Per GSUSA’s 2025 Award Log: “These awards are retiring on 10/1/26”
Yes – 2011 Is the current GSUSA badge
Released in 2017 but is considered part of the 2011 Girl’s Guide. The Brownie page has information on when all badges were released.
Choose your own activities!
Activity List(Not Available Yet)
- No Scout’s Honor Wiki page
Our Summary* of requirements:
- Learn the Engineering Design Process.
- Do three engineering challenges using the design process (assistive device, water collection device, ball launching device).
- 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?
- Easter Themed Meeting Outline by The Badge Archive
- Buy Printable Meeting on Etsy from On My Honor Downloads
Click to Expand → All Known Meeting Plans and Resource Links
Meeting Plans
- Easter Themed Meeting Outline by The Badge Archive
- Buy Printable Meeting on Etsy from On My Honor Downloads
Other Resources
- (Not Available Yet)
See the Activity List – choose your own activities! - Assistive device by Teach Engineering
- Water collection device by Curiosity Machine
- Ball launching device by Science Buddies
What is a good way to earn the badge at home?
Click to Expand → All Known At Home Plans
At Home Plans
- 4 Video Walkthrough (No TAP) from GSLP
- Google Classroom (request by email/phone number) under “Virtual Badges for Brownies” from GSHS
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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 an assistive device, a water collection device, and a device that can launch a ball across a room.
(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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