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Computers Belt Loop and
Academic Art Pin
Requirements
Belt Loop
Complete these three requirements:
Explain these parts of a
personal computer: central processing unit (CPU), monitor, keyboard, mouse,
modem, and printer.
Demonstrate how to start up
and shut down a personal computer properly.
Use your computer to prepare
and print a document.
Academics Pin
Earn the Computers belt loop, and
complete five of the following requirements:
Use a computer to prepare a
report on a subject of interest to you. Share it with your den.
Make a list of 10 devices that
can be found in the home that use a computer chip to function.
Use a computer to maintain a
balance sheet of your earnings or allowance for four weeks.
Use a spreadsheet program to
organize some information.
Use an illustration, drawing,
or painting program to create a picture.
Use a computer to prepare a
thank-you letter to someone.
Log on to the Internet. Visit
the Boy Scouts of America homepage (http://www.bsa.scouting.org).
Discuss personal safety rules
you should pay attention to while using the Internet.
Practice a new computer game
for two weeks. Demonstrate an improvement in your scores.
Correspond with a friend via
e-mail. Have at least five e-mail replies from your friend.
Visit a local business or
government agency that uses a mainframe computer to handle its business.
Explain how computers save the company time and money in carrying out its
work.
