Duct Tape Honor Requirements

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Duct Tape

1. List or explain the components of duct tape.
2. Give a 3-5 minute report or create a timeline about the history and development of duct tape.
3. Name three uses of duct tape.
4. List at least three ways that duct tape is used in a professional setting.
5. Outline duct tape safety rules as they relate to general duct tape usage, usage recreationally among young people, and in a craft setting.
6. Demonstrate the ability to tear pieces of duct tape, by hand, in the following lengths without the aid of a knife, scissors, or any other cutting instrument. The tape must not get tangled up or wrinkled.

1. 15 cm (6 inches)
   
2. 60 cm (2 feet)
   
3. 150 cm (5 feet)
   

7. Create a toolkit with the basic items needed for duct tape crafts, including at least three colors/designs of duct tape, a cutting mat, scissors, a utility knife, and tools for residue removal. Demonstrate the ability to use each tool.
8. Create five items from duct tape such as:

1. Wallet or purse
   
2. Basket or tote
   
3. A wearable piece of clothing
   
4. Holiday decorations
   
5. Christmas wrapping or bows
   
6. Simple flower arrangement
   
7. Toy
   
8. Item of your choice
   

9. Build a boat that will float a 2 kg (5 lb) sack of flour for five minutes while preventing the flour from getting wet. You may use other materials to create a frame, but the majority of the hull should be made from duct tape.
10. Complete the following spiritual lessons on the “stickiness” of duct tape:

1. Read Daniel chapter 3 and discuss how duct tape can apply to God and the Hebrews in the story.
   
2. Memorize and recite Proverbs 18:24 and explain how duct tape applies to this verse.
   
3. Discuss in a group how sin can “stick” to you.
   
4. Memorize and recite James 4:7 and share your ideas on how sin can get unstuck in our lives.  

Skill Level 1
New in 2016

References:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duct_tape
http://duckbrand.com/duck-tape-club/history-of-duck-tape
http://www.metacafe.com/watch/289296/how_duct_tape_is_made/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fVpNteozrO0
http://dsc.discovery.com/tv-shows/mythbusters/videos/duct-tape.htm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zUP4G3XPow

Arts, Crafts & Hobbies
North American Division
2016 update