MERIT BADGE MINUTE

Engineering The First Fields of Engineering Some Ideas For Your Next Merit Badge Adventure CIVIL ENGINEERS develop things like roads, railways, bridges, dams and sewage systems. The biggest problem they must solve is how to keep these things in place so they will not tilt, shift or sink into the soil. MINING AND METALLURGICAL ENGINEERS apply the principles of materials science — the study of the properties and behaviors of solids, liquids and gases — to make mining and refining metals safe and less expensive. CHEMICAL ENGINEERS use their knowledge of chemicals, chemical reactions and raw materials to create products such as medicine, fibers and glue. ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS study and apply electronics and electromagnetism to learn how to more efficiently harness electricity. Electrical engineers have invented things like electrically powered trains, microwave ovens, telephones and radios. MECHANICAL…