Get Inspired For her inventing badge Rose has been researching into female inventors by searching online. She was interested in a famous actress named Hedy Lamarr, who as well as acting had a hobby of inventing things. Her most famous invention was an extraordinary new communication system used with the Continue Reading
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Brownies Badge: Local History
LandmarksRosie likes visiting the Carillon tower in Queens Park, Loughborough. She took the opportunity to do some research into its history and why it was there. A fun fact about the Carillon Tower is that it has 47 separate bells, all of which were cast at the John Taylor Bell Continue Reading
BROWNIES: GROW YOUR OWN BADGE
Dream it up Rose drew her dream garden labelling the flowers and plants with notes on how they smell. Grow a plant Over the summer Rose has grown sunflowers and tomatoes, both feature in her dream garden too. Plant care Rose followed a plant care schedule which involved daily checking Continue Reading
Brownies: Space Badge
Constellations Rose went out on a clear night and found the plough and north star using an app on a phone. She also found Perseus and Capricornus constellations as well as the planet Jupiter. Sunspots We made a sunspot viewer out of an old cardboard box, tin foil and some Continue Reading
Brownies: Aviation Badge
What Flies? Rose has thought of 40 things that can fly: Fly Far Rose made a paper aeroplane and measured how far it went (in footsteps). She then adjusted the design to see if she could make it fly futher… Fly HighRose (with help from Daddy) built a rocket from Continue Reading