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Geocaching IP (GS of Historic GA)

Girl Scouts of Historic Georgia, Inc.  GEOCACHING Badge, IPP Program

Description of IP: Blue boarder, yellow background. Picture of "Signal" the geocaching frog with an antenna coming out of his head.

Juniors: 3 requirements each from Discover and Connect, 1 requirement from Take Action Cadettes, Seniors, & Ambassadors: 5 requirements each from Discover and Connect, 1 requirement from Take Action

 Discover:

 1) What is Geocaching? How is the word pronounced? What are some other terms for geocaching?

 2) What does “G.P.S.” stand for? Approximately how many satellites with G.P.S. tracking technology are currently in orbit?  What it triangulation / trilateralization & how does it work with a G.P.S. Unit?

 3) How much do G.P.S. units cost? Where can you buy one?

 4) What are “coordinates?” What items were used to locate directions and coordinates before G.P.S.? How do coordinates work with your G.P.S. unit?

 5) What is “cache-in, trash-out?” What does the word “muggle” mean to geocachers? What is some other “jargon” associated with Geocaching?

 6) Name three types of caches. What is a “travel bug?”

 7) Where is Geocaching not allowed? List some safety precautions that you should use while  Geocaching.

 8) Can your Location be tracked if you have a G.P.S. unit?

 Connect:

 1) Practice locating items using your G.P.S.

 2) Identify a cache in your area and go on a hunt.

 3) Locate a Geocaching association in your area. Talk with members about their Geocaching experience. What is their favorite cache in your area? What is their all-time favorite cache? Which cache was the most difficult to find? etc.

 4) How do you create a cache? Create and maintain a cache in your area.

 5) List 4 jobs that, in different way, make use of G.P.S. units (Emergency Services, for example). How are G.P.S. units incorporated into their jobs? Arrange to meet with someone from one of these professions to learn more about how G.P.S. assists that person in his / her duties.

 6) Visit Geocaching.com to learn more about Geocaching. How many caches are hidden within 10 miles of your house? How many are hidden in your city? How many are hidden in your state?

 Take Action:

 1) Co-Sponsor a C.I.T.O Geocaching event with a local Geocaching Association at a local park or nature area. Bring enough bags for everyone & provide refreshments if possible.

 2) Teach Geocaching at a troop meeting for younger Girl Scouts or plan a Geocaching event for your area or council.

 3) Working with your local Emergency Services (Police, Fire, Rescue, etc.) or your local Emergency Management Agency, assist with marking the G.P.S. coordinates for needed places in your town (hospitals, emergency shelters, fire hydrants, call boxes, etc.).

 4) Create C.I.T.O. Kits, Mini-First Aide Kits, and/or Cache Repair Kits and donate them to a Geocaching Association in your area.
Global Citizen

Global Citizen is an All Ages Award from the Girl Scout Council of Colonial Coast.

To earn the patch a girl must complete four of the activities listed below for her age level.

# See also

Diversity Pin
Religious Diversity
List of Council's Own All Ages Awards

# External Links

Girl Scout Council of Colonial Coast Patch Programs
Global Citizen Patch
Bowling Try-It

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Bowling is a Brownie Try-It from the Girl Scouts of Central and Southern New Jersey Council.

Requirements: Complete 4 of the 6 activities below.

# Activities

1. 1. 1. Take a tour of a bowling alley. Learn how bowling lanes operate.

2. Learn the correct way to handle a bowling ball: To pick it up, to hold it, proper hand position, release, and the pendulum swing.
3. Learn the basic safety and etiquette rules for bowling. Try to demonstrate them or explain them to others.
4. Learn about strikes and spares. Learn how to keep score. Try to score one frame of a bowling game.
5. Learn some warm-up exercises necessary for bowling. Try to demonstrate them.
6. Visit a Pro Shop and see what equipment and services are available. Learn how to select and care for bowling equipment.
# See also

Bowling Try-It (CWMA)
List of Council's Own Brownie Try-Its

# External Links

Earned Awards: Council's Own Earned Awards - Juliette's Closet, Girl Scouts of Central and Southern New Jersey
Bowling Try-It
Babysitter Badge

**The Babysitter badge** is part of the “It's Your Planet - Love It!” badge set introduced in 2011 from the Girl Scouts of Central and Southern New Jersey Council.

## Activities

Gain the skills that will help you become the best babysitter you can be.

1. Get to know how kids develop
2. Prepare for challenges
3. Focus on play
4. Find potential employers
5. Practice your babysitting skills

When you've earned this badge, you'll be prepared to babysit and will have tried out your skills on the job.
Navy Pride Badge

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Navy Pride is a Junior Badge from the Girl Scout Council of Colonial Coast.

GUIDELINES: Complete the starred (\*) activity plus five others that are listed.

# Activities

1) \* Invite a member of the United States Navy to visit your troop and explain what her/his role in the Navy is. Ask her/him to bring a globe or a map and show you where he/she has traveled. Ask her/him what life is like living on a ship. Is this something you would like to do? Find out what other branch of service the members of the navy work with.
2) Be able to identify 3 different Navy ships – e.g., aircraft carrier, submarine, battleship, destroyer, supply ship, etc.
3) Be able to identify 3 different Navy planes or helicopters – e.g., F14, F18, A6, E2, HC 53, etc.
4) Visit the Mariner’s Museum in Newport News, VA the USS Wisconsin at Waterside in Norfolk, VA or the Naval Shipyard Museum in Portsmouth, VA. If you live out of the area, you can visit the last one on line at [1] or a local navy ship or naval museum.
5) Take a tour of a US Navy ship. Make sure you see where the crew sleeps, eats, showers and works. How is this different than where you live? How is this different than where your parent works?
6) Explain the difference between an enlisted service member and an officer.
7) Choose a ship currently in the US Navy fleet. Research why it is named what it is, where it was built and what year it was commissioned. Who are most modern day aircraft carriers named after? What places are most modern day submarines named after?
8) Go to an air show. Make sure you take a camera and have your picture taken next to some of the aircraft. Report back to your troop what you saw and what you learned at the air show.
9) Attend a homecoming of a Navy ship. How many people where there?
10) Volunteer to help at a homecoming or at the USO office at the airport or other places around the community.
# See also

Air Force Pride Badge
Coast Guard Pride Badge
List of Council's Own Junior Badges

# External Links

Girl Scout Council of Colonial Coast Patch Programs
Navy Pride Badge
Junior First Aid Badge

**The Junior First Aid badge** is part of the “Legacy” badge set introduced in 2011 from the Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts. It replaces the retired First Aid badge.

Find out how to help people when they’re ill or injured and learn how to respond during an emergency.

***Purpose:*** When you've earned this badge, you'll know how to help people who are sick or hurt.

## Step 1: Learn the first steps to take in an emergency

* Make posters OR
* Create a skit OR
* Make a short video

## Step 2: Talk to first responders

* Talk to an EMT or firefighter OR

* Talk to police officers OR
* Tour an emergency room or hospital

### **Dr. Justin Pittman, MD**

Dr. Justin Pittman is an emergency room doctor at Mount Auburn Hospital in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He received his MD degree from Harvard Affiliated Emergency Medicine Residency Program and completed his fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital.

In his spare time, Dr. Pittman enjoys spending time with his wife and son.

## Step 3: Make a portable first-aid kit

* Make a first aid kit that fits in your backpack OR
* Make a kit that hits in a car's glove box OR
* Make a personal kit

## Step 4: Find out how to handle urgent first-aid issues

* With your Junior friends, organize a panel discussion OR
* Research situations that require fast action OR
* Go on a field trip to an emergency room

## Step 5: Know how to take care of someone who's sick

* Read about illnesses and how to treat them OR
* Visit a medical clinic OR
* Talk to family members and neighbors
My Family Loves Girl Scouting (GSCCVA)

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My Family Loves Girl Scouting is an All Ages Award from the Girl Scout Council of the Catawba Valley Area.

My Family Loves Girl Scouting is a special patch program designed to recognize families that participate in a special way with their daughter's Girl Scout troop or group.

After registering with the troop, the Girl Scout and her family complete five or more activities.

Among the choices are:

# Activities

1. 1. 1. Sharing a skill

2. Helping with the cookie sale
3. Helping with refreshments
4. Helping the girls earn badges
Girls whose families complete the requirements receive a patch, which is available at the Council Store. Contact the Council Service Center for a copy of the complete requirements for the patch program.

# External Links

GSCCVA Patch Projects
My Family Loves Girl Scouting Patch
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Valero and the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) Initiative

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Valero and the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) Initiative is an All Ages Award from the Girl Scouts of Southwest Texas Council. The booklets and requirements are tailored for each age and available in the links.

The need for skilled science, technology, engineering and math professionals is ever-growing. Though traditionally male-dominated, women are having a greater impact in these areas than ever before. In this initiative girls will push boundaries, test limits and look at the world through inquisitive eyes. Whether they’re building a robot, learning the needs of a car’s engine or creating a chemical reaction, girls are moving forward into the future.

*Girls/troops are eligible for the patch once all activities in their grade level booklet are complete. Patches will be given out free of charge to all GSSWT girl members. Please complete the Patch Order Form once you have finished the program. Girl Scout members from other councils may download the booklets and order patches for a minimal cost.*

Please complete an evaluation for each program initiative completed and return to GSSWT.

# Activities

See booklets as list is quite extensive and tailored to each level of Girl Scouting. Booklets can be downloaded at http://www.girlscouts-swtx.org/gssa/Valero\_Energy\_Corporation\_and\_STEM.asp?SnID=1145826117

# External Links

http://www.girlscouts-swtx.org/the-program/council-patch-programs/valero-energy-corporation-and-stem.html
Junior Safety Award

**The Girl Scout Junior Safety Award**is rewarded to Girl Scout Juniors in Girl Scouts of the USA.

## Five steps must be completed to earn the Junior Safety Award;

1. Find out what the most common injuries are for kids your age. Make a list of how you can prevent them. Then do a home safety audit to check for dangers around the house.
2. Conduct an emergency evacuation drill of your home or the place your Girl Scout group meets. In case of a fire, know where your main exit is located, and plan an alternate way to get out if the first exit is blocked.
3. Find out how to read weather signs so you know when to head indoors and get to safety.
4. Learn about bicycle safety. Research why bike helmets are important and how to check if a helmet fits you properly.
5. Go on a hazard-identification walk along a local hiking trail, bike trail, or horse trail.
P & L Badge

**The P & L badge** is part of the Cookie Business badge set introduced in 2011 from Girl Scouts of Nassau County.

## Activities:

Find out how to apply the values of honesty and responsibility to your cookie business.

1. Find out more about business ethics
2. Create your own cookie promise
3. Pass on your customer list
4. Teach younger Girl Scouts about the business ethics of the cookie sale
5. Leave a legacy

When you’ve earned this badge, you'll know how to apply your Girl Scout values to your cookie business.
Senses (Brownie Try-it)

**The Senses badge** is part of "It's Your Planet-Love It" series set introduced in 2011. It replaces the retired Senses badge

## Activities:

You have five senses that work together to let you see, hear, smell, taste, and touch the world around you. Try all five in this badge!

1. Look around
2. Listen to the world
3. Put your nose to work
4. Take a taste test
5. Touch and feel

When you've earned this badge, you'll know how you use your five senses to explore the world.
Speaking in Sign IP

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The Speaking in Sign IP is an interest project from the Girl Scouts of the Chesapeake Bay Council

# Skill Builders

1. 1. 1. Learn the finger spelling alphabet. Practice signing your name.
		2. Learn to sign the Girls Scout Promise and the Pledge of Allegiance.
		3. Learn a song in sign language.
		4. Put on a short play that others are familiar with (like The 3 Bears) without talking... use signs, gestures and mime. See if your troop mates can guess what play you are doing.
		5. Play Charades. See how well you can communicate non-verbally.
		6. Try to have a conversation with a friend without using your voice. Try to understand each other by reading lips. Then try again using signs and gestures.
		7. Watch a video featuring performers who are deaf and use sign language to communicate.
		8. Learn about Deaf Culture. Learn about different styles of Sign Language. Learn about other ways that people who are deaf can communicate with each other and with people who can hear.
		9. Learn about the history of sign language.

# Technology

1. 1. 1. Research different types of assistive technology and augmentative communication devices used by individuals who can’t hear and/or can’t talk.
		2. Make a booklet or video of common signs.
		3. Use the Internet to research ways to learn sign language.
		4. Learn about the various hearing aids that are available. Visit a store that sells hearing aids and learn how they work.
		5. Use the internet to research cochlear implants and how they might help some people with hearing impairments hear better.

# Service Projects

1. 1. 1. Teach another group of scouts some signs. Teach them a song or the Girl Scout Promise.
		2. Learn some to sign some songs and put on a concert for the community or nursing home.
		3. Visit a school or camp program and teach other children some basic signs.
		4. Volunteer at a school or camp program for children with disabilities.

# Career Exploration

1. 1. 1. Find out about careers such as Teacher of Hearing Impaired Students, Interpreter, or Interpreter/tutor. How do you become certified? What kind of education do you need?
		2. Use the internet to research assistive technology that is available to help individuals with hearing impairments to be independent in the work force.
		3. Contact colleges or universities that have programs for deaf education and/or sign language interpretation. Find out more about the programs and what kind of career placement help they provide after completing the coursework.

# See also

List of Council's Own Interest Projects
Hearing Impairment IP
Ronald McDonald House

**Ronald McDonald House** is an All Ages Award from the Girl Scouts of Southern Alabama Council.

Objective: Girls feel connected to their communities by learning about the Ronald McDonald House and contributing to the House through tab collection and service projects.

Troops earn the Ronald McDonald House patch the first year of participation. Those who participate a second year will earn a “tab top” to accompany the original patch.

## Activities

1. Collect tab tops from any brand aluminum can. Tab tops can be dropped off at the Ronald McDonald House or taken to Wise Recycling Outlets. Set your own troop goal of how many tabs you want to collect.

2. Complete at least five of the requirements listed below.
 \* Learn how the Ronald McDonald House helps sick children.
 \* Visit the Ronald McDonald House web site at www.rmhc.org to look for The Ronald McDonald House near you.
 \* Donate one item from their published “wish list” or by calling The Ronald McDonald House.
 \* Research the history of The Ronald McDonald House.
 \* Tell at least five other people about collecting tab tops.
 \* Make an encouragement card for the family of a sick child staying at The Ronald McDonald House.
 \* Make a gift basket for a family at The Ronald McDonald House including items such as personal size toiletries, candy, gum, stationary, etc.
 \* Donate a new toy or book to The Ronald McDonald House.
 \* Volunteer to keep The Ronald McDonald House beautiful by helping to maintain the flowerbeds.
 \* Help to keep The Ronald McDonald House Cookie Jar full by donating cookies.
 \* Your troop can ask to bake the cookies at The Ronald McDonald House if you would like to!

3. Submit a final report with patch order form report that includes the number of tabs collected and a summary of the completed requirements.

# External Links

Forms and Resources for Girl Scouts of Southern Alabama
Patch Book
Renaissance Try-It

Renaissance Times is a Brownie Try-It from the Girl Scouts of insert name of council Council.<br>

Renaissance Times Try-It
“Renaissance” is a French name for “Rebirth” or “New
Beginning”. This was a time when Math and Science took off in a
new direction of understanding. A new style of art became famous
at this time as well. Learn what it was like to live in the times of
“Robin Hood” and “Romeo and Juliette”.
To earn this Try-It you must complete four of the following activities.
1. Why was the Renaissance times called the Rebirth times?
2. Check out a book from your library on the Renaissance times. This could be a
story about the period, an artist, or inventor from that time. What was the name
of the book? What is one thing that you learned from the book?
3. Watch a movie, attend a play or attend a faire that represents this era. How was
the way the language spoken different from the way you speak today?
4. The clothing worn told a lot about the people in those times. What type of
clothing did people wear during this time? Could you tell who was from a royal
family by the way they dressed?
5. Did the people play sports during this time? If so, what type of sports did they
play?
6. What did people do for fun?
7. A popular game played by children was “Ring A Round the Rosie”. This game
was played to represent a terrible thing that was happening during this time.
What happened during this time that killed half of the population in Europe?
What caused this illness? Have you ever played this game for fun?
8. What type of food did the people eat at this time? Did poor people eat different
food from the rich?
9. Who is Robin Hood? What did he do?
Scrapbook Divas

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Scrapbook Divas is an All Ages Award from the Girl Scouts of North-Central Alabama Council.

This patch program is designed to promote interest in the art and science of preserving photos and memories for future generations.

**All Ages: 1, 2, and 3**
Daisies: 2 more activities
Brownies: 4 more activities
Juniors: 5 more activities
Cadettes: 6 more activities
Seniors/Ambassadors: 7 more activities

# Activities

1. 1. 1. Learn what the following scrapbooking terms mean:

* + - * + - photo safe
					- archival quality
					- acid free
					- lignin free
					- crop

2. Start your own scrapbook. Scrapbooks and materials you may select to use in them can be found at a variety of retail stores. They come in many sizes and styles, such as three-ring binders, post-bound, strap-hinge, and spiral-bound, in sizes from 3” x 3” to 12” x 12”. Visit a store that carries scrapbook supplies and compare different styles and sizes. Decide what is the best choice for you and start your own scrapbook.
3. Learn what can happen to your scrapbook if you use materials that are not acid and lignin free.
4. Learn about recycled paper (like newspaper and magazine print). What are two ways to safely incorporate newsprint in your scrapbook?
5. A scrapbook page is single page. A layout is two facing pages about the same event, using the same color scheme and theme that complement each other. Make a layout for your scrapbook.
6. Journaling is describing in words who, when, where, and what happened in the photographs. Experiment with journaling in your scrapbook.
7. A heritage layout is one that includes members of your family (past or present). Create a heritage layout in your scrapbook; be sure to include journaling in your heritage layouts.
8. Cropping (or cutting) photos is a creative way to add style and imagination to your page or layout. Learn about the different ways to crop photos with special (fancy) scissors, punches, or cutting systems that will cut in circles, ovals, star, or ﬂower shapes. Crop some of your photos in a page or layout.
9. Learn about different adhesives available for use in scrapbooking. Use at least two different types of adhesives in your scrapbook (i.e., photo splits, tape runners, photo corners, double-sided tape, etc.).
10. Learn how to safely use Polaroid pictures in scrapbooking.
11. Attend a crop to work on your scrapbook. Be sure to follow the rules of the crop you attend and be considerate of others attending the crop.
12. Advance your scrapbooking skills by attending a scrapbooking workshop.
13. Visit your local Girl Scout Council shop for Girl Scout scrapbooking supplies.
14. Share your scrapbook with a friend.
15. Make a scrapbook with your friend.

# External Links

Girl Scouts of North-Central Alabama Patch Program
Scrapbook Divas
Paddling Badge

GSUSA created a new **Paddling badge** in 2015.

## Activities:

Choose one of three paddling activities—canoeing, kayaking, or standup paddleboarding (SUP)—and learn the knowledge and skills you need to have an unforgettable experience.

1. Explore the three paddling sports
2. Learn paddling safety
3. Practice paddling techniques
4. Go on a short paddling adventure
5. Take your paddling skills to the next level

When you’ve earned this badge, you’ll have paddling skills and know how to be safe—and have fun—on the water.
Archery Try-It

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Archery is a Brownie Try-It from the Girl Scouts of Central and Western Massachusetts Council.

Review Safety-Wise pages 95-96 before beginning this Try-It.

There must be one adult present with current NAA (or equivalent) archery instructor certification or documented experience indicating knowledge and skill in teaching/supervising archery.

Complete two (2) activities in each of the categories (Discover, Connect, Take Action) - Take Action activity #4 must be completed. Take Action activity #4 should be completed last.

# Discover

1. 1. 1. Archery is a safe, fun and easy to learn sport that teaches focus, concentration and goal setting skills. Why do you want to learn to shoot archery?

2. Learn some archery warm up exercises.
3. Learn a drill that you can practice at home that will help you be a better archer.
4. The most important thing in archery is safety. Learn how to keep yourself and others safe on the archery range.
# Connect

1. 1. 1. One of the archery instructor’s jobs is to keep everyone safe on the archery range. What are the whistle and voice commands given by the archery instructor on the archery range?

2. Go to an archery range and participate with a group of other archers your age. Show that you know how to be part of a team, waiting behind the waiting line until it is your turn.
3. Learn how to retrieve your arrows when you share a target with another archer.
4. Some people need extra help when first learning how to shoot a bow and arrow. Explain how you either helped another girl to shoot or how you asked someone to help you.
# Take Action

1. 1. 1. Show how to take care of archery equipment when in use and when not in use.

2. Participate in an archery tournament for your troop, service unit or summer camp program.
3. Practice keeping score when you do target shooting.
4. \*Explain what you learned by completing this Try-It. Did you get another person interested in trying archery?

# External Links

Girl Scouts of Central and Western Massachusetts Council's Own Awards
Archery Try-It
Scribe Badge

**The Scribe badge** is part of the “It's Your World - Change It!” badge set introduced in 2011 from the Girl Scouts Heart of the Hudson.

It replaces the retired Write All About It badge.

## Activities:

Explore what you can do with words and find out how you can encourage, entertain, and excite people with your writing.

1. Start with a poem
2. Create a short story
3. Use words to share who you are
4. Write an article
5. Tell the world what you think

When you've earned this badge, you'll know how to write different kinds of stories—both true tales and ideas from your imagination.
Savannah Safari

Savannah Safari is an All Ages Award from the Girl Scouts of Historic Georgia Council.

# Discover

Discover the beautiful and meaningful artwork located all around you in downtown Savannah! Take a guided tour with one of several businesses or explore the “artistic jungle” on your own as you look for hidden and not-so-hidden gems of artwork that would have been more than just back-ground scenery to other Savannah artists … like Juliette Low! Let’s see if you can discover what these animals are trying to say.

# Connect

Prove what you’ve learned; purchase and complete the Savannah Safari booklet either provided by your guide or available through Girl Scout First Headquarters.

# Take Action

(Brownies, 1 activity; Juniors, 2 activities; Older Girls, 3 activities)

1. 1. 1. Take pictures and notes (not a video) during your Safari and create a collage or presentation to share with a younger Girl Scout troop or your school art class.

2. Create a program similar to “Savannah Safari” in your town for Girl Scouts from your area. What animals and other artwork are just waiting for you to track them down and learn from them? Host a one-time special event here you can help other girls “track down” these animals and their meanings.
3. Volunteer at your local art museum. If possible, work with them to create a special summer program or Girl Scout art patch.
4. Volunteer to create and present and art activity at a local facility for disadvantaged children, senior citizens, other care facility, etc.
5. Create a display on classical animal symbolism for your school or library.
6. Make art supplies (such as modeling clay, glue, finger paints, etc.) and donate them to a community center, after school program, or a group that works with disadvantaged children.

# External Links

Girl Scouts of Historic Georgia Council's Owns
Savannah Safari
Savannah Sings

Savannah Sings is an All Ages Award from the Girl Scouts of Historic Georgia.

Brownies: Learn and perform 2 songs.
Juniors: Learn and perform 3 songs.
Cadettes, Seniors, and Ambassadors: Learn and perform 4 songs.
Adults: Learn and perform 5 songs.

# Discover

Discover traditional Girl Scout Songs so that they may survive for future generations of Girl Scouts. Resources for some traditional songs include, but are not limited to, The Girl Scout Pocket Songbook, The Brownie Girl Scout Songbook, and Sangam Songbook. Also, for the purpose of earning this pin, camp songs are not considered traditional songs.

# Connect

Prove what you’ve learned; participate in a Council, Area, or Service Unit event where these songs are being sung.

# Take Action

Visit the meeting of another troop or arrange a special Service Unit or Area event to teach the songs that you have learned (or other traditional Girl Scout songs) to younger Girl Scouts.

# External Links

Girl Scouts of Historic Georgia Council's Owns
Savannah Sings
Vi: Be A Sister to Every Girl Scout - Violet Petal

**The Vi, Be a Sister to Every Girl Scout Daisy petal** is the violet petal usually at the 11:00 position on Daisy flower from the Girl Scouts of the USA.

## Activities:

Daisies earn petals and leaves to make their Daisy flowers. Violet, called "Vi," is one of ten petals you can earn. You can earn four leaves too!

1. Talk about "Vi's Story"
2. Create a mural about girls around the world with your Daisy friends
3. Practice being a sister to every Girl Scout

When you've earned your Vi petal, you'll know how to be a sister to every Girl Scout, just like Vi the Violet.
Outdoor Art Explorer

**Outdoor Art Explorer Badge**is a Girl Scout Juniors badge from the Girl Scouts of Suffolk County.

## Activities

Let nature be your inspiration as you explore, create, and design different kinds of art.

1. Explore outdoor art
2. Make something!
3. Find music in nature
4. Be a nature photographer
5. Design with nature

When you’ve earned this badge, you will know how to find the art in nature and create your own outdoor artwork.
Think Like a Citizen Scientist (Brownie Journey)

In this Journey, you will:

1. Find out how citizen scientists make observations, collect data, and work with scientists to receive feedback on research.
2. Do 3 citizen science activities: sharpen your observation skills through 2 observation games and a SciStarter project.
3. Plan a Take Action project that helps others. If you're a Girl Scout volunteer, go to Volunteer Toolkit for complete meeting plans and activity instructions.

Learn more about how to earn your Take Action Award — and help your community — with the Girl Scout Take Action Guide.
UP Heritage IP

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The UP Heritage IP is an interest project from the Girl Scouts of the Northwestern Great Lakes Council.

Learn all about the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and its history.

# Activities

*Complete (6) of the following requirements including the ones starred.*

1. 1. 1. \*Learn about early mining days in the U.P. Where was the first mine and what type of ore did it produce? Visit a mining museum/display or read a story about U.P. mining or have someone speak to you about the mining industry. Visit a mine if possible. Prepare a written report of your findings and make a scrapbook on mining. Share them with another troop.

2. \*Who were the first settlers in your community and why did they settle there? Invite a local historian to speak to your troop/group or collect some resources about the first settlers and share them with your troop/group.
3. \*Identify a famous person associated with the lumbering industry of the U.P. Where did this person come from? Where did he/she live? For what was he/she famous? What companies are involved in the lumbering industry in the U.P. today? If possible, visit a paper mill and become familiar with the process from tree to paper or write a brief paper on the process.
4. Which Indian tribe(s) inhabited (inhabit) the U.P.? Invite someone to speak at a troop meeting about the Indian culture. Demonstrate a Native American craft, learn a skill, or cook a typical Native American food.
5. How many important bridges are there in the U.P.? Name them. Why are they famous? If possible do research on them and report your findings to your troop/group.
6. What is a pasty? Learn where it originated and why. Have a pasty baking party and invite some guests and prepare a "History of the Pasty" handout for each guest. Share the recipe with someone else.
7. List at least 3 natural landmarks in the U.P. Name them. Why are they important to the people who live here?
8. How many Great Lakes border the U.P.? Name them. Why are they important to the people who live here?
9. Where are the Soo Locks? Why are they important today? When were they built? How do they work?
10. List 3 typical recreational activities popular in the U.P. Invite another troop to join you in one of the activities.

# External Links

Girl Scouts of the Northwestern Great Lakes - Patch Programs
UP Heritage IP
Science of Style Badge

**The Science of Style badge** is part of the “It's Your World - Change It!” badge set introduced in 2011 from the Girl Scouts of Rhode Island, Inc.

## Activities

Use the science of style to create and imagine your own products.

1. Test skin care and makeup
2. Examine the science behind fabrics and accessories
3. Explore the science behind hair products and perfume
4. Investigate the sociology of style
5. Formulate future style

When you've earned this badge, youI'll know the science behind makeup, perfume, fashion fabrics, and skin care products.
Templates

Templates are pages that help provide a standardized page structure for related topics. This is a simple list of the templates for starting new pages with. To use these templates for creating new pages, simply select the template in the "Create a new page.." dialog.

## List of templates

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You can edit these templates directly by going to them and pressing "Edit," which will change the template when it's used in the future. To create new templates simply create a page that begins with the word "Templates/", such as "Templates/Business."
Trefoils (cookie)

**Trefoils, or "Shortbreads"**, are traditional shortbread cookies made in the shape of the Girl Scout trefoil from the Girl Scouts Heart of the Hudson.

## Ingredients

Enriched flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate [vitamin B1], riboflavin [vitamin B2], folic acid), soybean and palm oil, sugar, contains two percent or less of brown sugar (sugar, molasses), sweetened condensed milk (condensed milk, sugar), dried buttermilk, salt, natural and artificial flavor, baking soda, soy lecithin.

## Cookie Box

The Trefoils cookie box is cerulean blue in colour

## Badges on cookies

   On the back of the cookie box; Trefoils feature three awards on the sash;

### **Gold Award**

The Girl Scout Gold Award is the highest award a Girl Scout can earn. It is awarded to Girl Scout Seniors or Ambassadors who complete a project that will make a lasting difference in the world.

### **Cookie CEO Badge**

Girl Scout Juniors learn to run all parts of their cookie business.

### **Finding Common Ground (Cadette badge)**

Girl Scout Cadettes learn strategies for bringing people together to find common ground.
Underground Railroad IP

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The Underground Railroad IP is an interest project from the Girl Scouts of Black Diamond Council. - - Contacted Council this month (July), Council will discontinue this badge September 2013.

# Activities

*Complete 10 activities, including the starred activities.*

1. 1. 1. \*Learn about the Underground Railroad. What is it? When did it begin? Why was it created?
		2. Find a map of the Underground Railroad and learn about the routes taken by the slaves.
		3. Define the following words: Freedom Seeker, Conductor, Fugitive, Stationmaster, Station, Runaways or Escapees, Slave or Enslaved, Slaveholders, and Soul Catchers.
		4. Find out about a minimum of 6 "Faces of Freedom" in addition to Moses.
		5. \*Who is Moses? Why was the person named Moses? Why was Moses so important to the slaves? What other things happend to Moses before they became Moses?
		6. Find out how the slaves from the South found their way to freedom in the North since they had never left the plantations before.
		7. Learn about 2 of the songs of the slaves and their hidden meanings.
		8. What other events took place at this same time in history?
		9. What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
		10. Find out about some sites that served as Underground Railroad sites. Are their any in your community? Visit http://henryburke101.tripod.com/mypersonalsite for some listings in Washington Co. Ohio. Are any of these sites listed as National Historic Landmarks?
		11. What is the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 and what did it mean for the slaves?
		12. Learn about the National Underground Railroad Center in Cincinnati, Ohio. You can plan a visit or you can do a virtual tour at www.undergroundrailroad.org
		13. Define Abolitionist and find 3 people who helped with the Underground Railroad.
		14. What is the Mason-Dixon Line and what did it mean to the slaves?
		15. What did the slave children do during the day?

# External Links

Black Diamond Council's Own Home Page
Underground Railroad Interest Project Patch
Animal Helper Badge

**Animal Helper** is part of the “It's Your Story- Tell It!” badge set introduced in 2011 from the Girl Scouts of Nassau County.

## Activities

Learn about the many ways animals help humans.

1. Explore the connection between humans and animals
2. Find out how animals help keep people safe
3. Know how animals help people emotionally
4. Check out how animals help people with disabilities
5. Look at how animals might help us in the future

When you've earned this badge, you'll know how animals help humans and how to help them keep it up.
Water (Ambassador badge)

The **Water badge**is part of the Legacy badge set introduced in 2011 from the Girl Scouts of Suffolk County.

Water surrounds us, sometimes in such quantities that we forget how precious it is. Water is familiar and it’s mysterious. It exists as a liquid, solid, or gas. It falls from the sky and exists deep within the earth. Water can nourish us and challenge us. In this badge, experience the bliss of a clear liquid solution known scientifically as H2O.

When a Girl Scout Ambassador has earned this badge, she will have dived deep into water -- from its scientific origins to the joy of splashing around.

## Activities:

1. Have fun reflecting on your relationship with water
2. Celebrate water art—and create your own
3. Find out about water issues
4. Explore water solutions
5. Educate and inspire
Underground Railroad Try-It

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Underground Railroad is a Brownie Try-It from the Girl Scouts of Black Diamond Council. - - Contacted Council this month (July), Council will discontinue this badge September 2013.

Girls will learn about our rich history while exploring the Underground Railroad. Many areas of Black Diamond Council were important stops along the Underground Railroad. Girls will develop an understanding of “the drinking gourd” and discover who was involved in the “Society of Friends”. By learning about a part of our history, girls will become more responsible citizens and respect and celebrate differences in others.

For Brownie Girl Scouts, complete 6 activities, including the starred activities.

# Activities

1. 1. 1. \*Learn about the Underground Railroad. What is it? When did it begin? Why was it created?

2. Find a map of the Underground Railroad and learn about the routes taken by the slaves.
3. Define the following words: Freedom Seeker, Conductor, Fugitive, Stationmaster, Station, Runaways or Escapees, Slave or Enslaved, Slaveholders, and Soul Catchers.
4. Find out about a minimum of 6 "Faces of Freedom" in addition to Moses.
5. \*Who is Moses? Why was the person named Moses? Why was Moses so important to the slaves? What other things happend to Moses before they became Moses?
6. Find out how the slaves from the South found their way to freedom in the North since they had never left the plantations before.
7. Learn about 2 of the songs of the slaves and their hidden meanings.
8. What other events took place at this same time in history?
9. What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
10. Find out about some sites that served as Underground Railroad sites. Are their any in your community? Visit [1] for some listings in Washington Co. Ohio. Are any of these sites listed as National Historic Landmarks?
11. What is the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 and what did it mean for the slaves?
12. Learn about the National Underground Railroad Center in Cincinnati, Ohio. You can plan a visit or you can do a virtual tour at [2]
13. Define Abolitionist and find 3 people who helped with the Underground Railroad.
14. What is the Mason-Dixon Line and what did it mean to the slaves?
15. What did the slave children do during the day?

# External Links

Council's Own Home Page
Underground Railroad Try-It
Image(engineeringsweippgscrc color.gif, thumbnail, right, "The Engineering (Society of Women Engineers) IP")

In this Journey, you will:

1. Find out how engineers use design thinking to solve problems.
2. Do 3 hands-on design challenges: design and build a fairy house, a car powered by air, and a way to get across a canyon.
3. Plan a Take Action project that helps others. If you're a Girl Scout volunteer, go to Volunteer Toolkit for complete meeting plans and activity instructions.

Learn more about how to earn your Take Action Award — and help your community — with the Girl Scout Take Action Guide.
Traditional Foods Try-It

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Traditional Foods is a Brownie Try-It from the Farthest North Girl Scouts Council.

# Activities

Complete four of the following requirements, including number one.

1. Ask an elder or another community member that knows about gathering foods to help you learn the difference between poisonous and edible berries, plants, and greens.
2. Pick pony beads in the colors of the berries you’ve picked. Make a bracelet.
3. Find out why traditional food is important to your culture.
4. In Inupiaq culture, when women and girls finish picking berries they will sit down in a circle to eat lunch. By sitting in a circle they can all see if any danger is coming toward the group. Plan a trip with your troop or family to go berry picking. When you are done with your picking sit down for a lunch, remember to sit in a circle.
5. Organize a potluck with your troop; have everyone bring a traditional food dish to share, make a pretty label for your dish.
6. Draw a map of your favorite traditional food-gathering place.

# External Links

Farthest North Girl Scouts Council
Traditional Foods Try It
Welcome to Daisies

**Girl Scout Daisies** are our Kindergarten and 1st grade girls who explore their communities, try new games and activities, earn petals as they learn what it means to be a Girl Scout, partake in community service, sell our famous Girl Scout cookies, and have fun in the outdoors.

She'll have her first meeting, earn her first patch, go on her first troop trip, have her first taste of financial literacy, and make new best friends. With every new experience your girl has with her troop, she’ll learn about herself and the world around her – all with friends by her side.

Girl Scout Daisies earn petal and leaf badges that together make a complete Daisy on the uniform.

## Petals

* Lupe: Honest and Fair - Light Blue Petal
* Sunny: Friendly and Helpful - Yellow Petal
* Zinni: Considerate and Caring - Light Green Petal
* Tula: Courageous and Strong - Red Petal
* Mari: Responsible for What I Say and Do - Orange Petal
* Gloria: Respect Myself and Others - Purple Petal
* Gerri: Respect Authority - Pink Petal
* Clover: Use Resources Wisely - Green Petal
* Rosie: Make the World a Better Place - Light Pink Petal
* Vi: Be A Sister to Every Girl Scout - Violet Petal

## Leaves

### **Financial Literacy Leaves**

* Money Counts
* Making Choices

### **Cookie Business Leaves**

* Count It Up
* Talk It Up

## Journeys

* Welcome to the Daisy Flower Garden
* Between Earth and Sky
* 3 Cheers for Animals
Troop Camping Patch

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Insert Name is an All Ages Award from the Girl Scouts of insert name of council Council.

# Activities

TROOP CAMPING PATCH
Carrying out Girl Scout camping activities at least twice between July of the current year and June of the succeeding year can qualify your troop/group for the Troop Camping Patch.
Site Organization

This is the central place for resources that help keep the wiki well-organized.

* Recent Changes — Shows all changes in the wiki. Of course, you've *got* to know about Recent Changes. This is the grand-daddy of them all.

## Keeping the wiki well-linked

* Wanted Pages — Shows all links that aren't yet pages.
* Orphaned Pages — Pages that are not linked from anywhere.
* Outgoing Links — Ranks all pages based on the number of links on them. A page with **0** links is a dead end!

## Misc metrics

* All Pages — Master list of all pages in the wiki.
* Random Pages — A list of some randomly selected wiki pages. Good for finding pages that need loving.
Saleswoman Badge

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Saleswoman is a Junior Badge from the Girl Scouts of Central and Western Massachusettts Council.

As part of troop program, the Fall Product Sale and Cookie Sale provide opportunities for learning, skills building and fund raising. This badge will help you to understand the product sales programs and ways to make them more successful for you and your troop. Select six activities.

# Activities

1. 1. 1. With your troop, discuss troop program plans and budget. Set a troop goal. During the sale, keep a troop goal chart which shows each girl's contribution. After the order-taking portion of the sale, evaluate the following with your troop: Did the troop meet its goal? Did each girl meet her goal? As a troop, what things will you do differently next year?

2. What is your individual goal? Make an individual goal chart to use during the sale. If working on the cookie sale, how do you plan to use your cookie credits?
3. Find someone who is a salesperson. Visit them at their place of business or invite them to attend a meeting. Talk about their job: What does the person do, how did they train for their job, what does the person like and dislike about the job? Ask this person for some tips on being a good salesperson.
4. Have a salesperson demonstrate selling techniques, then put on a skit or puppet show to demonstrate the do's and don'ts of good saleswomanship. Take turns being the salesperson and the customer.
5. How can you create the best first impression while selling? What impression does the Girl Scout uniform convey? Stage a fashion show demonstrating a good and a poor appearance.
6. Watch TV, listen to the radio, read newspapers or magazines to see how products are advertised: Do they tell the truth? How do you feel when they put down another product? Make up an advertisement for your favorite Girl Scout product. Share it with your troop.
7. With your troop discuss ways to increase sales. What new groups can you approach? What new methods can you use? To how many people can you sell? Make a list of potential customers. Use this list while taking orders, and when setting your individual goal for the sale.
8. The how-tos:
1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. Know your product. Find out about Girl Scout cookies or nuts and calendars: the different kinds, their names, the cost, the calories, etc.
					2. Taking orders: discuss with your troop what to say and do when selling.
					3. Keeping records: find out what information you need from your customers and why.
					4. Keep your order card for next year. You will have a good starting list of customers.

9. Help plan and participate in a discussion about safety. Talk about ways to keep yourself safe either during order-taking and delivery or at a cookie shop (booth sale). Post the results of the discussion, as a reminder during the sale.
10. Make a new dessert using Girl Scout cookies, nuts or chocolate as the main ingredient to serve at a special occasion.

# External Links

Girl Scouts of Central and Western Massachusetts Council's Own Awards
Saleswoman Badge