Girl ScoutsCadetteGrades 6-8

Coding for Good 1: Meme Maker

Code a meme maker

Call functions with arguments to change a face and its captions, learn how memes spread and how to keep them kind, plan a meme function in pseudocode, write a drawMeme function anyone can reuse, then use it twice and share your meme. Covers all five steps of the Cadette Coding for Good 1 badge.

Time
About two and a half hours, in two or three sittings
Steps
5 badge steps, 4 of them in Glassbox
You need
A computer or Chromebook with a mouse or trackpad and a keyboard. Printing is optional: every step works on screen. No account needed.
Unlock the kit, $5 I have a code

$5 for one scout: every step, the Glassbox activities that check the work, the printable lesson, and the certificate with a page of the scout's own work.

A finished meme made in code: a cartoon face with a caption above and below it.

Badge requirements: the 5 steps

  1. 1Learn functions and argumentsIn GlassboxA function is a set of steps with a name. Calling it means running it: you write its name, then the arguments, the values it should use this time, inside ( ). Change the arguments and the same function makes something new.
  2. 2Explore how memes are madeRead and quizA meme is a picture people reuse with new words, so a joke spreads and changes as it goes. Learn how memes work and how to make ones that are kind.
  3. 3Write pseudocode for a memeIn GlassboxPseudocode is a plan in plain words, one step per line, written before the code. Write yours as comments in meme.js: notes for people that the computer skips.
  4. 4Create shareable codeIn GlassboxTurn your plan into a function anyone can reuse: drawMeme(top, bottom, mood). One call, and a whole meme appears.
  5. 5Share your memeIn GlassboxUse your function twice to make two memes, then share your meme with someone and talk about what makes it kind.
Glassbox: blocks on the left, meme.js as blocks in the middle with drawFace and two caption calls, the meme on the right.
Each step shows how Glassbox works, then opens it with a checklist that ticks as the work gets done.

Work on a computer. The apps need a keyboard and a bigger screen than a phone: a laptop, desktop or Chromebook. You can pay here and open the emailed link on the computer.

One scout

Unlock the kit, $5

  • All 5 steps, worked on screen, with a lesson you can print if you like paper
  • Glassbox activities that check the work as it is done
  • A numbered certificate with a page of the scout's own work: your meme idea, your pseudocode and who you shared your meme with

We email a link that opens the kit on any computer. No account needed. We keep the email only to send the kit and certificate links: privacy.

Have a discount code?
Leaders: unlock it for the whole troop

One payment and one code. Each scout types the code to unlock the kit on their own computer, and gets their own certificate at the end. Your pack page shows who has started and finished.

See a sample certificate (PDF) · Already paid? Find your link

Questions

What are the requirements for the Girl Scout Cadette Coding for Good 1: Meme Maker badge?

The badge has 5 steps: 1. Learn functions and arguments; 2. Explore how memes are made; 3. Write pseudocode for a meme; 4. Create shareable code; 5. Share your meme. This kit covers all 5, with activities that check the work as it is done.

Is there a printable version?

Yes. Once unlocked, the whole lesson prints, one step at a time, for a meeting or a table. Printing is optional: every step also works on screen, and a sample certificate PDF is on this page.

What does a scout need?

A computer or Chromebook with a mouse or trackpad and a keyboard. Printing is optional: every step works on screen. No account needed. About two and a half hours, in two or three sittings.

Can a troop leader get it for the whole troop?

Yes. A troop pack is one payment and one code: up to 12 scouts for $20, or up to 30 scouts for $35. Each scout types the code on their own computer and gets their own certificate, and the leader's pack page shows who has started and finished.

Is this an official Girl Scouts product?

No. MYTEK Lab makes the kit, and Girl Scouts badge names and steps are used with permission of Girl Scouts of the USA. The troop leader awards the badge; the certificate shows the scout did the work, with a number the leader can check.

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