STEM Archives - Bryan on Scouting

Scouts see how robotics revolutionized medicine at Texas hospital

February 27, 2020 1

Scouts with Troop 125 of Dallas, Texas, recently got to operate a $2 million medical robot, making the Robotics merit badge come to life.

Assistant Scoutmasters help Scouts get trained to be amateur radio operators

December 24, 2019 6

When a need arose, two assistant Scoutmasters found a way to update their troop’s emergency plan and teach Scouts a new skill.

Life Scout’s ingenious method for recycling plastic foam may just save the planet

August 2, 2019 30

A Life Scout from Mississippi has discovered an innovative new method for recycling one of the planet’s most environmentally damaging substances.

Eagle Scout wins $80,000 in Regeneron Science Talent Search 2019

March 22, 2019 0

Samuel Ferguson, an Eagle Scout from West Windsor, N.J., received an $80,000 prize for finishing in sixth place in the Regeneron Science Talent Search.

Drone-focused Explorer post offers path to careers that are really taking off

February 27, 2019 3

Members of Explorer Post 1194 of the Mecklenburg County Council learn how drones are used in business, use simulators and enjoy plenty of actual flying.

Three Scouts selected as finalists in nationwide high school STEM competition

January 30, 2019 0

Three Scouts have been named finalists in the Regeneron Science Talent Search, the nation’s oldest and most prestigious STEM competition.

Texas A&M Eagle Scouts invent device that could end fall-related workplace deaths

May 11, 2018 7

Two Eagle Scouts who attend Texas A&M University have won an engineering prize for their project that could end fall-related deaths at the workplace.

Boy Scout robotics team to compete in World Championship

April 10, 2018 6

Florida Boy Scouts are heading to Houston to compete in a Lego League robotics championship against teams from around the world.

World’s longest Pinewood Derby track will span entire country

April 1, 2018 51

The Boy Scouts of America announced today that it will build the Transcontinental Pinewood Derby Track — a 2,560-mile wooden course that will begin in San Francisco and end in New York.

Space Camp, like Scouting, delivers hands-on STEM experiences to young people

November 20, 2017 2

Space Camp, like Scouting, puts young people in an environment where all five senses are engaged and STEM learning comes naturally.