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Basic Meeting Plans are designed to have minimal supplies and still hit the GSUSA Requirements. Most meetings can be done in a 90 minute time frame.

Items Needed:

• Brownie Photos of Vehicles for Good by GSUSA
• 2-3 heavy, bulky, or awkward objects (e.g., loose balls, a large floatie, books, gallon jugs)
• 2-3 wheeled objects to help move the items (e.g., cart, wagon, rolling suitcase, skateboard)
• Large blank vehicle outline on chart paper or poster board (Use the “Vehicle Diagram” in Brownie Vehicle Parts to draw a larger blank version of the exterior vehicle body on a sheet of chart paper or a white board)
• Brownie Vehicle Parts by GSUSA
• Tape
• Photos of specialized vehicles
• Brownie Vehicle Design Guide by GSUSA for each scout
• Troop’s exterior vehicle diagram from Brownie Vehicle Parts by GSUSA
• Pencils
• Toy car or ball
• Poster boards or chart paper with customer interview question
• Printable paper vehicle template for each scout
• Scissors
• Tape or glue
• Markers, crayons, or colored pencils

Meeting Outline

Full instructions for each activity are found on the connected links. This outline shows the recommended order of activities for a nice flow from one activity to the next.

Meeting Start

Always plan for 5-10 minutes to allow scouts to arrive and your troop’s opening routines.

Time Expected*: 5 minutes

Activity 1 – Explore how people move from place to place

(Requirement 1 Earned)

Action Needed: How People Move 

Time Expected*: 10 minutes

Activity 2 – Discover design criteria

(Requirement 2 Earned)

Action Needed: Vehicle Parts

Time Expected*: 15 minutes

Activity 3 – Choose your vehicle’s design criteria

(Requirement 3 Earned)

Action Needed: Customer Guided Design

Time Expected*: 20 minutes

Activity 4 – Sketch a vehicle to meet your criteria & Sculpt and share your vehicle

(Requirement 4 Earned)

Fun Activity: Paper Vehicle Design

Time Expected*: 30 minutes

Meeting End

Always plan for 5-10 minutes for clean up and Closing Routines

Scouts can keep adding details to their Paper Vehicle Designs until it’s time to go home.

Time Expected*: 10 minutes

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Total Time Expected*: 90 minutes

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General Notes

• The Basic Plans from The Badge Archive are designed to earn one official GSUSA badge per level per meeting to remain budget-friendly.
• Some badges require two meetings to complete. This allows scouts to fully enjoy the activities while keeping costs low by only needing one GSUSA badge for every two meetings.
• For troops that wish to give scouts a badge or patch for every meeting, a fun patch can be awarded during one of the two sessions. Scouts attending only one meeting can earn the fun patch, while those attending both will receive both the fun patch and the GSUSA badge.

*Time Expected*

• The time estimates provided by The Badge Archive are based on the writer’s personal experience and are meant as a guideline.
• Troops may take more or less time depending on their scouts’ abilities and interests. Plan your meetings accordingly to suit your troop’s unique needs.

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For pre-planned meeting plans by others – see the Brownie Automotive Design page.
To choose your own activities – see the Brownie Auto Design Activity List.

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