- Fulfills Step 3 of GSUSA Budding Entrepreneur badge requirements.
- Fulfills Step 3 of GSUSA Business Jumpstart badge requirements.
Items Needed:
- Craft materials for building prototypes (cardboard, tape, glue, scissors, markers, recycled items, etc.)
- Paper and pencils for sketching ideas
- Feedback notes or Getting Feedback handout (from a previous activity)
- (Optional) Use SCAMPER Method by GSUSA for ideas
Instructions (Estimated Total Time: 25–30 minutes):
- Think About Your Feedback (3–4 minutes)
- Scouts read over or remember the feedback they received from others.
- They decide if they want to start over with a new idea or make big changes to their original one.
- Create a New Prototype (15–18 minutes)
- Scouts design and build a completely new prototype using craft materials.
- Their new idea might include a different purpose, a new feature, or a brand-new design.
- Show and Tell (4–5 minutes)
- Scouts share their new prototype with a buddy or the group.
- They explain what they changed and how the new version works.
- Reflect (3–4 minutes)
- Scouts talk or draw about what inspired their new idea.
- They describe how the changes made their idea better or more exciting.
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