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Space Science Explorer

Sun, Moon and stars

Learn about the Sun, watch the Moon change, and find star pictures in the sky with Night Sky Lab. Covers all three steps of the Daisy Space Science Explorer badge. Made to be read aloud by a grown-up.

Read this kit aloud together. It is written for a grown-up to read to a child of 5 or 6, one short step at a time.

Time
About 45 minutes, in two or three short sittings, plus a look at the night sky
Steps
3 badge steps, 2 of them in Night Sky Lab
You need
A grown-up to read along, and a computer, Chromebook or tablet. 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.

A big crescent Moon beside a month of Moon shapes, from new Moon to full and back.

Badge requirements: the 3 steps

  1. 1Explore the SunRead and quizA grown-up reads this with you. The Sun is a star, the closest one to us.
  2. 2Observe the MoonIn Night Sky LabThe Moon looks a little different every night. Its shapes are called phases.
  3. 3Meet the starsIn Night Sky LabPeople long ago joined stars with lines to make pictures in the sky, called constellations.
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 3 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 Moon pictures and your star pictures

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 Daisy Space Science Explorer badge?

The badge has 3 steps: 1. Explore the Sun; 2. Observe the Moon; 3. Meet the stars. This kit covers all 3, 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 grown-up to read along, and a computer, Chromebook or tablet. Printing is optional: every step works on screen. No account needed. About 45 minutes, in two or three short sittings, plus a look at the night sky.

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.