Information is a big word with a simple meaning. It means facts, and telling someone a fact is communication. We can also get information from newspapers, books, magazines, radio, TV, and computers.
As you complete this achievement, you might be surprised to find out all of the ways we can give and get information.
(Bear handbook page 136)
Bear Trail – Self
Do requirement a and three more requirements
17a – With an adult in your family, choose a TV show. Watch it together.
17b – Play a game of charades at your den meeting or with your family at home.
17c – Visit a newspaper office or a TV or radio station and talk to a news reporter.
17d – Use a computer to get information. Write, spell-check, proofread, and print out a report on what you learned.
17e – Write a letter to a company that makes something you use. Use e-mail or the U.S. Postal Service.
17f – Talk with a parent or other family member about how getting and giving facts fits into his or her job.
Related Achievements, Electives, or Other Awards
- 17d – Computers Belt Loop requirement #3 and Pin requirements #1 or #4
- 17e – Computers Belt Loop requirement #3 and Pin requirement #6
