Girl Scout Programs

For registrations totaling less than $50 per program, please complete your booking by telephone at 248.645.3210.

Available October through May.
Advance registration is required.
Download Scout Guide 2011-12.

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Girl Scouts Investigate Science Event

Jan. 14 1-4pm

Come check out what Cranbrook has in store for Girl Scouts in connection with the new “Skill Builder” badges. This afternoon of science fun allows your Brownie or Junior Scouts to explore the museum while participating in hands on activities. Brownie Scouts get to explore sight, sound and touch while working on their Senses Badge. Then let your girls try their creative hand at inventing some musical instruments or just have fun creating with shapes as they explore being an Inventor. For the Juniors try your hand at some historical native american games, make an accessory to wear home as part of the Playing the Past badge. Or for the Junior detectives in the group how about making invisible inks or a twist on what’s missing from the room. This fun and exciting day is all about Girl Scouts and Science!

Brownie Try-It Weekends • 2 hour workshops, unless otherwise noted

Colors & Shapes
Dec. 17, 9am • Mar. 17, 12pm • May 12, 2:30pm

Artists use colors, lines and shapes to make art. Scientists study how colors, lines and shapes create the world we live in. Try your hand at bringing these two ideas together as you become both artist and scientist.

Earth & Sky
Oct. 15, 9am • Apr. 21, 12pm • May 12, 9am

Look all around you and observe the wonder of the Earth and sky. Explore the science behind the wonder as you study clouds, play in the soil and even make your own rock.

Eco-Explorer
Oct. 15, 12pm • Apr. 21, 2:30pm • May 12, 12pm

Hike our trails and experience nature firsthand. Search for animal life and learn how and why plants are important to animals. Finish by becoming a steward of nature as we discover ways to help local wildlife.

Movers
Dec. 17, 2:30pm • Jan. 14, 12pm • Mar. 17, 2:30pm

Focusing on wind power, we’ll explore a variety of ways in which humans have learned to harness its power to help us do work. Using tools from kites to rockets, Scouts will capture that power for their own use.

Science in Action
Dec. 17, 12pm • Jan. 14, 2:30pm

Gases, liquids and solids, oh my! Immerse yourself in this mystifying workshop and explore how chemistry changes matter into a bouncy surprise.

Science Wonders
Oct. 15, 2:30pm • Mar. 17, 9:00am

Calling all future scientists, this hair-raising workshop is for you. Join us as we explore the basics of kitchen chemistry. Discover the secrets hidden in a crystal solution. Investigate the chemical change of “curds and whey”, and find out how magnets work.

Space Explorer
2½ hour workshop - Please note: The Friday evening planetarium program begins promptly at 6pm. Late arrivals will not be admitted, nor will a refund be issued.
Jan. 14, 9am • Mar. 16, 6pm • Apr. 21, 9am

The Universe is the limit in this astronomy workshop. Learn to use a sundial and create your own star projector. This workshop includes an astronomy program in our state-of-the-art planetarium.

Junior Badge Weekends • 2 hour workshops, unless otherwise noted

Aerospace
2½ hour workshop
Oct. 15, 9am • May 12, 9am

Have your Scouts ever wondered what it would be like to board a rocket? Check out this workshop for an exploration of flight. From kites to model rockets explore the skies above. This workshop includes a visit to our state-of-the art planetarium.

Earth Connections
Oct. 15, 2:30pm • Apr. 28, 12pm • May 12, 2:30pm

Ecology is the study of the interactions between living things and the non-living components in a specific environment. By studying these interactions Scouts become more aware of their surroundings and where they fit.

Making it Matter
Jan. 14, 12pm • Apr. 28, 9am

Engineers are the inventors of new technology. Join us for this workshop to test theories in chemistry and design as we create polymers, construct bridges and much more.

Rocks Rock
Oct. 15, 12pm • Jan. 14, 9am • May 12, 12pm

Rocks and minerals are the multi-faceted focus of this workshop. Explore the Museum’s collection to discover the treasures found beneath our feet.

Science Sleuth
Jan. 14, 2:30pm • Apr. 28, 2:30pm

Discover what it’s like to be a scientist by immersing yourself in the scientific process in this stimulating workshop as we investigate the physics of sound, light and simple machines.