Per GSUSA’s 2025 Award Log: “These awards are retiring on 10/1/26”
Yes – 2011 Is the current GSUSA badge
Released in 2018 but is considered part of the 2011 Girl’s Guide. The Ambassador page has information on when all badges were released.
Choose your own activities!
Activity List(Not Available Yet)
- No Scouts Honor Wiki Link
Our Summary* of requirements:
- Learn the Engineering Design Process.
- Do three engineering challenges using the design process (animal enrichment product, a zip line course, and mobility equipment).
- Plan and do a Take Action Plan (TAP).
* – This summary is based off the GSUSA booklet activity choices.
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What is a good Troop Meeting Plan besides the VTK?
- None Currently Available
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Meeting Plans
- None currently available.
Other Resources
- (Not Available Yet)
See the Activity List – choose your own activities! - Animal enrichment product by Zoo Snippets
- A zip line course by The Secret Life of Home Schoolers
- Mobility equipment by GSEP
What is a good way to earn the badge at home?
Click to Expand → All Known At Home Plans
At Home Plans
- At Home Plan from GSEP – Archived Copy of PDF
- 4 Video Walkthrough (No TAP) from GSLP
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GSUSA Information and Details
Three steps are needed to complete this badge:
- Find out how engineers use design thinking to solve problems.
- Do 3 design thinking activities: design and build prototypes of an animal enrichment product, a zip line course, and mobility equipment.
(You can earn the Think Like a… badge after step 2. Complete Step 3 to make this a Journey Set) - 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.
(Also get a Take Action Badge after completing Step 3 to make this a Journey Set)
Click to Expand → GSUSA Official Resources
- There is no leader guide or booklet for this Journey
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- GSUSA Volunteer Toolkit (VTK) free plan for Multiple Meetings – No links available. This is only accessible through MyGS log-in on Council’s website for troop leaders
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Is there a matching badge for Multi-Level Troops?
Learn about the GSUSA 2011 Multi-Level Think Like a… Journeys.
Where does this go on the Uniform?
This is a Journey Badge – Click Here to see diagrams and details on where to place it.
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For More Fun Ideas and Plans
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(Not an official GSUSA Group)
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