Girl ScoutsCadetteGrades 6-8

Night Owl

After dark: explore the night

Plan a night field trip, watch the sky turn through the night in Night Sky Lab, meet people who work night shifts, learn which animals come out after dark, and plan an extreme nighttime party. Covers all five steps of the Cadette Night Owl badge.

Time
About 90 minutes, plus a night outing with a grown-up
Steps
5 badge steps, 2 of them in Night Sky Lab
You need
A computer, Chromebook or tablet. A clear night and a grown-up for the outdoor parts. 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 Night Sky Lab activities that check the work, the printable lesson, and the certificate with a page of the scout's own work.

The Big Dipper drawn three times around the North Star in one night, at 9 pm, 12:30 am and 4 am, turning as Earth spins.

Badge requirements: the 5 steps

  1. 1Take a field trip to explore the nightPlan itPlan a trip somewhere the night is worth seeing: a park, a planetarium, a night hike, a nature center program.
  2. 2Tour your world after darkIn Night Sky LabThe sky turns through the night as Earth spins. Watch a whole night pass in Night Sky Lab.
  3. 3Meet people who work night hoursInterviewNurses, bakers, pilots, astronomers, firefighters and many more work while others sleep.
  4. 4Explore nature at nightRead and quizMany animals are nocturnal: they sleep by day and are busy at night.
  5. 5Host an Extreme Nighttime PartyIn Night Sky LabPlan a nighttime party around the sky: what will be up, when, where, and what everyone brings.
Night Sky Lab: the evening sky facing north, with the place and time at the top, the time strip at the bottom, and zoom buttons.
Each step shows how Night Sky Lab 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
  • Night Sky Lab activities that check the work as it is done
  • A numbered certificate with a page of the scout's own work: your night plans, your interview notes and your party plan

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 Night Owl badge?

The badge has 5 steps: 1. Take a field trip to explore the night; 2. Tour your world after dark; 3. Meet people who work night hours; 4. Explore nature at night; 5. Host an Extreme Nighttime Party. 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, Chromebook or tablet. A clear night and a grown-up for the outdoor parts. Printing is optional: every step works on screen. No account needed. About 90 minutes, plus a night outing with a grown-up.

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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Girl Scouts badge names and steps are used with permission of Girl Scouts of the USA. This kit is made by MYTEK Lab; the badge is awarded by the troop.