Brownie math in nature badge

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My girls like art projects so I thought the new Shapes in Nature badges would be a good fit. Earlier I wrote posts giving the requirements and VTK activities for both the Brownie and Junior badges. This post is about how we went about doing the badges and the results. I had all the girls (Brownies and Juniors) do all the activities. Requirements for Juniors According to Badge Explorer, Juniors 1. Identify symmetry in nature 2. Explore bilateral symmetry in nature 3. Create nature-inspired…

This year GSUSA's new badges included a Shapes in Nature badge for Brownies. This post will take a look at and summarize the VTK plans. ...

This year GSUSA came out with a new set of progressive badges, Math in Nature for Daisies, Brownies and Juniors. I've taken a look at Brownie Shapes in Nature, Brownie Numbers in Nature and Junior Shapes in Nature. This post will review Junior Numbers in Nature. Requirements According to Badge Explorer, here are the requirements for Junior Numbers in Nature Explore how math can be used to tell us all kinds of information about nature, from how tall or old a tree is to the weather, season, or…

Three new badges in the Math in Nature series

The third badge in the Math in Nature series is Design With Nature. This post takes a look at the Brownie Version. According to Badge Explorer, girl will use math to do things in the natural world, like find the age of natural objects, build a honeycomb, design a bird feeder, and go bird-watching. The five short requirements are: 1. Calculate the age of a natural object 2. Explore the shape of beehives 3. Measure and build a bird feeder 4. Use ratios to make bird food 5. Graph data about…

This year GSUSA's new badges included a Shapes in Nature badge for Brownies. This post will take a look at and summarize the VTK plans. ...

New badges this year (2021) include a series of Math in Nature badges sponsored by Johnson & Johnson. This post is taking a look at the activities for the Junior version with the idea of giving leaders a quick resource they can review to decide whether to do the badge. If you decide to do the badge I highly recommend that you review the VTK plans as the given talking points are what connect the activities and math. Requirements According to Badge Explorer: Juniors explore patterns found in…

Cristin Creates - Brownie Badge: Numbers in Nature - Have fun using math and gardening skills together! Think outside the box and get messy!