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The Girl Scout Promise On my honor, I will try: To serve God and my country To help people at all times And live by the Girl Scout Law. The Girl Scout Law I will do my best to be honest and fair, friendly and helpful, considerate and caring, courageous and strong, and responsible for what I say or do, and to respect myself and others, respect authority, use resources wisely, make the world a better place, and be a sister to every Girl Scout. The Girl Scout Sign Girl Scouts make the Girl Scout sign when they say the Girl Scout Promise. The three fingers represent the three parts of the Promise. How to make the Girl Scout sign (see sample to right) -- raise the middle three fingers of your right hand while holding down the little finger with your thumb. The Girl Scout Handshake When you meet another Girl Scout, you can greet her with the Girl Scout handshake. This is a special way to remind us that we are all sisters because we belong to Girl Scouts! How to give the Girl Scout handshake shake hands with your left and make the Girl Scout sign with your right. The Quiet Sign Girl Scouts use the quiet sign when everyone is talking and it s time to be quiet. Someone raises their hand (usually the troop leader) and stops talking. As others see her hand in the air, they raise their right hands and stop talking too. GS-TOP 5/4/2016 #J2.2
Take A Closer Look People use different tools to help them get a closer look at plants and animals. Use two of the following items to see a plant or animal close-up: Binoculars Magnifying lens Microscope Spotting scope Zoom camera Animal Watcher Scientists and nature lovers use field markings (special patterns marks or shapes found on the animal s body), behaviors, and the song or call of that animal to identify animals and birds. Use these three things to identify at least three kinds of birds or other animals in your neighborhood. Creature Feature All birds have a beak, but the shape and size of it depends on what the bird eats. For each of the following, choose something from your kitchen or from a toolbox that best matches how each bird uses its beak as a tool to eat its food. Hawk (tears meat) Flamingo (strains water for tiny creatures) Hummingbird (drinks nectar from long flowers) Woodpecker (picks larvae hiding under tree bark) Goldfinch (cracks seeds) Animal Talk You probably know what a dog means when it wags its tail or growls. A lot of animals use their bodies and their voices to communicate how they feel. Learn what some of the birds and other animals in your neighborhood mean when they chatter, flutter their wings, or shake their tails. A New Wardrobe Many animals change the color of their feathers or fur with the seasons. Pick some animals that you can see year-round in you community. Birds, for example, are pretty easy to observe almost anywhere. Keep a watch on the animals you have chosen to see if they change color from one season to the next. GS-TOP 5/4/2016 #J2.3
Field marks are the distinctive stripes, spots, patterns, colors, and highlights that birds have in such abundance and variety. Birds developed these patterns for many reasons, but one way they use some of these markings is to recognize members of their own species. And bird watchers can use them for the same purpose. One of the neatest things to do on a warm sunny day is to go outside or sit at a window and watch birds. Birds do amazing things! The picture below tells you some of the parts of birds. Can you find a bird outside to watch? Can you describe your bird? The color of the beak is Is the beak long or short? The color of the wings are The color of my bird s breast is The color of my bird s crown is The color of my bird s tail is Does your bird seem to like to stay on the ground, or in a tree or bush? GS-TOP 5/4/2016 #J2.4
Welcome those feathered friends to your backyard with a bird feeder you made yourself. Then have fun listening to the joyful chirping. Supplies needed: An empty milk carton (a gallon jug) Thin wire or strong string Scissors Marker Birdseed Markers or paint (optional for decoration) Sticks for perches Directions: 1. Clean carton with hot water and rinse thoroughly. 2. Outline cutout holes on the two sides and bottom (for perches) away from the handle. 3. Cut out holes. 4. Remove cap and wrap wire or string around the base of the opening and replace cap 5. Hang your new milk jug feeder from a tree branch and fill it with birdseed. 6. That's it, you're done! Another version: Supplies needed: 1 gallon plastic milk jug or 2 liter soda bottle Wire, string or fishing line, 12 inches long Stick or dowel, 12 inches long Marker pens or stickers Scissors 1 Nail Directions: 1. Using scissors, cut one side and the top off your milk jug or soda bottle. Leave a 1 1/2 inch bottom. 2. Using the nail, poke a hole in the front and back of the feeder. Push your stick or dowel through the holes so it pokes out both ends. The stick is used as a bird perch. 3. Poke two holes at the top of your milk jug or soda bottle from one side to the other. Insert your wire, string or fishing line and tie it together. Put birdseed into the bottom of your feeder and hang it from a tree or patio. GS-TOP 5/4/2016 #J2.5
Supplies needed: Empty, Clean 1/2 Gallon Milk Carton Black, Brown or Grey Paint & paint brush Lots of Twigs Low Temp Glue Gun or Tacky Glue Scissors Ruler Pencil String or Fishing Line Directions: 1. Measure and mark 3" from the bottom all around an empty milk carton. 2. Cut into 2 pieces. Saving both the top and the bottom. 3. Cut a 2" circle in the middle front of the top piece. Cut the bottom piece down to 1" high. 4. Put some glue on all four sides of the bottom piece on the outside. Push the bottom piece into the bottom of the top piece, making a new base for the milk carton. 5. Glue pour spout closed. 6. Paint the outside of the milk carton in a dark color. This will help the spaces you will have between the sticks blend in. Set aside to dry. 7. Gather lots of thin, straight sticks. Thicker sticks will go faster but you may need a hand saw or pruning shears to cut sticks to size. Thinner sticks, as shown above, can be broken to size. 8. Poke a hole through the middle of the top ridge. Push string or line through the hole to hang the bird house. 9. Break or cut sticks to cover the bottom and all sides working around the hole cut in the center front. Glue them into place. Glue a small stick under the hole for a perch. 10. Cut or brake sticks for the roof. Glue into place. Glue stick to cover the top ridge. GS-TOP 5/4/2016 #J2.6
Adult supervision is suggested when using a glue gun. Supplies needed: 12 Sticks Low Temp Glue Gun Twine Directions: 1. Gather sticks from your backyard or take a walk in the woods. Look for straight sticks from 1/4" to 1/2" thick. 2. Strip off any leaves or branches and break 6 of the sticks into 11" lengths. Break the other 6 into 9" lengths. 3. Arrange the sticks to form your picture frame. 4. Using a glue gun, tack the sticks in place. Wrap the four corners with twine as shown, and glue ends in place on the back. 5. Trim your photo to fit. Glue to back of frame at corners. 6. Cut and glue a 6" piece of twine to back of photo for hanging. GS-TOP 5/4/2016 #J2.7
Glow in the Dark Beverages The secret to glowing food is tonic water (diet tonic water works too). It contains quinine, and guess what happens when you expose quinine to black light? Fun, right?? So if you mix up a drink (like crystal light lemonade) and add a little tonic water magical glowing beverages! Glow in the Dark Jello Tonic water does have a bitter taste to it, but some kids actually didn t notice the difference. You only need a little to make it glow. Adding a bit to juice or punch isn t very noticeable. And if you do jello, you can use part regular water (half and half, or even less tonic) to minimize the bitter taste. And if you were wondering, Think of other creative uses and gather stuff on your kitchen table. Turn down the lights, flip on a black light, and watch as you sip glow in the dark juice and chomp down radioactive jello. GS-TOP 5/4/2016 #J2.8
Ingredients *quantities vary by the size of your cookies, how many you re making, etc. round sugar cookies chocolate frosting crushed chocolate cookies (like Oreos) candy coated chocolate rock candy coconut Red, orange and yellow food coloring small pretzel rods (optionally dipped in chocolate) 3 bowls Fork Cookie sheet Aluminum foil Directions: To color coconut, separate coconut into 3 separate bowls. Working with one bowl at a time, add a few drops of liquid food coloring (one bowl yellow, another orange, another red) and stir and smash with a fork until color is distributed. Place coconut on a baking sheet and bake at 350 degrees for about 5-8 minutes, stirring once, until lightly toasted. Cool completely. The nice thing is that the food coloring prevents most browning, so the coconut stays vibrant and bright, but has that perfect toasted crunch to it. It also holds its shape like little fiery flames. Just place a little fire right in the center of your firepit. The dirt: Frost sugar cookies with chocolate frosting Gravel: sprinkle crushed chocolate cookies on top. Line the outside edge of cookie with rock candy. GS-TOP 5/4/2016 #J2.9
Sprinkle cooled coconut in the middle for the fire. Prop up 3-4 pretzel rods (trim to be shorter if necessary.) Optional: dip pretzels stick in melted chocolate. GS-TOP 5/4/2016 #J2.10