Computer Fun
Complete any six of the following requirements to earn this badge:
Get Set Up
If you have a computer at home, this is a must! Read about how to "stay tuned up" in the "explore and Discover" chapter of your Junior Girl Scout Handbook. Evaluate your computer ergonomics. Create a healthier work environment for yourself and for others who use the computer. Read the Online Safety Pledge in the "How to Stay Safe" chapter of the handbook and make sure you and your family sign it.
Just the Basics
Learn how to do basic computer operations. Demonstrate your ability to do the following; create a document using a word-processing programs, save a document, add numbers or bullets to a list, use the spell-check function, print out stored information.
Computer Artist
You can be an artist using the computer. Use graphics or photo software to do one of the following:
- Create an illustration or design that can be saved and inserted in to a document or used as a screensaver.
- Lear to rotate, crop, size, sharpen, and brighten a photo from a scanned or digital file.
After you have your picture, you could use it as a screensaver, illustrate something you have written, or use it in a larger product, such as a quilt or memory book.
Desktop Publishing
Create a newsletter on your computer. Include a theme, a banner headline, columns, text wrapping, clip art or picture, boxed text, and page numbers. Save it and print it for others to read.
Fun and Games
Help put on a demonstration of computer games and software for your troop or a group of younger girls. Select the games or software for content, the age of the participants, educational value, and enjoyment.
Review the Products
Be a computer software reviewer. Pick out at last tow software programs to review that were written for kids. Compare your evaluation with that of the experts in a software review magazine. How are the reviews the same as or different from yours? Would you use reviews to help choose software? Why or why not?
Get Practical
Use a software program to do something that will save you time, teach you something, or get organized. Checkout additional ideas for this activity in the section about getting connected in the "Explore and Discover" chapter of your Junior Girl Scout Handbook.
What's Available?
Visit a computer store. Compare different kinds of personal computing systems. Ask someone to help you determine the basic options for a family computer, including printers and other hardware. Don't forget to compare the costs. Decide which system would be the best for you.
OR
Read at least 3 computer magazines. Decide what information would be helpful to your family if you were going to purchase, upgrade, or expand the usefulness of a computer.
On The Job
Interview 4 different people and find out how they use computers in their jobs.
Comparison Shopping
Find out about the different products that people use to conduct business, stay connected, or hook up to the Internet when they are away from their offices.
Monday, August 2, 2010
August 2nd - Saint of the Week
Footsteps of American Saints - Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini
About this activity
The goal of this activity is to share the lives of several saints so that the youth might relate to what these people have done and maybe look to these individuals as role models.
For more information about this Saint, check out the websites below.
www.Catholic.org
www.AmericanCatholic.org
www.newadvent.org
www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly
How to start
Read about this saint. You can find the answers to these questions on www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly/saints. Feel free to use other resources.
1st - 5th Grades - Complete 4 requirements and 2 of the activities.
6th - 12th Grades - Complete 5 requirements and 3 of the activities.
Requirements
Where and when was she born?
When is the feast day for St. Frances Xavier Cabrini?
What distinguishing fact distinguishes her sainthood in American history?
Why was she refused admission into the Daughters of the Sacred Heart and the Canossian order?
She was one of the seven founding members of which order?
Where is the first orphanage she founded in the U.S. located? What is its name?
Activities
Discuss with your family or counselor, some of the values that you admire most about St. Frances Xavier Cabrini. What is she known for? How can you be more like her?
Draw a picture showing some of her accomplishments. Share this picture with your family.
St. Frances Xavier Cabrini's story is an epic of hope; she was an encouraging saint in a time when people need encouragement. Contact a local orphanage or children hospital and perform a good deed.
St. Frances Xavier Cabrini started several missions during her life. Contact your diocese (or eparchy) and find a mission program that you can help out (e.g. Loaves and Fishes).
About this activity
The goal of this activity is to share the lives of several saints so that the youth might relate to what these people have done and maybe look to these individuals as role models.
For more information about this Saint, check out the websites below.
www.Catholic.org
www.AmericanCatholic.org
www.newadvent.org
www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly
How to start
Read about this saint. You can find the answers to these questions on www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly/saints. Feel free to use other resources.
1st - 5th Grades - Complete 4 requirements and 2 of the activities.
6th - 12th Grades - Complete 5 requirements and 3 of the activities.
Requirements
Where and when was she born?
When is the feast day for St. Frances Xavier Cabrini?
What distinguishing fact distinguishes her sainthood in American history?
Why was she refused admission into the Daughters of the Sacred Heart and the Canossian order?
She was one of the seven founding members of which order?
Where is the first orphanage she founded in the U.S. located? What is its name?
Activities
Discuss with your family or counselor, some of the values that you admire most about St. Frances Xavier Cabrini. What is she known for? How can you be more like her?
Draw a picture showing some of her accomplishments. Share this picture with your family.
St. Frances Xavier Cabrini's story is an epic of hope; she was an encouraging saint in a time when people need encouragement. Contact a local orphanage or children hospital and perform a good deed.
St. Frances Xavier Cabrini started several missions during her life. Contact your diocese (or eparchy) and find a mission program that you can help out (e.g. Loaves and Fishes).
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Badge of the Week - July 26th
Discovering Technology
Complete any six of the following requirements to earn this badge:
1. Just for Practice
use a software program to build or design something, or map something.
2. All Things Digital
Chips aren't just in cookies! They are in computers, clocks, coffee makers, cars, even toys. With your troop, group, friends, or family, divide into two teams. Each team creates a list of 20 things that have a computer chip in them. Swap lists. Each team then searches for the items. When you meet again, see who has found the most items.
3. Find the Inventions
There are lots of hobbies and activities you can do that use technology. Do the "Test Yourself: Find the Inventions" activity in the "Create and Invent" chapter of the Junior Girl Scout Handbook.
4. Outdoors Technology
Read the sports section of the "Be Healthy, Be Fit" chapter of your Junior Girl Scout Handbook. Find examples of the uses of technology outdoors and in sports activities.
5. Technology to Wear
Visit an artisan who makes useable or wearable art, such as jewelry, clothing, or pottery. Find out what technologies are used and how those technologies (specific tools, machinery, materials) have changed through history. Find out if the technologies have been adapted or improved upon by different cultures. Discuss the differences between a product made by an artisan and a product that is made by a machine.
6.The Inner Workings
Under the guidance of an adult, pick an item and learn how to put it together, take it apart, care for it, or make simple repairs to it. Some suggestions:
- Hook up and care for a computer and its various hardware attachments, including the printer.
- Hook up and care for a sound system, including the speakers.
- Take care of and change a battery in an eclectic toothbrush, a watch, clock, or kitchen appliance.
- Maintain a bicycle, including the tires, moving parts, and brake system.
7. Tools to Make Life Easier
With the help of an adult, compare the following items to their simpler counterparts. Which item is more useful? Which is easier to use? Discuss your findings with your group or peers.
- An electric screwdriver vs. a manual screwdriver
- An electric can opener vs. a manual can opener
- A flashlight vs. a candle
- A computer vs. a pencil
- A car vs. a horse and wagon
- Man-made fleece vs. wool
8. Recycling Technology
Where do garbage and recycled products go? How do you get rid of obsolete machines? Find out how things are recycled in your community by doing one of the following:
- Visit a recycling center or landfill facility and find out what materials are recycled and where they go.
- Pick a product, such as a toy, a piece of clothing, a personal computer, motor oil, or a car. Find out what the options re for recycling or disposing of this product in your community - other than a trip to the landfill. Find a way to encourage your family or community to recycle.
-Find at least 3 products made from recycled materials (You can check out catalogs, the Internet, or your local mall for ideas). Compare those products with products made from non-recycled materials in terms of price and usability.
9. The Future Is Here
Investigate a new or developing type of technology that looks exciting to you. Some examples: computer sensory recognition (voice, handwriting, or optical), distance learning nanotechnology, gene therapy, or robotics. What are the strengths of the technology? What are its drawbacks? How might you use it in your life? When will it be practical (in terms of cost, ease of use, and safety) or is it practical already? If possible, visit a technology fair, trade show, or showroom for a company that specializes in technology. Or visit a museum that focuses on technology, investigate products online, or in technology related magazines.
10. Then and Now
Discover how technology has changed the way things are done. Pick at least 3 careers and find out how technology is used in each of them. Has technology changed the jobs, or the way the jobs are performed? Share your findings with your troop or group by role playing, participating in a panel discussion, or hosting a discussion by people in those professions.
Complete any six of the following requirements to earn this badge:
1. Just for Practice
use a software program to build or design something, or map something.
2. All Things Digital
Chips aren't just in cookies! They are in computers, clocks, coffee makers, cars, even toys. With your troop, group, friends, or family, divide into two teams. Each team creates a list of 20 things that have a computer chip in them. Swap lists. Each team then searches for the items. When you meet again, see who has found the most items.
3. Find the Inventions
There are lots of hobbies and activities you can do that use technology. Do the "Test Yourself: Find the Inventions" activity in the "Create and Invent" chapter of the Junior Girl Scout Handbook.
4. Outdoors Technology
Read the sports section of the "Be Healthy, Be Fit" chapter of your Junior Girl Scout Handbook. Find examples of the uses of technology outdoors and in sports activities.
5. Technology to Wear
Visit an artisan who makes useable or wearable art, such as jewelry, clothing, or pottery. Find out what technologies are used and how those technologies (specific tools, machinery, materials) have changed through history. Find out if the technologies have been adapted or improved upon by different cultures. Discuss the differences between a product made by an artisan and a product that is made by a machine.
6.The Inner Workings
Under the guidance of an adult, pick an item and learn how to put it together, take it apart, care for it, or make simple repairs to it. Some suggestions:
- Hook up and care for a computer and its various hardware attachments, including the printer.
- Hook up and care for a sound system, including the speakers.
- Take care of and change a battery in an eclectic toothbrush, a watch, clock, or kitchen appliance.
- Maintain a bicycle, including the tires, moving parts, and brake system.
7. Tools to Make Life Easier
With the help of an adult, compare the following items to their simpler counterparts. Which item is more useful? Which is easier to use? Discuss your findings with your group or peers.
- An electric screwdriver vs. a manual screwdriver
- An electric can opener vs. a manual can opener
- A flashlight vs. a candle
- A computer vs. a pencil
- A car vs. a horse and wagon
- Man-made fleece vs. wool
8. Recycling Technology
Where do garbage and recycled products go? How do you get rid of obsolete machines? Find out how things are recycled in your community by doing one of the following:
- Visit a recycling center or landfill facility and find out what materials are recycled and where they go.
- Pick a product, such as a toy, a piece of clothing, a personal computer, motor oil, or a car. Find out what the options re for recycling or disposing of this product in your community - other than a trip to the landfill. Find a way to encourage your family or community to recycle.
-Find at least 3 products made from recycled materials (You can check out catalogs, the Internet, or your local mall for ideas). Compare those products with products made from non-recycled materials in terms of price and usability.
9. The Future Is Here
Investigate a new or developing type of technology that looks exciting to you. Some examples: computer sensory recognition (voice, handwriting, or optical), distance learning nanotechnology, gene therapy, or robotics. What are the strengths of the technology? What are its drawbacks? How might you use it in your life? When will it be practical (in terms of cost, ease of use, and safety) or is it practical already? If possible, visit a technology fair, trade show, or showroom for a company that specializes in technology. Or visit a museum that focuses on technology, investigate products online, or in technology related magazines.
10. Then and Now
Discover how technology has changed the way things are done. Pick at least 3 careers and find out how technology is used in each of them. Has technology changed the jobs, or the way the jobs are performed? Share your findings with your troop or group by role playing, participating in a panel discussion, or hosting a discussion by people in those professions.
July 26th - Saint of the Week
Footsteps of American Saints - Blessed Andre Bessette
About this activity
The goal of this activity is to share the lives of several saints so that the youth might relate to what these people have done and maybe look to these individuals as role models.
For more information about this Saint, check out the websites below.
* www.Catholic.org
* www.AmericanCatholic.org
* www.newadvent.org
* www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly
How to start
* Read about this saint. You can find the answers to these questions on www.AmericanCatholic.org and www.Catholic.org. Feel free to use other resources.
* 1st - 5th Grades - Complete 4 requirements and 2 of the activities.
6th - 12th Grades - Complete 5 requirements and 3 of the activities.
Requirements
* Brother André expressed a saint's faith by a lifelong devotion to which saint?
* An epidemic broke out at a local college where he lived. What were some of the events that transpired and what did he do?
* When asked why there is a small statue on his windowsill with Mount Royal in the background what did Blessed André Bessette reply?
* What did Blessed André Bessette and others plant on Mount Royal?
* How was St. Joseph honored on Mount Royal?
* When is the feast day of Blessed André Bessette?
Activities
* Discuss with your family or counselor, some of the values that you admire most about Blessed André Bessette. What is he known for? How can you be more like him?
* Draw a picture showing some of his accomplishments. Share this picture with your family.
* When he heard someone was ill, he visited them to bring cheer and to pray with the sick person. Visit a sick person in your parish and share some laughs.
* Blessed André Bessette spent years planning and developing a shrine. Plan and execute a service project for your parish or community.
About this activity
The goal of this activity is to share the lives of several saints so that the youth might relate to what these people have done and maybe look to these individuals as role models.
For more information about this Saint, check out the websites below.
* www.Catholic.org
* www.AmericanCatholic.org
* www.newadvent.org
* www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly
How to start
* Read about this saint. You can find the answers to these questions on www.AmericanCatholic.org and www.Catholic.org. Feel free to use other resources.
* 1st - 5th Grades - Complete 4 requirements and 2 of the activities.
6th - 12th Grades - Complete 5 requirements and 3 of the activities.
Requirements
* Brother André expressed a saint's faith by a lifelong devotion to which saint?
* An epidemic broke out at a local college where he lived. What were some of the events that transpired and what did he do?
* When asked why there is a small statue on his windowsill with Mount Royal in the background what did Blessed André Bessette reply?
* What did Blessed André Bessette and others plant on Mount Royal?
* How was St. Joseph honored on Mount Royal?
* When is the feast day of Blessed André Bessette?
Activities
* Discuss with your family or counselor, some of the values that you admire most about Blessed André Bessette. What is he known for? How can you be more like him?
* Draw a picture showing some of his accomplishments. Share this picture with your family.
* When he heard someone was ill, he visited them to bring cheer and to pray with the sick person. Visit a sick person in your parish and share some laughs.
* Blessed André Bessette spent years planning and developing a shrine. Plan and execute a service project for your parish or community.
Monday, July 19, 2010
Saint of the Week - July 19!!
Footsteps of American Saints - Blessed Mother Marianne Cope
About this activity
The goal of this activity is to share the lives of several saints so that the youth might relate to what these people have done and maybe look to these individuals as role models.
For more information about this Saint, check out the websites below.
www.Catholic.org
www.AmericanCatholic.org
www.newadvent.org
www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly
The answers to the requirements can be found here.
Answers to Requirements
How to start
Read about this saint. You can find the answers to these questions on www.AmericanCatholic.org. Feel free to use other resources.
1st - 5th Grades - Complete 4 requirements and 2 of the activities.
6th - 12th Grades - Complete 5 requirements and 3 of the activities.
Requirements
Where and when was she born?
What community did she join? Where were they located? Who was its founder?
In what hospital was she a supervisor? What was unique about this hospital?
Where did she begin ministry in 1883 and what were some of her accomplishments?
When is the feast day of Blessed Mother Marianne Cope?
Blessed Mother Marianne Cope moved to Hawaii to help which ailing priest care for people with leprosy?
Activities
Discuss with your family or counselor, some of the values that you admire most about Blessed Mother Marianne Cope. What is she known for? How can you be more like her?
Draw a picture showing some of her accomplishments. Share this picture with your family.
Collect some uplifting books, magazines, games or puzzles and take them to a children hospital in your area.
Call your local hospital or nursing home and inquire into how you can volunteer. Assist with a service project that will help at least one person who is sick. Document what you did and share it with your family and friends.
About this activity
The goal of this activity is to share the lives of several saints so that the youth might relate to what these people have done and maybe look to these individuals as role models.
For more information about this Saint, check out the websites below.
www.Catholic.org
www.AmericanCatholic.org
www.newadvent.org
www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly
The answers to the requirements can be found here.
Answers to Requirements
How to start
Read about this saint. You can find the answers to these questions on www.AmericanCatholic.org. Feel free to use other resources.
1st - 5th Grades - Complete 4 requirements and 2 of the activities.
6th - 12th Grades - Complete 5 requirements and 3 of the activities.
Requirements
Where and when was she born?
What community did she join? Where were they located? Who was its founder?
In what hospital was she a supervisor? What was unique about this hospital?
Where did she begin ministry in 1883 and what were some of her accomplishments?
When is the feast day of Blessed Mother Marianne Cope?
Blessed Mother Marianne Cope moved to Hawaii to help which ailing priest care for people with leprosy?
Activities
Discuss with your family or counselor, some of the values that you admire most about Blessed Mother Marianne Cope. What is she known for? How can you be more like her?
Draw a picture showing some of her accomplishments. Share this picture with your family.
Collect some uplifting books, magazines, games or puzzles and take them to a children hospital in your area.
Call your local hospital or nursing home and inquire into how you can volunteer. Assist with a service project that will help at least one person who is sick. Document what you did and share it with your family and friends.
Badge of the Week - July 19!!
"Doing" Hobbies
Complete any six of the following requirements to earn this badge:
Handmade Especially for You
Use your hobby to make a gift for someone. If you sing, you can sing that person a song. If you read, you can read a story to that person.
The Right Fit
Ask yourself these questions about your hobby and discuss the answers with an adult family member or other adult.
- Is it fun?
- Can I afford it?
- Where will I do it?
- Can I do it alone or with others?
- Do I have time for it?
- Are there safety or environmental factors to consider?
Learning a "Doing" Hobby
Practice your hobby. Demonstrate or try to teach your hobby to others.
Hobbies in the Past
Learn something about the history of your hobby and about others who share your hobby.
Your Hobby: A Possible Career
Sometimes the skills you learn from your hobby are skills you will use in a future career. Find out about 3 kinds of careers that are related to your hobby. How are they different? How are they the same? Can you see yourself in one of them?
Do Your Hobby with Others
Participate in an activity with other people who also share your hobby. For example, sing with a musical group, hike with your troop/group members, play an instrument in a band, join a bird-watching club, or go to a garden or flower exhibit.
What in the World Are You "Doing"?
What do people do as a hobby in other countries? Choose a country other than the U.S. and find out about a hobby that's popular there. You can use the Internet or your local library to get information. Or ask someone who has lived in or traveled to that country to tell you what she/he knows about hobbies in that unit
. If possible, try the hobby yourself.
Give Back
Sometimes your hobby will allow you to do something for your community or the environment. For example, if your hobby is gardening, volunteer to help plant flowers at your local park. If you like to read, read out loud to a senior citizen who has trouble reading the small print of the newspaper. Find a way to "give back" to your community through your hobby.
Hobby Together
Find out about organizations and clubs that promote your hobby. If you have a hobby, there is probably a club for it. For example, there are clubs for sports (with members from beginners to experts), reading, knitting, and photography.
Find a New One
Many activities in your Junior Girl Scout Handbook would make great hobbies. Find an activity that interests you and find out more about it as a potential hobby,.
Complete any six of the following requirements to earn this badge:
Handmade Especially for You
Use your hobby to make a gift for someone. If you sing, you can sing that person a song. If you read, you can read a story to that person.
The Right Fit
Ask yourself these questions about your hobby and discuss the answers with an adult family member or other adult.
- Is it fun?
- Can I afford it?
- Where will I do it?
- Can I do it alone or with others?
- Do I have time for it?
- Are there safety or environmental factors to consider?
Learning a "Doing" Hobby
Practice your hobby. Demonstrate or try to teach your hobby to others.
Hobbies in the Past
Learn something about the history of your hobby and about others who share your hobby.
Your Hobby: A Possible Career
Sometimes the skills you learn from your hobby are skills you will use in a future career. Find out about 3 kinds of careers that are related to your hobby. How are they different? How are they the same? Can you see yourself in one of them?
Do Your Hobby with Others
Participate in an activity with other people who also share your hobby. For example, sing with a musical group, hike with your troop/group members, play an instrument in a band, join a bird-watching club, or go to a garden or flower exhibit.
What in the World Are You "Doing"?
What do people do as a hobby in other countries? Choose a country other than the U.S. and find out about a hobby that's popular there. You can use the Internet or your local library to get information. Or ask someone who has lived in or traveled to that country to tell you what she/he knows about hobbies in that unit
. If possible, try the hobby yourself.
Give Back
Sometimes your hobby will allow you to do something for your community or the environment. For example, if your hobby is gardening, volunteer to help plant flowers at your local park. If you like to read, read out loud to a senior citizen who has trouble reading the small print of the newspaper. Find a way to "give back" to your community through your hobby.
Hobby Together
Find out about organizations and clubs that promote your hobby. If you have a hobby, there is probably a club for it. For example, there are clubs for sports (with members from beginners to experts), reading, knitting, and photography.
Find a New One
Many activities in your Junior Girl Scout Handbook would make great hobbies. Find an activity that interests you and find out more about it as a potential hobby,.
Monday, July 12, 2010
Saint of the Week -
Footsteps of American Saints - Saint Katharine Drexel
About this activity
The goal of this activity is to share the lives of several saints so that the youth might relate to what these people have done and maybe look to these individuals as role models.
For more information about this Saint, check out the websites below.
www.Catholic.org
www.AmericanCatholic.org
www.newadvent.org
www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly
How to start
Read about this saint. You can find the answers to these questions on www.AmericanCatholic.org. Feel free to use other resources.
1st - 5th Grades - Complete 4 requirements and 2 of the activities.
6th - 12th Grades - Complete 5 requirements and 3 of the activities.
Requirements
When did she become a saint?
What kind of upbringing did St. Katherine Drexel have as a child that led her down the path to help others?
What groups of people did St. Katherine Drexel dedicate her life to helping and why?
What was considered one of her crowning achievements?
What prompted St. Katherine Drexel to devote her life to serving African Americans and Native Americans?
When is St. Katherine Drexel's feast day?
Activities
Discuss with your family or counselor, some of the values that you admire most about St. Katherine Drexel. What is she known for? How can you be more like her?
Draw a picture showing some of her accomplishments. Share this picture with your family.
Organize a food drive and donate the food to charitable organization in her name.
St. Katherine Drexel lived her life to serve African Americans and Native Americans. What can you do in your community to assist others?
About this activity
The goal of this activity is to share the lives of several saints so that the youth might relate to what these people have done and maybe look to these individuals as role models.
For more information about this Saint, check out the websites below.
www.Catholic.org
www.AmericanCatholic.org
www.newadvent.org
www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly
How to start
Read about this saint. You can find the answers to these questions on www.AmericanCatholic.org. Feel free to use other resources.
1st - 5th Grades - Complete 4 requirements and 2 of the activities.
6th - 12th Grades - Complete 5 requirements and 3 of the activities.
Requirements
When did she become a saint?
What kind of upbringing did St. Katherine Drexel have as a child that led her down the path to help others?
What groups of people did St. Katherine Drexel dedicate her life to helping and why?
What was considered one of her crowning achievements?
What prompted St. Katherine Drexel to devote her life to serving African Americans and Native Americans?
When is St. Katherine Drexel's feast day?
Activities
Discuss with your family or counselor, some of the values that you admire most about St. Katherine Drexel. What is she known for? How can you be more like her?
Draw a picture showing some of her accomplishments. Share this picture with your family.
Organize a food drive and donate the food to charitable organization in her name.
St. Katherine Drexel lived her life to serve African Americans and Native Americans. What can you do in your community to assist others?
Badge of the Week - July 12th
Weather Watch
1. Weather Maps
Learn to read a weather map printed in a newspaper. Look for places where it’s raining, or places where it’s hot or cold. Predict the weather in your unit
using the maps and information given.
2. Visit a Weather Station
Visit a weather station, or interview a weather reporter or meteorologist about weather forecasting. Find out what kinds of equipment are used to watch and predict weather, why weather stations are useful, how the data about weather are interpreted, and how accurate weather predictions usually are.
3. Become a Cloud Watcher
Pay special attention to clouds for a week. Find out what kinds of clouds you are watching and what kinds of weather usually go with them. Then, make a cloud chart by drawing pictures or gluing magazine photos of cloud types on a piece of paper. Label each type of cloud (such as cirrus, cumulus, nimbus, and stratus) and use your chart to help predict the weather for a week. How accurate were you?
4. Build a Weather Instrument
Find directions for building an instrument that helps you predict the weather, such as an hygrometer (measures changes in humidity), a barometer (see Junior Girl Scout Badge Book), an anemometer (measures wind speed), or an alcohol thermometer (measures temperatures). Then build it.
5. Weather Smarts
Find out about weather-related emergencies that your community might face, such as hurricanes, tornadoes, flash floods, or lightning storms. Create a family plan for each emergency situation that could occur in your unit
. Include an emergency number to call for local or state weather reports. Then do one thing that will help your family be better prepared for a weather emergency.
6. Weather Trends
What’s all the talk about global warming, La Niña, El Niño, and holes in the ozone? Find out more about one of these major weather trends. How is it affecting the climate and quality of life in your part of the world? What, if anything, can you or your community do to learn to live with the changes in weather cycles?
7. Weather Games
Make a game about weather. You can make a card or board game, a word game, or an active game. Share this with others.
8. Help Others Be Weather-Prepared
Help to run a weather-safety booth at a community event. You can make posters or distribute safety tips for weather emergencies common to your unit
. At your booth, include some hands-on learning for kids. OR
Help an older neighbor prepare a kit for use in a weather emergency.
9. Paper Spirals and Frontal Systems
How do you make a paper spiral spin without blowing on it? Cut a spiral out of paper using the pattern on page 219 of the Junior Girl Scout Badge Book. Put a small hole through the center using a large needle. Tie a knot in a 6- to 8-inch-long piece of string and thread it through the hole. *Hold the spiral very still above a lamp. Be patient and wait a few minutes. What does the spiral do? Do you know why? A front has come through. When two air masses of different temperatures meet, the boundary between them is called a front. The colder air sinks and the warmer air rises. This movement often causes rainy weather storms.
10. Make Your Own Weather
With the help of an adult, try making your own rain cloud.
What You Need:
· Very hot (but not boiling) water
· A large piece of plastic wrap
· Matches
· Ice cubes
· A clear liter plastic bottle cut down to be about 6 – 8 inches tall
What You Do:
1. Cut a piece of plastic wrap large enough to drape over the top of the bottle.
2. Put several pieces of ice on the plastic wrap and set it aside.
3. Fill the bottle 1/3 full with the hot water.
4. Light a match and throw it into the bottle.
5. Quickly place the plastic wrap with ice on top of the bottle.
6. Wait and watch to see a rain cloud appear.
What is the cloud that is formed? It isn’t smoke. It’s water droplets forming on the smoke particles. The water vapor rises from the hot water and when it gets to the cool air near the ice, the vapor cools and begins to sink, condensing into water droplets. This forms a cloud. Droplets that form on the underside of the plastic may become so heavy that they fall as rain.
1. Weather Maps
Learn to read a weather map printed in a newspaper. Look for places where it’s raining, or places where it’s hot or cold. Predict the weather in your unit
using the maps and information given.
2. Visit a Weather Station
Visit a weather station, or interview a weather reporter or meteorologist about weather forecasting. Find out what kinds of equipment are used to watch and predict weather, why weather stations are useful, how the data about weather are interpreted, and how accurate weather predictions usually are.
3. Become a Cloud Watcher
Pay special attention to clouds for a week. Find out what kinds of clouds you are watching and what kinds of weather usually go with them. Then, make a cloud chart by drawing pictures or gluing magazine photos of cloud types on a piece of paper. Label each type of cloud (such as cirrus, cumulus, nimbus, and stratus) and use your chart to help predict the weather for a week. How accurate were you?
4. Build a Weather Instrument
Find directions for building an instrument that helps you predict the weather, such as an hygrometer (measures changes in humidity), a barometer (see Junior Girl Scout Badge Book), an anemometer (measures wind speed), or an alcohol thermometer (measures temperatures). Then build it.
5. Weather Smarts
Find out about weather-related emergencies that your community might face, such as hurricanes, tornadoes, flash floods, or lightning storms. Create a family plan for each emergency situation that could occur in your unit
. Include an emergency number to call for local or state weather reports. Then do one thing that will help your family be better prepared for a weather emergency.
6. Weather Trends
What’s all the talk about global warming, La Niña, El Niño, and holes in the ozone? Find out more about one of these major weather trends. How is it affecting the climate and quality of life in your part of the world? What, if anything, can you or your community do to learn to live with the changes in weather cycles?
7. Weather Games
Make a game about weather. You can make a card or board game, a word game, or an active game. Share this with others.
8. Help Others Be Weather-Prepared
Help to run a weather-safety booth at a community event. You can make posters or distribute safety tips for weather emergencies common to your unit
. At your booth, include some hands-on learning for kids. OR
Help an older neighbor prepare a kit for use in a weather emergency.
9. Paper Spirals and Frontal Systems
How do you make a paper spiral spin without blowing on it? Cut a spiral out of paper using the pattern on page 219 of the Junior Girl Scout Badge Book. Put a small hole through the center using a large needle. Tie a knot in a 6- to 8-inch-long piece of string and thread it through the hole. *Hold the spiral very still above a lamp. Be patient and wait a few minutes. What does the spiral do? Do you know why? A front has come through. When two air masses of different temperatures meet, the boundary between them is called a front. The colder air sinks and the warmer air rises. This movement often causes rainy weather storms.
10. Make Your Own Weather
With the help of an adult, try making your own rain cloud.
What You Need:
· Very hot (but not boiling) water
· A large piece of plastic wrap
· Matches
· Ice cubes
· A clear liter plastic bottle cut down to be about 6 – 8 inches tall
What You Do:
1. Cut a piece of plastic wrap large enough to drape over the top of the bottle.
2. Put several pieces of ice on the plastic wrap and set it aside.
3. Fill the bottle 1/3 full with the hot water.
4. Light a match and throw it into the bottle.
5. Quickly place the plastic wrap with ice on top of the bottle.
6. Wait and watch to see a rain cloud appear.
What is the cloud that is formed? It isn’t smoke. It’s water droplets forming on the smoke particles. The water vapor rises from the hot water and when it gets to the cool air near the ice, the vapor cools and begins to sink, condensing into water droplets. This forms a cloud. Droplets that form on the underside of the plastic may become so heavy that they fall as rain.
Tuesday, July 6, 2010
Badge of the Week - July 5th
Healthy Relationships
Complete any six of the following requirements to earn this badge:
1. Recipe for Friendship
What goes into making a good friend? Take the friendship quiz in the "Family and Friends" chapter of your Junior Girl Scout Handbook. Ask 3 people of different ages to take the quiz, too. Compare your results.
2. Story Mazes
Read the decision-making story maze in the "How to Stay Safe" chapter of your Junior Girl Scout Handbook. Try creating your own story maze.
3. Play the Friendship Game
Put the following questions (and others you come up with) on index cards. Each player takes a turn drawing a card and answering one of the questions.
- What qualities or characteristics do you like most about 2 o your friends? Don't say which friends, just the qualities.
- What do you expect from a friend?
- Have you ever had to make a difficult choice about a friend? What was it? Don't say which friends - just describe the choice you had to make.
- How do you know when you have a good friend?
4. Mum's the Word
Nonverbal communication can be as effective as the spoken word. Write the names of feelings - such as fear, shyness, or happiness - on pieces of paper. Have each person pick a piece of paper. Take turns communicating the feeling to the rest of the group without talking. Which feelings were easy to show? Which ones were harder? Why?
5. Fun and Games
Make a list of six fun things you can do with friends. Try to think of things that are inexpensive or free. Create your own puzzles, hikes, and challenges. Do one of these each week with friends.
6. The Power of Praise
Ask you adult family members about encouraging words they received from family members and friends while they were growing up. How did those words influence them? Make a point to say something encouraging to someone every day for a week.
7. It's a Date
Watch a movie or TV program or read a book that includes a teenage dating situation. How do the characters handle the relationship> Are there feelings of conflict or peer pressure? Talk with your friends about what each of you would do in similar situations.
8. Friendship Club
With your troop, friends or family, start a monthly friendship club. Each month, another member is responsible for leading a group activity.
9. Bridge the Gap
Come up with 3 ways to improve communication in families. Try one out in your family.
10. Be Your Own Role Model
Role-play the situations below so that you can develop positive response if they ever happen. Find out more about role-playing in "The Choice Is Yours'' badge.
- You've been at every practice on time and have tried really hard. However, on the day of the big game, the coach does not allow you to play.
- Your friend is always whispering and sending you notes in class. Instead of scolding her, the teacher sends you to the principal.
- Your friend's pencil point breaks during a math test, and she leans over and asks to borrow a pencil from you. Then the teacher accuses you of cheating!
Complete any six of the following requirements to earn this badge:
1. Recipe for Friendship
What goes into making a good friend? Take the friendship quiz in the "Family and Friends" chapter of your Junior Girl Scout Handbook. Ask 3 people of different ages to take the quiz, too. Compare your results.
2. Story Mazes
Read the decision-making story maze in the "How to Stay Safe" chapter of your Junior Girl Scout Handbook. Try creating your own story maze.
3. Play the Friendship Game
Put the following questions (and others you come up with) on index cards. Each player takes a turn drawing a card and answering one of the questions.
- What qualities or characteristics do you like most about 2 o your friends? Don't say which friends, just the qualities.
- What do you expect from a friend?
- Have you ever had to make a difficult choice about a friend? What was it? Don't say which friends - just describe the choice you had to make.
- How do you know when you have a good friend?
4. Mum's the Word
Nonverbal communication can be as effective as the spoken word. Write the names of feelings - such as fear, shyness, or happiness - on pieces of paper. Have each person pick a piece of paper. Take turns communicating the feeling to the rest of the group without talking. Which feelings were easy to show? Which ones were harder? Why?
5. Fun and Games
Make a list of six fun things you can do with friends. Try to think of things that are inexpensive or free. Create your own puzzles, hikes, and challenges. Do one of these each week with friends.
6. The Power of Praise
Ask you adult family members about encouraging words they received from family members and friends while they were growing up. How did those words influence them? Make a point to say something encouraging to someone every day for a week.
7. It's a Date
Watch a movie or TV program or read a book that includes a teenage dating situation. How do the characters handle the relationship> Are there feelings of conflict or peer pressure? Talk with your friends about what each of you would do in similar situations.
8. Friendship Club
With your troop, friends or family, start a monthly friendship club. Each month, another member is responsible for leading a group activity.
9. Bridge the Gap
Come up with 3 ways to improve communication in families. Try one out in your family.
10. Be Your Own Role Model
Role-play the situations below so that you can develop positive response if they ever happen. Find out more about role-playing in "The Choice Is Yours'' badge.
- You've been at every practice on time and have tried really hard. However, on the day of the big game, the coach does not allow you to play.
- Your friend is always whispering and sending you notes in class. Instead of scolding her, the teacher sends you to the principal.
- Your friend's pencil point breaks during a math test, and she leans over and asks to borrow a pencil from you. Then the teacher accuses you of cheating!
Saint of the Week - July 5th
Footsteps of American Saints - Blessed Damien of Molokai
About this activity
The goal of this activity is to share the lives of several saints so that the youth might relate to what these people have done and maybe look to these individuals as role models.
For more information about this Saint, check out the websites below.
* www.Catholic.org
* www.AmericanCatholic.org
* www.newadvent.org
* www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly
How to start
* Read about this saint. You can find the answers to these questions on www.newadvent.org and www.AmericanCatholic.org. Feel free to use other resources.
* 1st - 5th Grades - Complete 4 requirements and 2 of the activities.
6th - 12th Grades - Complete 5 requirements and 3 of the activities.
Requirements
* He took the name of a 4th century physician and blessed when he became a priest…Fr. Damien. What was his original name and why do we call him Blessed Damien of Molokai?
* Before going to Hawaii, Blessed Damien of Molokai worked as a missionary. What were the circumstances that allowed him to travel to Hawaii?
* When did he become a priest?
* Blessed Damien of Molokai was given a memorial feast day by Pope John Paul II in 1995. When is that day celebrated?
* What is Blessed Damien of Molokai most known for devoting his life to?
* King David Kalakaua bestowed what honor on Damien?
Activities
* Discuss with your family or counselor, some of the values that you admire most about Blessed Damien of Molokai . What is he known for? How can you be more like him?
* Draw a picture showing some of his accomplishments. Share this picture with your family.
* Create a poster of hope and deliver it to a children hospital in your community.
* Visit with the sick or elderly. Spend time learning what they like. Possibly bring a kitten or puppy from the pound to visit with the elderly for a couple of hours.
About this activity
The goal of this activity is to share the lives of several saints so that the youth might relate to what these people have done and maybe look to these individuals as role models.
For more information about this Saint, check out the websites below.
* www.Catholic.org
* www.AmericanCatholic.org
* www.newadvent.org
* www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly
How to start
* Read about this saint. You can find the answers to these questions on www.newadvent.org and www.AmericanCatholic.org. Feel free to use other resources.
* 1st - 5th Grades - Complete 4 requirements and 2 of the activities.
6th - 12th Grades - Complete 5 requirements and 3 of the activities.
Requirements
* He took the name of a 4th century physician and blessed when he became a priest…Fr. Damien. What was his original name and why do we call him Blessed Damien of Molokai?
* Before going to Hawaii, Blessed Damien of Molokai worked as a missionary. What were the circumstances that allowed him to travel to Hawaii?
* When did he become a priest?
* Blessed Damien of Molokai was given a memorial feast day by Pope John Paul II in 1995. When is that day celebrated?
* What is Blessed Damien of Molokai most known for devoting his life to?
* King David Kalakaua bestowed what honor on Damien?
Activities
* Discuss with your family or counselor, some of the values that you admire most about Blessed Damien of Molokai . What is he known for? How can you be more like him?
* Draw a picture showing some of his accomplishments. Share this picture with your family.
* Create a poster of hope and deliver it to a children hospital in your community.
* Visit with the sick or elderly. Spend time learning what they like. Possibly bring a kitten or puppy from the pound to visit with the elderly for a couple of hours.
Monday, June 21, 2010
Saint of the Week - June 21st
Footsteps of American Saints - Saint Isidore
About this activity
The goal of this activity is to share the lives of several saints so that the youth might relate to what these people have done and maybe look to these individuals as role models.
For more information about this Saint, check out the websites below.
* www.Catholic.org
* www.AmericanCatholic.org
* www.newadvent.org
* www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly
* www.savior.org/saints/isidore.htm
How to start
* Read about this saint. You can find the answers to these questions on
www.AmericanCatholic.org. Feel free to use other resources.
* 1st - 5th Grades - Complete 4 requirements and 2 of the activities.
6th - 12th Grades - Complete 5 requirements and 3 of the activities.
Requirements
* Although St. Isidore the Farmer never set foot on American soil, he is still
widely respected as what in the USA?
* When was he declared a saint?
* St. Isidore the Farmer was married to a Saint. Who was she?
* What did St. Isidore do every morning before work and why was it so important?
* There are known to be several miracles surrounding St. Isidore life. Describe
one of the miracles.
Activities
* Discuss with your family or counselor some of the values that you admire most
about St. Isidore the Farmer. What is he known for? How can you be more like
him?
* Using newspaper, magazines and the Internet create a collage of pictures that
describes the life of St. Isidore the Farmer.
* St. Isidore the Farmer is known for helping those in need and for feeding
animals. Attend a Mass in the morning and then perform a service project that
will feed the needy or help the animals in your community.
* Attend Mass every morning for a week. Discuss with your family or friends how
it felt to start your day with Mass; then help others, before performing your
regular day’s activities.
About this activity
The goal of this activity is to share the lives of several saints so that the youth might relate to what these people have done and maybe look to these individuals as role models.
For more information about this Saint, check out the websites below.
* www.Catholic.org
* www.AmericanCatholic.org
* www.newadvent.org
* www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly
* www.savior.org/saints/isidore.htm
How to start
* Read about this saint. You can find the answers to these questions on
www.AmericanCatholic.org. Feel free to use other resources.
* 1st - 5th Grades - Complete 4 requirements and 2 of the activities.
6th - 12th Grades - Complete 5 requirements and 3 of the activities.
Requirements
* Although St. Isidore the Farmer never set foot on American soil, he is still
widely respected as what in the USA?
* When was he declared a saint?
* St. Isidore the Farmer was married to a Saint. Who was she?
* What did St. Isidore do every morning before work and why was it so important?
* There are known to be several miracles surrounding St. Isidore life. Describe
one of the miracles.
Activities
* Discuss with your family or counselor some of the values that you admire most
about St. Isidore the Farmer. What is he known for? How can you be more like
him?
* Using newspaper, magazines and the Internet create a collage of pictures that
describes the life of St. Isidore the Farmer.
* St. Isidore the Farmer is known for helping those in need and for feeding
animals. Attend a Mass in the morning and then perform a service project that
will feed the needy or help the animals in your community.
* Attend Mass every morning for a week. Discuss with your family or friends how
it felt to start your day with Mass; then help others, before performing your
regular day’s activities.
Badge of the Week - June 21st
Learn about the importance of eating properly to fuel your body!!
Websites
*http://www.mypyramid.gov/kids/
*http://kidshealth.org/kid/stay_healthy/food/pyramid.html
Requirements
1. Track It. Record everything you eat for one week.
2. Keeping It Balanced. Create a healthy pyramid.
3. Create a Food Advertisement. Design an ad for a healthy food.
4. Understand Food Labels. Create chart to track 3items on food labels.
5. Messages. In what ways do commercials teach good or poor eating habits.
6. It's All About Choice. Make game about healthy food.
7. Balanced Lunch? Compare school lunch menu to food pyramid for 1 week.
8. End Hunger. Do service project to help fight hunger.
9. Speak Your Mind. Write a letter to the US President about hunger.
10. Scavenger Hunt. Look for food providing most nutrients.
Websites
*http://www.mypyramid.gov/kids/
*http://kidshealth.org/kid/stay_healthy/food/pyramid.html
Requirements
1. Track It. Record everything you eat for one week.
2. Keeping It Balanced. Create a healthy pyramid.
3. Create a Food Advertisement. Design an ad for a healthy food.
4. Understand Food Labels. Create chart to track 3items on food labels.
5. Messages. In what ways do commercials teach good or poor eating habits.
6. It's All About Choice. Make game about healthy food.
7. Balanced Lunch? Compare school lunch menu to food pyramid for 1 week.
8. End Hunger. Do service project to help fight hunger.
9. Speak Your Mind. Write a letter to the US President about hunger.
10. Scavenger Hunt. Look for food providing most nutrients.
Monday, June 14, 2010
Parent/Child Camping has been Posted!!
Mountain Jubilee Dates have been posted!! Grab a friend and check out these dates to go camping with the Dads:
http://www.gsgatl.org/camping_and_outdoor_activities/default.asp?page=cmm&page2=mtn_jubilee
Hannah and Rebecca currently plan to go September 24th-26th.
For Moms that Camp - Serendipity Weekend is for you!! Here are their weekends:
http://www.gsgatl.org/camping_and_outdoor_activities/default.asp?page=cmw&page2=serendipity
I plan to take Hannah and Rebecca October 22nd-24th.
I would love for us to get together and go as a group!!
http://www.gsgatl.org/camping_and_outdoor_activities/default.asp?page=cmm&page2=mtn_jubilee
Hannah and Rebecca currently plan to go September 24th-26th.
For Moms that Camp - Serendipity Weekend is for you!! Here are their weekends:
http://www.gsgatl.org/camping_and_outdoor_activities/default.asp?page=cmw&page2=serendipity
I plan to take Hannah and Rebecca October 22nd-24th.
I would love for us to get together and go as a group!!
Safe Sitter Training
For those of you looking to become dependable babysitters, there are a number of Safe Sitter classes coming up.
Northside Hospital will be offering one each month:
http://www2.northside.com/Classes/Classes/Class/51
Girl Scouts of Greater Atlanta will also be offering classes this year.
The Red Cross also offers Babysitter and Infant/Child CPR classes. Most of the classes only run through this month. I have linked to the Red Cross below and will let you know of other things that come up in the future.
http://www.atlantaredcross.org/pdf/Class_Schedule%288%29.pdf
Northside Hospital will be offering one each month:
http://www2.northside.com/Classes/Classes/Class/51
Girl Scouts of Greater Atlanta will also be offering classes this year.
The Red Cross also offers Babysitter and Infant/Child CPR classes. Most of the classes only run through this month. I have linked to the Red Cross below and will let you know of other things that come up in the future.
http://www.atlantaredcross.org/pdf/Class_Schedule%288%29.pdf
Saint of the Week - June 14th
Footsteps of American Saints - Blessed Junipero Serra
About this activity
The goal of this activity is to share the lives of several saints so that the youth might relate to what these people have done and maybe look to these individuals as role models.
For more information about this Saint, check out the websites below.
* www.Catholic.org
* www.AmericanCatholic.org
* www.newadvent.org
* www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly
How to start
* Read about this saint. You can find the answers to these questions on www.AmericanCatholic.org. Feel free to use other resources.
* 1st - 5th Grades - Complete 4 requirements and 2 of the activities.
6th - 12th Grades - Complete 5 requirements and 3 of the activities.
Requirements
* Where and when was he born?
* After he was ordained, what was the work he did and where?
* Why did he have so much difficulty walking?
* Where did he do the majority of his ministry and how many missions did he found?
* What present day organization is named after him? What is their role?
Activities
* Discuss with your family or counselor some of the values that you admire most about Blessed Junípero Serra. What is he known for? How can you be more like him?
* Draw a picture showing some of his accomplishments. Share this picture with your family.
* Blessed Junípero Serra once traveled 900 miles before starting his first mission. Plan and participate in a fundraising event such as a 5 – 10K walk to benefit mission work in your community.
* Blessed Junípero Serra sought the famous “Regulation” protecting the Indians and the missions. Do you see any injustices in the world still? Write a “Bill of Rights” that you feel will protect those individuals. Discuss with your family or counselor some of the reasons why it is important.
About this activity
The goal of this activity is to share the lives of several saints so that the youth might relate to what these people have done and maybe look to these individuals as role models.
For more information about this Saint, check out the websites below.
* www.Catholic.org
* www.AmericanCatholic.org
* www.newadvent.org
* www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly
How to start
* Read about this saint. You can find the answers to these questions on www.AmericanCatholic.org. Feel free to use other resources.
* 1st - 5th Grades - Complete 4 requirements and 2 of the activities.
6th - 12th Grades - Complete 5 requirements and 3 of the activities.
Requirements
* Where and when was he born?
* After he was ordained, what was the work he did and where?
* Why did he have so much difficulty walking?
* Where did he do the majority of his ministry and how many missions did he found?
* What present day organization is named after him? What is their role?
Activities
* Discuss with your family or counselor some of the values that you admire most about Blessed Junípero Serra. What is he known for? How can you be more like him?
* Draw a picture showing some of his accomplishments. Share this picture with your family.
* Blessed Junípero Serra once traveled 900 miles before starting his first mission. Plan and participate in a fundraising event such as a 5 – 10K walk to benefit mission work in your community.
* Blessed Junípero Serra sought the famous “Regulation” protecting the Indians and the missions. Do you see any injustices in the world still? Write a “Bill of Rights” that you feel will protect those individuals. Discuss with your family or counselor some of the reasons why it is important.
Badge of the Week - June 14th
Caring for Children
Requirements
1. Safety First. Make booklet of babsitter safety measures.
2. The Danger Zone. Make list of dangerous household items.
3. Telling Tales. Read 5 books, choose few and read to young child.
4. Box of Tricks. Make rainy day activity box for younger children
5. Basic Skills with Infants. Learn infant care from health-care professional.
6. *What Can You Observe? Keep diary of your observations of child.
7. Planning Ahead. Pick 8 supplies for all-day outing with preschooler.
8. Hungry? Eat Right. Prepare and serve healthy snack to younger GS
9. The Toy Test. Look thru catalogs for dangerous toys. Share.
10. What, When? Create chart of childhood development.
Requirements
1. Safety First. Make booklet of babsitter safety measures.
2. The Danger Zone. Make list of dangerous household items.
3. Telling Tales. Read 5 books, choose few and read to young child.
4. Box of Tricks. Make rainy day activity box for younger children
5. Basic Skills with Infants. Learn infant care from health-care professional.
6. *What Can You Observe? Keep diary of your observations of child.
7. Planning Ahead. Pick 8 supplies for all-day outing with preschooler.
8. Hungry? Eat Right. Prepare and serve healthy snack to younger GS
9. The Toy Test. Look thru catalogs for dangerous toys. Share.
10. What, When? Create chart of childhood development.
Sunday, June 6, 2010
Saint of the Week - June 7th
Footsteps of American Saints - Blessed Carlos Rodriquez
About this activity
The goal of this activity is to share the lives of several saints so that the youth might relate to what these people have done and maybe look to these individuals as role models.
For more information about this Saint, check out the websites below.
• www.Catholic.org
• www.AmericanCatholic.org
• www.newadvent.org
• www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly
How to start
• Read about this saint. You can find the answers to these questions on www.AmericanCatholic.org. Feel free to use other resources.
• 1st - 5th Grades - Complete 4 requirements and 2 of the activities.
6th - 12th Grades - Complete 5 requirements and 3 of the activities.
Requirements
• Where and when was he born?
• What kind of work did he do until 1946, and what was his specialty?
• Where did he do the majority of his apostolic work? What was the title of his publication on the liturgy?
• On what day is his memorial celebrated?
• As a youngster, what was an opportunity that he never passed up?
Activities
• Discuss with your family or counselor some of the values that you admire most about Blessed Carlos Rodriguez . What is he known for? How can you be more like him?
• Draw a picture showing some of his accomplishments. Share this picture with your family.
• Carlos Rodriguez was convinced that “the liturgy is the life of the Church”. Form a prayer group. Read one or more of the following in your group. What did you learn? What should you do differently in your life because of what you read? (Matt. 18:15-35, Luke 9:57-10:1, Luke 14: 25-35, Mark 10:31-45, John 24: 1-49)
Carlos Rodriguez served as an altar boy growing up in his faith. Discuss with your family or counselor the roles you can actively participate in at Mass, then signup and participate in that role.
About this activity
The goal of this activity is to share the lives of several saints so that the youth might relate to what these people have done and maybe look to these individuals as role models.
For more information about this Saint, check out the websites below.
• www.Catholic.org
• www.AmericanCatholic.org
• www.newadvent.org
• www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly
How to start
• Read about this saint. You can find the answers to these questions on www.AmericanCatholic.org. Feel free to use other resources.
• 1st - 5th Grades - Complete 4 requirements and 2 of the activities.
6th - 12th Grades - Complete 5 requirements and 3 of the activities.
Requirements
• Where and when was he born?
• What kind of work did he do until 1946, and what was his specialty?
• Where did he do the majority of his apostolic work? What was the title of his publication on the liturgy?
• On what day is his memorial celebrated?
• As a youngster, what was an opportunity that he never passed up?
Activities
• Discuss with your family or counselor some of the values that you admire most about Blessed Carlos Rodriguez . What is he known for? How can you be more like him?
• Draw a picture showing some of his accomplishments. Share this picture with your family.
• Carlos Rodriguez was convinced that “the liturgy is the life of the Church”. Form a prayer group. Read one or more of the following in your group. What did you learn? What should you do differently in your life because of what you read? (Matt. 18:15-35, Luke 9:57-10:1, Luke 14: 25-35, Mark 10:31-45, John 24: 1-49)
Carlos Rodriguez served as an altar boy growing up in his faith. Discuss with your family or counselor the roles you can actively participate in at Mass, then signup and participate in that role.
Badge of the Week - June 7th
Badge of the Week – June 7th: BOOKS!!
As you complete your summer reading, do six of these activities to earn this badge. Don’t forget to document your work using your Junior Badge Report Form.
1. It's a Wide World
Read two fold tales, stories, or poems from a culture other than your own. Share what you have learned in any of the following ways:
- Act out one or more of the stories or folk tales.
- Learn more about one or more of the writers.
- Read one of the stories, poems, or folk tales to your Girl Scout group or another audience.
- Create puppets and put on a puppet show, based on one of the stories, for a group of younger children or Girl Scouts.
2. Picture This!
Select one or two picture books and do one of the following:
- Read the books to younger friends or Girl Scouts. Ask what they like about the illustrations and the stories.
- Create two book covers to go with your selected books.
- Create your own picture book in the same style.
3. Be a Tape Worm!
Make an audiotape of a book, short story, magazine article, joke or riddle collection, play or poetry collection that you can give to someone who cannot read. You could, with your troop or group, make tapes at a local agency that service people who are blind or visually impaired. Practice reading aloud so that your tape will sound polished and smooth.
4. Be a Reading Helper
Some children and adults have trouble reading. Find out from a reading specialist, teacher, librarian, or another adult about different types of reading difficulties or disabilities. Then, with the help of adults as needed, do one of the following:
- put together and distribute a list of places to go in your community for reading help. This information is available at most libraries.
- be a reading buddy. find out where you can help a younger child who is learning to read or having trouble reading. check with your teacher or leader, or ask your librarian if there are literacy or reading organizations in your community. volunteer to spend at least one-half hour a week for alt least a month with a reading partner.
5. The Living Past!
When you read about something that happened a long time ago, you make the event come alive again in your mind. Read a story poem, or folk tale that reflects past life in the United States.
6. Read and Review
In a newspaper or other source, read review of new books for your age level. Check one of the books out of the library, read it, and decide if the review was right.
7. How To? Read On!
Become an expert in a subject by reading about it. You might read about the subject mater of another badge in this book. For example, read a book about dance, music, the life of a famous woman artist or sports hero, horses, cooking, the environment, or an historic event. Review the book in writing or discuss it with your troop or family.
8. Build a Library
Share your love of reading with others in your community: With the help of an adult, collect books and magazines for specific age levels and donate them to a library, camp, nursing home, youth shelter, pediatric office, clinic, day-care center, or other facility.
9. Books for Life
Find out about careers for people who like books. If you can, visit with an author, poet, illustrator, editor, librarian, bookstore owner or book publisher or invite any of those professional to visit your troop or group.
10. Your Library's Treasures
Explore your local library's resources. Prepare poster to encourage greater use of the library, or an advertising flyer to let the community know about all the library's treasures. Some libraries sponsor readings by local poets and authors, or concert series. What kinds of classes or lectures are available at yours?
As you complete your summer reading, do six of these activities to earn this badge. Don’t forget to document your work using your Junior Badge Report Form.
1. It's a Wide World
Read two fold tales, stories, or poems from a culture other than your own. Share what you have learned in any of the following ways:
- Act out one or more of the stories or folk tales.
- Learn more about one or more of the writers.
- Read one of the stories, poems, or folk tales to your Girl Scout group or another audience.
- Create puppets and put on a puppet show, based on one of the stories, for a group of younger children or Girl Scouts.
2. Picture This!
Select one or two picture books and do one of the following:
- Read the books to younger friends or Girl Scouts. Ask what they like about the illustrations and the stories.
- Create two book covers to go with your selected books.
- Create your own picture book in the same style.
3. Be a Tape Worm!
Make an audiotape of a book, short story, magazine article, joke or riddle collection, play or poetry collection that you can give to someone who cannot read. You could, with your troop or group, make tapes at a local agency that service people who are blind or visually impaired. Practice reading aloud so that your tape will sound polished and smooth.
4. Be a Reading Helper
Some children and adults have trouble reading. Find out from a reading specialist, teacher, librarian, or another adult about different types of reading difficulties or disabilities. Then, with the help of adults as needed, do one of the following:
- put together and distribute a list of places to go in your community for reading help. This information is available at most libraries.
- be a reading buddy. find out where you can help a younger child who is learning to read or having trouble reading. check with your teacher or leader, or ask your librarian if there are literacy or reading organizations in your community. volunteer to spend at least one-half hour a week for alt least a month with a reading partner.
5. The Living Past!
When you read about something that happened a long time ago, you make the event come alive again in your mind. Read a story poem, or folk tale that reflects past life in the United States.
6. Read and Review
In a newspaper or other source, read review of new books for your age level. Check one of the books out of the library, read it, and decide if the review was right.
7. How To? Read On!
Become an expert in a subject by reading about it. You might read about the subject mater of another badge in this book. For example, read a book about dance, music, the life of a famous woman artist or sports hero, horses, cooking, the environment, or an historic event. Review the book in writing or discuss it with your troop or family.
8. Build a Library
Share your love of reading with others in your community: With the help of an adult, collect books and magazines for specific age levels and donate them to a library, camp, nursing home, youth shelter, pediatric office, clinic, day-care center, or other facility.
9. Books for Life
Find out about careers for people who like books. If you can, visit with an author, poet, illustrator, editor, librarian, bookstore owner or book publisher or invite any of those professional to visit your troop or group.
10. Your Library's Treasures
Explore your local library's resources. Prepare poster to encourage greater use of the library, or an advertising flyer to let the community know about all the library's treasures. Some libraries sponsor readings by local poets and authors, or concert series. What kinds of classes or lectures are available at yours?
Badge Basics for Summer 2010
Happy Summer Troop 3651!!!
I will be updating our blog each week this summer – catching up on what we did this spring and adding Badge ideas for you to do this summer. Summer work should be turned in the first week or so of school. We will have a campout in August to wrap up Juniors and move up to Cadettes. If you want to earn more Junior Badges over the summer – you certainly can – but know it is not required – You did a GREAT job this year!!!
Here are the Basics –
Many of you have completed badge work through your day to day activities, but I need for you to document it. Here is a great badge report form for each badge you want to get credit for:
http://www.sunsetoaks-vista8.org/Files/juniorbadgereport.pdf
Print one for each badge you complete!!
The requirements for all badges (if you can’t find your badge book) can be found online here:
http://server.ellenbecker.net:4271/Badges.htm
Here is one example of a badge you have almost completed:
You play basketball at CTK. You, through the course of the season, have completed requirements 1,3,4,and 5 for the Court Sports Badge. You would fill out your Junior Badge Report (link above) and only need to do two more requirements to finish the badge.
If you want me to go through your book with you – just give me a call or email me. I would be happy to meet with you.
I will be updating our blog each week this summer – catching up on what we did this spring and adding Badge ideas for you to do this summer. Summer work should be turned in the first week or so of school. We will have a campout in August to wrap up Juniors and move up to Cadettes. If you want to earn more Junior Badges over the summer – you certainly can – but know it is not required – You did a GREAT job this year!!!
Here are the Basics –
Many of you have completed badge work through your day to day activities, but I need for you to document it. Here is a great badge report form for each badge you want to get credit for:
http://www.sunsetoaks-vista8.org/Files/juniorbadgereport.pdf
Print one for each badge you complete!!
The requirements for all badges (if you can’t find your badge book) can be found online here:
http://server.ellenbecker.net:4271/Badges.htm
Here is one example of a badge you have almost completed:
You play basketball at CTK. You, through the course of the season, have completed requirements 1,3,4,and 5 for the Court Sports Badge. You would fill out your Junior Badge Report (link above) and only need to do two more requirements to finish the badge.
If you want me to go through your book with you – just give me a call or email me. I would be happy to meet with you.
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