Cadette Media Journey about Cheer

Outdoor Survival Badge for Juniors

Complete steps 1-4 below and pick at least two from 5-10.

1. Learn or explain what S.T.P. means in the treatment of first aid.

Stop the bleeding
Treat shock
Protect the injury

2. Learn the five basic needs required in survival and how to apply them in two different survival conditions.

1. Oxygen
2. Food
3. Water
4. Shelter
5. Sleep

3. a. Learn to identify five edible plants in your area, give a description of each and what season best to eat or not eat. How to prepare.

1. Lemon balm
2. Nettle
3. Dandelion
4. Maple leaves
5. Chickweed

3. b. Learn what amphibians, birds, fish, insects, reptiles, rodents, are edible. Describe at least five. How to capture and prepare.

1. Rabbits
2. Fish
3. Frogs
4. Insects
5. Snakes

3. c. Identify five poisonous plants that cause internal poisoning. List treatments and symptoms. Identify three contact poison plants and treatments.

1. Mushrooms
2. Snow berries
3. Laurel
4. Buttercup
5. English Ivy
6. Poison oak (contact rash)
7. Nettle (sting)
8. 
   

4. a. Learn techniques for building several different shelters. Consider materials available, season, location. Construct a shelter.



4. b. Learn different ways to light a fire without matches. Build a fire and maintain it.


4. c. Learn different ways to collect water. Build a solar still and collect some water in it. Learn two ways to purify water. Find out what will happen to your body if loss of water exceeds intake. List the symptoms.



5. Learn to read and orient yourself on a map.

How to read a map.


6. Learn why it's important to file a hike, travel, or flight plan.


7. Learn several signaling methods and describe how to use them for survival.



8. Put together a survival kit and first aid gear and know why each item is needed.


9. Talk with someone about the part they play in the survival of someone lost, i.e., forest ranger, search and rescue squad, air patrol.



10. Teach a group one of the new survival skills you learned.

Bicycle Safety, Rules, & Etiquette

King County Bicycling

• King County Bicycling
• Bicycle safety & laws - Rules for the road
• Bicycle safety and bike helmets

Washington Bike Laws, Helmets, etc.

• Washington Bike Laws
• Cascade Bicycle Club - Laws
• Bicycle Helmet Requirements in Washington
• Bike Laws: May Be Different than You Think

How to Make an Informational Pamphlet

How to Make a Webpage

Girl Scouts: Plastic Bag Ban Project

DISCOVER

Get inspired by other girls:

• Girl Scouts push for plastic bag ban in Teaneck
• Girl Scout volunteers prepare free, reusable plastic bags as residents get ready for Silver City's plastic bag ban

Local Bag Bans & reuse programs:

• King County bag recycling - Bag your Bags, Bring 'em Back (Family Grocer is a participating store)
• Plastic Bag Bans and Fees (11 ordinances in Wash. State)
• Olympia Becomes 10th Wash. City to Ban Plastic Bags
• Seattle Public Bag Bag (July 2012)
• Seattle store owners say plastic bag ban causes more shoplifting
• Issaquah Voters Reject Bag Ban Challenge
• Issaquah's Bag Ban
• Kirkland latest city to ban plastic bags
• Shoreline city council approves plastic bag ban
• Bainbridge plastic bag ban

Research:

• Young Voices: How to Ban Plastic Bags in Your Community
• FAQ Portland's plastic bag ban
• Surfrider - Rise Above Plastic
• Save Our Shores - Ban Plastic Bags
• Wiki: Phaseout of lightweight plastic bags

CONNECT

Elect spokesperson.

Other jobs to do: presentation materials (posters, brochures, etc.)

Photos of bag litter.

TAKE ACTION

Contact / Present to city council.

Girl Scouts: Gardening in Hardiness Zone 8b

Ecoregion & zone: Ecoregion 2e - Eastern Puget Uplands USDA Hardiness Zone 8b : 15-20°F Frost: Average first frost: October 21 - 31 Average last frost: April 11 - 20 Temperature: Average annual high temperature: 60°F Average annual low temperature: 42°F Average high temp in summer: 76°F Average lot temp in winter: 45°F Temperature rarely exceeds 86°F Presently in severe drought. Native Plants: Washington State Native Plants

Snoqualmie Valley Native Plants: Red huckleberry Stream violet Tomcat clover Dandelion Deer fern Wild ginger Vine maple Baneberry Maidenhair fern Oregongrape Pearly everlasting Red columbine Dewey's sedge Bunchberry Meadow larkspur Foxglove Rattlesnake plantain Common horsetail Hooker fairy-bell Bull thistle Enchanter's nightshade Google images

Customer Insights

Small Business Owner

Ilana, let's check out this Kids Guide to Business!

Also, check out this spotlight on women business owners:

by AmExOPENForum.

17th Century Girls and Women - Playing the Past - Girl Scouts Junior Badge

Choose a character from the past.

Pick your period. Who will you be?  Where? When?  What did girls do then?

Girls and women in the 17th century

Act 2, Act 3

Ask her questions about herself.

17th century names for girls

Write her diary.

Create a costume.

What was in fashion? Draw it or sew it.

Kids Clothing of the 17th Century

Experience her daily life.

What chores do you have?

What will you have for dinner? Make it.

17th century recipes

What does your home look like? Draw it.

Have some old-fashioned fun.

What music did you listen to? What types of art are popular? Games?

17th century games and sports
Children's toys of 17th century

Become your character.

Stage a reenactment.

Digital Photographer - Girl Scout Junior Badge

What types of digital devices can take digital photos? ipod, tablet, digital camera, webcam...



Learn about digital cameras from an expert.



Take tons of photos (at least 10).

Let's take a look at the 4-H photography exercises and photograph people and pets in different camera modes (portrait, landscape, etc.)

Edit three photos.

NGA Photo Op

FotoFlexer

Make a digital photo project and share it.

This could be a collage or photo gift. Let's check out Snapfish.

NEXT: Digital Movie Maker - Girl Scout Cadette Badge

Rocks, Rock! - volcanoes, fossils, erosion

Start a rock collection. - ✓

Identify types of rocks: igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary.



Igneous: formed by solidification of molten rock, i.e., pumice, granite, basalt, obsidian

Metamorphic: formed deep in the earth by heat and pressure, i.e., gneiss, quartzite, marble, slate, soapstone

Sedimentary: formed by accumulation of sediments, i.e., limestone, coal, sandstone, shale, flint, iron ore

What is erosion?



What can prevent erosion?

Go on a rock hunt.





List particles and elements that make up soil in your land.



Where do soil ingredients come from?

What makes soil in different areas different?

Discover geology and paleontology careers.

What education or training do they require to do their jobs?

What other careers relate to studies of the earth?



How do volcanic eruptions impact people who live near volcanoes?

This is happening right now in Hawaii!

Iceland is experiencing its biggest continuous eruption in centuries

Japan could be destroyed within the next 100 years in giant volcanic eruption

What causes volcanic eruptions?

What happens during volcanic eruptions?

What does a volcano look like from above?

Volcano eruption as viewed from space

How are fossils made?

Global Philanthropy Organizations

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