With the new badge book in hand, I thought it was time to rewrite some of my previous badge helps to correspond to the new handbook.
Today we are looking at the five-pointed star, also known as a pentagram, found on the American flag. Can you imagine our flag with a six-pointed star instead of the five-pointed star? It just does not seem right.
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After one of my amazing Patriots built a scale model of the planets, I was motivated to finish the Space Exploration badge with my unit.
While I do create many of my own activities, sometimes there is no need to re-invent the wheel. Thanks to the internet, someone did the work for me.
I am not sure which merit badge frontier I enjoy most. I learn so much from the Heritage Frontier. But I do enjoy the creativity that goes with the Arts Frontier. And when the two overlap, I am delighted.
Today we are looking at the five-pointed star, also known as a pentagram, found on the American flag. Can you imagine our flag with a six-pointed star instead of the five-pointed star? It just does not seem right.
According to legend, the original flag was designed with a 6 pointed star. It was not until Betsy Ross, demonstrated how easily a 5 pointed star could be cut that it was even considered.
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