Merit Badge Challenge
A worksheet for 6th graders to learn about and earn merit badges in physical education, focusing on skills, safety, and personal achievement.
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Welcome to the Merit Badge Challenge! This worksheet will help you understand what merit badges are, why they are important, and how you can earn them. Read each section carefully and answer the questions to the best of your ability.
What is a Merit Badge?
A merit badge is a recognition of achievement in a specific skill or area of knowledge. They encourage you to explore new interests, develop new skills, and demonstrate your proficiency. In physical education, merit badges often focus on sports, outdoor activities, or personal fitness.
1. What is the main purpose of a merit badge?
To get a prize
To show you are good at something
To explore new interests and develop skills
To compete with friends
2. In what areas do physical education merit badges often focus?
Reading and writing
Sports, outdoor activities, or personal fitness
Math and science
Art and music
3. A merit badge is a of achievement in a specific skill or area of knowledge.
4. Merit badges encourage you to explore new , develop new skills, and demonstrate your proficiency.
5. Name two benefits of earning a merit badge.
6. Imagine you could create a new merit badge for physical education. What would it be called, and what skills would someone need to demonstrate to earn it?
7. Merit badges are only for competitive sports.
True
False
8. You can earn merit badges for personal fitness.
True
False