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Measuring Up
THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE TOWER AND STATUE IS NOT KNOWN. USING THE FELLING METHOD BELOW, DETERMINE WHETHER THE TOWER WILL HIT THE STATUE IF IT FALLS.

Measuring Up





THE TOWER WILL / WILL NOT HIT THE STATUE IF IT EVER FALLS 		FELLING METHOD*:
1. BACK AWAY FROM THE OBJECT YOU WANT TO MEASURE—THIS TOWER, FOR EXAMPLE.

2. HOLD A TOOTHPICK UPRIGHT AT ARM'S LENGTH. ADJUST THE TOOTHPICK SO THAT ITS TIP APPEARS TO TOUCH THE TOP OF THE TOWER WHILE YOUR THUMB SEEMS TO BE AT THE RIGHT EDGE OF ITS BASE.

3. SWING THE TOOTHPICK 90 DEGREES TO A HORIZONTAL POSITION, AS IF THE TOWER WERE FALLING.

4. KEEP YOUR THUMB IN LINE WITH THE BASE OF THE TOWER AND NOTICE WHERE THE TIP OF THE TOOTHPICK APPEARS TO TOUCH THE GROUND.

*DETAILED ON PAGE 123, THE BOY SCOUT HANDBOOK
Going the Distance
MATCH THE UNIT OF MEASUREMENT ON THE LEFT WITH THE CORRECT NUMBER ON THE RIGHT.
1. LEAGUE (MARINE)
2. CUBIT (ANCIENT)
3. METER
4. FURLONG
5. FATHOM
6. KILOMETER
Big Bands
 IDENTIFY THESE CONSTELLATIONS AND STARS*:

*AS FOUND IN THE ASTRONOMY MERIT BADGE PAMPHLET

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B.  
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D.  
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