THEN AND NOW ACTIVITIES

THEN. . .1920s	NOW. . .1990-2005
TELEGRAPHER BADGE Send 22 words per minute using a sounder and American Morse code. Receive 25 words per minute and write out messages in longhand	COMPUTER SMARTS TRY-IT Open an Internet browser and visit links. Learn how computers work in todayπs job market. Learn the difference between .com, .org, and .net.
HEALTH WINNER BADGE Go to bed by 9:30 PM. Do not go to parties or any other late entertainment on nights before school or work. Eat no sweets except for dessert.	HEALTHY HABITS TRY-IT Exercise. Brush your teeth twice daily. Donπt smoke. Learn how to deal with various feelings.
ECONOMIST BADGE Keep clothing in good repair. Spend allowance money on good quality stockings, shoes, and gloves.	PENNY POWER TRY-IT Keep track of how much money is spent on lunch, toys, and phone calls.
CYCLIST BADGE Own your own bicycle and pledge yourself to offer it to the government in case of need. Know how to fix a flat tire and read a map.	ADVENTURE SPORTS BADGE Demonstrate skills in rock climbing, mountain biking, and kayaking. Find ways to lessen the impact of adventure sports on the environment.
MATRON HOUSEKEEPER BADGE Use a vacuum cleaner or stain and polish hardwood floors. Store fur and flannels. Clean glass, kitchen utensils, brass, and silver. Know three cuts of meat and prices of each.	MS. FIX-IT BADGE Replace a broken windowpane safely. Demonstrate how to repair a leaking toilet. Help with some painting, papering, or other repair work to walls. Find out what changes could be made to a home to help save water.
ELECTRICIAN BADGE Learn simple battery connections and fusions. Know how to rescue and resuscitate someone who has been electrocuted. Understand about non-conducting substances and insulation.	MAKING IT MATTER BADGE Take apart a simple appliance and see how it works. Make a polymer using household chemicals. Use CAD ≠ computer-assisted design ≠ to build a model and test how the design will work.
SIGNALLER BADGE Send and receive a message using Semaphore and Morse code. Be able to code more than 50 words per minute	COMMUNICATIONS BADGE Participate in a debate. Write a news story about an event. Create a marketing theme with a message. Outline a public relations plan for an event.
INTERPRETER BADGE Be able to carry on a simple conversation in another language. Write a letter in a foreign language. Read or translate a passage from a book or newspaper in French, German, Italian, or any other language not your own.	GLOBAL AWARENESS BADGE Find out how countries come together to address issues that concern them all. Learn how an international event is covered in the news in other parts of the world. Learn about a female leader in another country.

Girl Scouting has always been in the forefront of encouraging girls to explore the world beyond their doorstep whether itπs around town or around the world. Juliette Low included badges in her first handbook, How Girls Can Help Their Country, that were considered quite controversial for the time. Girls had the opportunity to learn about topics from flying an airplane to playing basketball. (When the girls played basketball, they had to draw curtains around the court so the public would not see them in their bloomers.) How far we have come!

Prepared by Carol Lee Spages from GS Lenni-Lenape Council, NJ

January 2005