The Badge Archive

2011 Animal Badges – Multi Level

Yes – 2011 Is the current GSUSA badge

Earning badges in a Multi-Level Troop may require extra steps, depending on how many requirements overlap. Some badges have only one or two matching requirements, while others may need entirely separate activities.

GSUSA’s Award Log includes a comparison table for badges with similar themes, but not all have correlating requirements. When requirements don’t align, consider earning two separate badges or awarding a Fun Patch instead.

For badges with correlating requirements, a single activity can count toward multiple badges across levels. The suggestions on The Badge Archive are our best effort to align badges across levels

We’ve organized them into general themes—some featuring multiple badges and others with just one line of linked badges.

D/B Animal Set

Badges that correlate from other levels

D/B Correlating Steps

The Same

  • Both levels require learning about a animal (Daisy Animal Observer: Pick an animal and observe them in person OR online to learn more about them AND Daisy Animal Observer: Mimic animals by either playing camouflage hide and seek OR animal charades; Brownie Pet: Learn how three different kinds of pets communicate their feelings).
  • Both levels require learning about caring for animals (Daisy 3 Cheers Red Robin Award: Learn how to take care of animals by yourself; Brownie Pet: Learn about 3 pets possible health issues and how you would keep it healthy OR 3 pets grooming and try grooming OR take a dog on an exercise walk for one week AND Make a bed/sleep nook for a pet OR take care of a pet cage/tank/litter box for 2 weeks OR muck out a horse stall 3 times.).
  • Both level require learning about taking care of yourself (Daisy 3 Cheers Birdbath Award: Learn about yourself and how to take care of yourself; Brownie My Best Self: Record something about yourself (hair/eye color, favorites, what makes you feel happy/hungry/tired/nervous/sad/angry/thirsty, how are you unique) and share AND Brownie My Best Self: Learn a body fact (why tummies might hurt, why are temps high/low, how does the body make it’s own bandages)).

The Differences

  • Daisy 3 Cheers Tula Award: Plan and do a Take Action Project (TAP).
  • Daisy Animal Observer: Look for animal signs either by looking for animal tracks outdoors OR looking up animal habitats.
  • Brownie Pet: Learn what 3 different pets costs and how much space, food, and human interaction it needs.
  • Brownie Pet: Feed your pet for two weeks OR feed someone’s pet for one week OR find out how much it costs to feed two different pets for one month.
  • Brownie My Best Self: Try a new healthy habit (3 new foods, 3 types of exercises, a week of no sweetened soda/juice).
  • Brownie My Best Self: Find one way to create happiness when feeling down (happy box, track feelings, movement for 5 minutes).
  • Brownie My Best Self: Meet a someone trained in healthcare (doctor, dentist, optometrist, nurse, counselor, EMT, firefighter).

Recommendation:

Badges that correlate from other levels

D/B Correlating Steps

The Same

  • Both levels require learning about an animal (Daisy Animal Observer: Pick an animal and observe them in person OR online to learn more about them; Junior Animal Habitats: Watch (live or on video) wild animal(s) and learn how the live, sleep, eat, AND communicate.).
  • Both levels require learning about animals (Daisy Animal Observer: Daisy Animal Observer: Mimic animals by either playing camouflage hide and seek OR animal charades; Junior Animal Habitats: Pick one habitat environment and learn about the animals in it (adaptation, food, OR shelter) OR take a lot of animal pictures and try sorting them into groups (how they look, care for their young, move, etc.) and see if it matches how scientists group animals.).
  • Both level require learning about habitats (Daisy Animal Observer: Look for animal signs either by looking for animal tracks outdoors OR looking up animal habitats; Junior Animal Habitats: Learn what shelter animals take in their habitat and draw, sketch, build a model, OR write a story about it AND Learn about endangered habitats (Artic Circle, Gulf Coast, OR Amazon), the animals in them, and how people are trying to help.).

The Differences

  • Junior Animal Habitats has one extra requirement: Help (bring awareness, clean) a habitat (woods, stream, beach, OR park) OR Create a shelter (toad, bat, bird, bee house, OR butterfly/bee garden).

Note Brownie Pets only correlates on one requirement: Learn how three different kinds of pets communicate their feelings

Recommendation:

  • Follow a Junior level Animal Habitat (such as Archived Copy of Mtg1 and Mtg2 from GSRV (River Valley) – Original: Mtg 1 and Mtg 2) and it will cover all requirements for Daisy Animal Observer.

C/S Animal Set

Badges that correlate from other levels

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Multi-Level Eco Set

Badges that correlate from other levels

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J/C Eco Set

Badges that correlate from other levels

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Recommendation:

  • There is overlap in themes for Eco Trekker and Eco Camper. Cadettes need to learn about their own topic and then make a make an eco hike for the Juniors to learn about it which may require Cadettes to meet separately in a small group while the Juniors do a different activity.

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Tia Kennard