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We would love to do a workshop for your Scout Group!
A workshop can be scheduled during a weeknight or weekend, depending on center reservations. We have several activities to choose from in STEM to meet both Boy and Girl Scout badge requirements.
Additionally, science investigations can be performed in many different ways:
- bubble gum/candy science
- bath bombs
- cosmetic chemistry (making different body care products)
- edible science labs
Below are specific badge workshops for Girl Scouts
Girl STEM Power Grades: 3 – 8 Description: This day is exclusively for the powerful girls! Scholars will explore chemical engineering by creating some of their favorite personal care items. Girls will also learn entry level robotics and engineering basics through activities. Each area discovered is explained through careers to help inspire them to pursue a STEM discipline.
Detective badge: Junior (Grades 4-5) STEM Try out the skills that make great detectives. 1. Practice the power of observation 2. Communicate in code 3. Fingerprint for fun 4. Try out detective science 5. Follow the clues to solve a real mystery! When you've earned this badge, you'll know how to follow clues and discover facts like a real detective. This badge comes in a packet that includes the Jeweler, Gardener, Detective, Camper, and Independence badge.
Mechanical Engineering: Balloon Car Junior (Grades 4-5) STEM Learn about air power and create an alternative fuel car. 1. Learn about potential and kinetic energy 2. Design and build a balloon car 3. Test your balloon-powered car 4. Analyze and share results 5. Brainstorm ways to improve your design When you've earned this badge, you'll know how to engineer a balloon-powered car and understand potential energy, kinetic energy, and jet propulsion. STEM Lab: engineering
Mechanical Engineering: Paddle Boat Junior (Grades 4-5) STEM Journey Explore how paddle boats work and engineer your own paddle boat. 1. Explore how paddle boats work 2. Design and build a rubber band-powered paddle boat 3. Test your rubber band-powered paddle boat 4. Analyze and share your results 5. Brainstorm ways to improve your design When you've earned this badge, you'll know how to build and test a paddle boat and understand buoyancy, potential energy, and kinetic energy.
Journey: Think Like an Engineer Junior (Grades 4-5) STEM Journey In this Journey, you will: 1. Find out how engineers use design thinking to solve problems Do 3 design thinking activities: design and build a paper structure that can support the weight of heavy books, an emergency shelter, and a prototype of a structure that can withstand an earthquake's shaking. 2. Plan a All programs listed are proprietary to The STEM Lab. Copying or sharing without authorization is prohibited. Take Action project that helps others. If you're a Girl Scout volunteer, go to Volunteer Toolkit for complete meeting plans and activity instructions
Journey: Think Like a Citizen Scientist Junior (Grades 4-5) STEM Journey In this Journey, you will: Find out how citizen scientists make observations, collect data, and work with scientists to receive feedback on research. 1. Do 3 citizen science activities: sharpen your observation skills through 2 observation games and a SciStarter project. 2. Plan a Take Action project that helps others. If you're a Girl Scout volunteer, go to Volunteer Toolkit for complete meeting plans and activity instructions.
Journey: Breathe Cadette (Grades 6-8) STEM Journey In this Journey, you will: Find out about the air we breathe by visiting a wind farm, talking to an environmental scientist, or doing experiments using wind. 1. Plan a Take Action project to fix an air problem in your community. You could plant an indoor garden, campaign against smoking, or push for clean-air initiatives in your community. 2. Earn 3 leadership awards: Aware, Alert, and Affirm. If you're a Girl Scout volunteer, go to Volunteer Toolkit for complete meeting plans and activity instructions.
Journey: Think Like an Engineer Junior (Grades 4-5) STEM Journey In this Journey, you will: 1. Find out how engineers use design thinking to solve problems Do 3 design thinking activities: design and build a paper structure that can support the weight of heavy books, an emergency shelter, and a prototype of a structure that can withstand an earthquake's shaking. 2. Plan a Take Action project that helps others. If you're a Girl Scout volunteer, go to Volunteer Toolkit for complete meeting plans and activity instructions.
