| An Eagle Scout community service project is required | | | | If you do decide to build a solar panel as your required |
| for advancement to the rank of Eagle in the Boy | | | | Eagle Scout community service project, make sure |
| Scouts of America. If you are a Life Scout looking for | | | | you achieve the required merit badges for Eagle. |
| a service project that will be a great learning | | | | Select other merit badges related to solar science. |
| experience, consider building a solar panel and providing | | | | You might contact a local science teacher and ask to |
| a community education service for your community. It | | | | give a workshop in a science class. Or you might work |
| will be a practical science application for the 21'st | | | | with a youth group in a local religious institution and do |
| century. | | | | a workshop on how solar energy can help save planet |
| Benefits | | | | earth. |
| Your Eagle Scout community service project project | | | | You don't have to be scientist or an engineer to |
| will help people in your community learn about solar | | | | understand and build a solar panel. If you like to work |
| power. It will show you how to save money on your | | | | with your hands - if you learn all you can about your |
| future electric bills. For some of you, this project may | | | | project, plan carefully, obtain materials and any |
| provide the motivation to enter a new and exciting | | | | necessary tools, and take it step by step -- you can |
| career in solar energy. | | | | do it! |
| How to get started | | | | After you have studied and understand how to build a |
| Before you start a solar science project, you must get | | | | solar panel, and you have assembled all the materials |
| approval of your proposal by your Scout organization. | | | | you will need, you can build your solar panel in a |
| Your Eagle Scout community service project must | | | | weekend. You might recruit some volunteers from the |
| demonstrate your leadership by as you coordinate and | | | | science class or the youth group to help you assemble |
| direct others. It must be helpful to a religious | | | | your solar panel. |
| organization, school or your community. | | | | |