Here's the reason behind those major Chemistry merit badge updates

Here's the reason behind those major Chemistry merit badge updates

One of Scouting America’s oldest merit badges has undergone a major update to make it more accessible to today’s Scouts. Chemistry, one of the original 57 merit badges offered when the organization was founded in 1911 and one of the 11 that have used the same logo continuously since then, has a whole new set of requirements developed by a team led by Kristin Omberg, a chemist and Scouts BSA volunteer in Richland, Washington. The Chemistry merit …