Interest badges
Genealogy
Know myself
Chase your own tale.
Have you ever wondered why you are the way you are?
Getting a Rangers interest badge
There are 36 interest badges for you to earn at Rangers, and 3 fun challenges to do for each badge.
You can do these badges at any time, anywhere and in any way you’d like. You can do them on your own or with units, during unit meetings, at home or even on holiday.
How to complete this badge
1. Reflect on what makes you, you
Take and make a selfie that shows facts about you. It should reveal not just what you look like, but your personality, views, opinions and how you react in certain situations. Think carefully about what to include in the shot.
In genetics, the theory ‘nature vs nurture’ is used to describe whether a person’s characteristics are down to your genes (nature), or from influences around you like school, the media, your upbringing and friends (nurture).
On your selfie, highlight using words or pictures where you think the influences for your traits have come from.
2. Track evolution in the animal kingdom
Let’s get zoological and track how your favourite animal has evolved over time.
If possible, visit places that’ll help you track your animal’s evolution, like the zoo, library or museums, or have a look at books or online.
Think about the animal’s biological traits and why these may have occurred.
- Why does your animal have certain things, such as feathers, a long neck, claws or big eyes?
- What animals are they related to from the past?
- Did your animal's evolution influence another species?
- Imagine the next step in evolution, what could it be?
- How long did the animals' evolution steps take?
- What were some of the animal's ancestors and the similarities and differences to now?
Present your findings in whichever way you think is most effective and think about any similarities with human evolution.
3. Create a family tree
Family trees can give a fascinating glimpse into the past and help you track people’s traits and influences.
Make a family tree and see how far back you can go. You can track your own family, or another real, famous or fictitious family.
If you already have a family tree with lots of information, make one for another family. Why not make a tree for a friend’s family, and give it to them as a present?
Internet safety
To keep safe online, I will…
- Not share any personal information on the internet (my full name, my home or school address, my phone number or my email address).
- Only download files on to my devices with permission from my parent/carer.
- Always ask permission before uploading photos or videos online. If I send pictures, I am aware that these can be forwarded onto others.
- Tell my parent/carer, teacher or leader if something online worries or upsets me.
- Only add people online that I know in the real world.
- Be wary of emails that contain unknown links. I know clicking links can download viruses or other harmful files onto my devices.
- Treat people online with the same respect as I would in the real world. I will never write anything that might hurt or upset someone.
- Not meet up with someone that I have met online and if someone asks me to do so, I will tell a parent/carer.
- Think carefully about what I read, hear and see online, and not trust information unless I have checked it on other websites or in books, or have asked an adult about it.
Wellbeing
Sometimes activities that look after our wellbeing can cause us to have feelings that we can’t explain or make us feel sad. It’s important you speak to an adult you trust or a professional service about how you feel if this happens.
