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Be
Healthy, Be Fit
Below is a list of Junior Badges for Be Healthy, Be Fit.
Click to scroll to the requirements, resources, and field trips.
- Adventure
Sports
Resources
Documents
Websites
Requirements
- Get Strong. Practice keeping fit for sports.
- Picture It. Create a scrapbook of adventure
sports.
- Kayak. Learn kayaking skills.
- Rope It. Go to a ropes course and learn
skills.
- Ride the Waves. Learn to windsurf or surf.
- Mountain Bike. Learn mountain biking skills.
- Impact Free. Learn the impact of sports on
the environment.
- Adventure Obstacle Course. Create an obstacle
course for listed skills.
- Gear Up. Learn about the equipment for an
adventure sport.
- Climb the Walls. Learn skills for a climbing
wall.
- Court
Sports
Resources
Documents
Websites
Requirements
- Warm Up. Develop a warm-up and cool-down
routine.
- Juliette's Team. Learn about Juliette Lowe's
basketball team.
- Keeping Track. Learn to keep score in a court
sport. Practice.
- Practice, Practice, Practice. Choose a sports
skill to improve.
- Play Ball. Play court sport two days a week
for three weeks.
- Same Sport, Different Court. Learn about 3
surfaces tennis is played on.
- Tell It Like It Is! Watch a court sport and
write a story.
- World of Sports. Learn about a not-so-common
court sport.
- Be a Role Model. Give a presentation as a
professional female athlete.
- A Winning Combination. Find places for sports
players with disabilities.
- Environmental
Health
Resources
Documents
Websites
Requirements
- Sun Sensations. Have a sun safety fashion
show with friends.
- The Sun Squad. Create sun squad to educate
people on sun health.
- Water Water Everywhere. Learn different ways
to conserve water.
- Goin' Fishing? Learn if fishing spots in your
area are clean.
- Get the Word Out. Make commercial to
encourage environmental health.
- Block the Spread of Lead Relay. Play listed
game.
- Environmental Times. Create an environmental
newspaper.
- Smoke Free. Work on a smoke-out day for your
community.
- Every Breath Counts. Learn how to reduce
environmental asthma triggers.
- Get the Lead Out. Find out about the dangers
of lead.
- Field
Sports
Resources
Documents
Websites
Requirements
- Warm Up. Learn and demonstrate a walk and
stretch routine.
- Play Ball. Play a field sport at least six
different times.
- Pump It Up! Plan, make & play a tape
of 4 songs to prepare for a big game.
- Scores and Stats. Learn to and practice
keeping score.
- Feet and Cleats. Compare footwear for 3
different field sports.
- The Right Stuff.Learn about equipment for a
field sport.
- Drink Plenty of Liquids. Try to drink 6 - 8
cups of water/day for 3 days.
- Work It, Girl! Interview a women with a
sports career.
- Team Up to Win! For a week, work on being a
better team player.
- Be a Fan. Design a trading card for a female
athlete you admire.
- Food
Power
Resources
Documents
Websites
Requirements
- Track It. Record everything you eat for one
week.
- Keeping It Balanced. Create a healthy pyramid.
- Create a Food Advertisement. Design an ad for
a healthy food.
- Understand Food Labels. Create chart to track
3items on food labels.
- Messages. In what ways do commercials teach
good or poor eating habits.
- It's All About Choice. Make game about
healthy food.
- Balanced Lunch? Compare school lunch menu to
food pyramid for 1 week.
- End Hunger. Do service project to help fight
hunger.
- Speak Your Mind. Write a letter to the US
President about hunger.
- Scavenger Hunt. Look for food providing most
nutrients.
- Fun
and Fit
Resources
Documents
Websites
Requirements
- A Little Each Day. Come up with 7 ways to be
more fit. Do one.
- Chart the Race. Make chart. For 3 weeks.
troop do physical activities.
- Warm Up. Create a warm-up routine for your
favorite sport.
- Cool Down. Create a cool-down routine for you
favorite sport.
- S-t-r-e-t-c-h. Demonstrate three stretches.
- Get Moving. For 2 weeks, do aerobic exercise
3 to 5 times a week.
- Know No Obstacles. Teach an international
game to younger girls.
- Strengthen Up. For 2-3 weeks, do
strength-building exercises.
- If the Shoe Fits, Wear It! Do shoe activity.
- Fancy Footwork. Do the watermark test.
- Healthier
You, A
Resources
Documents
Websites
Requirements
- Healthy Bones. Find 7 diff. calcium-rich
foods. Eat one at each meal for a week.
- Strong Bones. For a week, do weight-bearing
activity for 30 min/day.
- Talk to Me. Find out about eating disorders.
- Tell Me What You Think. Survey friends about
body image.
- Getting the Message Out. Do healthy habits
skit.
- Preventable or Inevitable? Learn healthy ways
to prevent illness.
- Ways to Help. Pick a health issue and
participate in an awareness event.
- Get Well Soon. Visit or write to person in
hospital, nursing home or hospice.
- Keeping Track. Track progress toward a
healthier you for a month.
- Relay for Sun Safety. Try listed game to
learn protection from the sun.
- Highway
to Health
Resources
Documents
Websites
Requirements
- Sincerely, Your Body. Write a letter to
yourself from your body.
- Healthy Steps. Learn about healthy and
unhealthy habits.
- Sleepy Head. Learn what happens to your body
with and w/o sleep.
- Germ Busters. Do hand washing activity.
- Eating on the Run. Look thru JGHB and try
healthy snack recipes.
- Don't Explode. Do group activity to learn
about stress.
- Stress Relief. Read about stress mgmt in JGHB
and try one.
- Mirror Mirror. Make mirror and do activity.
- Take Care of Your Teeth. Learn tips on proper
way to brush & floss.
- Check Out Healthy. Make poster about regular
check-ups.
- Sports
Sampler
Resources
Documents
Websites
Requirements
- Stretch It Out. Create 5 min. warm-up
& cool-down.
- Practice Makes Perfect. Practice 3 skills for
hour/week for 3 weeks.
- Play Time. Participate in a sport. Discover 2
ways to improve your play.
- Try Something New. Try a new sport for at
least six sessions.
- Safety First. Learn to treat two basic
injuries.
- See and Tell. Compare media articles on male
and female players.
- You Go Girl! Write and demonstrate a cheer.
- HerStory of Sport. Trace the role of women in
a sport's history.
- Spread the Word. Work to supply sports equip.
to people who need it.
- Sport Search. Find out about two sports that
are new to you.
- Stress
Less
Resources
Documents
Websites
Requirements
- Create a Personal Stress Kit.
- Stress Less Writing. Start a stress less
journal.
- What Are You Feeling? Keep a feelings diary
for a day.
- Do for Others. Help someone with a project or
problem.
- Move That Stress Away. Make list of 10
actions to reduce stress. Do one.
- Listen to Music. Learn what music you and
your friends find soothing.
- Pass It On. Learn stress reduction techniques
from friends.
- Read and Relax. Make a list of especially
relaxing books.
- One at a Time. Learn about time management.
- Practice Elevator Breathing. Practice
exercise.
- Walking
For Fitness
Resources
Documents
Websites
Requirements
- *Three stretching activities.
- Personal walk program for one month.
- Compare different walking shoes brands.
- Prepare simple first aid kit.
- Well balanced snack for extended walk.
- *On walk use map to arrive in new destination.
- Project to clean up walk trail.
- List interesting places within a two mile
radius.
- Organized groups in community.
- Show how to dress for the weather.
- Winter
Sports
Resources
Documents
Websites
Requirements
- Material girl! Which fabrics will keep you
warm and dry?
- Get Ready for Skiing. Prepare for skiing.
- On the Slopes. Learn to downhill ski and ski
safely.
- Distance Traveling. Learn to cross-country
ski.
- In-Line Skating. Learn it safely.
- Don't Forget Your Sled! Plan a sledding
outing with a group.
- First Aid for Cold. Learn how to recognize
and treat winter health hazards.
- The Winter Olympics. Find out about a sport.
- Balance, Coordination, and Agility. Practice
these moves.
- Ice Hockey Anyone? Learn basics of ice hockey
and become player.
Let's
Get Outdoors
Below is a list of Junior Badges for Let's
Get Outdoors.
Click to scroll to the requirements, resources and field
trips.
- Camp
Together
Resources
Documents
Websites
Requirements
- * Make a Plan. Help plan a two night
camping trip.
- *Safety First. Do listed safety activities.
- Walk Softly. Learn and practice leave no
trace camping.
- Dress Right. Develop list of group &
personal camping supplies. Help pack.
- Fueling and Cleaning Up. Plan meals. Cook
meal. Learn clean up.
- Challenge Yourself. Learn a new outdoor skill.
- Pitching In. Before you go, make a schedule
and kaper chart.
- Natural World. Plan outdoor activity to learn
about natural surroundings.
- The Outdoors at Night. Do night time activity.
- Learning from Experience. After trip, make
list of camping tips to share.
- Earth
Connections
Resources
Documents
Websites
Requirements
- *Be an Ecologist: Your study Area. Mark and
study ecosystem.
- Traveling Through Time. Draw what you might
see for two sites.
- Identify That Tree. Learn to identify 10 tree
species. Describe ecosystem.
- Reading the Rings. Find and study tree stump
with growth rings.
- Eco-Games. Play game that shows dependence of
plants & animals.
- Saving Animals and Plants. Visit and learn
about zoo or game preserve.
- Adapt or Parish. Learn how plants or animals
have adapted to survive.
- Plants and People. Learn about 5 diff. plants
native to your area.
- Observing Change. Find how animals or plants
change over time.
- Earth as an Ecosystem. Study one of listed
problems.
- Eco-Action
Resources
Documents
Websites
Requirements
- Green Team. Start eco-action club. Meet at
least for two weeks.
- Plant a Tree. Take part in a tree-planting
activity.
- Every Drop Counts. Do something to conserve
water.
- What's Watt. Determine your wattage usage for
3 days.
- Start the Presses! Publish newspaper covering
environmental issues.
- Trashy Art. Make work of art using stuff you
would normally throw away.
- Paper Rules! Create advertising campaign to
encourage less plastic use.
- Clean and Healthy. Do an Earth-friendly
service project.
- You Auto Know. Learn what and how auto
emissions are monitored.
- Women's Work. Learn about a woman who
championed the environment.
- Finding
Your Way
Resources
Documents
Websites
Requirements
- Know Your Maps. Be able to explain 3 diff.
types of maps.
- North, South, East, West. Show you know how
to use a compass.
- How Long and How Far. Use map to determine
time to specific place.
- Walk the Distance. Estimate time to walk
distance and try it.
- Map Maker. Draw map of a route with a legend
or key.
- Map of the Place. Draw map to scale of a
specific place.
- Make a Model. Make 3 dimensional model.
- Finding Your Way Without Map or Compass. Use
sun, stars and nature.
- Trail Signs Traffic. Use trail signs to set
up a mini-trail for others to follow.
- Bus and Train Maps. Learn to use bus or train
maps. Try your route.
- Frosty
Fun
Resources
Documents
Websites
Requirements
- Dress Cool. Hold fashion show to demonstrate
dressing for winter.
- Snow Sculptures. Make snow sculptures.
- Flaky Fun. Examine snowflakes. Make six
different snowflakes.
- Snow Painting. Do listed activity.
- Serious Fun. Learn about hypothermia and
frostbite. Teach younger girls.
- Snow Detective. Find 3 diff. animals tracks
in snow and figure out animal.
- Snow Travel Savvy. Prepare snow-storm
emergency kit for car.
- Ice Safety. Do an ice safety and ice rescue
training activity.
- Be a Sport. Learn and practice a new winter
sport for two to three weeks.
- Natural Insulation. Prove animal fat can
insulate by doing activity.
- Hiker
Resources
Documents
Websites
Requirements
- *Safety First. Discuss the safety list for
each hike you plan to take.
- Comfort and the Right Stuff. Demonstrate
dressing and packing for hike.
- Know Your First Aid. Demonstrate first aid
for common hiking problems.
- Give Back to the Sport. Organize or help with
trail building or maintenance project.
- A Different Kind of Walk. Use compass and map.
- Mark Forward. Take part in a Volksmarch.
- Be an Explorer. Explore an unknown territory.
Take notes.
- Hiking Is Worldwide. Use Internet or library
to explore listed trail.
- Share the Fun. Find way to share fun of
hiking with others.
- *Happy Trails to You. Plan and go on 2
all-day or 1 overnight hike(s).
- Horse
Fan
Resources
Documents
Websites
Requirements
- On the Trail. Find out about riding horses in
your community.
- Caring for Horses. Visit a stable. Learn
about caring for horses.
- Fashion and Function. Show correct and safe
clothing for horse activities.
- Horses Through History. Illustrated booklet
on history and development of horse.
- Song of the Horse. Listen to cowboy ballads
& teach one to troop.
- Make a Career of Riding. Explore 3 careers
associated with horses.
- Ease with Equipment. Learn about parts of a
saddle and bridle.
- Horse Tales. Learn about famous horses. Tell
story to a group.
- Horse Stories. Read one or more books about
horses.
- Showing Off. Attend a horsemanship event at
camp.
- Horse
Rider
Resources
Documents
Websites
Requirements
- Get Ready to Ride. Saddle and bridle horse by
self.
- Equipment Expert. Learn about different
equip. Teach someone.
- In Good Form. Show you can do listed in good
form.
- Clips, combs, and More. Learn to safely use
tools for grooming a horse.
- Ride On. Plan and take part in one of listed
rides.
- Horses, Safety, and You. Explain safety
regulations for riding & horse etiquette.
- Horse Anatomy. Name principal parts of a
horse. Learn disease prevention.
- New Skills. Work with instructor to learn
& practice 2 new skills.
- Perfect Your Form. Take riding lessons to
learn basics of riding.
- See for Yourself. Take trip to horse show. If
possible, enter it.
- Outdoor
Cook
Resources
Documents
Websites
Requirements
- Bon Appetit! With group, plan, prepare, and
serve an outdoor meal.
- Bean There, Done That. Find 3 recipes
w/beans, rice or potatoes. Cook one.
- Cook It. Learn how to use at least two listed
cooking methods.
- Don't Let the Fire Go Out. Maintain cookfire
in windy or wet weather.
- Cooking On a Camp Stove. Use backpacker's or
camp stove safely.
- Keep It Clean. Lead role in cleanup process.
- No Cooking Tonight. prepare high energy
dinner w/o cooking or refrigeration.
- Mix It Up. Make and package dry mix for
campout.
- All Dried Up. Sun-dry or oven-dry food for
campout.
- Test the Waters. Show ability to purify water.
- Outdoor
Creativity
Resources
Documents
Websites
Requirements
- Many Ways to Be Creative. Create artwork with
nature as inspiration.
- It's Famous. Study famous work inspired by
nature.
- Nature in Three Lines. Try writing a haiku.
- Capture a Piece of Nature. Press flowers.
- Celebrate Nature. Plan a creative outdoor
event.
- Your Own Garden. Plant a garden of your own.
- A Garden Tour. Tour community, botanical or
neighborhood garden.
- A Girl Scout's Own. Plan an out Scout's Own
ceremony.
- Starry, Starry Night. Participate in a night
watch when on a campout..
- Diversity in Nature. Create two works about
two different outdoor spots.
- Outdoor
Fun
Resources
Documents
Websites
Requirements
- *Get Going. Plan and carry out two outings.
Make list of equipment.
- Outdoor Emergencies. Pick 3 emergencies and
role-play what to do.
- Eating Out. Plan, buy, pack, carry, prepare
and serve meal for 2 outings.
- Build a Fire. Build basic fire, prepare food,
put it out. Leave no trace.
- A First Aid Kit. Plan and make first-aid-kit.
Demonstrate how to use it.
- Protect the Environment. Dispose of waste w/o
damage. Sanitize dishes.
- Sing Around the Campfire. Plan songs, games
& activities.
- Tied Up in Knots. Demonstrate square knot.
Learn another knot.
- Clean Up. Unpack, clean and store your groups
equipment.
- Looking Ahead. Plan next trip outdoors. Make
it different.
- Outdoors
In The City
Resources
Documents
Websites
Requirements
- What Can You Do? Find out 3 outdoor
activities in your city.
- Safety on Wheels. Organize safety clinic.
- Urban Wildlife. Find what animals are in your
city & where they live.
- Do You Double-Dutch? Learn to play one of
listed outdoor games.
- Group Walk. Plan a guided walk for a group.
- Cook with City Sun. Make sun tea and sun jam.
- Urban Art. Create piece of art reflecting
your feelings about outdoor spot.
- Tackle a Community Service Project.
- A City Garden. Get involved in a city garden.
Share produce.
- Kites and Frisbees. Invite expert to speak to
your group.
- Plants
and Animals
Resources
Documents
Websites
Requirements
- Plants Here, There, and Everywhere. Play
listed game.
- Garden Gifts. Grow your own greenery.
- Creative Teacher. Teach an animal a trick or
new behavior.
- Wild Relatives. Learn how pets differ from
wild relatives.
- Creature Clusters. Create you own animal
groupings and explain.
- Veggie Voyagers. Prepare dishes with fruits
& veg. from other countries.
- Seed Art. Make work of art with 2 kinds of
seeds people eat.
- Living Sculpture. Create plant sculpture
using plants.
- What a Pest! Learn about 1 plant & 1
animal considered pests.
- Go on Safari. Go on a world wildlife safari
as described.
- Small
Craft
Resources
Documents
Websites
Requirements
- *Staying Afloat. Select, use, and care for
PFD. Do listed activities.
- All Hands on Deck. Talk about what to do if 3
of listed things happen.
- From Bow to Stern. Learn nautical terms.
Identify 3 types of water craft.
- Permission to Board. Show you can trim craft.
- Shove Off. Show you can handle small craft
safely.
- Hoist the Sails! Show that you can handle a
sailboat.
- Full Speed Ahead! In boat w/motor,
demonstrate listed skills.
- Thar She Blows! Show you practice rules of
water.
- Red Sky in the Morning, Sailors Take Warning.
Show how to check weather.
- Swab the Deck! Do at least 3 things to keep
boat shipshape.
- Swimming
Resources
Documents
Websites
Requirements
- *Know Water Safety. Demonstrate listed safety
activities.
- My Buddy and Me. Create and practice a buddy
check call.
- Like a Fish. Learn to snorkel.
- Go Swim! Demonstrate listed swimming
activities.
- Helpful Swimmer. Help swimmer with cramp,
hypothermia, sunburn or tired.
- Check It off. Make water safety checklist.
- Underwater Swimmer.
- Diver. Perform two different dives.
- Going for the Gold! Get involved in a
swimming competition.
- Water Moves. Imitate animals actions in a
water game.
- Water
Fun
Resources
Documents
Websites
Requirements
- *Safety First.
- Picture It. Do 3 or more activities.
- A Balancing Act. Learn about boat trim.
- Get in the Swim of Things.
- Water Games. Make up and play game using
buddy system.
- A Sailor's Life.
- Precious Water. Brainstorm ways to conserve
water.
- Look Closely. Take discovery trip to water
environment.
- Let the Games Begin. Attend a water event.
Learn rules.
- Jobs on the Water. Tour place where people
have fun on the water.
- Attend water event.
- Tour place of water fun.Talk to employee job.
- Wildlife
Resources
Documents
Websites
Requirements
- Wildlife Symbol Party.
- It's All in the Details. Draw or take
pictures of plant or animal.
- Creature Feature. Learn about beaks.
- We Are Family. Learn about two wildlife
groups.
- Touch-Me-Not! Poisonous plants and animals.
- Staying Alive. Learn about 2 endangered plans
or animals in your region.
- Take a Closer Look. Use 2 tools to see plant
or animal up close.
- Animal Watcher.
- Nature's Remedies. Find healthful properties
of 3 plants.
- How Was Your Day? Observe wild animal.
- Your
Outdoor Surroundings
Resources
Documents
Websites
Requirements
- What Would I Need If ... Learn about outdoor
equipment.
- Pack It Up. Plan trip to imaginary site.
- What Does Minimal Impact Mean?
- To Protect the Environment. Brainstorm list.
- An Outdoor Hobby. Learn about an outdoor
activity from expert.
- Classifying Outdoor Objects: the Artist and
the Scientist.
- An Outdoor Career.
- What Do You See?
- Take a Nature Hike!
- Outdoor Fun and Games. Plan games day with
prizes and snacks.
Create
and Invent
Below is a list of Junior Badges for Create and Invent.
Click to scroll to the requirements, resources and field trips
- Architecture
Resources
Documents
Websites
Requirements
- Building Tour.
- Making Their Mark. Learn about well-known
architect.
- Down to Scale. Make plan of a room to scale.
- Conserving Energy. What kinds of laws exist?
- Nature's Design. Design a garden.
- Making Your Mark. Participate in a project in
your community.
- Architecture Around the World.
- Idea File. Make one.
- From Airports to Zoos. Brainstorm list of
buildings to design.
- House of Sticks. Create structure out of
sticks.
- Art
in 3-D
Resources
Documents
Websites
Requirements
- In the Fold. Make an origami paper crane. Use
as decoration.
- Mold It. Mold clay or other modeling material.
- Past Masters. Try to copy a famous sculpture.
- Negatives Are Positives. Create abstract
sculpture.
- Carve It. With help, make a wood carving.
- All Around the Town. Find 5 examples of 3
dimensional art.
- Art That's Me. Create piece of 3-D art
representing your heritage.
- Art As Therapy.
- It's Mobile. Learn about and make mobile.
- Wire It. Create 3-D design with wire.
- Make something with paper mache.
- Art
in the Home
Resources
Documents
Websites
Requirements
- Art in Style. Collection of pictures.
- Measure Up. Draw room in scale and decorate
with furnishings.
- Create a Dream Room.Room box using samples.
- A Dried Gourd Decoration.
- Say It with Flowers. Visit store. Make floral
arrangement or centerpiece.
- Home Arts: Home Business.
- Budget for the Future. Visit store. Pick
furnishings and list prices.
- Design Your Own Room. Make two plans --
limited & unlimited budgets.
- Holiday Decor. Make holiday decoration.
- Accent on Beauty. Create something to make
home nicer.
- Art
To Wear
Resources
Documents
Websites
Requirements
- Fashion Through the Ages.
- Fashion Friendship.
- Fashions From Afar. Create poster of
traditional dress from 3 continents.
- Show Your Flair. Fashion show of original
designs.
- Pattern Maker. Make fabric design and display.
- Fashion Add-ons. Create clothing accessory.
- Sell Fashion. Explore careers or hobbies in
fashion.
- Doll Clothes. Give dolls fashion tune-up.
- The Old Is New Again. Study jewelry from
different decades.
- Decorate Your Wears. Dress up garment with
decorative item. Model it.
- Books
Resources
Documents
Websites
Requirements
- It's a Wide World. Read two stories from
other cultures. Share.
- Picture This! Do activities with picture
books.
- Be a Tape Worm! Make audiotape for someone
who cannot read.
- Be a Reading Helper.
- The Living Past. Read about past life in the
United States.
- Read and Review. Read review and book and
decide if review is right.
- How To? Read On! Become expert by reading
about subject. Share.
- Build a Library. Deliver books or make
library.
- Books for Life. Learn about careers for
people who like boos.
- Your Library's Treasures.
- Camera
Shots
Resources
Documents
Websites
Requirements
- Camera Shop. Three diff. cameras, three diff.
films.
- Portraits. Take different pictures of friend
or family.
- Be a Sports Photographer.
- Landscape. Take at least 5 pictures focusing
on the environment.
- The Basics. Learn to use a video camera.
- Show Time. Enlarge and frame photo -OR- edit
and show video.
- Get Ready, Get Set. Learn to maintain and
clean your camera.
- Tell a Story.
- Screen Test.
- Getting It in Shape. Learn about video
editing.
- Ceramics
and Clay
Requirements
- Make It with Clay. Practice two or more
clay-building techniques.
- Coil Up! Make piece of potter using coil
method.
- Handle with Care. Learn how to handle clay
with care.
- Time for Tiles. Decorate squares of clay.
- Fuel and Fire. Visit potter's studio. Learn
about kilns.
- Grin and Glaze It! Decorate bisqueware. Learn
about glazes.
- Bas-relief. Create bas-relief plaque.
- Dream Decorator. Look for modern examples of
ceramics for dream house.
- Pass on the Knowledge. Help younger girls
make and display pottery.
- Folk Pottery. Learn about 2 or 3 examples of
folk pottery.
- Collecting
Hobbies
Resources
Documents
Websites
Requirements
- Building Your Collection. Hobby questions.
- Share Your Collection with Others. Arrange,
display or mount collection.
- Meet Other Collectors. Find info about other
people who share your same hobby
- Be the Expert About Your Hobby.
- Organize a Hobby Fair.
- Organize Your Hobby.
- Go on a Treasure Hunt.
- Collect for the Community.
- Collecting Globally. Would your collection be
diff. if you lived somewhere else?
- Generation to Generation.
- Creative
Solutions
Resources
Documents
Websites
Requirements
- The Chinese Tangram. Use a tangram to make at
least 5 diff. things.
- Change Directions. Change your routine for a
week.
- Ordinary Items, Extraordinary Uses. Have
contest.
- Historical Insight. Find out about a famous
woman.
- Alternative Solutions.
- How Others Solve Problems.
- Local, National, and Global Problem Solving.
- Shipwrecked on an Island. Who & what
5 items would you choose?
- Coded Language. Invent your own coded
language.
- Create a World. Design a society in 2040 on a
new planet.
- Dance
Resources
Documents
Websites
Requirements
- Watch Their Moves.
- Moods and Moves. Use mood & movement
to portray a story.
- Step, Stamp, Stomp! Learn 3 basic tap dance
steps.
- Dance Watcher. Watch a dance performance.
- Dance Around the World. Explore the dance of
another country.
- Lines and Squares. Learn line or square
dancing.
- Country and Western Dancing. Create a C
& W theme dance event.
- Belle of the Ball. Learn one classic ballroom
dance.
- Dance Through the Decades. Hold a theme night
or family dance night.
- Dance Party.
- Discovering
Technology
Resources
Documents
Websites
Requirements
- Just for Practice. Use software to build,
design or map something.
- All Things Digital. Learn about things that
have computer chips in them.
- Find the Inventions. Do activity from the
JGHB.
- Outdoors Technology. Find examples of
technology in sports activities.
- Technology to Wear. Visit artisan who makes
useable or wearable art.
- The Inner Workings.
- Tools to Make Life Easier.Compare items to
their simpler counterparts.
- Recycling Technology.
- The Future Is Here. Investigate a new
technology.
- Then and Now. How has technology changed the
way things are done?
- Doing
Hobbies
Resources
Documents
Websites
Requirements
- Handmade Especially for You. Make a gift for
someone.
- The Right fit. Hobby questions.
- Learning a Doing Hobby. Practice. Teach
someone.
- Hobbies in the Past. Learn history of hobby.
- Your Hobby: A Possible Career.
- Do Your Hobby with Others.
- What in the World Are You Doing? Hobby in
other countries.
- Give Back. Do something for your community.
- Hobby Together. Find out about clubs
promoting your hobby.
- Find a New One.
- Drawing
and Painting
Resources
Documents
Websites
Requirements
- Media Savvy. Make picture with 3 different
media.
- Primary--Secondary. learn primary and
secondary colors.
- No Brushes. Try two diff. painting techniques
w/o brushes.
- What's Your Line? Two pictures showing diff.
uses of lines.
- In Shape. Pictures using shapes for objects.
- Shades of Color. Two pictures using many
shades of one color.
- It's How You Look at It. Draw picture using
perspective.
- On the Wall. Make a troop mural.
- On Your Own. Create art gallery or art show.
- Women Who Paint. Learn about a woman artist.
- Folk
Arts
Resources
Documents
Websites
Requirements
- Family Portrait. Draw or paint family picture
or photo story
- A Picture Tells a Thousand Thoughts. Examine
old photos.
- Tell a Story. Practice art of story telling.
- Fancy Feet. Learn a folk dance. Teach steps.
- Traditional Art. Learn art traditional for
girls 75 years or more ago.
- What Toys Tell Us. Learn about old toys.
- Folk Arts Around the Globe. Do folk art
project.
- A Feast of Folk Crafts. Work on large
project with group.
- Fresh and Original. Create a new folk art
product.
- Time Travel. Visit place where items used in
the past are on display.
- Jeweler
Resources
Documents
Websites
Requirements
- Jewelry from Everyday Objects.
- Macrame.
- Jewelry from Other Lands. Study jewelry form
four diff. cultures.
- Jewelers' Skills. Learn jewelry-making
techniques.
- Take a Tour. Visit exhibit of jewelry.
- Something Natural. Make piece of jewelry from
organic material.
- Triple Up. Make jewelry of at lead 3
different elements.
- Store Your Gems. Make jewelry box.
- True Gemstones. Learn about stones or
minerals used for jewelry.
- Get the Message? Symbolism in jewelry.
- Making
Hobbies
Resources
Documents
Websites
Requirements
- Choose Your Craft. Ask questions about hobby
and discuss with others.
- Practice Your Craft. Make at least 3 examples.
- Re-Craft. Use new material.
- Where and When. Look at global and historical
examples.
- Make a Recycled Craft.
- Make a Craft with a Nature Theme.
- An Honor. Write description for museum.
- Your Own Gift Wrap.
- Crafty Cash. Learn about craft business.
- Safe Crafts. Make Craft Safety Checklist.
- Math
Whiz
Resources
Documents
Websites
Requirements
- Math Hunt. Different examples of math used
every day.
- Your Numbers Are ... Measure yourself 5 ways.
Convert to metric.
- Shape Up. Look for geometric shapes.
- Calculate Your Flight Time.
- Make It Count. Calculation contest.
- Make a Math Puzzle.
- Predictions. Compare predictions with results.
- Make Your Own Code.
- Scale It. Create a scale model.
- Just the Stats. Find examples of math in
sports.
- Ms.
Fix-It
Resources
Documents
Websites
Requirements
- Call for Help. What to do for emergencies.
- It's Electric! Do at least 3 listed
activities.
- Flash. Learn to change battery and bulb of
flashlight.
- Fix a Faucet. Learn to replace a washer.
- A Simple Fix-It. Learn inner workings of the
toilet tank.
- Conserve Energy.
- Hank It Up. Demonstrate hanging item on wall.
- Out and About the Home. With assistance, do
two activities.
- Repairs Withing Your Community.
- Read All About It. Use operating instructions
to troubleshoot.
- Prints
and Graphics
Resources
Documents
Websites
Requirements
- Rubbed the Right Way. Make 3 different
rubbings.
- Stamp Designs. Make your own stamp.
- Nature's Prints. Make print with natural
object.
- Stencil Fun. Create a design and cut stencil
for it.
- Silk Screening. Make silk screening print.
- Graphic Design. Use graphic design software.
- Eye For Design. Make stationery, cards or
wrapping paper.
- Help By Design. Use print-making skills in a
service project.
- Decorating with Prints. Mat and frame one of
your prints.
- Book Design. Design page of a book.
- Puzzlers
Resources
Documents
Websites
Requirements
- A Maze with a Theme. Design your own maze.
- Crossword Puzzler. Make a crossword puzzle.
- Do You See It? Learn about optical illusions.
- Picaria. Learn to play it.
- It's in the Cards. Learn and perform 3 card
tricks.
- It's Magic. Learn three magic tricks.
- The Game of Nim. Play it several times.
- Scramble. Make a word scramble with 5 - 10
words.
- Word Search. Make up a word search.
- One Dollar Words. Play described word game.
- Sew
Simple
Resources
Documents
Websites
Requirements
- Hands Down. Learn hand sewing.
- A Stitch in Time. Explore machine sewing.
- Foot Fun. Decorate your socks.
- Program It. Learn to program a design on the
sewing machine.
- Pick a Pattern. Pick a pattern from a pattern
book.
- A Perfect Fit. Determine you size for pattern
envelope diagram.
- Sew for Service. Make something for people in
need.
- Hospital Helpers. Make cancer caps for
children who lost their hair.
- Find the Fabric. Learn about fabrics.
- Sew a Puppet.
- Theater
Resources
Documents
Websites
Requirements
- Make a Mask.
- Character Traits. Read a play and study a
character.
- Character Charades.
- Mirror Mimic. Try to mirror mimic with
someone else.
- How You Say It. Practice expressing with
different emotions.
- Mix It Up, Make It Up. Make your own costumes
and props.
- The Changing Faces in Theater. Learn about
make-up.
- Belt It Out. Make sure you're loud enough to
be heard.
- Theater Around the World. Learn about theater
in another part of the world.
- See It Live! Attend a performance.
- Toymaker
Resources
Documents
Websites
Requirements
- It's Your Design. Create toy of your own
design.
- Toys Around the World. Toys in other
countries. Create one.
- Toys Through History. History of toys. Create
one.
- Make a Doll House.
- Make a Board Game.
- Challenge the Imagination. Create a
brainteaser game, toy or puzzle.
- Design an Educational Game.
- Toy Safety. Research it and share your
findings.
- Toy Recycling.
- Trash It! Make a toy from trash.
- Visual
Arts
Resources
Documents
Websites
Requirements
- Color Wise. Find out about primary and
secondary colors. Make picture.
- Color Your Mood. Use color to create a
picture that shows emotion.
- Black and White. Make design or picture using
only black & white.
- One Color, Many Shades. Make picture with
shades of one color.
- Still Life. Trace variety of objects for
abstract.
- Art Bridges. Learn about art in other
countries.
- Design It. Look for design in everyday
objects.
- On the Move. Draw or paint something in
motion.
- Tour It. Visit place to see many types of
visual arts.
- Put It in Perspective. Draw picture using
perspective.
- Write
All About It
Resources
Documents
Websites
Requirements
- Write from the Start. Start your own writer's
notebook for a week.
- Story Starters. Create 3 different story
starters.
- Memoirs Are Memories. Try writing a memoir.
- How to How-To. Write instructions that tell
how to do something.
- True Fiction. Write your own fictional story.
- Group Writing for Laughs. With a group, write
a fun story.
- Play It Out! Write a short play and perform
it.
- Author! Author! Try to talk to writers in
your community.
- A Pocket Full of Poems. Learn 3 types of
poetry and write a poem.
- Good News. Write a news article.
- Yarn
and Fabric Arts
Resources
Documents
Websites
Requirements
- Dye It. Use dyes or tints to decorate a small
object.
- Weave On. Learn how to weave and do a
project.
- Famous Fabric Masterpieces. Find examples of
fabric arts in museum.
- Knots. Learn how to make the listed knots.
- Knot Project. Make a simple macrame project.
- Knit On. Learn knitting basics and make small
item.
- Crochet On. Learn crocheting basics and make
small item.
- A Stitch in Time. Learn to embroidery and
complete a project.
- Fabrics of the Past. Learn about fabric art
done by women in past.
- Fabrics 'Round the World. Find fabric arts
traditional to a country.
Explore
and Discover
Below is a list of Junior Badges for Explore and
Discover.
Click to scroll to the requirements, resources and field
trips.
- Aerospace
Resources
Documents
Websites
Requirements
- Paper Airplanes. Make and fly 3 different
designs for paper airplanes.
- Test Flight. Make simple glider and learn to
fly it.
- Go Fly a Kit. Make and fly your own kite.
- Think Sky High. Visit place related to air
travel.
- Models Away. Watch and learn about model
planes.
- Shoot for the Stars. Watch a space launch
-OR- visit NASA's Web site.
- Contact! Talk to older people about air
travel before 1960.
- Space Flight Spinoffs. Explore science and
technology from space travel.
- Up, UP, and Away! Put on an air show.
- Women Flying Sky High. Learn about women
pilots and astronauts.
- Computer
Fun
Resources
Documents
Websites
Requirements
- Get Set Up. Learn about computers at home.
- Just the Basics. Learn to do basic computer
operation.
- Computer Artist. Use graphics or photo
software.
- Desktop Publishing. Create a newsletter on
your computer.
- Fun and Games. Put on demo of computer games
and software.
- Review the Products. Evaluate software.
- Get Practical. Use software to do something.
- What's Available? Compare different systems
-OR- Read 3 computer magazines.
- On the Job. Interview four people who use
computers in their jobs.
- Comparison Shopping.
- Globe-Trotting
Resources
Documents
Websites
Requirements
- Picture It. Display about architecture in 3
very diff. places.
- Too Your Own Horn. Advertise your community's
tourist attractions.
- Read All About It. Read stories or book where
setting influences the plot.
- Just a Drop. Keep track of your water usage.
- Be Aware--Be Prepared! Learn about natural
disasters.
- Map It Out. Become an expert on a country.
- Dear Diary... Write diary of imaginary
explorer.
- Is Anybody There? Investigate 3 communication
technologies.
- We're All Connected. Career where people need
to know about other countries.
- It's All Yours. Create a geographical locale
that's perfect for you.
- Let's
Get Cooking
Resources
Documents
Websites
Requirements
- Keeping It Clean. Experiment shows importance
of washing hands.
- When in Doubt, Throw It Out.
- Have It Your Way. Create your own healthy
fast-food restaurant.
- something for Everyone. Collect food for
needy.
- The Perfect Egg. Create a recipe in which
eggs are used.
- New Wave Chef. With help, try recipe that
uses an appliance.
- Tasty Treats: Fruit Surprise.
- Mix It Up. Hold a blender party.
- Food Around the World. With troop, eat your
way around the world.
- The Big Change. Take a recipe and make it
healthier.
- Making
It Matter
Resources
Documents
Websites
Requirements
- Making a Polymer. Make your own polymer.
- Polymer Possibilities. Experiment adding diff.
ingredients to your polymer.
- Making connections. Make a doorbell.
- Moving Parts. Find out role of bearings in
machines.
- Materials and Structures. Build a structure
to hang a cup.
- Engineering in Action. Visit site where
engineers work.
- Label Check. Learn about household chemicals.
- Base-ic Facts. PH experiment.
- Reverse Engineering. With help, take apart an
old simple appliance.
- Use Computers to Design. Learn about
computer-assisted design.
- Making
Music
Resources
Documents
Websites
Requirements
- A Family Affair. Learn about an instrument
family.
- A New Sound. Design a brand new instrument.
- Practice, Practice, Practice.
- Compose Yourself. Write a simple melody and
teach it.
- Musical Roots.
- Be a Conductor. Learn how to conduct a piece
of music.
- Music with a Theme. Perform music that
matches a theme.
- On Stage. Participate in a performance.
- Opera, Anyone? Watch an opera or operetta.
- The World and Its Influence on Music.
- Music
Fan
Resources
Documents
Websites
Requirements
- Express Yourself. Design your own music
awards.
- Listening to Something New. Listen to at
least 2 new types of music.
- Sharing Music. Perform!
- Found Music. Make simple musical instrument.
- What's a Song Made of?
- Folk Songs from Afar. Learn 2 folk songs.
- Careers in Music. Interview someone with a
career in music.
- Music: Insight to History. Find 2 songs
written during another time.
- Nature's Call. Make your own recording of the
sounds of nature.
- Dance Time. Create a dance.
- Oil
Up
Resources
Documents
Websites
Requirements
- A Day's Work. What do rescuers do for animals
after an oil spill?
- Fossil Facts. Create a display.
- Where in the World? Design map of major oil
deposits around the world.
- Around the World. Study country that supplies
world with oil.
- Make and Clean Up an Oil Spill.
- How Does an Oil Spill Affect a Beach?
- Ten? Twenty? Learn about jobs related to oil.
- Oil Drop. Pretend you are a drop of oil.
- Come Clean. Learn how service stations clean
oil & gas spills.
- It's in What? Keep log for week of petroleum
products you use.
- Rocks
Rock
Resources
Documents
Websites
Requirements
- Be a Rock Hound! Start a rock collection.
- Geo Hunt. Search for clues in your community
about geological past.
- What Type Is It? Learn three major categories
of rocks.
- Soil Sense. Study soil samples.
- Geo Careers. Learn about geology-related
careers.
- Wipe Out Erosion! Try to fight erosion in your
area.
- Around the Globe. Study effects of geological
phenomena.
- The View from Above. Study photographs taken
from high altitude.
- Fossil Fun! Make your own fossil.
- Weathered or Not... Discover effects of
weather on the land.
- Science
Discovery
Resources
Documents
Websites
Requirements
- Chemical Appearing Act. Chemical reaction to
make artistic design.
- Light and Reflection. Make a simple
kaleidoscope.
- Water Tricks. Try surface tension tricks.
- Can't Live Without It. Collage of
science-related information.
- Act Like a Scientist. Do two of the things a
scientist might do in her work.
- Become a Scientist. Interview a woman
scientist.
- It's a Hands-On and Happening Place. Visit a
hands-on science museum.
- Environmental Observer. Make an environmental
report card.
- See What? Experiment with optical illusions.
- Here's the Rub. Discover how speed is
affected by friction.
- Science
in Everyday Life
Resources
Documents
Websites
Requirements
- Tools of the Trade. Interview a doctor or
dentist.
- Catch the Beat. Learn to take your pulse.
- Natural Geometry. Study spider webs.
- Forces of Nature. Study forces of nature.
- Science Fiction? Write a short science
fiction work about life in 2075.
- Color Mixing. Compare mixing diff color
lights with mixing diff. color paints.
- Rockin' Along. Go on a geology walk.
- How Much Time? Find out about early
time-keeping tools. Make one.
- Here Today, Still Here Tomorrow?
- The Key, Please. Study a group of living
things.
- Science
Sleuth
Resources
Documents
Websites
Requirements
- What's Vibration Got to Do with It? Make
simple musical instrument.
- The Science of Papermaking. Create a
paper-testing lab.
- Crystal Quest. Grow your own crystals.
- When Is Silver Green? What happens to diff.
metals when exposed to air?
- You Can't Escape Your Identity. With help,
dust for and lift a fingerprint.
- Water Questions. Try at least two of the
challenges.
- Read the Directions--But How Does It Work?
Demonstrate ability.
- Seeing the Light. Try separating light.
- It's in the Genes. Learn about condition
believed to be linked to genes.
- What Is a Simple Machine? Do one of the
listed activities.
- Sky
Search
Resources
Documents
Websites
Requirements
- Mapping the Skies. Learn to use a star map.
- Constellations. Learn to identify at least
five constellations.
- Direction, Please. Importance of locating
North Star.
- Planets. Learn nine planets visible to naked
eye. Locate one.
- Connect the Dots. Learn stories from two or
more ancient cultures.
- Tools of the Trade. Learn about telescopes.
- Time for the Moon. Learn more about the moon.
- The Sky Is Falling! Learn about meteors,
meteorites and comets.
- Star Stamps. Address an envelop including
your solar system and galaxy.
- Mission: Space. Learn about a current mission
in space.
- Water
Wonders
Resources
Documents
Websites
Requirements
- It's an a Cycle. Show your understanding of
the water cycle.
- The Water You Drink. Where does your
drinking water come from?
- Not Enough? Find out about an area that has
too little water.
- Life Underwater. Learn about 3 diff. animals
that live underwater.
- Water Food Chain. Lean about a water
ecosystem's food chain.
- A Balanced Life. Set up a fresh- or
salt-water aquarium.
- Water Work. Visit a place where water has
been put to work.
- Fixing It Up. Help with a project to improve
a water related habitat.
- Just Add Salt. Compare salt water and fresh
water. Do experiments.
- Water Comparisons. Conduct a water taste test.
- Weather
Watch
Resources
Documents
Websites
Requirements
- Weather Maps. Learn to read a weather map.
Predict weather.
- Visit a Weather Station.
- Become a Cloud Watcher. Make a cloud chart.
- Build a Weather Instrument.
- Weather Smarts. Find out about
weather-related emergencies.
- Weather Trends. Find out about a major
weather trend.
- Weather Game. Make game about weather. Share
it.
- Help Others Be Weather-Prepared.
- Paper Spirals and Frontal Systems.
- Make Your Own Weather. With help, make your
own rain cloud.
Bridging
and Other Awards
JUNIOR OTHER EARNED AWARDS
In addition to badges there are other awards girls
can earn.
- Bridging
to Cadette Girl Scouts
Resources
Documents
Websites
Requirements
- *Find out about Cadette GS books. Pick 3
activities that interest you.
- *Find out about national or council Cadette
GS activities. Participate in one.
- *Do one of the activities you picked in Step
One.
- *Participate in service project, camping or
hiking trip with a Cadette troop.
- *Do something with a Cadette or Cadette troop.
- *Help plan your bridging ceremony.
- Bronze
Award
Requirements
- _______________________ (Badge 1)
- _______________________ (Badge 2)
- The Sign of the
Star
- The Sign of
the Rainbow
- The Sign of the
Sun
- The Sign of the
World
- Junior Aide Award
- Junior
Girl Scout Leadership Award
- Girl
Scouting in the USA badge
- Girl
Scouting Around the World badge
- Girl
Scouting in My Future badge
- Lead
On badge
- Girl Scout Bronze Award project
- Junior
Aide Award
Resources
Documents
Websites
Requirements
- *Get Ready: Find troop of younger GS to work
with.
- *Get Set: Plan, with younger girls' leader,
activities to lead at three meetings.
- *GO! Meet with the younger girls.
- Junior
Girl Scout Leadership Award
Resources
Documents
Websites
Requirements
- *Step 1: Link to Leadership. Decide
leadership qualities to develop.
- *Step 2: Succeed at Service. Give at least
six hours of service.
- *Step 3: Position Yourself. Serve in
leadership position for at least 1 month.
- *Step 4: Mentor Others. Share with troop what
you learned.
- Sign
of the Rainbow
Resources
Documents
Websites
Requirements
- *Complete World Neighbors, Global Awareness
or Humans and Habitats
- *Do activity from listed resources or
participate in council event & meet new girls.
- *Do activity from Family and Friends chapter
of JGHB.
- *Do activity to help others.
- *Do 2 activities from My Community,
Celebrating People or Local Lore
- Sign
of the Star
Resources
Documents
Websites
Requirements
- *Try something new. Earn a badge that teaches
new skill.
- *Boost your self-esteem. Do at least four
activities from listed badges.
- *Show off your talents.
- *Complete 2 activities from the It's Great to
Be a Girl chapter of JGHB.
- *Complete an activity from listed resources
-OR- Participate in council event.
- Sign
of the Sun
Resources
Documents
Websites
Requirements
- Do an activity in which you serve God, your
country, or other people.
- Chose one part of law and do an activity that
helps you to practice it.
- It's Important to Me
- The Choice Is Yours
- High on Life
- Religious recognition of your choice
- Girl Scout Basics chapter of JGHB
- Adventures in Girl Scouting chapter of JGHB
- Answer the Test Yourself questions.
- Sign
of the World
Resources
Documents
Websites
Requirements
- Read section on doing a service project.
Discuss projects your community needs.
- Model Citizen
- Lead On
- Earth Connections
- Eco-Action
- Your Outdoor Surroundings
- Fun and Easy Nature and Science Investigations
- Issues for Girl Scouts: Read to Lead for
Junior Girl Scouts
- Issues for Girl Scouts: Media Know-How for
Junior Girl Scouts
- Junior Girl Scouts Against Smoking.
- OR participate in council project that helps
make world better place.
- Read chapters in JGHB and find way to make or
do something to improve it.
Miscellaneous Other
- Building
World Citizenship
Resources
Documents
Websites
Requirements
- *Environment
- *Education
- *Peace
- *Food & Nutrition
- *Health
- *Culture & Heritage
- *Participate in a Service Project
- Connections
- *Read the booklet, do some or all activities.
- Girl
Power! How to Get It
- *Read the booklet, do some or all activities.
- Girl
Scouts Against Smoking
- *Read the booklet, do some or all activities.
- Girls
Are Great (Patch Version)
- *Read the booklet, do some or all activities.
- Honor
the Past, Imagine the Future
- *Through the Years of Girl Scouting
- *From Sidewalks to Skyscrapers - Communities
Through Time
- *Opening the Treasure Chest of Americana
- *The Changing Role of Women
- Learning
About Government
Complete some or all of the activities listed in the booklet.
- Media
Know-How
- *Read the booklet, do some or all activities.
- Read
to Lead
- *Read the booklet, do some or all activities.
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