(Part of Automotive Badge Set)
Yes – 2011 Is the current GSUSA badge
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Released in 2020.
The 2011 Junior Page has information on when all badges were released.
What is this badge about?
Learn about car history and do market research. Then draw a car and make a model.
Quick Links:
Activity Choices, Meeting Plans, Solo Scouts,
Uniform Placement, GSUSA Info & Links
Our Summary* of Requirements:
- Learn about cars in the past.
- Conduct one form of market research.
- Learn about design criteria.
- Make a sketch of the vehicle you would want to make.
- Make a model of the vehicle you sketched using anything (clay, playdough, tinfoil, paper, legos, etc.)
* – This summary is based off the GSUSA booklet activity choices.
Activity Choices
Work in Progress, links may not be available. Check back later!
- Do five Required Activities:
- Pick one Car History activity.
- Pick one Market Research activity.
- Pick one Design Criteria activity.
- Pick one Vehicle Sketch activity.
- Pick one Model Car activity.
Available Troop Meeting Plans
- (1) 90 Min Mtg – Basic Meeting Plan by The Badge Archive
- (2) 90 Min Mtgs – GSUSA Volunteer Toolkit (VTK) free plan
- Mtg 1: Mobility Across Time, Conduct Market Research, Create Design Criteria
- Mtg 2: Sketch Vehicle, Sculpt and Share Vehicle
- (1) Virtual Mtg – Slideshow on Google Docs from GSNWGL
How to earn individually as a Solo Scout?
- Archived Copy of PDF from GSSEF – Original Link
- Google Classroom (request by email/phone number) under “Virtual Badges for Juniors” from GSHS
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Is there a matching badge for Multi-Level Troops?
Learn about the Automotive Multi-level GSUSA 2011 badges.
Where does this go on the Uniform?
This is a Skill Based Badge and goes on the troop number side of the vest – Click Here to see Junior diagrams and details on where to place it or sash placement.
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GSUSA Information and Details
There are five steps needed to complete this badge, found on the Girl Scout Shop description or searching the GSUSA Badge Explorer. Information on the official requirements can also be found on the Scout’s Honor Wiki.
Printed Booklets
Booklet and VTK Information(Coming Soon)- Buy the GSUSA Leader Guide Booklet
- Design a Vehicle Activity from GSUSA
Other Non-GSUSA Resources
- Steps 2-5 from GSUSA
- Cardboard Car (the 2nd set of instructions) from WikiHow
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For More Fun Ideas and Plans
Join the Girl Scout Daisy, Brownie, and Junior Leader Help Facebook Group
(Not an official GSUSA Group)
Join the Girl Scout Cadette, Senior, and Ambassador Leader Help Facebook Group
(Not an official GSUSA Group)
See other Recommended Facebook Groups for some Scouting Organizations
(No official Groups)
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Click Here -> To see information References:
Disclaimer: The information published on The Badge Archive is built from the references listed below. These sources demonstrate that our content is grounded in facts and research, not opinion or speculation. Readers may consult them directly when looking for additional material.
- Girl Scouts of the U.S.A. “Meeting : Automotive Design 1.” My.girlscouts.org, Girl Scouts of the U.S.A., https://my.girlscouts.org/content/girlscouts-vtk/en/vtk.html. Accessed 23 Jan. 2026.
- Girl Scouts of the U.S.A. “Meeting : Automotive Design 2.” My.girlscouts.org, Girl Scouts of the U.S.A., https://my.girlscouts.org/content/girlscouts-vtk/en/vtk.html. Accessed 23 Jan. 2026.
- Roberts, Rachel. Junior the Girl’s Guide to Girl Scouting. New York, NY, Girl Scouts of the U.S.A., 2011.
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