This kit, developed for a council wide Merit Badge Clinic Day, is an excellent resource for teaching the Citizenship in the World Merit Badge. It is a six page workbook which allows scouts to do research and meets the requirements of the badge which are included in the sheets.
This kit is best viewed in Microsoft Works or Word but standard converters are available for Wordperfect and other major wordprocessing programs which should keep the extensive formatting intact.
This kit is best used in conjunction with other resources and handouts including many which are available right over the Internet. Country Maps, for example, can be found on AOL at KEYWORD: Maps.
Two of the most essential web sites I have found for teaching this badge are the following:
http://www.worldculture.com/embassy.htm
This is a complete listing of ever Embassy Address in Washington D.C. and is essential for any scout attempting requirement 9 option (e) which is write a letter to a foreign embassy.
Requirement # 5 asks the scout for some very specific information about any two nations, their natural resources & how they get along with their neighbours. The best source I have found for this is the State Department Backgrounder Sets which have notes of about 4 - 15 pages on each nation and written at a level that most scouts shound find them easy to read. The URL for this site is:
This is a wonderful Merit Badge and, with good materials, anyone tasked with teaching this badge should find this worksheet kit a useful resource.
This file was created with a recent copy of MS Works. Users of earlier versions, as well as those using Word or a text editor, may find a couple of screens of garbage at the front and rear of the file. These can be deleted without harming the text in any way.
