scout Workshops

All Cub Scout workshops are taught by qualified teachers and complete all requirements unless otherwise stated.

The program fee includes the workshop materials and admission to The IMAG for the participant prior to or after the workshop. Workshop fees do not include badges, belt loops, or pins.

Workshop Length: 2 hours

Workshop Cost: $14 per scout, with a minimum of 10 scouts required and a maximum of 24 scouts allowed.

Each scout or group of scouts is required to have 1 chaperone present per 10 registrants during the workshop, with a minimum of 2-deep leadership in compliance with BSA regulations. Admission is $5 per chaperone.

Webelos/Arrows of Light Enhanced Elective Adventures

These Enhanced Elective Adventures are for Webelos and Arrow of Light scouts! Designed with the transition to Scouts BSA in mind, these workshops last a little longer (2.5 hours) to account for enhanced lessons, with supplies included. All Cub Scout workshops are taught by qualified teachers and complete all requirements unless otherwise stated.

The program fee includes the workshop materials and admission to The IMAG for the participant prior to or after the workshop. Workshop fees do not include badges, belt loops, or pins.

Enhanced Workshop Length: 2.5 hours

Enhanced Workshop Cost: $16 per scout, with a minimum of 10 scouts required and a maximum of 24 scouts allowed. Each scout or group of scouts is required to have an adult present during the workshop. Each scout or group of scouts is required to have 1 chaperone present per 10 registrants during the workshop, and 2-deep leadership minimum to comply with BSA regulations. Admission is $5 per chaperone.

Boy Scout Workshops

Merit badge workshops are taught by qualified merit badge counselors. All scouts MUST bring their own worksheet and Blue Card. All pre-requisites listed with each workshop must be completed prior to the workshop.

The program fee includes the workshop materials and admission to The IMAG for the participant prior to or after the workshop. Workshop fees do not include badges.

Workshop Length: 3-4 hours

Workshop Cost: $18-$30 per scout, with a minimum of 10 scouts required and a maximum of 24 scouts allowed.

Each scout or group of scouts is required to have 1 chaperone present per 10 registrants during the workshop, with a minimum of 2-deep leadership in compliance with BSA regulations. Admission is $5 per chaperone.

Art: Pre-Reqs: #1abc, #2 & #3. Cost is $21 per scout and $5 per chaperone. Explore the elements of art and learn design principles as you create four artworks using different mediums. Design an iron-on logo that has special meaning to you. Explore virtual art gallery exhibits from around the world! http://usscouts.org/mb/worksheets/Art.pdf

Astronomy: Pre-Reqs are: 1a-d, 5c, 6c. Best done on an Overnight Camp In/Camp Out to complete Reqs 4 and # 8b. Cost is $21 per scout and $5 per chaperone. Learn about light pollution, how to read a star chart, identify planets and constellations in the night sky or on an astronomy website, what different star colors mean and more! http://usscouts.org/mb/worksheets/Astronomy.pdf

Chemistry: Pre-Reqs are: 1a-d, 2a-c, 5, 6a-d. Cost is $21 per scout and $5 per chaperone. Learn what Chemistry is, the states of matter and physical vs chemical changes as you conduct your own hands-on experiments in this interesting workshop! http://usscouts.org/mb/worksheets/Chemistry.pdf

Citizenship in the World*: Pre-Reqs are: 1, 2, 4a, 6b (1-5). Cost is $21 per scout and $5 per chaperone. Learn about types of governments in the world & how they affect each other, what is takes to be a good citizen of United States, current world events and more! http://usscouts.org/mb/worksheets/Citizenship-in-the-World.pdf

Electricity: Pre-Reqs: 2, 8, 9a-b. Cost is $21 per scout and $5 per chaperone. Learn how electricity works by building an electromagnet, buzzer and electric motor. Learn how to handle electricity-related medical emergencies. The pre-requisites include an electrical safety inspection of your home and reading your electric meter to understand your family’s electric bill! http://usscouts.org/mb/worksheets/Electricity.pdf
Special Electric Home Safety Inspection sheet: https://www.esfi.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Electrical-Fire-Safety-Checklist.pdf

Energy: Pre-Reqs: 1ab, 4ab, 8. Cost is $21 per scout and $5 per chaperone. Learn about different forms of energy, your family’s impact on available energy, different ways usable energy can be produced and which ones are non-renewable. > Scouts must do a 14-day energy audit (#4) in their home before the workshop (sample included in worksheet). They should also think about 5 examples of energy waste in their community before the workshop (#5). http://usscouts.org/mb/worksheets/Energy.pdf

Engineering: Pre-Reqs: 1, 3 ,7, 8. Cost is $21 per scout and $5 per chaperone. Learn about engineering achievements throughout history, talk with a real engineer about their work, perform experiments in transforming motion, materials strength and energy conversions and more in this interesting workshop! http://usscouts.org/mb/worksheets/Engineering.pdf

Environmental Science*: 4 hours. Pre-Reqs: 1,2,3e,3f,6. Cost is $24 per scout and $5 per chaperone. Learn about Environmental Science as you conduct a greenhouse-effect experiment, clean a mock oil spill, learn pollution prevention, discover endangered species and more in this important workshop! http://usscouts.org/mb/worksheets/Environmental-Science.pdf

Game Design: Pre-Reqs: 1, 2 [Try to think of ideas for a game you’ll design for #5] Cost is $21 per scout and $5 per chaperone. Have fun as you understand gaming better by playing a familiar game then changing the rules, designing, testing then improving your own game, and talking with a game development professional!

Geology: Pre-Reqs: 1, 4 (Bring in your rock collection if you have one!) Cost is $21 per scout and $5 per chaperone. Learn about the rock cycle and types, what makes certain rock formations on Earth and other planets, identify minerals, study the IMAG rock & fossil collections and more in this exciting workshop! http://usscouts.org/mb/worksheets/Geology.pdf

Indian Lore: Pre-Req: #1 (will also go over in the workshop). Cost is $21 per scout and $5 per chaperone. Respectfully learn about North American Indian tribes as you make items used by a tribe, study the IMAG Calusa artifacts, make a dwelling model, make & sample traditional food and tell a story with sign language and more! http://usscouts.org/mb/worksheets/Indian-Lore.pdf

Nuclear Science: Pre-Reqs: #1a-b, 2a, 8. Cost is $21 per scout and $5 per chaperone. Learn about nuclear radiation as you build an electroscope and cloud chamber, make a 3D element model, understand how & why to look for radon in our homes, and learn how nuclear energy produces electricity. http://usscouts.org/mb/worksheets/Nuclear-Science.pdf

Oceanography: Pre-Reqs: 2, 8a-> [Write a 500-word report on Oceanography. Select from the following subjects or contact counselor with an alternate idea: “How Sea Level Changes from Plate Tectonics Affected Ocean Biodiversity”, “ Plastics in the Oceans”, “How Glaciers from the Last Ice Age Affected Sea Levels” (also draw the coastline of Florida from then & now), “The Future of Food From the Ocean”, “ How Carbon Dioxide Levels Affect the Oceans”, “How Ocean Temperatures Affect Weather: Past, Present and Future Predictions”, “Are Coral Reef Ecosystems Important and What is Threatening Them”? > Report should be typed or written legibly for counselor to read! Cost is $21 per scout and $5 per chaperone. Learn about the importance of the oceans as you draw underwater topography, learn what makes up sea water, make a wave generator, and model how underwater volcanoes age! http://usscouts.org/mb/worksheets/Oceanography.pdf

Robotics: Pre-Reqs: 2 a-c, 3, 7. Cost is $21 per scout and $5 per chaperone. Learn about this important field as you discover the history of robotics and how robots work, make a ‘vibrobot’ to take home, program & test a robot with sensors and also program and race our Spheros mini robots! http://usscouts.org/mb/worksheets/Robotics.pd

Soil & Water Conservation: 4 hours. Pre-Reqs: 1, 2a, 3a, 4a, 6a. Cost is $24 per scout and $5 per chaperone. Conduct Soil experiments, examine watershed maps, recreate the hydrological cycle, test for water pollution and more! http://usscouts.org/mb/worksheets/Soil-and-Water-Conservation.pdf

Space Exploration: 4+ hours. Pre-Reqs: 1a-d, 3a-I, 8 (rockets will be built in class). Cost is $28 per scout and $5 per chaperone (each scout gets their own chemical rocket to keep). Learn about rockets and space programs in this fun workshop! Build and launch a chemical rocket, learn about space pioneers, the science behind rockets, historical space missions and design a robot mission and inhabited base for another world! http://usscouts.org/mb/worksheets/Space-Exploration.pdf

Sustainability*: 4 hours. Pre-Reqs: 1, 2 (Water) a., (Food) a., (Energy) b. or c., (Stuff) a. Cost is $24 per scout and $5 per chaperone. This important merit badge has lots of family involvement and the scout has to track several family activities for 2-4 weeks. Either this merit badge or Environmental Science is needed for Eagle. Learn the importance of conservation and stewardship of natural resources as you see how your family’s lifestyle affects the environment. You’ll learn along with your family how to take care of our planet and maybe find out some changes you’ll decide to make! http://usscouts.org/mb/worksheets/Sustainability.pdf

Weather: Pre-Reqs: 1,5,7, [10: Give a 5-min weather-safety talk to a group (Cub Pack). Make a video or sound recording and bring in or email to counselor]. Cost is $21 per scout and $5 per chaperone. Learn about meteorology, dangerous weather conditions, how human activities affect the climate, what causes seasons and discover weather-related careers as you make a weather instrument and listen to a local meteorologist! http://usscouts.org/mb/worksheets/Weather.pdf

*denotes merit badges required for Eagle Scout

More merit badge selections coming soon!

Overnight Programs

Don’t just complete a merit badge. Make it memorable! The IMAG is now offering new overnight programs for groups of 15-40 people. See behind the scenes, tour the museum, learn a new subject, and sleep with the fossils! $50 per person; Scout troops get two free adult chaperones in compliance with Scout regulations. Prices include a late-night pizza snack and breakfast the next morning.

Find out more at the page below!

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Cub Scout Workshops

Workshop Length: 2 hours

Workshop Cost: $14 per scout, with a minimum of 10 scouts required and a maximum of 24 scouts allowed.

Each scout or group of scouts is required to have 1 chaperone present per 10 registrants during the workshop, with a minimum of 2-deep leadership in compliance with BSA regulations. Admission is $5 per chaperone.

Webelos/Arrows of Light Enhanced Elective Adventures

Enhanced Workshop Length: 2.5 hours

Workshop Length: 3-4 hours

Workshop Cost: $18-$30 per scout, with a minimum of 10 scouts required and a maximum of 24 scouts allowed.

Each scout or group of scouts is required to have 1 chaperone present per 10 registrants during the workshop, with a minimum of 2-deep leadership in compliance with BSA regulations. Admission is $5 per chaperone.

Overnight Programs

Membership

Become a Member!

Scouts BSA & Cub Scout Workshop Request Form

Caloosahatchee Fossil Hunt Exhibit

Science on a Sphere (SOS)

Aquaponics

Exhibit Hall

Connect With IMAG

Phone

Address

Hours

Learn

Scouts BSA & Cub Scouts

Cub Scout Workshops

Workshop Length: 2 hours

Workshop Cost: $14 per scout, with a minimum of 10 scouts required and a maximum of 24 scouts allowed.

Each scout or group of scouts is required to have 1 chaperone present per 10 registrants during the workshop, with a minimum of 2-deep leadership in compliance with BSA regulations. Admission is $5 per chaperone.

Cub Scout Workshop Options

Webelos/Arrows of Light Enhanced Elective Adventures

Enhanced Workshop Length: 2.5 hours

Webelos/Arrows of Light Enhanced Workshops

Workshop Length: 3-4 hours

Workshop Cost: $18-$30 per scout, with a minimum of 10 scouts required and a maximum of 24 scouts allowed.

Each scout or group of scouts is required to have 1 chaperone present per 10 registrants during the workshop, with a minimum of 2-deep leadership in compliance with BSA regulations. Admission is $5 per chaperone.

Boy Scout Workshop Options

Overnight Programs

Membership

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Scouts BSA & Cub Scout Workshop Request Form