Fulfills Steps 3, 4, and 5 of GSUSA Brownie Automotive Manufacturing badge requirements.
Items Needed:
- Printout of Car Card Template
- 48 small buttons
- Scissors
- Glue
- Marker or pens
- Paper and pencil for planning
- Timer
- Storage container or bag for completed SWAPs
- Someone to help either observing or listening to provide feedback.
Before Starting:
- Cut out all 24 cards on the Car Card Template.
- Review Car Card SWAP making instructions.
Car Card SWAP making instructions:
- Write a cute phrase on the card.
- Attach safety pin to corner.
- Glue one button on each of the wheels.
- Set aside to allow glue time to dry before storing.
Ideas for cute phrases:
- “Wheely glad to SWAP with you!”
- “Button up and roll out!”
- “Driven to make new friends!”
- “Rolling by to say hi!”
- “Fueled by friendship and fun!”
- “Honk if you love Girl Scouts!”
Instructions (Estimated Time: 35 minutes):
- Plan Your Assembly Line (10 minutes)
- Make one complete Car Card SWAP item first.
- Write down each step you took to make it.
- Assign yourself a different “job” for each step by arranging materials in order and moving station by station (you are your own assembly line!).
- Build Your Items (10 minutes)
- Set up your materials in order across a table or space.
- Set a timer for 5 minutes.
- Move from station to station, repeating the same process until your supplies run out or time finishes.
- Check and Reflect (5 minutes)
- Review your finished items. Are they all the same? Did any steps slow you down?
- Write or draw what worked well and what you would improve.
- Share Your Process (10 minutes)
- Show your finished items and share your written plan with a family member, friend, or leader (in person or virtually).
- Ask for feedback on how you could make more in less time or improve the quality.
- Update your plan if you’d like and try another round with your improved process!
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