	Guide/Nature Study

Requirement 1

Read the story of Jesus’ childhood in The Desire of Ages, ch. 7, and relate it to the place of nature study in His education and ministry by giving orally before an audience an original nature lesson (parable) drawn from your observations.

You can read The Desire of Ages chapter 7 online or find a hard copy of the book in any Adventist Church or School.

Requirement 2

Spiders/Rocks and Minerals

Complete a spider web study project.

OR

Collect and identify 15 different kinds of rocks and minerals.

The spider web study meets several requirements in the Spiders Honor.

The rock and mineral collection meets Requirement 2 of the Rocks and Minerals Honor. Complete either of these Honors and meet the Frontier Guide requirement 5 as well.

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Requirement 3

Complete Guide requirements

You must complete the requirements listed above this one on the current page.

Requirement 4

Ecology/Fungi

List 10 ways in which you might actively work to improve the environment in which you live. Put four into practice.

OR

Photograph or draw 15 different fungi and correctly identify them.

Option 1 parallels requirement 8 of the Ecology Honor where you can find a long list of ideas.

Option 2 meets Requirement 2 of the Fungi Honor. For tips see the Honor page.

Requirement 5

Complete a nature honor, not previously earned. (Skill level 2 or 3)

These honors would be good choices:

AY Honor Ecology

AY Honor Fungi

AY Honor Rocks & Minerals

AY Honor Spiders

Here is a complete list of Nature honors at skill levels 2 and 3:

Honor	Category	Skill Level	Year
Alternative Fuels	Nature	2	2014
Alternative Fuels - Advanced	Nature	3	2014
Amphibians - Advanced	Nature	3	2001
Animal Camouflage - Advanced	Nature	2	2015
Animal Tracking - Advanced	Nature	2	2001
Antelopes - Advanced	Nature	2	2001
Bats - Advanced	Nature	2	2004
Birds - Advanced	Nature	3	1949
Bogs & Fens	Nature	2	2014
Bogs & Fens - Advanced	Nature	3	2014
Bubbles	Nature	2	2015
Cacti - Advanced	Nature	3	1999
Cats - Advanced	Nature	2	2001
Cetaceans	Nature	2	2001
Climate Science	Nature	2	2019
Climate Science - Advanced	Nature	3	2019
Coral Reefs - Advanced	Nature	2	2018
Dog Care and Training	Nature	2	1976
Dunes	Nature	2	2013
Dunes - Advanced	Nature	3	2013
Ecology	Nature	2	1972
Ecology - Advanced	Nature	3	1972
Edible Wild Plants	Nature	2	1970
Endangered Species	Nature	2	2005
Environmental Conservation	Nature	2	1973
Ferns	Nature	2	1944
Fishes	Nature	2	1945
Flowers	Nature	2	1928
Flowers - Advanced	Nature	3	1949
Fossils	Nature	2	1944
Fungi	Nature	2	1937
Geology - Advanced	Nature	2	1975
Glaciers	Nature	2	2024
Grasses	Nature	3	1945
House Plants	Nature	2	1976
Insects - Advanced	Nature	2	1949
Lichens, Liverworts & Mosses	Nature	3	1961
Livestock	Nature	2	1945
Mammals - Advanced	Nature	2	1949
Maple Sugar - Advanced	Nature	3	1989
Marine Algae	Nature	3	1961
Marine Invertebrates	Nature	2	1956
Marine Mammals	Nature	2	1991
Marsupials	Nature	2	2001
Meteorites	Nature	2	2014
Microscopic Life	Nature	2	1994
Moths & Butterflies	Nature	2	1933
Oceans	Nature	2	2022
Odonates	Nature	2	2011
Odonates - Advanced	Nature	2	2011
Palm Trees	Nature	2	2001
Parrots and Cockatoos	Nature	2	2001
Poultry	Nature	2	1928
Predatory Plants	Nature	2	2022
Raptors - Advanced	Nature	3	2015
Renewable Energy	Nature	2	2014
Reptiles - Advanced	Nature	3	2001
Rivers and Streams	Nature	2	2011
Rivers and Streams - Advanced	Nature	2	2012
Rocks & Minerals	Nature	2	1937
Rocks & Minerals - Advanced	Nature	3	1949
Seeds - Advanced	Nature	2	1961
Shells	Nature	2	1938
Shells - Advanced	Nature	3	1949
Small Mammal Pets	Nature	2	1997
Spiders	Nature	2	1928
Stars	Nature	2	1928
Stars - Advanced	Nature	3	1949
Taiga - Advanced	Nature	2	2014
Temperate Grasslands - Advanced	Nature	2	2023
Trees - Advanced	Nature	3	1949
Water Science - Advanced	Nature	2	2015
Weather - Advanced	Nature	2	1949
Worms - Advanced	Nature	2	2006

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