Helping Scouts earn badges!

Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts have the opportunity to earn badges at the Science Center throughout the year! Take part in one of the badge workshops listed below or book your own program for your troop. See the "Badges" section below for more information about booking your own program.

Upcoming badge workshops
 

10:00 AM

12:30 AM

April 14

Webelos Naturalist

Webelos Scientist
May 4

Webelos Engineer

Jr. GS Detective
May 12

Webelos Scientist

Jr. GS Entertainment Tech
June 1

Webelos Forester

Brownie Home Scientist
June 9

Webelos Naturalist

Brownie Bugs

More dates to be announced soon! Call 314.289.4439 to register.

  • Badges
  • Girl Scout Days
  • Boy Scout Days

Boy Scout and Girl Scout Workshops and Programs

As a group, your scouts will have fun learning science and completing badge requirements. Workshops are available for all levels of Girl and Boy Scouts. Certified Merit Badge counselors are available. You can schedule workshops and programs at the time and place of your choice.

Girl Scout troops can choose any or all of the listed badges:

 Brownies Juniors  Interest Projects 
Bugs  Aerospace  Digging Through the Past 
Earth and Sky  Animal Habitats  Eco-Action 
Eco-Explorer  Detective  Plant Life 
Home Scientist  Discovering Technology  Space Exploration 
Movers  Entertainment Technnology  Why in the World? 
My Body  Environmental Health  Museum Discovery 
Numbers and Shapes Gardener   
Science in Action  Product Designer   
Science Wonders  Making it Matter   
Senses Science Discovery   
Sounds of Music  Science in Everyday Life   
  Visual Arts   
  Rocks Rock   
  Science Sleuth   

Program length: 1.5 hour 
Maximum: 30 / Min: 10 Scouts or $90.00

Cost: $9 per Girl Scout, $7 per Girl Scout for each consecutive session.  (One adult chaperone per five girls – required chaperones are free); Offsite rates apply

As a unit, Boy and Cub Scouts of all ages will learn science and have fun while working to complete some or all of the requirements towards earning hard-to-get badges.  You can choose any or all of the badges listed below:

Tiger Wolf Bear Webelos Boy Scouts ($12)
Cleanup Treasure Hunt Computers  Aircraft  Forester  Chemistry 
Leaf Rubbings  It's a Secret  Nature Crafts  Geologist  Energy 
Learn About Animals  Your Living World  Space  Naturalist  Pulp & Paper 
Making Change    Water & Soil Conservation  Scientist  Weather 
Our Colorful World    Weather  Engineer   
Reduce Reuse Recycle         

Program length: 1.5 hour *Tigers get 2 topics per session *Boy Scouts 2.0 hours

Cost: $9/Scout, $7/Scout for each consecutive session (One free chaperone for every five boys required)

Maximum: 30 / Min: 10 Scouts or $90 / Boy Scouts $120/$90 offsite rates apply

To make reservations for any of these activities call 314.289.4439 or toll-free 800.456.SLSC, or email education@slsc.org.

 

Registration for Girl Scout Days is now open! Come celebrate in science-style with two full days of programs and discounts just for scouts! All scouts in uniform will be able to take advantage of discounts for OMNIMAX films, tickets to the James S. McDonnell Planetarium and the Discovery Room. Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts from any council and/or district are welcome!  Call 314-289-4400 or 1-800-456-SLSC x4400 to register. 

  • $8 per workshop per Girl Scout, or $7 for SLSC members
  • Parking is $10 per vehicle at the main lot and free at the Planetarium lot.  Drivers who park in the main lot can pick up a $5 parking coupon at check-in.
  • Free chaperones must attend the workshops at a ratio of one for every five children, but do not need to register. Additional chaperones may be asked to leave the classroom if space is at a premium.
  • Activity patches are not available at the Science Center. All scouts will receive a souvenir participation patch.

Register early! There is a maximum of 25 scouts per workshop and they fill up fast! Registration will end on Friday before the event.  After this time, new registrations, additions, cancellations will not be allowed.  

 

Saturday, April 6, 2013

Start Time End Time Workshop Topic Scout Rank
10:00 a.m. 12:00 p.m. Public Speaking Cadettes
10:00 a.m.  11:15 a.m.  Bugs  Brownies 
10:00 a.m.  11:30 a.m.  Senses  Brownies 
12:00 p.m. 1:30 p.m.  Animal Habitats  Juniors 
12:00 p.m.  1:30 p.m.  Gardener  Juniors 
12:30 p.m.  2:00 p.m.  Product Designer  Juniors 
2:00 p.m.  3:15 p.m.  Home Scientist  Brownies 
2:00 p.m.  3:15 p.m.  Senses  Brownies 
2:30 p.m.  4:00 p.m.  Detective  Juniors 

 

Sunday, April 7, 2013

Start Time End Time Workshop Topic Scout Level
11:30 a.m. 1:00 p.m.  Entertainment Technology  Juniors 
11:30 a.m.  1:00 p.m.  Animal Habitats  Juniors 
11:30 a.m.  12:45 p.m.  Home Scientist  Brownies 
1:30 p.m.  3:00 p.m.  Detective  Juniors 
1:30 p.m.  2:45 p.m.  Bugs  Brownies 
1:30 p.m.  3:00 p.m.  Product Designer  Juniors 
3:00 p.m.  4:30 p.m.  Gardener  Juniors 
3:30 p.m.  4:45 p.m.  Senses  Brownies 

Registration for Boy Scout Days is now open! Come celebrate in science-style with two full days of programs and discounts just for scouts! All scouts in uniform will be able to take advantage of discounts for Omnimax films, tickets to the James S. McDonnell Planetarium and the Discovery Room. Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts from any council and/or district are welcome!  Call 314-289-4400 or 1-800-456-SLSC x4400 to register. 

  • $8 per workshop per Cub
  • $8 per workshop per Cub Scout, or $7 for SLSC members. $12 per workshop per for Boy Scout, or $11 for SLSC members. 
  • Parking is $10 per vehicle at the main lot and free at the Planetarium lot.  Drivers who park in the main lot can pick up a $5 parking coupon at check-in.
  • Free chaperones must attend the workshops at a ratio of one for every five children, but do not need to register. Additional chaperones may be asked to leave the classroom if space is at a premium.
  • Activity patches are not available at the Science Center. All scouts will receive a souvenir participation patch.

Register early! There is a maximum of 25 scouts per workshop and they fill up fast! Registration will end on Friday before the event.  After this time, new registrations, additions, cancellations will not be allowed.  


Saturday, February 23, 2013

Start Time End Time Workshop Topics Scout Rank
10:00 a.m.  11:30 a.m.  Engineer  Webelos 
10:00 a.m.  11:30 a.m.  Geologist  Webelos 
10:00 a.m.  11:00 a.m.  Space  Bear 
10:00 a.m.  11:30 a.m.  Scientist  Webelos 
12:00 p.m.  1:00 p.m.  Electricity  Bear 
12:00 p.m.  2:00 p.m.  Chemistry  Boy Scout 
12:00 p.m.  1:30 p.m.  Naturalist  Webelos 
12:30 p.m.  2:30 p.m.  Weather  Boy Scout 
1:30 p.m.  3:00 p.m.  Engineer  Webelos 
2:00 p.m.  3:00 p.m.  Your Living World  Wolf 
3:00 p.m.  4:30 p.m.  Forester  Webelos 
3:30 p.m.  4:30 p.m.  Science Academic  Cub Scout 
3:30 p.m.  4:30 p.m.  Weather  Bear 
3:30 p.m.  5:00 p.m.  Scientist  Webelos 

 

Sunday, February 24, 2013

Start Time End Time Workshop Topic Scout Level
11:30 a.m. 1:00 p.m.  Engineer  Webelos 
11:30 a.m.  12:30 p.m.  Space  Bear 
11:30 a.m.  1:30 p.m.  Pulp and Paper  Boy Scout 
11:30 a.m.  1:30 p.m.  Energy  Boy Scout 
1:00 p.m.  2:00 p.m.  Science Academic  Cub Scout 
1:30 p.m.  2:30 p.m.  Aircraft  Bear 
2:30 p.m.  4:00 p.m.  Naturalist  Webelos 
2:30 p.m.  3:30 p.m.  Weather Academics  Cub Scout 
2:30 p.m.  4:00 p.m.  Scientist  Webelos 
3:00 p.m.  4:30 p.m.  Geologist  Webelos