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Weather Wise Try-It Requirement

During this special Council’s Own designed especially for Brownie Girl Scouts, girls will learn about the various aspects of weather such as weather instruments, safety, flags and other symbols. Girls will have fun exploring the myths and legends associated with weather and making their own homemade weather instruments.

To earn the Weather Wise Award, Brownie Girl Scouts must complete 4 activities.

  1. Learn about "homemade" weather instruments and make at least one weather instrument. Use a weather watch calendar for a period of at least three days.
  2. Learn a weather myth or legend and share it with a friend.
  3. Know the rules of safe conduct during a thunderstorm out of doors and indoors.
  4. Learn about and make the five weather flags. Fly a weather flag each day at camp or at troop meetings.
  5. Participate in a weather scavenger hunt with your friends and/or take a wind walk.
  6. Learn ten of the weather symbols used by the National Weather Service.

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