Several merit badges have requirements that could be satisfied by Eclipse 99, or projects deriving from participation in the eclipse activities at your local participating museum or planetarium. Attend a news event. Write a newspaper story, a sidebar feature, and an editorial or critical review of the event. For the same event, take a series of pictures that would help to tell the story in pictures, including some news photos and some feature photos. Write captions for your photos and a brief story of the event.
Art Tell a story with a picture or pictures.
Paint a subject of your choice. Discuss job opportunities in art. Computers Visit a business or industry that uses computers. Study what the computer accomplishes and be prepared to discuss what you observed. Discuss various jobs in the computer field.