Junior Badges We are Working On

Today and Tomorrow Dabbler - we completed this badge on our bridging weekend last May. We did the following activities:

• A.1 (a) Jim brought his telescope to the camp and showed us the stars and we think we saw either Venus or Mars.
• A.1 (b) We read about pH and used litmus paper to check for acids or bases on different things we brought to camp.
• B.2 We kept a record of all the times that we used water in a day. We discussed how we could conserve water the next time we visit the camp.
• D.2 We made paper airplanes and went outside to fly them.
• F.1 We made silver polish aout of cream of tartar and lemon juice. We cleaned another leaders silverware with it and it was really cool how it cleaned it.
• G.2 We fingerprinted our thumbs and looked to see how they differed and then we made creatures and objects out of our thumbprints with markers.

Exploring Healthy Eating - We are doing this badge to earn the Sign of the Rainbow.

• #3 Renee made a chart and gave us the things we needed to remember and we made a menu for a family of five that were going on a three day vacation.
• #2 We discussed what we found when we went comparison shopping with our parents. Ans we also discussed the taste test we did at home.
• #4 At our Investiture and Rededication Ceremony we brought in our favorite recipe and we tasted what everyone brought.
• #6 We talked about what we ate for three days. We talked about the junk foods and the good foods we ate. And we decided to not eat so much junk food and try to eat more foods that are good for you.
• #9 We discussed the type of food comercials we saw watching tv. They were mostly sugar cereal and junk food during the times of kid programs.
• #5 We planned out first Father/Daughter Dinner.

Drawing and Painting- We are doing this badge to earn the Sign of the Rainbow.

• #4 We drew two pictures using different lines. We used colored pencils and markers.
• #1 We drew a picture and Renee copied them twice. Then we colored each picture with one medium. We got to choose between crayons, patels, chalk, markers, and colored pencils.
• #3 We sponge painted aprons and we finger painted a picture.
• #8 We made a mural. It has a beach, a city, the woods, the night sky, and the day time sky.
• #9 We used all the methods we used in the other drawings in the mural and we will have an art show after our Court of Awards Ceremony at the end of February.

Science Slueth - We are doing this badge to eearn the Sign of the Rainbow.

• #1 We went to the Pennsylvania State Police Barracks before Christmas. We had a tour of the building, the Communications Center, and they taught us how to dust and lift for fingerprints. Then we partici[ated in the Child Protection Program. Trooper Grady fingerprinted each girl and the girls got to take them home.
• #2 Each girl made a musical instrument. Three made guitars, one made a drum and two made musical glasses. Each girl showed how to change the tune and they also played a melody.
• #3The girls made crystals at home and brought them to the meeting to compare them to each others. The recipe is here: Crystals.
• #4 The girls looked around their homes and their neighborhoods for simple machines. They drew pictures of them to share with the rest of them.
• #5 For 2 days we made a list of all the things that we used that were electric. Then we looked at the list to see what we could live without. The choices were hard.Then we picked three of the appliances and looked back in history to see where they came from. Then we tried to predict how these appliances would change in the future.
• #9 We found out how to hook up a VCR to a TV.
• #6 We had to pick 2 of the following things and show someone howto do them.

Cookie Connections - We did this because it is cookie time.

• #1 we came up with some new ideas on how to sell cookies.
• #2 We discussed the type of cookies we sell and what is in them.
• #3 We learned how to be polite to the customers.
• #6 We discussed what we wanted to do with our proceeds. We decided to sponsor the rabbit agian at the local zoo and to buy a Junior Troop flag.
• #9 We learned the Do's and Don't's of selling cookies. Ashley and Rebekah made posters of them.

Badges divided into the Five Worlds of Interest