The Badge Archive

Yes – 2011 Is the current GSUSA badge

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Choose your own activities!

• Activity List  (Not Available Yet)

Our Summary* of requirements:

1. Have fun with investigation (CSI Themed game night, Identify Crisis party, OR female special agent book club).
2. Learn how to sort between what is fictional and what is real in investigative work (interview a professional about difference from reality and TV shows or movies, play an eyewitness challenge, OR role-play a simple mystery to find the correct culprit).
3. Perform a forensic experiment (chemistry like chromatography, physics like interpreting blood splatter, OR biology like extracting DNA from a banana).
4. Learn more about body language (learn about “tells”, research what body gestures and positions mean, OR analyze voices to learn what different tones mean).
5. Create something around investigation (write a scene or script for a mystery, sketch or sculpt a “crime scene”, OR dress up and re-create a spy scenario).

_{^{* – This summary is based off the GSUSA booklet activity choices.}}

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What is a good Troop Meeting Plan besides the VTK?

• Archived Copy of Mtg1 and Mtg2 from GSRV (River Valley) _{– Original: Mtg 1 and Mtg 2}

Special Mention: Mysteries to solve for Step 1 or Step 5 –

• Camp Trefoil Mystery for Step 5 by Troop 32064 from GSNCN
• Mad Scientist Escape Room for Step 5 by Troop 18440 from GSRV
• Cookie Mystery by Cristin Creates
• Buy 2025 WTD Escape Room at Teachers Pay Teachers by The Badge Archive
• Buy Printable Step 5 at Teachers Pay Teachers for Growing Girl Scout Helpers

Click to Expand → All Known Meeting Plans and Resource Links

Meeting Plans

• Booklet Info from Scouts Honor Wiki
• Archived Copy of Mtg1 and Mtg2 from GSRV (River Valley) _{– Original: Mtg 1 and Mtg 2}
• Slideshow PDF from GSEP _{– Archived Copy of PDF}
• Slideshow Google Doc from GSNWGL _{– Archived Copy of PPT}
• Slideshow PDF from GSWNY _{– Archived Copy of PDF}

Other Resources

• (Not Available Yet) See the Activity List – choose your own activities!
• Buy Printable Step 5 at Teachers Pay Teachers for Growing Girl Scout Helpers
• Online Step 3 of 5 from GSCSNJ
• Camp Trefoil Mystery for Step 5 by Troop 32064 from GSNCN
• Mad Scientist Escape Room for Step 5 by Troop 18440 from GSRV
• Cookie Mystery by Cristin Creates
• Booklet Info from Scouts Honor Wiki
• View Booklet Online

What is a good way to earn the badge at home?

• Archived Copy of PDF w/video from GSCCC _{– Original Link}

Click to Expand → All Known At Home Plans

At Home Plans

• Archived Copy of PDF w/video from GSCCC _{– Original Link}
• At Home Plan w/video from GSCWM _{– Archived Copy of PDF}
• Walkthrough (no registration needed) from Virtually Badges

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GSUSA Information and Details

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
• VTK Crime Brief by GSUSA
• VTK Signs Someone Might Be Lying by GSUSA

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Is there a matching badge for Multi-Level Troops?

Learn about the Investigation 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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