Investiture Achievement/Voyager/Nature Study

Standard Level

Requirement 1a

Read a book or at least four articles on Intelligent Design in nature.

Requirement 1b

Do one of the following: Review the story of Nicodemus and relate it to the lifecycle of the butterfly. Draw a lifecycle chart of the caterpillar giving the spiritual significance. Watch a video relating to Intelligent Design and discuss its spiritual significance.

Requirement 2

House Plants/Butterflies Raise a plant using hydroponic principles. OR Draw, collect or photograph 10 species of butterflies, and identify correctly.

Option 1:

Option 2: Requirement 7 of the Moths and Butterflies Honor states:

Identify in the field, then draw, photograph or collect 25 species of moths and butterflies, with not more than two specimens of any one variety. When collecting, specimens should be anesthetized by using carbon tetrachloride or other chemical in collecting jar. In either project correctly label and include the following information:

a. Name

b. Date observed

c. Location

d. Time of day

e. Plant on which the insect was feeding or the material on which it was perched'

Guidance:

Fulfilling this requirement is a good start on the Moths and Butterflies Honor. For identification purposes, you will need to get a copy of a good field guide. As with many other identification tasks, it is best to find a specimen first and then attempt to identify it, rather than going out to look for a particular specimen.

Pathfinders are encouraged to draw or photograph specimens rather than collect them. Identification should be done in the field. If going as a group, it is OK to bring one camera (perhaps the instructor's) and then have the rest of the participants make their drawing from the pictures taken. If you have access to a digital camera and a projector, you could project a slide show and have the Pathfinders make drawings as the slides are shown. You may also print the photos and pass them around.

Frontier Voyager

Requirement 3

Complete Voyager requirements.

Requirement 4

Edible Wild Plants/Environmental Conservation Identify, prepare and eat 10 varieties of edible wild plants. OR Investigate and write a report on a small stream.

Option 1: This might be a good opportunity to tackle the Edible Wild Plants Honor where detailed guidance can be found to meet this requirement.

Option 2: This requirement matches Requirement 4 of the Environmental Conservation Honor where detailed instructions and tips can be found.

Requirement 5

Complete a nature honor not previously earned. (Skill level 2 or 3).

Nature Honors Level 2

Nature Honors Level 3

This might be a good opportunity to tackle the Edible Wild Plants Honor (Skill Level 2) in conjunction with Requirement 4.