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 Cadette page has information on when all badges were released.
Choose your own activities!
Activity List(Not Available Yet)
- There is no Scout’s Honor Wiki link
Our Summary* of requirements:
- Learn what Computational Thinking is.
- Do three activities to practice computational thinking (computer or not lesson, create a card-sorting algorithm, and create user-centered design).
- 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?
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Meeting Plans
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Other Resources
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See the Activity List – choose your own activities! - Computational Thinking Activities by STAR Net
- 3 Computational Thinking Activities by imacs
What is a good way to earn the badge at home?
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At Home Plans
- None Currently Available
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GSUSA Information and Details
Three steps are needed to complete this badge:
- Find out how programmers use computational thinking to solve problems.
- Do 3 computational thinking activities: categorize various objects as “Computer” or “Not a Computer” to explore the four tasks that define a computer, create a card-sorting algorithm to learn about processing and design technology that will best meet a user’s needs using user-centered design.
(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 2 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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