Girl Scouts
Brownie, Junior, and Cadette Girl Scout Programs at the Buffalo Museum of Science and Tifft Nature Preserve
All advertised Girl Scout Programs are available to girls in the Girl Scout Council of Western New York. For girls belonging to other Girl Scout Councils, please visit www.gswny.org for information.
Your girl or boy scout may also participate in our public Camp-Ins. Click here for more information.
Brownies and Juniors Crime Investigation Camp-In
Put on your investigator’s hat and grab your magnifying glass for an evening of investigation! Dust for fingerprints, analyze ink and use your powers of observation to discover how detectives use science to solve mysteries.
| Location: | Museum |
| Date/Time: | Saturday to Sunday March 20-21 5:30 pm - 9:30 am |
| Fees: | $30/Scout, $15/Adult |
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Evening snack and breakfast will be served. |
Cadette and Senior Wildlife Interest Project
The environment is a terrible thing to waste. The more you know about it, the better you’re able to help. Join us at Tifft Nature Preserve for an immersion in the natural world of Western New York.
| Location: | Tifft Nature Preserve |
| Date/Time: | Saturday, March 27, 2010 6:00pm -- Sunday, March 28, 2010, 10 am |
| Fees: | $28 per Scout, 1 free adult for every 4 girls, $10 additional adults |
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Pizza snack at 7:30 pm and Continental Breakfast, as well as drink and snack provided. Pre-registration required by calling the Girl Scout Council at 888-837-6410 |
Cadette and Senior Eco-Action Interest Project
Learn the skills needed to sustain and improve the environment. Learn how to "talk the talk" and "walk the walk" to make the planet better for today and tomorrow.
| Location: | Tifft Nature Preserve |
| Date/Time: | Saturday, April 10, 2010 10:00am—3:30 pm |
| Fees: | $11 per Scout |
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Drink and snack provided. Pre-registration required by calling the Girl Scout Council at 888-837-6410 |
Cadettes/Seniors Museum Discovery Interest Project Workshop
Earn your Museum Discovery Interest Project requirements while gaining insight as to what is involved in running a museum.
| Location: | Museum |
| Date/Time: | Wednesday April 21 10:00 am – 4:00 pm |
| Fees: | $16/child |
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Please bring lunch. |
Brownies Science in Action Try-It Camp-In
Spend the night at the Museum and earn the Science in Action Try-It by experimenting with weird glop, balloon blowing, color and magnets.
| Location: | Museum |
| Date/Time: | Saturday to Sunday April 24-25 5:30 pm - 9:30 am |
| Fees: | $30/Scout, $15/Adult |
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Evening snack and breakfast will be served. |
All ages: Ecology 101
Ecology - the study of life. What could be more interesting? Get a head's up on how to investigate the "wild" using tracks, scat, chew and simple guides. Be amazed at the everyday miracles at the natural world.
| Location: | Tifft Nature Preserve |
| Date/Time: | Saturday, May 15, 2010 10:00am—2:30 pm |
| Fees: | $10 per Scout |
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Drink and snack provided. Pre-registration required by calling the Girl Scout Council at 888-837-6410 |
Junior Wildlife
It’s a wild world and where better to explore it than Tifft Nature Preserve? Get up close and personal with the natural world as you investigate the place and purposes of the plants and animal that share our world.
| Location: | Tifft Nature Preserve |
| Date/Time: | Sunday, May 16 , 2010 1:00pm –4:00pm |
| Fees: | $8 per Scout |
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Drink and snack provided. Pre-registration required by calling the Girl Scout Council at 888-837-6410 |
Brownies and Juniors Science Magic Camp-In
What do air, paper and people have in common? They are all things you can use to do fun and magical science that will amaze your friends. Some of the activities cover requirements for the Brownie Girl Scout Science in Action Try-It (req #2) and the Junior Girl Scout Science Discovery Badge (req #9)
| Location: | Museum |
| Date/Time: | Saturday to Sunday May 22-23 5:30 pm - 9:30 am |
| Fees: | $30/Scout, $15/Adult |
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Evening snack and breakfast will be served. |
Brownie Watching Wildlife Try-It
Animals are all around us. They make the world a much more interesting place. Learn about animal language, wardrobes, buildings and menus in an outdoor setting. Try it…you’ll like it.
| Location: | Tifft Nature Preserve |
| Date/Time: | Sunday, May 30 , 2010 1:00pm –4:00pm |
| Fees: | $8 per Scout |
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Drink and snack provided. Pre-registration required by calling the Girl Scout Council at 888-837-6410 |
Brownie Movers Try-It Workshop
Earn the Movers Try-It while learning how air affects pinwheels, paper copters, ring gliders, windsocks and rockets.
| Location: | Museum |
| Date/Time: | Saturday June 5 10:00 am – Noon, 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm |
| Fees: | $11/Child |
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Pre-registration required by contacting the Girl Scouts of WNY 888.837.6410 |
All Ages: Fishing
Fishing is a relaxing way to spend the day and a wonderful hobby for a lifetime. Pick up pointers about the fish in our lakes, ponds, and rivers. Learn how to cast a line, set a hook and which bait to use. Come to Tifft and find out.
| Location: | Tifft Nature Preserve |
| Date/Time: | June 12, 2010 9:00am—2:30pm |
| Fees: | $10 per Scout |
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Pre-registration required by contacting the Girl Scouts of WNY 888.837.6410 |
Juniors Science Discovery Badge Workshop
Earn the Science Discovery Badge by experimenting with chemical reactions, friction and the properties of water. You’ll also learn about mammals and rocks and optical illusions.
| Location: | Museum |
| Date/Time: | Saturday June 12 10:00 am – Noon, or 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm |
| Fees: | $11/Child |
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Pre-registration required by contacting the Girl Scouts of WNY 888.837.6410 |
Brownies to Seniors Fishing With a Flair Workshop
Fishing: It’s a realizing way to spend the day and a wonderful hobby for a lifetime. Pick up pointers about the fish in our lakes, ponds, and rivers. How do you cast a net? What kinds of baits do you use? What’s a jig, anyway? Join us at Tifft to find out. We will have bait and a limited number of poles. Call (716) 440-8848 to reserve a pole.
| Location: | Tifft |
| Date/Time: | Saturday June 12 9:00 am – 2:00 pm |
| Fees: | $11/Child |
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Pre-registration required by contacting the Girl Scouts of WNY Buffalo Service Center 888.837.6410 |
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Attention Senior Girl Scouts!
If you need to earn service credit then the Camp-In program may be for you. If you enjoy working with kids or love science, then contact Betsy at 896-5200 x345 or email bvazquez@sciencebuff.org
