Yes – 2011 Is the current GSUSA badge
Released in 2021 but is considered part of the 2011 Girl’s Guide. The Junior page has information on when all badges were released.
What is this badge about?
Make a sundial, track weather, trace shadows, and calculate measurements.
Choose your own activities!
Activity List(Not Available Yet)
Our Summary* of requirements:
- Make a sundial (on a plate OR with your body and a clear space) OR measure time with your hands on the horizon
- Make a way to track weather (a DIY weather station, barometer, OR tracking nature clues over time) AND write down the data collected
- Measure the circumference of the tree AND then calculate one of the things you can tell from it (age, how health it is, OR how much carbon a tree has stored)
- Trace several shadows (tree, your own, OR other objects) AND measure the height of the shadow to compare to the measured height of the thing creating the shadow to understand the shadow is proportional to the thing
- Choose what to measure (a leaf, a garden, OR a landmass) AND measure the perimeter and area (Trace it on graph paper (if an object) using string to outline it AND then measuring the string (calculating it based on scale of the map if measuring something larger than a leaf) AND then use the grid to count the approximate area (scale it if using a map for something larger than the paper).
* – 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
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Meeting Plans
Other Resources
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See the Activity List – choose your own activities! - Booklet Info from Scouts Honor Wiki
- View Booklet Online
What is a good way to earn the badge at home?
- None Currently Available
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At Home Plans
- None Currently Available
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GSUSA Information and Details
Five steps are needed to complete this badge:
- Tell time with nature
- Predict the weather
- Explore the circumference of trees
- Search for shadows
- Find the area and perimeter of plants
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: Sundial (Plate, Life Size, or Hands to Tell Time), AND Weather Craft (Weather Station, Barometer, or Nature’s Clues)
- Mtg 2: Circumference Measurement (Tree Rings, Tree Health, OR Carbon in Tree), Shadows (Tree Height, Shadow Adventure, OR Power of Shadows), AND Perimeter and Area (Leaves, Garden, OR Natural Landscape)
- Junior Math in Nature Overview by GSUSA
- Junior Math in Nature Glossary by GSUSA
- Find the Height of Any Object by GSUSA
- Sample Barometer by GSUSA
- Sundial Photos by GSUSA
- Your Weather Toolbox by GSUSA
- Sample Sundial by GSUSA
- Dry Weight Conversion Table by GSUSA
- Sample Natural Landscape by GSUSA
- Centimeter Graph Paper 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
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