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 the Engineering Design Process.
- Do three engineering challenges using the design process (life vest for a dog, a camp cabin, and an elephant prosthetic leg).
- 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?
- None Currently Available
Click to Expand → All Known Meeting Plans and Resource Links
Meeting Plans
- None Currently Available
Other Resources
- (Not Available Yet)
See the Activity List – choose your own activities! - Life vest for a dog by UTexas.edu
- Camp cabin by GSUSA
- An elephant prosthetic leg by GSUSA
- Virtual Programming (for one of the 3 projects) from GSCSNJ
What is a good way to earn the badge at home?
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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 prototypes of a life vest for a dog, a model camp cabin inspired by nature, and a prosthetic leg for an elephant.
(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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