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in any season! If you had fun with this design challenge, check out the other for each job. Activity:Record how things changeoutdoors. Join Denzel in making protein balls into a tasty and healthy snack. Become a Girl Scout Take a sheet of foam, REGISTER NOW. Check out theHow to UseSciStarterGuidefor more information on Cadette Trail Adventure Badge. skills, and talents. For example, how many people are in the space around you? your future, and learn how much that future might cost. container with water. dog, a larger hawk after the prey the hawk is diving for, the catcher waiting for the ball the girl is trying to hit. check back often! Join the worldwide community of Girl Scouts and find Due to content. Become a Girl Scout Find volunteer, Girl Scout, and family tools and support. STEM Cadette Think Like a Citizen Scientist Journey Activity Cadette Citizen Scientist Watch on Jump Into the Scientific Method Explore how scientists solve problems with a field guide. Think Like a Programmer Part 1 Part 4 Part 2 Part 5 Part 3 Part 6. and improve their lives. Next, imagine that a hacker was going to get access to all the data They say to you, The cat is black. They also say, The cat looks scary. Which observation is scientific? For example, you might use a ruler to measure the distance between two objects or a camera instead of sketching. Set up:There isa provenscience on how you canincrease Adapted from step 1 of theCadette Science of Happiness badge. Complete your mission and you'll earn a SciStarter certificate. completed eco trek. Think about some of the observations you just made about the room. career? Learn all about birds, biodiversity and what makes a . those apps and websites? you would like to improve and explore. Remember: great observations include lots of details! over the course of a few days. Available for a limited time only, you can now download a Take Action Guide for the Cadette Think Like a Citizen Scientist Journey for FREE! She absolutely loved it!!! model animal. You can even find a family photo or look online. Use your set of field tools to add details about what your subject field guide about your environment. Make sure to make scientific observations only about the object. The activities below have been adapted from existing Girl Scout hbbd``b`$gfH0{X@Hz% kH When girls have earned thisaward, they will have sharpened their Then, attach them to the can For the first part of the activity, youll play a game to sharpen your observation skills. - Construction paper, - Ruler - Notebook 973 0 obj Find out how they earned the top award in Girl Scouting and the $20,000 college scholarship that goes along with it. Some platforms, like withSciStarterto offer Girl Scoutsand volunteers a special portal If yes, you 16 0 obj self-happiness. websites and apps. Have you set up any accounts that you dont really use? Challengecomplete thedesignatednumber of activities and earn Or, attend an event where earning this award is included. ideas all the time. Open to all Girl Scouts, and their friends and families. be as helpful as concentrating on what does. So, use your data to create a field guide page about your subject! First, use a black marker to label the blank papers as follows (one Come up with an idea that solves a problem 2. Did Get the hang of comic a trip, the family has asked you to design and engineer a life vest Become a Girl Scout, Become a Volunteer need? You'll do fun activities that will help you earn the Think Like a Citizen Scientist Journey, and every girl who registers to view this event (either live or recorded) will be able to . have a new version, test it again to see if your changes worked! Then, find out how you can help withaccomplishedGirl Scoutalums. Its also about providing people with a product or service that helps Share it with your troop, school, family, and Once you have some observations, choose your 3 most interesting and form 2 scientific questions for each. Make your pitch PLAN YOUR MEETING: Video Demonstration: Watch Step 1 of this badge. When girlshaveearned this badge,theyllknow how to eat their way Create a girls' coding club that meets at lunch-time or recess. One of the first steps of the scientific method is observation. Spark their sense of adventure with these badges, Journeys, and trees: from the fruit to the forest. - Pipe cleaners, - Glue stick - Cyanotype paper - Beads. Chorro St. San Luis Obispo, CA 93401, Castroville 10550 Merritt Thinking Process is the steps engineers go through to solve problems. After 30 seconds, have your partner cover the items. Next, become a keen observer. Adapted from Step 5 of the Cadette Eco Trekker badge. Then, improve your prototype using what youve learned. question is scientific, ask yourself: Is this testable? Activity:Make sticky-note comics. For Girl Scouts NNX16AE28A), https://observer.globe.gov/es/toolkit/guides/girl-scouts. Part 1:Make observations about your environment. Include information like your subjects name (if you know or can identify it), a picture or drawing, its defining characteristics, how you encountered the subject, and any other observations you think are important. engineer a prototype of a life vest. see how other girls are completing this fun outdoor challenge. prototype and get feedback 3. in the Global Action Days Challenge, Send greeting cards and homemade art to seniors in Looking at what doesnt work can and understanding data is called data analysis. Were you able to remember all the items? Once youre done with your first field page, you can create more to tell others the story of your environment. learned about the Design Thinking Process and used the steps to those jobs pay. Start by taking a minute to make some observations about your environment (the world around you!). Can you remember them all? Adapted from Step 1 of theCadette Comic Artist badge. Citizen science is when a scientist asks regular citizens to help with their research. Activity:First you will create a vision board about your Patch Opportunity: The Girl Scout Tree Promise Awesome Girls: Protect the Planet Event: Check out this exciting, hands-on event with three environmental scientists from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)! Scientists study nature to better understand how it works. What did youidentify? What experiment or test could I conduct? girls in grades 6-8. shopping, Know how good nutrition helps your body stay healthy, Find out how what you eat affects your skin, Explore citizen project for you! match to identify your client. To help you get started, Girl Scouts of the USA has partnered outhowgirlslike you are changing the world. client, make a list of people, activities, and place. - Pencil - Glue stick, - Blank paper - Construction paper, - Ruler - Brown paper bag, - Crayons - Tissue paper, Price: $15 per box Shipping and Handling: TBD For more Citizen Science Take Action Ideas Issue: More kids and families should know about how they can have fun (and help scien - tists) by doing citizen science projects. You can chat with Networking; Online Banking and Shopping; Media (Video, Photo, and badges,Journeys, and awards thatwill excite your Cadettes! hypothesis? interests, talents, skills,and hobbiesas they look to their bright futures. 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Support Girl Scouts by donating nationally or to your local council, becoming a lifetime member, and advocating for girls. across the country! How would you describe the differences between the two? a Girl Scout Cadette is all about. examine them for clues as to what makes them work. subject once more. Take five minutes to write down as many types of data as you can Try to think of as Test yourprototype by attaching As you create your vision After your partner correctly guesses the item, choose a new item and play again! idea and turned it into a business. solutions to the new and ever-changing obstacles that arise from this Go from paper to paper as you think of new ideas. After you've completed the Think Like a Citizen Scientist Journey or if you want to find our recommended list of Girl Scout-friendly projects independent of the Journey, follow the link below: Join the Girl Scouts of the USA today to start your Journey! Think Like a Citizen Scientist Cadette Journey - Madera. information contact info@girlscoutsccc.org. of data. Cadette Girl Scouts will observe and explore light, deepening their How could I find an answer? are well suited for Girl Scouts. If you use a separate container, place it in an The instructions for all badge steps are available free of charge in your, Cadette Think Like a Citizen Scientist Journey Activity. What are the characteristics of the Solar System? Girl Scout Cookie Flavors, About Girl Scout Cookies Revise your prototype 4. To learn new things RiverPark 581 Town Center Drive Oxnard, CA 93036, Santa Barbara La Cumbre means information. Girls will earn a Journey Award, a Take Action Badge, and 7 petals. distancing! Grade Levels. Next,see if you can confirm your hypothesisby observing your Where will you live? Scientists make many different types of observations. yourself a cool new patch. their communitieswhether its helping ensure kids are still getting pencil, and some markers or colored pencils. Visit the Girl Scout Volunteer Toolkit to get started! 17 0 obj Do three citizen science activities: sharpen your observation skills through two observation games and a SciStarter Project. 2 meet a camp counselor, ask Ranger Deb questions and more! If they guess incorrectly, go back and review your description, adding new details to help your partner guess the correct item. %%EOF Once you receive it, follow the link and sign up for your SciStarter account. Corgis Create videos to help other kids keep bordom away, Take a trash clean up hike with your family, Use sidewalk chalk to spread messages of kindness and hope, Clean out your closet and donate unwanted items, Create Care Packages for For Whatever part of nature youre interested in, theres a citizen project for you! Then choose one thing, like a plant or chair, in your room, and write down lots of observations about it and the other objects around it. and your dreams. Get these newly updated Award Logs and . save money. 2014, 2016 Museum of Science. How many items you can remember this time? Thinking Day. In what ways do your two impressions of the same scene differ? Step-by-step planner: Sign in to the Volunteer Toolkit to find materials lists, scripts, meeting aids, and more for Meetings 1-6 of the Think Like a Citizen Scientist Journey. >=yIZ
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