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CPS Energy and the Environmental Awareness Initiative

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CPS Energy and the Environmental Awareness 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.

Through environmental awareness programs, girls focus on the care and conservation of our planet. They play an important role in ensuring the well-being of our earth for future generations. Girls discover the connection between their everyday actions and the long-term effects, and how to make those effects positive.

*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/CPS\_Energy\_and\_Environmental\_Awareness.asp?SnID=1145826117

# External Links

http://www.girlscouts-swtx.org/gssa/CPS\_Energy\_and\_Environmental\_Awareness.asp?SnID=1145826117
Archery Skills IP

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The Archery Skills IP is an interest project from the Girl Scouts of Black Diamond Council.

# Activities

*Complete 8 activities, including the starred activities.*

1. 1. 1. \*Learn 10 archery safety rules including proper stance at the shooting line, equipment, range safety, clothing, and hair safety. Make sure safety rules are posted wherever you shoot. When group is using more than one target, use whistle signal system: one blast means to “start shooting,” two blasts means to “stop shooting and retrieve arrows,” and four blasts means \*emergency, cease shooting.” Consult Safety-Wise.
		2. Learn the parts of an arrow and parts of a bow. Label a diagram of each. Learn to identify types of arrows including target arrows, field arrows, and hunting arrows.
		3. Find out the correct care for bow, arrows, bowstring, and leather items. Be able to explain how improper care could affect your safety.
		4. \*Learn and discuss seven basic steps for shooting including stance, nock, draw, anchor at full draw, holding and aiming, release, and follow through.
		5. \*Demonstrate your ability to shoot. Practice and improve your shooting skills. Consult with a knowledgeable person and appropriate books to improve your technique. Discuss what you did well and what you might do differently. Use finger tabs, arm guards, and quills.
		6. Design a target and try it out. Indicate scoring of the target. Discuss how you might improve your design in the future.
		7. Design an archery meet for Girl Scouts in your area. Find out the correct way to set up a shooting range.
		8. Share your archery skills with others. Demonstrate the proper shooting technique to someone else. Help teach someone else to shoot.
		9. Learn the definitions of the following archery terms: anchor point, bowyer, composit bow, compound bow, draw, fletch, guide feather, nock, overdraw, and quiver.
		10. Find out how to qualify for U.S Olympic tryouts for men and women. Learn how Federal Internationale de Tir a L’Arc (FITA) range meets are set up.
		11. Go to a local sports store and find out the cost of basic archery equipment.
		12. Participate in an archery contest where you shoot at different distances during different rounds. Record your scores for each round.

# See also

List of Council's Own Interest Projects
Archery IP

# External Links

Black Diamond Council's Own Home Page
Archery Skills Interest Project Patch
Camper Badge

**The Camper badge** is part of the “It's Your Planet - Love It!” badge set introduced in 2011. It replaces the retired Camp Together badge.

## Activities:

Find out how to plan a camping adventure.

1. Start planning your adventure
2. Gain a new camping skill
3. Find your inner camp chef
4. Try a new activity
5. Head out on your trip—and have some nighttime fun!
Quilt It IP

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The Quilt-It IP is an interest project from the Girl Scouts of Southern Arizona Sahuaro Council.

*Complete the following activities, including both starred activities:*

* Make a quilt! See howto at http://math.arizona.edu/~rbt/GS/GS\_Quilt\_Home.htm

* Create a short reflection after you've completed all activities.
	+ Write about your experiences with this project.
	+ Create a computer presentation on your quilting project, using PowerPoint or some other presentation software.
	+ Create a graphic display about your project, using a story board and other materials.

*Complete one activity from each of the following categories:*

# LEARN

* Invite a quilter to advise you, or your group, on various quilt techniques.

* Visit a professional quilter to learn what career opportunities exist in this field.

* Explore the history of quilting and give a report to your troop on what you learned.

* Visit a quilt shop and learn about different fabrics and quilting accessories.

# DO

* Make and keep a quilt journal. Include ideas, thoughts, and dates for the beginning and completion of your projects.

* Carry out the complete design process for an original quilt that is different from your required project. The quilt top may be planned with paper and pencil, common computer software, or specialized software. Determine the yardage needed for each segment of the work, colors of fabric desired, and finished size. Magazines and books devoted to quilting are available from libraries, new and used bookstores, and the Internet. These can provide valuable design ideas. Write a paragraph explaining the motivation for your design. The emphasis of this activity is the design process. You may wish to make the quilt, but this is not a requirement. Make sample blocks illustrating piecing, applique, redwork, and crazy quilting.

* Hang your quilt in a quilt show.

# SHARE

* Help younger girls learn to quilt. A pot holder is an ideal beginning project See the Brownie Quilt-It Try-It for full instructions.

* Make and send "quilted" postcards to pen pals.

* Make placemats for Meals on Wheels or Mobile Meals.

* Get together with others and make a group quilt to donate to a worthy cause, or for a raffle to support a worthy cause.

# YOUR OWN ACTIVITY

* Plan a block swap with your quilting friends. Create a common block design, which each girl makes with her own choice of fabrics. Each member of the group should make enough identical blocks with her fabrics, and the common design to swap with the other quilters. Exchange blocks within the group so that each person has a complete set of different blocks. These can then be used to complete quilts.

* Create a block design challenge. This is a contest in which each person is challenged to create a quilt block, subject to fixed specifications for size of the block, number of different fabrics to be used, particular technique to be used, or a particular piece of fabric that should be included. Make up your own rules for the challenge blocks.

* Design your own quilting activity.
Rocks and Ropes Badge

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Rocks and Ropes is a Junior Badge from the Girl Scouts of Central Indiana Council.

Complete six activities to earn this Badge.

# Activities

1. 1. 1. Learn about the basic equipment needed for rock climbing. Learn how to make sure that the equipment is safe and right for you. How should you take care of this equipment? What should you wear when you climb? What are the safety rules?

2. Participate in a rock climbing workshop. Several locations in Indianapolis offer this activity in a safe environment. Learn how to properly put on a wear a harness and other safety gear.
3. Learn some basic first aid that you might use if you were participating in rock climbing, such as treating scrapes, sprains and blisters.
4. Learn about the environmental impact of climbing. How can you participate in this sport without disturbing the environment around you?
5. Learn what five of these terms mean: anchor, slack, belay, crack climbing, carabineer, belay device, static rope, rappel, harness, holds
6. Rock climbing is a very physical sport. What type of exercises should a climber do to get in shape?
7. There are several different types of knots and ropes used in climbing. Learn to tie the different knots used in rock climbing and learn about the different kinds of ropes.
8. Learn the verbal commands of climbers.
9. Healthy snacks are always important, especially when you are exercising. Make a healthy snack that you could take on a trail with you.
10. Learn basic hand and foot holds. Demonstrate your ability to use these holds in a climb.

# External Links

Girl Scouts of Central Indiana Junior Badges
Rocks and Ropes Badge
I Have a Dream IP

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The I Have a Dream IP is an interest project from the Girl Scout Council of Colonial Coast.

# Activities

*Complete any 10 activities.*

1. 1. 1. Talk to people who lived during the Civil Rights Movement to discover what they remember about Martin Luther King, Jr.

2. Take part in a Martin Luther King, Jr. commemorative activity in your community.
3. Visit the web site www.nps.gov/malu. Complete one of the activities listed.
4. Plan and implement a special awards ceremony for community leaders who are living out the ideals of Martin Luther King, Jr.
5. Write about the African American heroine you most admire and share it with others.
6. Find out about the women who were involved in the life of Martin Luther King, Jr. and the role they played in developing the Civil Rights Movement. Share what you learn with our troop, family, or friends.
7. Write a press release reporting an incident of one of the women who played a role in developing the Civil Rights Movement.
8. Find out about the Nobel Peace Prize. Who awards it, how it is earned, and why it was awarded to Martin Luther King, Jr. Share what you learned with Brownie Girl Scouts or other younger girls; OR write and act out a skit about how Martin Luther King, Jr. earned the Nobel Peace Prize.
9. See a video or read a copy of the “I Have a Dream” speech given by Martin Luther King, Jr. Describe what you think his dream for America was. Share times when you have judged people for reasons other than “the content of their character,” such as if they were too tall, too fat, too short, or too slow.
10. Read Coretta Scott King’s autobiography. What kind of education did she have, what problems and what joys? Relate your life to hers. Do you have the same experiences? List the similarities and differences. Talk with your big sister, mother, Girl Scout leader or other adult about your list.
11. What can you do to help the “dream?” What concerns and attitudes in your community prevent or help people to achieve equality and be treated as equals? Put together a plan of action to promote change. Carry out your plan.
12. Complete a list of groups and organizations in our community involved in social change. What do they do and what types of careers are involved in these organizations? Investigate these careers and what education is needed. Do local schools and universities offer the education you need for these careers? Share your findings with younger girls, your troop members or your family.

# External Links

Girl Scout Council of Colonial Coast Patch Programs
I Have a Dream IP"
Doll Collecting

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Doll Collecting is an All Ages Award from the Girl Scouts of Utah.

Learn about the art of dolls, as you explore the third largest collecting hobby.

PATCH OBJECTIVE: By the end of this program, girls in grades 2-12 will be able to:

1. DISCOVER: Girls will be able to form positive gender, social, and cultural identities.
2. CONNECT: Advance diversity in a multicultural world.
3. TAKE ACTION: Be able to educate and inspire others to act by learning to effectively explain their ideas to others and motivate them to get involved in the community.

# Activities

To earn this patch girls must complete four of the activities, including the two starred.

1. 1. 1. \*There are many types of dolls. An easy way to sort your collection would be to catalog them. This can be done based on the type of materials the dolls are made of (cloth, porcelain, plastic), by the type of doll (baby doll, child doll, or adult doll), or by the manufacturer. Select a method and catalog all of your dolls. Write a list and consider making a special cover for your catalog.

2. \*Dolls are also cataloged by the following classifications. Give two examples of each:
# Modern dolls
3. Visit a museum with a doll exhibit and ask the curator or staff member to guide you through the collection. OR visit your local library and ask the librarian to show you books about dolls from other cultures and countries. Look through the books and read about the dolls. OR talk to a doll collector and discover how they got started, and how long they have collected. Find out what they collect and why. Do they have any advice for a beginning collector? Ask any questions you may have.
4. Women and girls have collected dolls for centuries. Talk with your mother, grandmother or another adult about their childhood dolls. Compare them to the dolls you have. What is different? What is the same? What games did they play with their dolls?\
5. Try the art of doll making by making a simple doll during your troop meeting or while at home.
6. Visit your favorite toy store and learn the names of three different doll manufacturers. Ask the sales person in the toy store to show you the new dolls for the year and which dolls are most popular.
7. Select four dolls from your collection: i.e. a baby dolls, a child doll, an adult doll or a cloth doll. Take these to your troop meeting and tell your friends about them. Ask other troop members to bring their favorite dolls and have a doll show and tell.
8. With your troop or Service Unit have a doll show. Invite other troops in the area to participate, or have a mother-daughter tea party with your dolls. Use this activity to promote a troop or Service Unit project.

# External Links

Council Patch Programs - GS of Utah
Patch Requirements
Fun at the Fair Try-It

The Fun at the Fair Try-it from the Girl Scouts of Riverland Council Wisconsin (now part of the Girl Scouts of Wisconsin - Badgerland Council).

# Activities

Go to a fair. Go on a ride. Eat fa
ir food. Walk through the exhibits.
What is 4-H? Talk to someone who is exhibiti
ng at the Fair. Are they a 4-H member? What
do they like about 4-H and the fair?
Exhibit something at a fair.
Walk through the animal exhibits at your fair
. How many different kinds of animals did you
see? Talk to someone exhibiting an animal ab
out how they care for their animal, what it
eats, etc.
Visit your fair’s petting barn or petting
zoo. Which animal is your favorite?
What is your favorite carnival or amusemen
t park ride? Talk to other members of your
Troop—which rides do they like
best? Decide how could you make
a favorite ride even safer
and/or even more fun?
Support a fair—participate in a fair clean-
up, beautification, or building project.
Marketing

**The Marketing badge** is part of the Cookie Business badge set introduced in 2011 from the Girl Scouts of Greater New York.

## Activities:

Find out how to sort through promotions, deals, and ads to find the best bargain for you. Then use what you learned to create a strong advertisement and marketing message for your cookie sale.

1. Find out more about brand identity
2. Check out the competition
3. Research other products that have a philanthropic angle
4. Develop your marketing message
5. Create your marketing campaign

When you’ve earned this badge, you’ll know how to create a marketing plan for your cookie business.
No Bullies

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No Bullies is an All Ages Award from the Girl Scouts Diamonds of Arkansas, Oklahoma and Texas.

# Activities

Each age level has a different booklet and different number of required activities. ALL levels are required to do number 1:

1. What is a Bully? Ask the girls to brainstorm what they think until all ideas are exhausted.

Leaders can give their ideas, too.

Share the following definition: Bullying is when a stronger person hurts or frightens a smaller or weaker person on purpose and over and over.

Do you know a bully, how do they act?

# External Links

Girl Scouts Diamonds of Arkansas, Oklahoma and Texas Patch Programs
No Bullies - Daisies
No Bullies - Brownies
No Bullies - Junior
No Bullies - 11-17
Africatown/Origins USA

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Africatown/Origins USA is an All Ages Award from the Girl Scouts of Southern Alabama Council.

For Junior, Cadette, Senior and Ambassador Girl Scouts

Girls develop a strong sense of self and advance diversity in a multicultural world by exploring the beginning and ending of two major periods in American history.

Complete four of the following activities and find the answers to the questions. Answers can be researched online or at Africatown, USA.

# Activities

1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. Research in an encyclopedia or other reference source: Locate Africa on a map. Learn about Africa’s history, climate, people, land regions, religions and cultures.

b. Locate Alabama on a map. Learn about its climate, history, and land regions.
c. Collect your information and place it in a scrapbook. Design an African cover for your scrapbook. Display at a Girl Scout troop meeting.
2. Go to the Library to find a book to read about the American Slave System. Bring your book to the troop meeting. Share your information with your Girl Scout troop members at the meeting.
3. Africatown Scavenger Hunt:
1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. Find all the answers to the questions about Africatown (from the Questions section of the badge requirements.)

b. Play “game show” questions and answers such as Jeopardy or Trivial Pursuit.
c. Bring newspaper or Internet articles about Africatown to your troop meeting.
4. Invite a descendant of Africatown to your troop meeting.
5. Attend and/or participate in an Africatown Folk Festival.
6. Take a ride in the ferryboat and trace the path of the boat Clotilde.
7. Share your learning experience about Africatown with another group such as your Sunday School class, clubs, or school class during Black History Month.
# Questions

1. 1. 1. What is Africatown, USA? Where is it located? What is the purpose of Africatown?

2. Where was the history of Africatown, USA originated?
3. How much were the captured tribesmen sold for at Whydah?
4. What was the name of the schooner to which slaves were taken on board?
5. What night was it that Captain Foster entered Mobile Harbor with the illegal slaves?
6. What does Africatown, USA uniquely represent?
7. Who was the last living descendant of Africatown, USA?
8. When and why was the Africatown Community Mobilization Project formed?

# External Links

Forms and Resources for Girl Scouts of Southern Alabama
Patch Book
Painting Try-it

**The Painting** is a Girl Scout Brownie Try-it badge from Girl Scouts of Wisconsin Southeast.

## Activities

Learn to paint and color your world.

1. Get inspired
2. Paint the real world
3. Paint a mood
4. Paint without brushes
5. Paint a mural

When you’ve earned this badge, you’ll have new ideas about what to paint—and how to paint it.
Everybody's Perfect IP

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The Everybody's Perfect IP is an interest project from the Girl Scouts of Central and Southern New Jersey Council.- NO LONGER AVAIABLE

# Skill Builders

1. 1. 1. 1. 1. Make a "me" poster. Include everything you like to do and like about yourself. Share the poster with your peers.
				2. Create a "feelings box". Decorate the inside with how you really feel and think. Then cover the outside with why you appear to feel or be to others. Explain the box to your troop.

# Technology

1. 1. 1. Barbie has been popular for over 50 years, yet her body proportions are unrealistic. Research the influence of media on body image. Discuss you finding with your group.
		2. Design your own TV or magazine ad that sends a positive message of body image.
		3. Browse the internet for treatment centers for eating disorders.

# Service Projects

1. 1. 1. Create a presentation of posters about eating disorders awareness and prevention and display it at your local library or community center.

2. Participate in a letter writing campaign against the distorted portrayal of women in the media.
3. Put together a puppet show or play that teaches younger girls about positive body image.
# Career Exploration

1. 1. 1. Interview a therapist, nurse, psychiatrist, or person who treats eating disorders and learn about her job.

2. Find out about types of treatment programs available for those who want help to recover from an eating disorder.
3. Read two autobiographies or biographies of women who have worked with eating disorders.
# Book Suggestions

Hunger Pains, Mary Pipher, Ph.D.
Anorexia Nervosa, Patricia Stein, RD, MA and Barbara Unell
Reviving Ophelia, Mary Pipher, Ph.D.
The Girl Within, Emily Hancock, Ph.D.
Perfectionism, Miriam Adderholdt-Elliot, Ph.D.
My Body/My Self, Kathy Bowen-Woodward, Ph.D.

# Organizations

Eating Disorders Awareness and Prevention (EDAP)
American Anorexia and Bulimia Association (AA/BA)

# External Links

Earned Awards: Council's Own Earned Awards - Juliette's Closet, Girl Scouts of Central and Southern New Jersey
Everybody's Perfect IPP
Marvelous Mystery IP

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The Marvelous Mystery IP is an interest project from the Girl Scouts of Black Diamond Council.

# Activities

*Complete 8 activities.*

1. 1. 1. Interview a private investigator or police detective. Find out why they became a detective, how long it takes and what kind of education/training is required. Make up some of your own questions ahead of time.
		2. One of the tools of the trade is keeping a written record of evidence. Keep a daily journal or diary. Write a detective story.
		3. Learn and play five games that require cooperation among players.
		4. Start a career file on jobs related to a detective, find out all you can about these careers.
		5. Practice note taking! Select an animal to observe. Record date, time, location, and weather conditions. Take careful detailed notes describing the animal's actions. Try different methods of recording your data. Why is this an important skill for detectives?
		6. Host a murder mystery party or be part of one.
		7. Follow a mystery trail or design a mystery trail for others to follow.
		8. Find out how a scientist solves mysteries. Do a science experiment and solve a science mystery of your own.
		9. Learn about the different tools a detective uses to collect evidence and solve a mystery. Learn how to fingerprint and how every fingerprint is different. Learn how a detective matches a "lifted" print to a suspect.
		10. Learn how to use a compass and topographical map. Trace out a hiking route on a topographical map describing what you would see and experience along the way based on the map symbols. Learn how to gauge distance by the length of your pace and the time you walked.

# External Links

Black Diamond Council's Own Home Page
Marvelous Mystery Interest Project Patch
Air Force Pride Try-It

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Air Force Pride is a Brownie Try-It from the Girl Scout Council of Colonial Coast.

**GUIDELINES:** Complete the required activity below, one activity from each Leadership Key (Discover, Connect, Take Action), and at least one other activity listed under any Key.

**Required Activity:** Invite a member of the United States Air Force to visit your troop and interview him/her about their role in the Air Force. Ask him/her to bring a globe or a map and show you where he/she has traveled. Ask him/her what it is like to live on an Air Force Base and how is it different from civilian life.

# Discover

1) Identify and describe or draw the following aircrafts: Fighter, Bomber, Transport, Tanker, and Surveillance. What similarities and differences do you notice?
2) Listen to and learn the Air Force song. Try searching online or at the library.

# Connect

1) Visit an Air and Space or Flight or Aircraft museum. Take the tour and try different activities. List and discuss, with your troop, contributions the U.S. Air Force has made to our society.
2) Take a tour of an Air Force Base. Count the number of aircrafts you see and draw a picture of one you like.

# Take Action

1) Attend an Air Force air show. Document with photos or describe to your troop or another Girl Scout what you heard, saw and learned at the show.
2) Tour an Air Force museum, monument, memorial, or cemetery. Find out what volunteer opportunities are available for you or your troop. Could your troop do a flag ceremony on location?

# See also

Coast Guard Pride Try-It
Navy Pride Try-It
List of Council's Own Brownie Try-Its

# External Links

Girl Scout Council of Colonial Coast Patch Programs
Air Force Pride Try-It
Customer Insights Badge

**The Customer Insights badge** is part of the “Cookie Business” badge set introduced in 2011 from the Girl Scouts of Rhode Island, Inc.

## Activities

Use what you learn from your customers to make your cookie business even stronger!

1. Ask an expert what customers want
2. Do some research at the grocery store
3. Find out who buys cookies and why
4. Learn from people who don't buy
5. Listen for clues and ask great questions

When you’ve earned this badge, you’ll have a better understanding of your cookie customers.

## External links

https://www.girlscoutshop.com/JUNIOR-CUSTOMER-INSIGHTS-BADGE

List of Council's Own Junior Badges
Renaissance Times Try-It

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Renaissance Times is a Brownie Try-It from the Girl Scouts of Central Indiana Council.

“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.

# Activities

1. 1. 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?

# External Links

Girl Scouts of Central Indiana Brownie Try-Its
Renaissance Times Try-It
Duck Patch

Duck Patch is an All Ages Award from the Girl Scouts of Southwest Texas Council.

# Activities

DUCK PATCH
Carrying out camping, or at least one full day of outdoor activities, when there is rain (not just drizzle but measurable rain fall) for at least 50% of the daylight hours qualifies the troop/group for the Duck Patch.
Bronze Award

The **Bronze Award** is the third highest award in Girl Scouts of the USA. It was introduced by GSUSA in 2001, and can only be earned by Girl Scouts at the Junior level.

## Prerequisites

* Be a registered Girl Scout Junior (4th or 5th grade)
* Complete a Junior Journey

## Bronze Award Steps

* Build your Girl Scout Junior team.
* Explore your community.
* Choose your Girl Scout Bronze Award project.
* Make a plan.
* Put your plan in motion.
* Spread the word.

## Junior Journey

   There are currently seven Junior Journey programs to choose from. All badges in the Journey must be earned for the Journey to be complete.

### **Agent of Change. It's Your World, Change It! (three badges, sold as a complete set)**

* Power of One Award
* Power of Team Award
* Power of Community Award

### **Get Moving! It's Your Planet, Love It! (three badges, sold as a complete set)**

* Energize Award
* Investigate Award
* Innovate Award

### **aMUSE! It's Your Story, Tell It! (three badges, sold as a complete set)**

* Reach Out! Award
* Speak Out! Award
* Try Out! Award

### **Think Like a Citizen Scientist (two badges, sold separately)**

* Junior Think Like a Citizen Scientist Award
* Junior Take Action Award

### **Think Like a Programmer (two badges, sold separately)**

* Junior Think Like a Programmer Award
* Junior Take Action Award

### **Think Like an Engineer (two badges, sold separately)**

* Junior Think Like an Engineer Award
* Junior Take Action Award

### **Outdoor Journey (four badges, sold separately)**

* Junior Camper
* Animal Habitats
* Eco Camper
* Junior Take Action Award

## Bronze Award Project

The Bronze Award Project is a team effort by a group of Juniors, usually from a single troop. The project's objective must be to benefit the local community and/or benefit Girl Scouting as a whole in some way. Each scout is expected to contribute 20 hours to the project. The project is to be girl-led, but, unlike the Silver and Gold Awards, adults may be on-hand to assist and guide.

## Approval

The approval process varies by council. Before beginning work on a Take Action Project or a Bronze Project, it is important to check with the local council.

## External links

https://www.girlscoutsnyc.org/en/whatgirlsdo/Gold-Silver-and-Bronze-Awards/bronze-award.html
Clowning and Mime IP

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The Clowning and Mime IP is an interest project from the Girl Scouts of Central and Southern New Jersey Council.

# Skill Builders

1. 1. 1. Learn the difference between White Face, Auguste, and Tramp clowns. List what you like about each one.
		2. Learn about clown costumes and make-up. Assemble a clown costume for yourself and apply clown make up.
		3. Juggling is a skill used by many clowns. Learn to juggle with balls, scarves, rings, and/or clubs.
		4. Write and perform at least 3 skits that can be used while clowning.

# Technology

1. 1. 1. Find web sites with information about clown make-up, skits, training and supplies.
		2. Learn to do 3 magic tricks.
		3. Many clowns incorporate technology into their performance. Observe an act and list all technology used in the act.

# Service Projects

1. 1. 1. As a clown, entertain the residents in a nursing home.
		2. Teach younger Girl Scouts some clowning techniques.
		3. Teach something to other Girl Scouts through clowning.
		4. Do a "walk around" clowning at a community event.

# Career Exploration

1. 1. 1. Find out about Clown Camps, Clown Conventions, Clown College and other places that offer training.
		2. Talk to a professional clown about business opportunities.

# See also

List of Council's Own Interest Projects
Clowning Around IP

# External Links

Earned Awards: Council's Own Earned Awards - Juliette's Closet, Girl Scouts of Central and Southern New Jersey
Clowning and Mime IPP
Coast Guard Pride Try-It

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Coast Guard Pride is a Brownie Try-It from the Girl Scout Council of Colonial Coast.

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

# Activities

1. 1. 1. \*Invite a member of the United States Coast Guard to visit your troop and explain what his/her role in the Coast Guard is. Ask him/her to explain some of the differences between the Coast Guard and other branches of the military. Ask him/her some of the places you can be stationed while in the Coast Guard.

2. Learn about the history of the US Coast Guard. Link to a downloadable coloring book on 200 years of Coast Guard History: (http://www.uscg.mil/TOP/downloads/coloring\_books/200yrs/)
3. Tour the Old Coast Guard Station in Virginia Beach, VA. You can also tour some of the exhibits on-line if you cannot tour the actual building. (http://www.oldcoastguardstation.com)
4. Visit a Coast Guard base. Tour a boat, cutter, or aircraft. Learn from the crew of the boat or aircraft what it is like to be stationed at such a unit. Learn about what kind of jobs they might do.
5. Learn about what some of the missions or duties that the Coast Guard is tasked with. (http://www.uscg.mil/top/missions/) Think of ways that these duties might have an effect on your life.
6. Listen to and then sing the Coast Guard Anthem. (http://www.uscg.mil/top/downloads/anthem.asp)
# See also

Air Force Pride Try-It
Navy Pride Try-It
List of Council's Own Brownie Try-Its

# External Links

Girl Scout Council of Colonial Coast Patch Programs
Coast Guard Pride Try-It
Mari: Responsible for What I Say and Do - Orange Petal

**The Mari, Responsible for What I Say and Do Daisy petal** is the orange petal usually at the 5:00 position on Daisy flower from the Girl Scouts of Nassau County.

## Activities:

Daisies earn petals and leaves to make their Daisy flowers. The Mari petal is one of ten petals you can earn. You can earn four leaves too!

1. Talk about "Mari's Story"
2. Act out the story with your Daisy friends
3. Practice making the world a better place

When you’ve earned your Mari petal, you'll know how to make the world a better place, just like Mari the Marigold.
Diversity Pin

Diversity Pin is an All Ages Award from the Girl Scouts of Historic Georgia.

Requirements: Complete a minimum of four activities from “Discover,” two activities from the “Connect” section, and (at minimum) the starred item from the “Take Action” section.

# Discover

1. 1. 1. Learn the G.S. Promise in American Sign Language or Spanish.

2. Discover the origins of various martial arts such as (but not limited to) Karate, Savate, Glima, and Capoeira.
3. What is Thinking Day? Who does this day honor? How many countries in the world have some form of Scouting or Guiding?
4. What is “Cinco de Mayo?” Contact a Mexican-American Girl Scout troop in your area to learn some of their families’ traditions of celebrating Cinco de Mayo.
5. What is Hanukkah? What is a Seder? What are some traditions observed in Judaism?
6. What is Kwanzaa? When is it observed? How did it begin? What are some of the traditions associated with Kwanzaa?
7. Who was Dr. Martin Luther King? What were some of his teachings? Can you discover some famous quotes by him?
8. Have women always had equal right to men? Learn more about women such as (but not limited to) Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Sojourner Truth, or Juliette Gordon Low who worked to make sure women had the same opportunities as men.
9. When and by who was the town of Saint Malo, Louisiana founded? What was Executive Order 9066? Would something like this be legal in the United States today? What was the Civil Liberties Act of 1988?
10. View a film or video chosen by the girls to learn about people with a cultural/ethnic heritage different from the majority of your troop.
# Connect

1. 1. 1. Visit an African American museum, historic site or celebration.

2. Attend an ethnic / cultural festival or celebration, or local folk arts festival.
3. Visit a Native American museum, historic site, or celebration.
4. Attend a martial arts demonstration or participate in a martial arts class.
5. Participate in or create your own Thinking Day activity or ceremony.
6. Attend a religious service at a house of worship other than your own.
7. Visit a multicultural grocery store, bakery or restaurant and sample foods or have a meal.
8. Participate in a “Take Your Daughter to Work” Day.
9. Participate in an ethnic dance class or demonstration.
# Take Action

1. 1. 1. Create a service project working with handicapped children or adults.

2. Volunteer at the Special Olympics or Paralympics Games.
3. \*Create journals and scrapbooks (at least 2 pages per girl) of your activities to share with other troops and your area.

# External Links

Girl Scouts of Historic Georgia Council's Owns
Diversity Pin
Making Games Try-it

**The Making Games Try-it** is part of the “It's Your Story - Tell It!” badge set introduced in 2011 from Girl Scouts of Rhode Island, Inc.

## Activities

Use your imagination to make up new games.

1. Try a scavenger hunt
2. Make up a mystery game
3. Create a party game
4. Change the rules
5. Invent a whole new sport

When you've earned this badge, you'll know how to create new games and share them with others.
Journey: Between Earth and Sky

The **Between Earth and Sky** Journey is part of the "It's Your Planet—Love It!" series.

## In this Journey, you will:

1. Explore nature and learn how to keep the Earth healthy—visit a park or farm, talk to a scientist, or make origami butterflies to celebrate nature.
2. Plan a Take Action project, such as planting a tree, creating a garden for a children's hospital, or putting on a play about protecting the Earth.
3. Earn 3 leadership awards: Blue Bucket Award, Firefly Award, and Clover Award. 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.

## Blue Bucket Award

* Girls tell one another about their feelings and the feelings of those around them.
* Girls take part in role-playing activities that encourage them to resolve conflicts, negotiate, and be considerate to others.

## Firefly Award

* Think about and talk about their own skills and those of their sisters Daisies.
* Choose a skill that they can teach others, either at home or in their community.
* Steps to the award are built into the suggested activities in the Sample Sessions.

## Clover Award

* Learn about and commit to protecting a natural treasure in their region.
* Educate and inspire others in their community to join wit them to protect the local treasure, too.
Girl Scouts Love DC

**Girl Scouts Love DC** is an All Ages Award from the Girl Scouts of Suffolk County Council.

## Activities

Girl Scouts Love DC Patch

This patch was designed based on comments and suggestions from Girl Scouts across the nation after the release of the Girl Scouts Love NY patch.

To earn this patch, each girl must complete four of the following six suggested activities:

* Activity 1: Participate in a community service project.
* Activity 2: Wear a red, white and blue ribbon and give one to at least one new friend.
* Activity 3: Write a letter to a Hometown Hero or the family of a Hometown Hero. (Hometown Heroes include firefighters, police officers, etc.)
* Activity 4: Express your feelings about patriotism through a collage, poem, essay, drawing or photograph.
* Activity 5: Learn about five Washington D.C. attractions
* Activity 6: Plan a trip to Washington D.C., and visit one of its attractions.

# External Links

http://www.gssc.us/forgirls/patch\_lovedc.asp
Life in Colonial Times Try-It

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Life in Colonial Times is a Brownie Try-It from the Girl Scouts of Central and Southern New Jersey Council.

# Activities

1. 1. 1. Visit a colonial home or museum. Take the tour to see and hear its history. OR Take a virtual tour of a colonial home on the Internet.

2. Find out what foods colonists ate, how they gathered their food supplies, and how they cooked. Find an early recipe, prepare the recipe with supervision, and then taste it.
3. Find picture of the colonial style of clothes. Compare everyday to party clothes for children to adult.
4. Children back then had a much harder life than children today. Find out what chores were done around the house by the girls. Find out what type of schooling was available. Compare the education of boys to girls. What subjects were taught? How many years did they go to school?
5. Manners and etiquette were much more important. Find out some of the early manners young girls had to learn. Practice these manners during a tea party.
6. There were no cameras during colonial times. A silhouette would show the growth of children or remind them of someone that is no longer living near to them. Make a silhouette of each other.
7. Toys were completely different in colonial days. Toys were often made from supplies found around the house. Make a cornhusk doll.
8. Find out what games were played. Try one. OR Find out what songs the children sang. Sing some.
9. What was the size of the United States during colonial times? Find out where you live today on the map of Colonial America.
10. Read about a famous female person from colonial times.

# External Links

Earned Awards: Council's Own Earned Awards - Juliette's Closet, Girl Scouts of Central and Southern New Jersey
Life in Colonial Times Try-It
Bowling Try-It (CWMA)

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

Requirements: Complete 4 of the 6 activities below.

# Activities

1. 1. 1. Learn the correct way to handle a bowling ball: to pick it up, hold it, proper hand position and release, and the pendulum swing.

2. Learn the basic safety and etiquette rules for bowling.
3. Learn about strikes and spares, and how to keep score.
4. Bowl a full game.
5. Visit a pro-shop and see what equipment and services are available.
6. Interview someone whose job is related to bowling.
# See also

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

# External Links

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

**The Musician badge** is part of the “It's Your World - Change It!” badge set introduced in 2011. It replaces the retired Making Music and Music Fan badges from the Girl Scouts of Nassau County.

## Activities

Find out more about the fun of making music.

1. Explore how music is made
2. Travel around the world of music
3. Check out the music in your life
4. Make your own music
5. Perform your music
Coal Try-It

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Coal is a Brownie Try-It from the Girl Scouts of Black Diamond Council.

Coal is a major industry in most of the council jurisdiction. Obtaining knowledge of the coal industry helps girls make responsible decisions when they become voting citizens in the future. Girls will learn about the different types of coal and its uses, the different types of mining, and the impact of coal mining on the environment. Girls will also explore the different types of careers available in the coal industry.

To earn the Coal Award, Brownie Girl Scouts must complete 6 activities, including the starred activities.

# Activities

1. 1. 1. \*Learn about the four different types of coal. Where are they found in the area and in the world.

2. \*Identify five products used in and around your home made from coal or coal products. Find pictures of at least five additional products.
3. \*Learn about the different types of mining. Where do you find these methods used? What kind of equipment is used in each type? Learn about the advantages and disadvantages of each method.
4. Learn ten new terms related to coal mining.
5. Visit a mining site or a coal loading facility and find out its function. OR view a film(s) about coal mining. Note: If you do both parts of this requirement, you may count it as two requirements.
6. Invite someone knowledgeable about the coal industry to a troop meeting.
7. \*Discuss the impact of coal mining on the environment and what steps are taken to insure the land will be usable in the future.
8. Learn about the United Mine Workers union and its role in the past and on the present mining industry.
9. List five careers which are commonly found in the mining industry and education or experience you feel these careers require.
10. Learn what kinds of safety equipment are worn when working at an underground coal mine or a surface coal mine.

# External Links

Council's Own Home Page
Coal Try-It
I Have a Dream Badge

**I Have a Dream** is a Junior Badge from the Girl Scout Council of Colonial Coast.

GUIDELINES: Complete any six activities.

# Activities

1) Take part in a Martin Luther King, Jr. commemorative activity in your community.
2) Invite African American women from your community to speak to your troop about African American history
3) Plan and implement a special awards ceremony for community leaders who are living out the ideals of Martin Luther King, Jr.
4) Write about the African American heroine you most admire and share it with others.
5) Find out about the women who were involved in the life of Martin Luther King, Jr. and the role they played in developing the Civil Rights Movement. Share what you learn with your troop, family, or friends.
6) Write a press release reporting an incident of one of the women who played a role in the Civil Rights Movement.
7) Find out about the Nobel Peace Prize. Who awards it, how it is earned, and why it was awarded to Martin Luther King, Jr.? Share what you learned with Brownie Girl Scouts or other younger girls; **OR** write and act out a skit about how Martin Luther King, Jr. earned the Nobel Peace Prize.
8) See a video or read a copy of the “I Have a Dream” speech given by Martin Luther King, Jr. Describe what you think his dream for America was. Share times when you have judged people for reasons other than “the content of their character,” such as if they were too tall, too fat, too short, or too slow.
9) Write what the “I Have a Dream” speech means to you and how you want to live the dream in your every day life.
10) Take a field trip to a place where you can learn about the role of African Americans in history **OR** visit a sight in your community that is important to African American history.

# External Links

Girl Scout Council of Colonial Coast Patch Programs
I Have a Dream Badge
Girl Scouts Council's Own Awards Wikia

## Welcome to the wiki for Girl Scouts Council's Own Awards, Badges, Try-Its, and Patches

Welcome!

Welcome to the Girl Scouts Council's Own Awards website! This site was originally created by katherine.corson@gmail.com and was migrated to this location when WikiSpot closed in April, 2015. This page will be continuously under construction. This listing is a complete listing of all Council's Own Awards across the country according to the last time this page was updated.

We’re a collaborative community website about Council's Own Awards that anyone, including you, can edit. Click the edit button at the top of any page to get started! If you find a patch from your Service Unit that needs updating, please update it! Thank you!

Tips for usage: **1. Most of the badges are not available, and the councils are getting upset and working to get rid of sites like this, so make sure not to contact them or bother them. Please use Facebook groups to locate these badges. There are tons of them out there.** Search using "GS badges" to find groups on Facebook. Good luck and happy hunting.Please do not email us about whether or not you can order the badge, because we don't know. The original wiki based on combining lots of information from different sources.

2. At the bottom of every page is a set of external links, which includes a link to the Council's Own page **if it still exists!**

If you find any errors or would like to add some of your own information, please edit!

*Note: Thanks to Jessi for your contributions. You're a great help!*

*I know the Try-It above isn't a Council's Own, it's the old Girl Scout Ways Try-It. But it was my favorite when I was a Brownie, and I wish it was still available.*

## Council's Own Patches and Badges

   List of Council's Own Try-Its
List of Council's Own Badges

List of Council's Own Interest Projects

List of Council's Own Patch Programs

List of Council's Own Senior Badges

List of Council's Own Legacy Badges

List of Council's Own Daisy Badges

List of Council's Own Cadette Badges