Girl ScoutsJuniorGrades 4-5

Coding for Good 2: Digital Game Design

Make a maze game for good

Design a maze game with a message, build it in GameBuilder, test it until it is fun, and share it with your troop. Covers all five steps of the Junior Coding for Good 2: Digital Game Design badge.

Time
About 2 hours, in two or three sittings
Steps
5 badge steps, 2 of them in GameBuilder
You need
A computer or Chromebook with 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 GameBuilder activities that check the work, the printable lesson, and the certificate with a page of the scout's own work.

A maze game being played: an archer walks a brown dirt maze past green slimes and spikes, collecting gold coins on the way to the star.

Badge requirements: the 5 steps

  1. 1Discover how game design can be used "for good"Read and quizMost games are made to be fun. Some are also made to help: to teach something, to get people to care about a problem, or to bring people together.
  2. 2Explore tools used to develop digital gamesIn GameBuilderGame makers use a level editor: a grid where you paint walls and drop in the things the player meets. GameBuilder is one. Open the starter maze and try each tool once.
  3. 3Plan a maze gamePlan itGood games start with a plan. Draw yours on the grid below, here on screen or on the printout.
  4. 4Build, test, and improve your maze game using iterationIn GameBuilderIteration means build a little, test it, fix what is wrong, and test again. Real game designers do this dozens of times. Build your plan in GameBuilder.
  5. 5Share your game with othersWith your troopA game is finished when someone else plays it. Let at least two people play your maze, and watch without helping.
The GameBuilder editor with the starter maze: tiles on the left, the level in the middle, game objects on the right, and the kit checklist along the bottom.
Each step shows how GameBuilder 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
  • GameBuilder activities that check the work as it is done
  • A numbered certificate with a page of the scout's own work: your plan, your maze and your notes

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 Junior Coding for Good 2: Digital Game Design badge?

The badge has 5 steps: 1. Discover how game design can be used "for good"; 2. Explore tools used to develop digital games; 3. Plan a maze game; 4. Build, test, and improve your maze game using iteration; 5. Share your game with others. 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 keyboard. Printing is optional: every step works on screen. No account needed. About 2 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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