Activity Plans for the Mechanical Engineering Badge Series

A few years ago, GSUSA released a series of mechanical engineering badges for Daisies, Brownies, and Juniors. The booklet/pamphlet that’s sold online and in the stores is a waste of money because it provides no instructions on how to earn the badges. There is a short blurb on the front of the booklet/pamphlet that reads:

This Mechanical Engineering badge booklet for girls provides the badge requirements, information, and fun facts about engineering for all three (LEVEL) mechanical engineering badges. It does not include all the information needed to complete the badges. Volunteers may access full meeting plans—including detailed activity instructions—on the Volunteer Toolkit (VTK) or by contacting their local council.

Well, getting activity plans out of VTK is a big pain, so I downloaded and consolidated them in one place.  You should not need a Dropbox account in order to download these files. Just click on the X in the corner of the pop-up box that appears and then select “Download” at the top of your screen.

• Daisy Mechanical Engineering Badge Series
• Brownie Mechanical Engineering Badge Series
• Junior Mechanical Engineering Badge Series

If you see any type-os, let me know. If you’re wondering if it’s okay for me to do this, the following text is printed in the footer of the PDFs that are downloaded from VTK: “This material is proprietary to GSUSA and may be used, reproduced, distributed exclusively by GSUSA staff, councils, Girl Scout volunteers, service units and/or troops solely in connection with Girl Scouting.”