Second Class

1a. Demonstrate how a compass works and how to orient a map. Explain what map symbols mean.

1b. Using a compass and a map together, take a 5-mile hike (or 10 miles by bike) approved by your adult leader and your parent/guardian.*

2a. Since joining, have participated in five separate troop/patrol activities (other than troop/patrol meetings), two of which included camping overnight.

2b. On one of these campouts, select your patrol site and sleep in a tent that you have pitched.

2c. On one campout, demonstrate proper care, sharpening, and use of the knife, saw, and ax, and describe when they should be used.

2d. Use the tools listed in requirement 2c to prepare tinder, kindling, and fuel for a cooking fire.

2e. Discuss when it is appropriate to use a cooking fire and a lightweight stove. Discuss the safety procedures for using both.

2f. Demonstrate how to light a fire and a lightweight stove.

2g. On one campout, plan and cook over an open fire one hot breakfast or lunch for yourself, selecting foods from the four basic food groups. Explain the importance of good nutrition. Tell how to transport, store, and prepare the foods you selected

3. Participate in a flag ceremony for your school, religious institution, chartered organization, community, or troop activity.

4. Participate in an approved (one hour minimum) service project.

5. Identify or show evidence of at least 10 kinds of wild animals (birds, mammals, reptiles, fish, mollusks) found in your community.

6a. Show what to do for "hurry" cases of stopped breathing, serious bleeding, and internal poisoning.

6b. Prepare a first aid kit to take with you on a hike.

6c. Demonstrate first aid for the following:

	Object in the eye
	Bite of a suspected rabid animal
	Puncture wounds from a splinter, nail, and fishhook
	Serious burns (second-degree)
	Heat exhaustion
	Shock
	Heatstroke, dehydration, hypothermia, and hyperventilation

7a. Tell what precautions must be taken for safe swim

7b. Demonstrate water rescue methods by reaching with your arm or leg, by reaching

*If you use a wheelchair or crutches, or if it is difficult for you to get around, you may substitute "trip" for "hike."