Girl Scout Digital Experience | Girl Scouts Heart Of The South

Bring the exploration, fun and learning of Girl Scouts to your family at home. Afterall, Girl Scouts isn’t somewhere girls go or something they do—it’s who they are day in, day out. Use these self-guided, free activities to keep your girl, your troop, and your community engaged.

Girls, do you have an activity you’d like to see on this page? Let us know by emailing info@girlscoutshs.org with your ideas!

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GSHS utilizes Google Classroom to house our Virtual Girl Scout Activities. To use Google Classroom, sign in to www.classroom.google.com, click the "+" sign to join a class, and enter the class code which can be found in the latest issue of Program Possibilities.

Once there, you will notice a few menu options across the top. To access the lab, select "classwork". Here you will find all things related to the badge or activity, including videos, resources, forms and more.

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Buckle up and explore how automotive designers imagine and make plans for a new vehicle, like a car or truck. Then, design your own!

1. Choose special features for your vehicle
2. Sketch your vehicle
3. Sculpt and share your vehicle

When you've earned this badge, you’ll know how people design cars.

Please email info@girlscoutshs.org, or call 800-624-4185 to request the classroom code.

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Discover how automotive engineers turn ideas into real cars! Then, build, test, and improve a model of a vehicle.

1. Create your automotive engineering plan
2. Build a vehicle prototype
3. Test your vehicle prototype

When you've earned this badge, you’ll know how automotive engineers work together to build cars and other vehicles.

Please email info@girlscoutshs.org, or call 800-624-4185 to request the classroom code.

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Fire your engines and find out how automotive manufacturers build and test vehicles to make sure they’re ready for the road.

1. Explore efficient manufacturing and assembly lines
2. Create an assembly line to manufacture vehicles
3. Examine and test your vehicles for quality

When you've earned this badge, you’ll know how manufacturers assemble high-quality vehicles.

Please email info@girlscoutshs.org, or call 800-624-4185 to request the classroom code.

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When you earn this badge, you'll get to see what an adventure camping is! You'll get to play in nature, eat outside, and sleep under the stars with your family, buddies from your troop, or other friends.

Help plan a camping trip
Help pack for your trip
Go camping

When you’ve earned this badge, you’ll know how to go camping—at a campsite or in a back yard—with your family or friends.

Please email info@girlscoutshs.org, or call 800-624-4185 to request the classroom code.

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Use Resources Wisely

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

Talk about "Clover's Story"
Make a collage using old magazines or postcards
Practice being resourceful

When you’ve earned your Clover petal, you'll know how to use resources wisely, just like Clover.

Please email info@girlscoutshs.org, or call 800-624-4185 to request the classroom code.

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Find out how computers can be used to help others.

Create algorithms for a computer that follow a sequence
Learn about women in computer science
Explore sorting algorithms

When you've earned this badge, you'll know how computer scientists code programs for computers to solve problems.

Please email info@girlscoutshs.org, or call 800-624-4185 to request the classroom code.

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Find out about computer parts and how computers are connected, just like you!

Find out how computers work
Find out what safety and protection means
Discover how you’re connected, just like computers are!

When you've earned this badge, you'll know how how computers work and how to stay safe online.

Please email info@girlscoutshs.org, or call 800-624-4185 to request the classroom code.

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Design your own robot! Plan and build a prototype of your robot that solves an everyday problem.

Plan your robot
Create a prototype
Get feedback on your robot

When you’ve earned this badge, you'll know how to design a robot that solves an everyday problem.

Please email info@girlscoutshs.org, or call 800-624-4185 to request the classroom code.

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Nature gives us many gifts—now learn some ways to give back by protecting nature.

Be prepared to protect nature before you go outdoors
Keep living things safe when you walk in nature
Learn how to protect nature from trash

When you’ve earned this badge, you’ll have learned three ways to protect the environment when you go outdoors.

Please email info@girlscoutshs.org, or call 800-624-4185 to request the classroom code.

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In this Journey, you will:

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

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

Please email info@girlscoutshs.org, or call 800-624-4185 to request the classroom code.

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Learn the difference between needs and wants.

Find out the difference between needs and wants
Try setting a goal to save for what you want
Help others with what they need and want

When you've earned this leaf, you'll know more about how to make choices about using money.

Please email info@girlscoutshs.org, or call 800-624-4185 to request the classroom code.

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Considerate and Caring

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

Talk about "Zinni's Story"
Come up with ideas of how to be like Zinni
Practice being considerate and caring

When you've earned your Zinni petal, you'll know how to be considerate and caring, just like Zinni the Zinnia.

Please email info@girlscoutshs.org, or call 800-624-4185 to request the classroom code.

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Check out this fun experiment that you can do at home and SEE just how important it is to wash your hands!!!

Handwashing Experiement

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From the most simple Overhand Knot to the more advanced Double Figure Eight, you'll be a knot-tying pro in no time with these video tutorials from GSUSA! **These knots progress in difficulty and may surpass girls' skill level. Allow girls to practice knots appropriate to their abilities before moving on to the next.

Overhand Knot
Round Turn and Two Half Hitches
Clove Hitch
Square/Reef Knot
Sheet Bend
Bowline
Bowline on a Bight
Taut Line Hitch
Cleat Hitch
Double Figure Eight

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Check out our video playlist of Virtual Troop Meetings! You'll find information and activities on everything from Toy Making to Outdoors, Crafts to Couponing, and so much more. Check it Out!

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Ready for a fun sing-a-long with the family? We've compiled our favorite camp songs for you to enjoy!

Campfire Sing-A-Long Book

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Find out how automotive designers come up with ideas for new vehicles. Then, take the wheel and design your own!

1. Explore how people move from place to place
2. Discover design criteria
3. Choose your vehicle’s design criteria
4. Sketch a vehicle to meet your criteria
5. Sculpt and share your vehicle

When you've earned this badge, you'll know how to design, sketch, and sculpt a vehicle.

Please email info@girlscoutshs.org, or call 800-624-4185 to request the classroom code.

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Plan a camping adventure with your Girl Scout friends or family members and then go camping!

Help plan your camping trip
Learn about camping gear
Prepare a camp meal
Learn a new camping skill
Go camping!

When you’ve earned this badge, you'll know how to plan a camping trip and stay overnight in a cabin* with your friends or family.

*If you don’t have a cabin to use, that’s ok! You can sleep in a tent instead.

Please email info@girlscoutshs.org, or call 800-624-4185 to request the classroom code.

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Find out how computer scientists write programs for computers to solve problems.

Create algorithms for a computer that follow a sequence
Use loops to improve your algorithm
Use events to make things happen
Learn about women in computer science
Create your own set of commands that use events

When you've earned this badge, you'll know how programmers write programs that make computers work and how people can use computers to help others.

Please email info@girlscoutshs.org, or call 800-624-4185 to request the classroom code.

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Find out how you use technology and how you can keep your technology safe.

Find out how you use technology
Discover what your technology can do
Find out how to create layers of security
Find out how to use real-life safety rules when you go online
Find out how messages travel on the internet

When you've earned this badge, you'll know cybersecurity basics and understand the role technology plays in your life.

Please email info@girlscoutshs.org, or call 800-624-4185 to request the classroom code.

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Find out how to treat outdoor spaces with kindness and teach others how they can, too.

Think of ways to help the outdoors
Observe outdoor spaces
Build a safe campfire
Take care of wildlife
Practice being kind

When you’ve earned this badge, you’ll have found new ways to protect our natural world and the living things in it.

Please email info@girlscoutshs.org, or call 800-624-4185 to request the classroom code.

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Find out what to do in an emergency so you can be prepared if the unexpected happens.

Find out how to get help from 911
Talk to someone who treats injured people
Make a first-aid kit
Learn how to treat minor injuries
Know how to prevent and treat outdoor injuries

When you've earned this badge, you'll know how to get help in an emergency and treat minor injuries.

Please email info@girlscoutshs.org, or call 800-624-4185 to request the classroom code.

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Pick up some new household habits to help your family save energy, save water, and save the planet.

Save energy
Save water
Go natural
Reuse or recycle
Clear the air

When you've earned this badge, you'll know how to make your home clean and green.

Please email info@girlscoutshs.org, or call 800-624-4185 to request the classroom code.

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In this Journey, you will:

Find out how engineers use design thinking to solve problems.
Do 3 design thinking activities: design and build an assistive device, a water collection device, and a device that can launch a ball across a room.
Plan a Take Action project that helps others. If you're a Girl Scout volunteer, go to Volunteer Toolkit for complete meeting plans and activity instructions.

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

Please email info@girlscoutshs.org, or call 800-624-4185 to request the classroom code.

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Work like an engineer to create a Fling Flyer, an airplane you'll make, and explore what keeps it and other things, such as birds, planes, and space ships, in the air.

Learn about forces that affect flight
Design and build a Fling Flyer
Test your Fling Flyer
Analyze and share your results
Brainstorm ways to improve your design

When you’ve earned this badge, you'll have learned about the forces that affect flight as you design, build, and test a Fling Flyer. You'll know how to design an investigation—and fine-tune your design after testing it, just like engineers.

Please email info@girlscoutshs.org, or call 800-624-4185 to request the classroom code.

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Learn how to choose the pet that's right for you—or find out how to take the best care of a pet you already have.

Find out what care different pets need
Keep a pet comfy
Help a pet stay healthy and safe
Make a pet feel loved
Feed a pet

When you've earned this badge, you'll know how to take care of a pet.

Please email info@girlscoutshs.org, or call 800-624-4185 to request the classroom code.

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Learn about the robot brain by engineering a machine that helps a robot to land

Learn how robots work
Discover the robot brain
Learn about programming
Try simple programming
Code a robot

When you’ve earned this badge, you'll know how to create a program that could be run by a robot.

Please email info@girlscoutshs.org, or call 800-624-4185 to request the classroom code.

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

Look around
Listen to the world
Put your nose to work
Take a taste test
Touch and feel

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

Please email info@girlscoutshs.org, or call 800-624-4185 to request the classroom code.

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Handwashing Experiment toggle arrow

Check out this fun experiment that you can do at home and SEE just how important it is to wash your hands!!!

Handwashing Experiement

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Overhand Knot
Round Turn and Two Half Hitches
Clove Hitch
Square/Reef Knot
Sheet Bend
Bowline
Bowline on a Bight
Taut Line Hitch
Cleat Hitch
Double Figure Eight

Virtual Troop Meetings toggle arrow

Check out our video playlist of Virtual Troop Meetings! You'll find information and activities on everything from Toy Making to Outdoors, Crafts to Couponing, and so much more. Check it Out!

Sing-A-Long with Camp Songs toggle arrow

Ready for a fun sing-a-long with the family? We've compiled our favorite camp songs for you to enjoy!

Campfire Sing-A-Long Book

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

Explore outdoor art
Make something!
Find music in nature
Be a nature photographer
Design with nature

When you’ve earned this badge, you will know how to find the art in nature and create your own outdoor artwork.

Please email info@girlscoutshs.org, or call 800-624-4185 to request the classroom code.

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Do you want to take a ride in your dream car? Before you can do that, you need to design it! Discover how to create vehicles by sketching and sculpting a model.

1. Explore mobility across time
2. Conduct automotive market research
3. Create your vehicle’s design criteria
4. Sketch a vehicle to meet your criteria
5. Sculpt and share your vehicle

When you've earned this badge, you'll know about innovation and market research. You’ll know how to create criteria, sketch, and sculpt a vehicle.

Please email info@girlscoutshs.org, or call 800-624-4185 to request the classroom code.

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Find out how automotive engineers fuel the future by building and testing vehicles. Then, create your own model of an alternative fuel vehicle!

1. Learn about simple machines in vehicles
2. Engineer a vehicle that uses alternative fuel
3. Build a vehicle prototype
4. Test and revise your vehicle prototype
5. Share your vehicle prototype and testing results

When you've earned this badge, you'll know how to use the Design Thinking Process to plan, build, test, and improve prototypes.

Please email info@girlscoutshs.org, or call 800-624-4185 to request the classroom code.

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Explore how automotive manufacturers build lots of vehicles without wasting time and how they make sure the vehicles are ready for the road!

1. Experience the manufacturing process
2. Learn about the automotive manufacturing process
3. Plan your own automotive manufacturing process
4. Manufacture a set of vehicles
5. Innovate your automotive manufacturing process

When you've earned this badge, you'll know how high quality vehicles are manufactured.

Please email info@girlscoutshs.org, or call 800-624-4185 to request the classroom code.

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Find out how to plan a camping adventure.

Start planning your adventure
Gain a new camping skill
Find your inner camp chef
Try a new activity
Head out on your trip—and have some nighttime fun!

When you've earned this badge, you'll know how to have a great overnight camping trip at a campsite or cabin.

Please email info@girlscoutshs.org, or call 800-624-4185 to request the classroom code.

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Find out how programmers write computer programs for computers to solve problems.

Create algorithms for a computer that follow a sequence
Use loops to improve your algorithm
Keep your code interesting with conditionals
Create your own set of commands that use conditionals
Learn about women in computer science

When you've earned this badge, you'll know how programmers write computer programs and how people can use computers to help others.

Please email info@girlscoutshs.org, or call 800-624-4185 to request the classroom code.

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Find out how computers talk to each other.

Find out how computers read information
Discover how networks work
Find out what protocols are and create one
Explore computer communication protocol
Find out what malware is

When you’ve earned this badge, you'll know the basics of cybersecurity and how computers communicate.

Please email info@girlscoutshs.org, or call 800-624-4185 to request the classroom code.

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Try out the skills that make great detectives.

Practice the power of observation
Communicate in code
Fingerprint for fun
Try out detective science
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.

Please email info@girlscoutshs.org, or call 800-624-4185 to request the classroom code.

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Find out how to protect the environment when you go on a camping trip.

Learn the Leave No Trace Seven Principles
Plan meals with the environment in mind
Prepare a minimal impact campsite
Have fun with Leave No Trace
Take a conservation hike

When you’ve earned this badge, you’ll have learned skills for minimal impact camping and know how to protect the environment when you go outdoors.

Please email info@girlscoutshs.org, or call 800-624-4185 to request the classroom code.

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Find out about geocaching. You'll search for treasure chests, called "geocaches," using a device called a GPS receiver.

Prepare for your adventure
Learn to use a GPS receiver
Make a trade item
Go on a geocaching adventure
Take part in a bug's travels!

When you've earned this badge, you'll know how to have a geocaching adventure.

Please email info@girlscoutshs.org, or call 800-624-4185 to request the classroom code.

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Find out more about the basics of government and start to become an active citizen.

Decide what being an active citizen means to you
Go inside government
Look into laws
Report on the issues
Get involved in government

When you've earned this badge, you'll know more about how government is run.

Please email info@girlscoutshs.org, or call 800-624-4185 to request the classroom code.

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In this Journey, you will:

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.
Plan a Take Action project that helps others. If you're a Girl Scout volunteer, go to Volunteer Toolkit for complete meeting plans and activity instructions.

Learn more about how to earn your Take Action Award — and help your community — with the Girl Scout Take Action Guide. Then use your leadership skills to earn your Bronze Award, the highest award for Girl Scout Juniors!

Please email info@girlscoutshs.org, or call 800-624-4185 to request the classroom code.

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Learn about air power and create an alternative fuel car.

Learn about potential and kinetic energy
Design and build a balloon car
Test your balloon-powered car
Analyze and share results
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.

Please email info@girlscoutshs.org, or call 800-624-4185 to request the classroom code.

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Engineer a simple machine that helps a robot land, learn about the robot brain, and create programs for your friends.

Learn how robots work
Discover the robot brain
Learn about programming
Try simple programming
Code a robot

When you’ve earned this badge, you'll know how robots receive instructions in a way similar to the human brain. You will be able to create simple programs that could be run by a robot.

Please email info@girlscoutshs.org, or call 800-624-4185 to request the classroom code.

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Girl Scout Bronze Award Training

When Girl Scout Juniors team up to make a difference in their community, they learn important leadership skills, discover new passions, and watch how seemingly small actions make a big difference. It all adds up to the Girl Scout Bronze Award—the highest honor a Junior can achieve. Download the Bronze Award guidelines to find out how.

You can pursue your Girl Scout Bronze Award if:

You're in fourth or fifth grade (or equivalent)
You're a registered Girl Scout Junior
You have completed a Junior Journey

GSHS has developed a special downloadable training presentation to help you prepare to earn your Girl Scout Bronze Award. Click HERE to download this helpful resource and get ready to Go for Bronze!

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Handwashing Experiment toggle arrow

Check out this fun experiment that you can do at home and SEE just how important it is to wash your hands!!!

Handwashing Experiement

Knot-Tying toggle arrow

From the most simple Overhand Knot to the more advanced Double Figure Eight, you'll be a knot-tying pro in no time with these video tutorials from GSUSA!

Overhand Knot
Round Turn and Two Half Hitches
Clove Hitch
Square/Reef Knot
Sheet Bend
Bowline
Bowline on a Bight
Taut Line Hitch
Cleat Hitch
Double Figure Eight

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Check out our video playlist of Virtual Troop Meetings! You'll find information and activities on everything from Toy Making to Outdoors, Crafts to Couponing, and so much more. Check it Out!

Sing-A-Long with Camp Songs toggle arrow

Ready for a fun sing-a-long with the family? We've compiled our favorite camp songs for you to enjoy!

Campfire Sing-A-Long Book

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Learn about the many ways animals help humans.

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

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

Please email info@girlscoutshs.org, or call 800-624-4185 to request the classroom code.

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Find out more about the world of comic art and then tell your own visual story.

Delve into the world of comics
Choose a story to tell
Draw it out
Frame it in four panels
Add the words

When you've earned this badge, you'll know how to create your own comic.

Please email info@girlscoutshs.org, or call 800-624-4185 to request the classroom code.

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Explore different hacking techniques and how to protect yourself with basic cybersecurity precautions.

Crack a code
Hack a password
Explore two-factor authentication
Launch a Man-in-the-Middle attack
Explore social engineering

When you've earned this badge, you'll know how (and why it’s important!) to protect yourself with strong passwords, secure encryption, and caution when clicking on links.

Please email info@girlscoutshs.org, or call 800-624-4185 to request the classroom code.

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Plan and take an outdoor trek—with minimal environmental impact.

Learn how to make minimal impact on a trek
Plan an eco trek with a purpose
Practice an eco skill while on your trek
Make a difference on your eco trek
Make a difference after your eco trek

When you’ve earned this badge, you’ll have learned the skills for minimizing your impact on the environment while planning and taking an outdoor trek.

Please email info@girlscoutshs.org, or call 800-624-4185 to request the classroom code.

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Find out how people in democratic governments make trade-offs, giving up some things they favor to gain support for others.

Get to know someone different from you
Make decisions in a group
Explore civil debate
Understand a compromise
Find common ground through mediation

When you've earned this badge, you'll know strategies for bringing people together to find common ground.

Please email info@girlscoutshs.org, or call 800-624-4185 to request the classroom code.

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Our digital world makes it easy to stay in touch and share friendships, memories, and ideas. But we've all heard embarrassing stories in which people wish they'd never hit the "send" button. Once you've put it out there, it never goes away. But you can use that to your benefit, too. This badge is all about knowing how to make positive choices in the online world.

Explore "oops!" and "wow!" moments
Dig into stories of "ouch" -- and repair some hurt if necessary
Look at e-mail, commenting, or blogging
Decide what makes a great social media profile
Spread better practices

When I've earned this badge, I'll know how to make -- and keep -- my online world a positive place.

Please email info@girlscoutshs.org, or call 800-624-4185 to request the classroom code.

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Cook up four dishes from across time and distance, and find out where your taste buds want to travel.

Make a dish from another country
Create a dish from another region of the United States
Whip up a dish from another time period
Cook a dish that makes a statement
Share your dishes on a culinary "tour"!

When you've earned this badge, you'll be able to make amazing dishes from all over the world and way back in time.

Please email info@girlscoutshs.org, or call 800-624-4185 to request the classroom code.

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Gain new outdoor skills when you stay at least one night at a backwoods or primitive site.

Start planning your adventure
Get your body and your teamwork skills ready
Create your menu
Gain some trailblazing know-how
Head out on the trail

When you've earned this badge, you'll know how to take a safe and fun overnight backpacking trip.

Please email info@girlscoutshs.org, or call 800-624-4185 to request the classroom code.

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Program Aide Training for Girl Scout Cadettes toggle arrow

As a Program Aide, girls serve as role models for younger girls! To achieve the Program Aide Award, Girls will need to earn their Leader in Action Award and then complete the Program Aide Training. Leaders and guardians can use this council approved guide to assist their girls in achieving the award. Once complete, the girls will work with younger Girl Scouts over six activity sessions to complete the requirements for the Program Aide award.

Girl Scouts Heart of the South utilizes Google Classroom to house badge labs. To use Google Classroom, sign in to classroom.google.com, click the “+” sign to join a class, and enter the class code listed in the badge lab description. Once there, you will notice a few menu options across the top. To access the lab, select “Classwork”. Here you will find all things related to topic, including recorded webinars, resources, forms, and more.

To access the Virtual Program Aide Training in Google Classroom use code: 4fujkcu

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When Girl Scout Cadettes focus on an issue they care about, learn the facts, and take action to make a difference, they gain the confidence and skills that will catapult them to lifelong success. It all adds up to the Girl Scout Silver Award—the highest honor a Cadette can achieve. Find all the tools you need including training, the Cadette Workbook for Earning Your Silver Award and more resources on the Silver Award page.

You can pursue your Girl Scout Silver Award if:

You're in sixth, seventh, or eighth grade (or equivalent)
You're a registered Girl Scout Cadette
You have completed the Bronze Award or a Cadette Leadership Award

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Handwashing Experiment toggle arrow

Check out this fun experiment that you can do at home and SEE just how important it is to wash your hands!!!

Handwashing Experiement

Knot-Tying toggle arrow

From the most simple Overhand Knot to the more advanced Double Figure Eight, you'll be a knot-tying pro in no time with these video tutorials from GSUSA!

Overhand Knot
Round Turn and Two Half Hitches
Clove Hitch
Square/Reef Knot
Sheet Bend
Bowline
Bowline on a Bight
Taut Line Hitch
Cleat Hitch
Double Figure Eight

Virtual Troop Meetings toggle arrow

Check out our video playlist of Virtual Troop Meetings! You'll find information and activities on everything from Toy Making to Outdoors, Crafts to Couponing, and so much more. Check it Out!

Sing-A-Long with Camp Songs toggle arrow

Ready for a fun sing-a-long with the family? We've compiled our favorite camp songs for you to enjoy!

Campfire Sing-A-Long Book

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Learn about the importance of voting and find out about the electoral process in the United States and around the world.

Find out more about elections
Investigate the ins and outs of voting
Get out the vote
Plan a campaign
Explore voting in other countries

When you've earned this badge, you'll know the importance of voting and how people get elected to office.

Please email info@girlscoutshs.org, or call 800-624-4185 to request the classroom code.

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Find out about the long-term impact of making a big purchase and understand how you need to be prepared to keep paying for your purchases long after you've started to use the items.

Compare costs and options
Conduct consumer research
Calculate the long-term costs
Investigate ways to find better deals
Create a savings plan for a big purchase you'd like to make

When you’ve earned this badge, you’ll know how to research and budget for a big purchase for yourself or your family.

Please email info@girlscoutshs.org, or call 800-624-4185 to request the classroom code.

Girl Scout Senior Cross-Training toggle arrow

Get the skills you need to customize a cross-training fitness program that’s effective and fun.

Set your cross-training goal
Start a stretching and flexibility program
Add a cardio element
Add a toning or strengthening element
Stay motivated to reach your goal

When you've earned this badge, you'll have developed a great cross-training routine that keeps your workouts interesting and fun.

Please email info@girlscoutshs.org, or call 800-624-4185 to request the classroom code.

Girl Scout Senior Cybersecurity Basics toggle arrow

Explore how cybersecurity professionals keep computer networks safe.

Find out how computers run multiple programs
Identify functions and privileges
Learn how computers hide information
Design a layered security system
Design a Rube Goldberg machine

When you've earned this badge, you'll know the major principles of cybersecurity and understand how they work in real-life and in the cyber world.

Please email info@girlscoutshs.org, or call 800-624-4185 to request the classroom code.

Girl Scout Senior Eco Explorer toggle arrow

Become an eco explorer as you get hands-on experience with environmental issues and help make positive changes to the environment.

Meet an eco explorer
Explore biodiversity
Investigate a global ecosystem issue
Plan a trip to explore and work on an issue
Share what you learned

When you’ve earned this badge, you’ll have researched different environmental issues and taken at least one trip to see how an area is impacted.

Please email info@girlscoutshs.org, or call 800-624-4185 to request the classroom code.

Girl Scout Senior Paddling Badge toggle arrow

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

Explore the three paddling sports
Learn paddling safety
Practice paddling techniques
Go on a short paddling adventure
Take your paddling skills to the next level

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

Please email info@girlscoutshs.org, or call 800-624-4185 to request the classroom code.

Girl Scout Senior Space Science Expert toggle arrow

Explore light and discover what it teaches us about the Universe!

Uncover the stuff you’re made of
Explore the brilliance of the stars
Discover telescopes as light collectors
Find the light in the darkness
Share your knowledge

When you've earned this badge, you’ll understand more about the Universe—your place in it and how light is used to make discoveries about it.

Please email info@girlscoutshs.org, or call 800-624-4185 to request the classroom code.

Girl Scout Senior Website Design toggle arrow

Build yourself a safe space online where you can show your readers what moves you.

Find a worthwhile subject for your website or blog
Be the host with the most
Build a blueprint
Create must-see content
Go live—then drive!

When you've earned this badge, you'll know how to design, build, and promote your own website.

Please email info@girlscoutshs.org, or call 800-624-4185 to request the classroom code.

Video Tutorials and Activities toggle arrow

Handwashing Experiment toggle arrow

Check out this fun experiment that you can do at home and SEE just how important it is to wash your hands!!!

Handwashing Experiement

Knot-Tying toggle arrow

From the most simple Overhand Knot to the more advanced Double Figure Eight, you'll be a knot-tying pro in no time with these video tutorials from GSUSA!

Overhand Knot
Round Turn and Two Half Hitches
Clove Hitch
Square/Reef Knot
Sheet Bend
Bowline
Bowline on a Bight
Taut Line Hitch
Cleat Hitch
Double Figure Eight

Virtual Troop Meetings toggle arrow

Check out our video playlist of Virtual Troop Meetings! You'll find information and activities on everything from Toy Making to Outdoors, Crafts to Couponing, and so much more. Check it Out!

Sing-A-Long with Camp Songs toggle arrow

Ready for a fun sing-a-long with the family? We've compiled our favorite camp songs for you to enjoy!

Campfire Sing-A-Long Book

Ambassadors - Grades 11-12 toggle arrow

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Girl Scout Ambassador College Knowledge toggle arrow

From test prep to financial aid, explore the ins and outs of the college admissions process.

Explore your options
Start the admissions process
Make a financial plan
Get set for success
Build healthy habits

When you’ve earned this badge, you’ll understand the steps in the college admissions process and be prepared to attend the school of your choice.

Please email info@girlscoutshs.org, or call 800-624-4185 to request the classroom code.

Girl Scout Ambassador Cybersecurity Basics toggle arrow

Explore how hackers operate and how hacking can be used for the purposes of corporate and national security.

Learn about different kinds of hackers
Hide a message in plain sight
Debate the ethics of hacking
Learn cyberwarfare strategies
Explore cyber careers

When you've earned this badge, you'll know about steganography, cyberwarfare, and a variety of different careers in cybersecurity.

Please email info@girlscoutshs.org, or call 800-624-4185 to request the classroom code.

Girl Scout Ambassador Eco Advocate toggle arrow

Discover a nature issue that’s important to you, find solutions, and make a difference.

Learn what eco advocates do
Find an issue you’re passionate about
Come up with a solution
Advocate for your issue
Teach others how to advocate for your cause

When you’ve earned this badge, you’ll have learned how to advocate for environmental issues concerning nature.

Please email info@girlscoutshs.org, or call 800-624-4185 to request the classroom code.

Girl Scout Ambassador Photographer toggle arrow

Hone your artistic skills and find out how to use different types of cameras to present the world through your eyes.

Explore the power of photography
Focus on composition--shoot five landscapes
Focus on light--shoot five portraits or still lifes
Focus on motion--shoot five action shots
Tell a story with photography

When you've earned this badge, you'll know how to capture your vision of the world in photographs.

Please email info@girlscoutshs.org, or call 800-624-4185 to request the classroom code.

Girl Scout Ambassador Space Science Master toggle arrow

Explore, observe, design, and communicate your space science discoveries—just like scientists and engineers.

Discover worlds beyond Earth
Dive into NASA science
Explore your interests
Dig deeper
Share what you’ve learned

When you've earned this badge, you’ll understand more about space science and how you can be a part of NASA now and in the future.

Please email info@girlscoutshs.org, or call 800-624-4185 to request the classroom code.

Video Tutorials and Activities toggle arrow

Handwashing Experiment toggle arrow

Check out this fun experiment that you can do at home and SEE just how important it is to wash your hands!!!

Handwashing Experiment

Knot-Tying toggle arrow

From the most simple Overhand Knot to the more advanced Double Figure Eight, you'll be a knot-tying pro in no time with these video tutorials from GSUSA!

Overhand Knot
Round Turn and Two Half Hitches
Clove Hitch
Square/Reef Knot
Sheet Bend
Bowline
Bowline on a Bight
Taut Line Hitch
Cleat Hitch
Double Figure Eight

Virtual Troop Meetings toggle arrow

Check out our video playlist of Virtual Troop Meetings! You'll find information and activities on everything from Toy Making to Outdoors, Crafts to Couponing, and so much more. Check it Out!

Sing-A-Long with Camp Songs toggle arrow

Ready for a fun sing-a-long with the family? We've compiled our favorite camp songs for you to enjoy!

Campfire Sing-A-Long Book

Family Fun Activities

Fun Activities for the Whole Family

Service Projects

Looking for ways to help in your community? We've started a list of ideas to consider.

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Blankets for Nursing Home Facilities toggle arrow

Make lap blankets for senior citizens living in nursing facilities. Your donations will need to be delivered at a later date, but now is the perfect time to create blankets that will be very much appreciated by the residents. Directions for easy, no-sew blankets can be found on Pinterest: No sew fleece or Big loop knit

Blessing Boxes toggle arrow

Gather non-perishable food items by having girls leave them on the troop leader or designated parent’s porch. Place items in a plastic or otherwise weather-proof and secure container and place them throughout the community near Little Libraries, community parks or community centers.

Community Gardens toggle arrow

With your family, visit a local community garden or park and pull weeds, add new mulch and clean up the garden for others to enjoy!

Flag Retirement toggle arrow

Use your Social Media skills and let people know that you’re a Girl Scout and you can take their tattered and worn out American Flags for retirement. Place a collection box in a public place and direct people to leave their flags in the box. Study up on Flag Retirement Ceremonies and hold a flag retirement ceremony in your own backyard. Be sure to follow your city’s laws and regulations on open flames and burning in your area.

Kindness Messages toggle arrow

Paint Rocks with inspirational messages to leave throughout your community for others to find while out walking.

Litter Pickup toggle arrow

It’s good to get outside and take a walk for some fresh air! Before you head out, grab a trash bag and pick up trash that you see along your route. Avoid high-traffic areas and busy streets. Wear bright or reflective clothing and always walk with an adult.

Leave No Trace

Leave No Trace Online Courses

Juniors, Cadettes, Seniors and Ambassadors can work on their Environmental Stewardship badges by completing this course.

Want more?

GSUSA also offers the Girl Scout Activity Zone to support your family and makes learning, doing, and growing even more fun. Check out the GSUSA Virtual Events Calendar for additional events.

Get More Fun Ideas on Pinterest!

Did you know that GSUSA and GSHS have their own Pinterest pages? You’ll find DIY projects, inspiration, SWAP fun and more!