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Museum of Design, Atlanta has great Girl Scout Badge opportunities. There's a different focus each month, on the 4th Saturday of the month. Check it out.

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Our Girl Scout badge workshops take place the 4th Saturday of every month. Each workshop is 2 hours long, lasting from 10am to 12 noon. The price of these workshops is $25 per girl scout. Chaperones are free. We do ask that you pre-register your group and pay in advance. Registrations that are cancelled 2 weeks prior to the workshop, class or school program will result in a refund of 50%. No refunds will be available for cancellations less than 2 weeks prior to the date of the workshop, class or school program. MODA can accommodate groups up to 30 scouts, maximum. Scouts will receive badges upon completion of the workshop. Please contact Alice Vogler at avogler@museumofdesign.org if you have any questions.

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Our Girl Scout badge workshops take place the 4th Saturday of every month. Each workshop is 2 hours long, lasting from 10am to 12 noon. The price of these workshops is $25 per girl scout. Chaperones are free. We do ask that you pre-register your group and pay in advance.

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Discover Science Center has great Girl Scout Badge Opportunities. Badges and Patches included in the registration fee. Check it out

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Individual Girl Scouts or your entire troop are welcome to register for our workshops. Want to schedule a private workshop for your troop? Give us a call 770-641-9336.

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The Girl Scouts want to see more women in STEM careers.

The organization on Tuesday announced it is adding 23 new badges related to science, technology, engineering, math and the outdoors.

Girl Scouts can now earn badges through activities like programming robots, designing model race cars, writing code and going on environmentally conscious camping trips.

The Girl Scouts of the USA, founded in 1912, has created badges with the help of organizations like Code.org, SciStarter, GoldieBlox and the Society of Women Engineers.

Related: The Girl Scouts are adding a cybersecurity badge

The new experiences are meant to address "the lack of exposure many girls have to STEM," Girl Scouts CEO Sylvia Acevedo told CNN Tech in an email.

The new STEM badges come a month after the organization added cybersecurity badges. Those badges will be available to girls in kindergarten through 12th grade over the next two years.

Previously, Girl Scouts were able to earn tech-related badges such as for learning how to use a computer and designing a website.

Related: Meet the rocket scientist in charge of the Girl Scouts

In May, Acevedo -- an entrepreneur and advocate for STEM education for girls -- took over as permanent CEO of the Girl Scouts.

Acevedo, who became a Girl Scout when she was 7, was previously an engineer and worked for NASA's jet propulsion lab. Later, she worked at IBM and Dell before creating and selling a business software startup.

CNNMoney (New York) First published July 25, 2017: 12:35 AM ET

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Girl Scouts add new badges for science, tech, engineering and math

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The organization on Tuesday announced it is adding 23 new badges related to science, technology, engineering, math and the outdoors. Girl Scouts can now earn badges through activities like programming robots, designing model race cars, writing code and going on environmentally conscious camping trips.

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A new Think Like a Citizen Scientist Girl Scouts journey was released this morning in collaboration with SciStarter as part of the Girl Scouts of USA's announcement that it is adding 23 new badges related to science, technology, engineering, math and the outdoors. Girl Scouts can now earn badges through activities like programming robots, citizen science, designing model race cars, writing code and going on environmentally conscious camping trips. The Girl Scouts of the USA, founded in 1912, created these badges in collaboration with organizations like Code.org, SciStarter, GoldieBlox and the Society of Women Engineers.

Here's more information on the Think Like a Citizen Scientist Journey

Here's more information on the Girl Scouts' STEM initiatives

"Girl Scouts is thrilled to collaborate with SciStarter on new citizen science programming, which will allow girls around the country to substantively contribute to and impact research that professional scientists are conducting," said GSUSA CEO Sylvia Acevedo. "Connecting Girl Scouts with SciStarter's enriching platform further enhances our engaging and comprehensive STEM programming. Girls who participate in the 'Think Like a Citizen Scientist' series will be fully immersed in the scientific process-some for the first time―as well as gain a broadened understanding that science is for everyone."

"Girl Scout programs inspire and support girls to take action on an issue, and make their efforts sustainable," said Darlene Cavalier, Founder of SciStarter and Professor of Practice at Arizona State University. "We are excited to help mobilize Girl Scouts across the country to advance scientific research while applying new SciStarter 2.0 analytics tools so the Girl Scouts of the USA can understand what types of citizen science projects appeal to girls, and use that information to continue to offer even more relevant and impactful STEM programming for girls."

Girls will earn their badges by completing one of seven citizen science projects with the option of continuing their Journey with their choice of 30 additional, vetted projects featured on SciStarter. The selected projects exemplify ways citizen science can engage people of all ages to advance scientific research. The projects use clear protocols, and simple tools and instruments, making them accessible for Girl Scout troops and leaders across the country. The seven projects get girls engaged in science in the outdoors in a new, unique way. Finally, the projects integrate SciStarter affiliate tools, making it possible for the Girl Scouts to use SciStarter's analytics to understand what types of projects attract, engage, and sustain involvement among girls. The seven projects are:

Stream Selfie, Ant Picnic, Project Squirrel, iSeeChange, NASA GLOBE Observer, Nature's Notebook, Globe at Night.

The "Think Like a Citizen Scientist" Journey-a form of Girl Scout programming that includes several troop meetings dedicated to the topic-begins in a Girl Scout troop and online with SciStarter. A troop learns how to make and share careful observations to contribute to research efforts. Next, the troop decides how to take action: they discuss the scientific research they've done and identify a related problem, come up with a creative and sustainable solution, put a team plan into action, and document their project on SciStarter. The girls have now earned an award for completing the "Think Like a Citizen Scientist" Journey!

If you manage a project you'd like us to consider for the "additional projects" or future Journeys, please add it to the SciStarter project finder and email GirlScouts@SciStarter.com to indicate your interest.

Our goal at SciStarter is to help as many people as possible discover and participate in awesome projects!

Now...please go encourage your favorite Girl Scout to begin her journey to Think Like A Citizen Scientist!

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A new, national "Think Like a Citizen Scientist" Girl Scouts journey! - SciStarter Blog

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A new Think Like a Citizen Scientist Girl Scouts journey was released this morning in collaboration with SciStarter as part of the Girl Scouts of USA's announcement that it is adding 23 new badges related to science, technology, engineering, math and the outdoors. Girl Scouts can now earn badges through activities like programming robots, citizen ...

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Engineers can and have learned a lot from nature. Scientists and engineers alike are on the hunt to tackle some of the issues the currently plague the world. It seems the process of Biomimicry could have a lot of those answers.

Understanding Biomimicry

What is Biomimicry you ask? Biomimicry is an approach to innovation that seeks sustainable solutions to human challenges by emulating nature's time-tested patterns and strategies. In short, biomimicry is the process of taking the innovations that exist in nature and applying them to technology.

As stated by the Biomimicry Institute, "The core idea is that nature has already solved many of the problems we are grappling with. Animals, plants, and microbes are the consummate engineers. After billions of years of research and development, failures are fossils, and what surrounds us is the secret to survival."

Believe it, or not, some of the tools, vehicles, and products that you see on a daily basis, or use, have been inspired by animals and nature, innovations that have changed the world for the better and have made your life a little bit easier.

Interested in what these products are? Today is your lucky day. Here are nine innovations inspired by nature.

Kingfisher & The Shinkansen Train

First on the list the Kingfisher and the story of the Shinkansen. As you are probably are well, aware, Japan produces some of the most efficient and fast trains of the world, with speeds in the excess of 300km/h.

However, when traveling at these speeds after emerging from a tunnel the trains would produce a sonic boom, a huge source of noise pollution that plagued local Japanese residents. So, what did engineers do?

With the help of a little biomimicry, engineers turned to an unlikely source, the Kingfisher. With their elongated beak, Kingfisher birds are able to travel between the air and water with very little splash while hunting for prey.

Engineers redesigned the train in the image of the bird, giving the train a long beak-like shape at the front of the train. With this simple upgrade, the engineers were able to reduce the noise of the train with the added benefits of having a train that uses 15% less electricity, and that is 10% faster than the original.

Geckos & Super-Climbing

The biomechanics of the gecko's toes make it an excellent climber. Scientists and researchers have been using the gecko's toes to create a host of climbing materials for humans. The toes of the gecko have inspired adhesive that is strong enough to allow a human to climb up a glass wall.

Whales & Wind Turbines

Whales are some of nature's largest creatures, yet they are widely aerodynamic, being some the best swimmers, divers and jumpers in the ocean. What contributes to this? Like an airplane, the whale's fins are its wings, unique because of the bump protrusions on the fins, called tubercles.

The efficiency at which a whale can swim has inspired serrated-edge wind turbines; turbines that themselves are far quieter and efficient than the smooth blades that are more commonly known.

Spiders & Protective Glass

You are probably already well aware that spider silk is one of the strongest biological substances in the world. However, there is something even more special about the strands of spider silk.

Each year 100 million birds die every year after crashing into glass windows, doors etc. Why? For Birds, it's almost impossible to identify the transparent surface of the glass.

Turning to nature engineers took inspiration from the UV reflective strands of spider webs and created a bird-safe glass. In nature, birds can see identify these reflective strands and avoid them.

Burrs and Velcro

After seeing the way that pesky burrs would stick to his dog's hair, George De Mestral had an idea that would impact the world. Mestral spent time analyzing the burrs, studying them under a microscope and noticing the small tiny hooks at the end of the burr.

Burrs themselves stick to just about anything including fabric. Eager to replicate burrs "catchiness", Mestral ended up creating velcro, a fastening system that is used today for a long list of daily applications.

Lotus & Oil Repellents

The beautiful lotus flower has some impressive tricks up its sleeve. Known as superhydrophobicity, the lotus effect is an interesting natural phenomenon.

Water is not able to wet the surface of the flower because of the nanostructures of the plant, micro-protrusions coated in waxy hydrophobic materials repel the water.

Engineers have copied this process to create a water-repelling, fat-repelling, and oil-repellent sealant that can be sprayed on a host of tools, vehicles, and products to induce their own superhydrophobicity.

Namibian Beetles & Water Collection

You probably know the African Namib Desert Beetle for the way it rolls and collects poop.

However, did you know it is a master at collecting water? MIT scientists and engineers noticed this and created something special.

The beetle can collect water by condensing fog into water droplets in the bumps on its shell then directing the water to its head so it can drink.

Using the beetle's structure as inspiration, the MIT created a structure that could be used to build cooling devices and even cleaning up toxic spills.

Sharks & Aquatic Vehicles

After NASA examined the microscopic pattern of shark skin, they created their own laboratory shark skin or riblets film to use on a host of products. Why? Sharks are some of nature's most efficient swimmers.

The small little grooves or dentricles in sharkskin significantly reduces the drag of a vessel when its attached to the surface. This sharkskin film is used on a host of everyday objects like coatings for ship's hulls, submarines, aircraft, and even swimwear for humans.

Butterflies & Solar Power

The Butterfly wings are elegant feats of nature but can also have some impressive solar properties. The rose butterfly has tiny cells on its intricate and delicate wings that can collect light at any angle.

The black wings of the rose butterfly have inspired a new type of solar cell that is two times more efficient at harvesting light.

What other inventions do you know where inspired by nature?

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Girl Scouts can learn how to be a citizen scientist with the Think Like a Citizen Scientist Journey!