Yes – 2011 Is the current GSUSA badge
Released in 2021 but is considered part of the 2011 Girl’s Guide. The Brownie page has information on when all badges were released.
What is this badge about?
Find shapes outside, make a web, draw tessellations, and chart bird data.
Choose your own activities!
Activity List(Not Available Yet)
Our Summary* of requirements:
- Make a foldable with 4 categories (like animals, plants, bugs, and rocks) to tally the things you see (like objects you see during a walk, or objects in a certain area)
- Use the data from the 4 categories in Step 1 to make a graph (bar graph, pie chart, or word cloud)
- Make a web (with yarn and sticks, people in a circle and yarn, or glue on a paper)
- Draw tessellations (patterns without space) from objects (leaves or kitchen items) or make them with different colors of paper/fabric
- Track and tally how many birds of each type you see and then make something (a data table, a play, or a citizen science project submission)
* – This summary is based off the GSUSA booklet activity choices.
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What is a good Troop Meeting Plan besides the VTK?
- Shapes in Nature – Halloween Meeting Plan compiled by The Badge Archive
- D/B/J Shapes in Nature – Spring Outline compiled by The Badge Archive
Click to Expand → All Known Meeting Plans and Resource Links
Meeting Plans
- Booklet Info from Scouts Honor Wiki
- Shapes in Nature – Halloween Meeting Plan compiled by The Badge Archive
Other Resources
- (Not Available Yet)
See the Activity List – choose your own activities! - Shape Hunt Printout Image from Danielle Elmore
- Printable Step 5 at Teachers Pay Teachers for Growing Girl Scout Helpers
- Booklet Info from Scouts Honor Wiki
- View Booklet Online
What is a good way to earn the badge at home?
- None Currently Available
Click to Expand → All Known At Home Plans
At Home Plans
- None Currently Available
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GSUSA Information and Details
Five steps are needed to complete this badge:
- Track natural objects
- Graph your scavenger hunt finds
- Make a spider web with symmetry
- Explore tessellations
- Count birds and share your data
Click to Expand → GSUSA Official Resources
- Buy the GSUSA Leader Guide Booklet (View Online)
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- GSUSA Volunteer Toolkit (VTK) free plan for 2 Meetings – No links available. This is only accessible through MyGS log-in on Council’s website for troop leaders
- Mtg 1: 4 Category Search (Scavenger Hunt, Natural Objects, or Beyond Your Neighborhood), Chart (Bar Graph, Pie Chart, or Word Cloud), AND Spider Craft (Yarn & Sticks, Giant Spiderweb, or Glue Spiderweb)
- Mtg 2: Tessellations (Leaf, Search, or Quilt), AND Bird Data (Data Table, Act Out Observations, or Citizen Science)
- Brownie Math in Nature Overview by GSUSA
- Brownie Math in Nature Glossary by GSUSA
- Brownie Math in Nature Material List by GSUSA
- Brownie Math in Nature Girl Survey by GSUSA
- VTK How to Make a Foldable by GSUSA
- VTK Shape of Spiderwebs by GSUSA
- VTK Photos of Tessellations by GSUSA
- VTK How To Collect Data About Birds by GSUSA
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Is there a matching badge for Multi-Level Troops?
Learn about the Nature Themed Multi-level GSUSA 2011 badges.
Where does this go on the Uniform?
This is a Skill Based Badge – Click Here to see diagrams and details on where to place it.
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For More Fun Ideas and Plans
for Daisy, Brownie, and Junior Scouts
Join the Girl Scout Daisy, Brownie, and Junior Leader Help Facebook Group
(Not an official GSUSA Group)
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