Thursday, October 4, 2012

FALL in love with STEM with these great upcoming activities!


What did you do today? Wish you had done a fun, stimulating and educational Girl Scout activity instead? Discover, connect and take action with these amazing program activities this fall!


Get Moving - Detective Skill Building
Juniors: Take the mystery out of sleuthing. Use your skills of observation, analysis, asking questions & experimenting to get the facts.
October 20, 2012
1:00 pm—2:30 pm
$15.00/person
Eugene Service Center
Register online at http://register.madscience.org
Brownie Quest - Healthy Living: My Best Self
Focus on nutrition and fitness including the essentials of a healthy diet and lifestyle. Understand
how food is used to fuel your body.
October 20, 2012
11:00 am—12:30 pm
$15.00/person
Eugene Service Center
Register online at http://register.madscience.org

Bath Fizzies
Discover the science and basic household chemistry of soap making with an artist and professional soap maker. Join in the fun as we make an array of beautiful products! Learn how to make your own scented bath fizzies using sodium bicarbonate, citric acid and fragrances.
Portland Service Center
Open to GS JRS - AMBS
Register through Personify
Oct. 16, Nov. 13, Dec. 4, 2012; 5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.; $15.00/person

Glycerin Soap Making
Discover the science and basic household chemistry of soap making with an artist and professional soap maker. Join in the fun as we make an array of beautiful soaps! Learn how to create beautiful bars of soap using imbeds, botanicals and fragrances.
Portland Service Center
Open to GS JRS - AMBS
Register through Personify
Sept. 20, Oct. 18, Nov. 15, Dec. 6, 2012; 5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.; $15.00/person

Digital Media Studio Movie Making Basics
The Digital Media Studio program starts with this fun introductory program. Learn how to make short movies about yourself, your troop or anything else you like with this series of programs. This class will teach you the basics of digital video editing and production. No experience is required for this program. Bring your interest in doing cool stuff!
Open to GS CADS - AMBS
Register through Personify
Portland Service Center
Nov. 17, 2012, Jan. 12, 2013;
10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.; $12.50/person

Urban farming for council-wide Community Service Day
Come see the inner workings of a model urban farm, right in the center of Portland!  In addition to adorable goats and showy chickens, the North Portland Farm grows high-quality vegetables without the use of chemicals.  Learn about vegetable production, animal rearing, seed saving, and much much more.  There are opportunities to harvest, weed, plant, thin, cultivate, and enjoy the quiet oasis of green in the middle of the concrete jungle.
Project Grow at Port City (in North Portland)
Register through Personify
CAD- AMB
October 13


STEM: Product Designer Badge Workshop
Learn about and discuss inventions and inventors that have shaped the world we live in. Did you know that the first automatic windshield wipers were invented by a woman? This lesson explores the process of observing a problem and creating a solution!
Time: 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Cost: $18.75
Register through Personify
Portland Service Center: Saturday 10/6 & 10/20/2012
JRS

STEM: Animal Habitats & Bugs Badge Workshop
Learn about different animals, their habits and habitats as you build and animate replicas with LEGO® bricks. We discuss some interesting and unusual facts about mammals, aquatic creatures, birds, spiders, amphibians and reptiles.
Time: 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Cost: $18.75
Register through Personify
Portland Service Center: Saturday 12/1 & 12/15/2012
Gresham Bricks 4 Kids Center: Saturday 12/8 & 12/29/2012
BRS and JRS

STEM: Animation Digital Movie Maker & Screen Writer Badge Workshop
Digital stop motion animation: develop themes, story telling, story boarding, set design, action progression, sound and production editing. Will use LEGO® bricks, elements and mini-figs as characters in your production
Time: 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Cost: $22.50
Register through Personify
Portland Service Center: Saturday 11/3 & 11/17/2012
Gresham Bricks 4 Kids Center: Saturday 11/10 & 11/24/2012\
CDS

STEM: LEGO® Robotics Programming Workshop
Once a year, as a Girl Scout, you get to create your own badge. What better way to learn something new and exciting, prepare for your future in technology, engineering, math or science and earn a badge of your own design. Start with LEGO® WeDo Robotics to learn the basics and move into LEGO® NXT Robotics. Imagine, Design, Create!
Time: 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Cost: $18.75
Register through Personify
Portland Service Center: Saturday 1/5 & 1/19/2012
Gresham B4K Center: Saturday 1/12 & 1/26/2012
JRS and CDS