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Edition 2026Active Merit Badge
Engineering
Official Requirements & Fillable Workbook · 2026 Edition
Engineering is the creative application of science and mathematics to design practical solutions that improve human life. You will investigate how a manufactured home appliance operates, research historic engineering achievements, explore six engineering disciplines, interview a practicing engineer, apply the systems engineering design cycle to create an original device, complete two hands-on engineering experiments, study the Professional Engineer (P.E.) credential and Code of Ethics, and explore engineering careers.
Key Requirements Covered:
- Engineering Design Process & Methods
- Disciplines of Modern Engineering
- Structural Prototyping & Stress Testing
- Engineering Ethics & Society Impact
8Printable Pages
9Requirements
2026Reqs Revised
What is on the worksheet: Engineering Requirements
Every requirement for the Engineering merit badge, word for word as published, with room to write under each one on the printed worksheet.
1Manufactured Item Reverse Engineering
Select a manufactured item in your home (such as a toy or an appliance) and, under adult supervision and with the approval of your counselor, investigate how and why it works as it does. Find out what sort of engineering activities were needed to create it. Discuss with your counselor what you learned and how you got the information.
2Major Engineering Achievement
Select an engineering achievement that has had a major impact on society. Using resources such as the internet (with your parent or guardian's permission), books, and magazines, find out about the engineers who made this engineering feat possible, the special obstacles they had to overcome, and how this achievement has influenced the world today. Tell your counselor what you learned.
3Types of Engineers
Explain the work of six types of engineers. Pick two of the six types and explain how their work is related to engineering.
4Engineer Interview and Project Review
Visit with an engineer (who may be your counselor, parent or guardian) and do the following:
- a Discuss the work this engineer does and the tools the engineer uses.
- b Discuss with the engineer a current project and the engineer's particular role in it.
- c Find out how the engineer's work is done and how results are achieved.
- d Ask to see the reports that the engineer writes concerning the project.
- e Discuss with your counselor what you learned about engineering from this visit.
5Systems Engineering Design Project
Use the systems engineering approach to design an original piece of patrol equipment, a toy or a useful device for the home, office or garage.
6Engineering Practical Investigations
Do TWO of the following:
- a Transforming Motion. Using common materials or a construction set, make a simple model that will demonstrate motion. Explain how the model uses basic mechanical elements like levers and inclined planes to demonstrate motion. Describe an example where this mechanism is used in a real product.
- b Using Electricity. Make a list of 10 electrical appliances in your home. Find out approximately how much electricity each uses in one month. Learn how to find out the amount and cost of electricity used in your home during periods of light and heavy use. List five ways to conserve electricity.
- c Understanding Electronics. Using an electronic device such as a smartphone or tablet computer, find out how sound, video, text or images travel from one location to another. Explain how the device was designed for ease of use, function, and durability.
- d Using Materials. Do experiments to show the differences in strength and heat conductivity in wood, metal, and plastic. Discuss with your counselor what you have learned.
- e Converting Energy. Do an experiment to show how mechanical, heat, chemical, solar, and/or electrical energy may be converted from one or more types of energy to another. Explain your results. Describe to your counselor what energy is and how energy is converted and used in your surroundings.
- f Moving People. Find out the different ways people in your community get to work. Make a study of traffic flow (number of vehicles and relative speed) in both heavy and light traffic periods. Discuss with your counselor what might be improved to make it easier for people in your community to get where they need to go.
- g Building an Engineering Project. Enter a project in a science or engineering fair or similar competition. (This requirement may be met by participation on an engineering competition project team.) Discuss with your counselor what your project demonstrates, the kinds of questions visitors to the fair asked you, and how well you were able to answer their questions.
7Professional Engineer (P.E.) Registration
Explain what it means to be a registered Professional Engineer (P.E.). Name the types of engineering work for which registration is most important.
8Engineer's Code of Ethics
Study the Engineer's Code of Ethics. Explain how it is like the Scout Oath and Law.
9Careers
Explore careers related to this merit badge. Research one career to learn about the training and education needed, costs, job prospects, salary, job duties, and career advancement. Your research methods may include—with your parent or guardian's permission—an internet or library search, an interview with a professional in the field, or a visit to a location where people in this career work. Discuss with your counselor both your findings and what about this profession might make it an interesting career.
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Requirements Revision vs. Worksheet Date
Scouting America last revised the Engineering requirements in 2026. That is the badge, not this sheet — an older year does not mean the worksheet is out of date.
Verbatim Fidelity & Verification
This worksheet was checked against https://www.scouting.org/merit-badges/engineering/ in Aug 2026 and reproduces the requirements word for word. Both dates are printed on the sheet, so a copy in a binder can always be placed in time.
Requirement text is © Scouting America, reproduced verbatim. The worksheet layout and design are original to this project.
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