| | | Girl Scout Badge Programs and Fun Nights at Sloan Museum and Longway Planetarium
There's something special about a scout program at Longway Planetarium and Sloan Museum of Discovery! Your troops will make memories, learn new skills, and make new friends that will last a lifetime. Check out our Girl Scout programs below. For a complete list of all Girl Scout programs and to register online go here. For a complete list of all Scouting America programs go here. For questions, call the reservationist at (810) 237-3409. |
| | Space Science Adventurer
Date: October 18, 2026
Time: 9 a.m.-Noon
Age Group: Brownie
Cost: $15 Scouts
Location: Longway Planetarium
Whether you’ve searched for shooting stars or found shapes in the clouds, you’ve probably already spent some time looking at the sky. Now’s your chance to see the sky in a new way—like a space scientist does!
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| Space Science Explorer
Date: October 18, 2026
Time: 9 a.m.-Noon
Age Group: Daisy
Cost: $15 / Scouts
Location: Longway Planetarium
Space scientists are people who study outer space—what’s in the sky. In this badge, you can be a space scientist as you look at the sky and talk about what you see!
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| GIRL SCOUT FUN NIGHT
Date: November 4, 2026
Time: 6 - 8 p.m.
Age Groups: Cadette, Ambassador
Cost: $10 / Scouts
Location: Sloan Museum of Discovery
Scouts from across the area are invited to explore exciting exhibits, make new friends, and dive into hands-on STEM activities that spark curiosity and creativity. From interactive challenges and science experiments to exploring the museum collection, there is something for every scout to enjoy. Come connect, learn, and have fun alongside fellow scouts in an evening full of adventure and discovery!
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| Night Owl
Date: November 7, 2026
Time: 6pm-9pm
Age Group: Cadette
Cost: $15.00
Location: Longway Planetarium
The night sky has captured the human imagination since the dawn of time. Today’s technologies it’s easy to overlook the mystery and beauty of the night’s skies. Join us in an overnight worth staying up for, with our own Planetarium Specialist. Scouts will have the chance to gaze at the stars, look at the planets, and watch a planetarium show in the theater. If weather permits, we will go outside and look at what is happening in the sky. This program does not complete all badge requirements.
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Sky
Date: November 7, 2026
Time: 6pm-9pm
Age Group: Senior
Cost: $15.00
Location: Longway Planetarium
Explore the astronomy behind planets, stars, and the solar system. Create a space exploration vehicle and explore the scientific principles of your design. Explore the causes and effects of light pollution. Make sky art to celebrate the wonders of the sky.
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Space Science Researcher
Date: November 14, 2026
Time: 9am-12pm
Age Group: Cadette
Cost: $15.00
Location: Longway Planetarium
Calling all Cadettes! Are you ready to research the stars! Study the colors of light and learn about “invisible light” coming from the sun. Learn how to use a telescope and create a way to help prevent light pollution. Spend time in our planetarium theater leaning about stars and the night sky.
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Space Science Investigator
Date: November 14, 2026
Time: 9am-12pm
Age Group: Junior
Cost: $15.00
Location: Longway Planetarium
Learn about scale models of our solar system and about the Earth’s cycle around the Sun. Discover the beauty of the night sky and create a model constellation. Using your knowledge to create a model Mars Rover and a mural of what you learned to share with younger scouts.
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Home Scientist
Date: November 15, 2026
Time: 9am-12pm
Age Group: Brownie
Cost: $15.00
Location: Longway Planetarium
Science is all around us! Become a kitchen chemist, create static electricity, dive into density and more! It is sure to be a bubbling good time.
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Space Science Master
Date: December 19, 2026
Time: 9am-12pm
Age Group: Ambassador
Cost: $15.00
Location: Longway Planetarium
Scientists and engineers who work on NASA space science projects are 21st century explorers. You can explore, observe, design, and communicate what you discover—just like they do. Since space science encompasses the entire Universe, there are lots of topics that might pique your interest. Dive in and explore NASA and space science!
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Space Science Expert
Date: December 19, 2026
Time: 9am-12pm
Age Group: Senior
Cost: $15.00
Location: Longway Planetarium
For most of human history, the planets and stars have only been tiny points of light, floating in a dark sky many millions—or even trillions—of miles away. People began by organizing the sky into constellations, cataloging the stars by brightness, and, then the invention of the telescope harnessed the power of light and expanded our view! Now, it’s your turn to explore light and discover what it teaches us about the Universe!
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Space Science Adventurer
Date: January 23, 2027
Time: 9am-12pm
Age Group: Brownie
Cost: $15.00
Location: Longway Planetarium
Whether you’ve searched for shooting stars or found shapes in the clouds, you’ve probably already spent some time looking at the sky. Now’s your chance to see the sky in a new way—like a space scientist does!
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Space Science Explorer
Date: January 23, 2027
Time: 9am-12pm
Age Group: Daisy
Cost: $15.00
Location: Longway Planetarium
Space scientists are people who study outer space—what’s in the sky. In this badge, you can be a space scientist as you look at the sky and talk about what you see!
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Textile Artist
Date: February 20, 2027
Time: 9am-12pm
Age Group: Senior
Cost: $15.00
Location: Sloan Museum of Discovery
Explore the world of textiles while learning the basics of yarn-based crafts. Stich together an accessory to wear and use the tools of the trade of a Textile Artist.
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Detective
Date: February 20, 2027
Time: 9am-12pm
Age Group: Junior
Cost: $15.00
Location: Sloan Museum of Discovery
Grab your magnifying glasses and join us for a mystery filled evening. Practice the power of observation, break a code, and learn about fingerprints. Try out forensic science and follow clues to solve a mystery.
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Book Artist
Date: February 20, 2027
Time: 9am-12pm
Age Group: Cadette
Cost: $15.00
Location: Sloan Museum of Discovery
Become a Book Artist by creating your own journal. Learn about the tools, terms, and techniques used in bookbinding and apply your new knowledge while working on your own project.
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Flowers
Date: March 7, 2027
Time: 9am-12pm
Age Group: Junior
Cost: $15.00
Location: Sloan Museum of Discovery
Explore the wonderful world of flowers by planting a seed or bulb, experiment with a flower’s root system, make floral bath beads, create flower art, and design a beautiful bouquet.
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Trees
Date: March 7, 2027
Time: 9am-12pm
Age Group: Cadette
Cost: $15.00
Location: Sloan Museum of Discovery
Become a naturalist and get to the root of what trees are all about. Design a tree house, sketch your favorite tree and learn what kinds of plants or animals use your tree, create tree art, and learn about the logging industry in Michigan.
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Bugs
Date: March 7, 2027
Time: 9am-12pm
Age Group: Brownie
Cost: $15.00
Location: Sloan Museum of Discovery
Are you ready to explore the wiggly, squiggly, crawling world of insects? Create a bug box, look at different types of bug homes, use magnifying glasses to look at our bugs and use their imagination to build a bug of their own to take home.
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Fun Night
Date: April 14, 2027
Time: 6pm-8pm
Age Group: Cadette, Ambassador
Cost: $10.00
Location: Sloan Museum of Discovery
Get ready for an unforgettable Scout Fun Night at Sloan Museum of Discovery! Scouts from across the area are invited to explore exciting exhibits, make new friends, and dive into hands-on STEM activities that spark curiosity and creativity. From interactive challenges and science experiments to exploring the museum collection, there is something for every scout to enjoy. Come connect, learn, and have fun alongside fellow scouts in an evening full of adventure and discovery!
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Space Science Researcher
Date: April 17, 2027
Time: 9am-12pm
Age Group: Cadette
Cost: $15.00
Location: Longway Planetarium
Calling all Cadettes! Are you ready to research the stars! Study the colors of light and learn about “invisible light” coming from the sun. Learn how to use a telescope and create a way to help prevent light pollution. Spend time in our planetarium theater leaning about stars and the night sky.
REGISTER
Space Science Investigator
Date: April 17, 2027
Time: 9am-12pm
Age Group: Junior
Cost: $15.00
Location: Longway Planetarium
Learn about scale models of our solar system and about the Earth’s cycle around the Sun. Discover the beauty of the night sky and create a model constellation. Using your knowledge to create a model Mars Rover and a mural of what you learned to share with younger scouts.
REGISTER
Mechanical Engineering
Date: May 15, 2027
Time: 1pm-4pm
Age Group: Junior
Cost: $15.00
Location: Sloan Museum of Discovery
Design, Build, Test, Learn. Follows these steps as you create a crane, paddle boat, balloon car. How fast will your car go? How much weight can your crane lift? Is there a way to make your paddle boat turn? Explore how engineers think as they work through the process.
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Mechanical Engineering
Date: May 15, 2027
Time: 1pm-4pm
Age Group: Brownie
Cost: $15.00
Location: Sloan Museum of Discovery
Bounce, fly, and race into the night. Brownies will explore springs, aerodynamics, and speed while designing leap bots, fling flyers, and a race car.
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Fun Night
Date: May 26, 2027
Time: 6pm-8pm
Age Group: Daisy, Junior
Cost: $10.00
Location: Sloan Museum of Discovery
Get ready for an unforgettable Scout Fun Night at Sloan Museum of Discovery! Scouts from across the area are invited to explore exciting exhibits, make new friends, and dive into hands-on STEM activities that spark curiosity and creativity. From interactive challenges and science experiments to exploring the museum collection, there is something for every scout to enjoy. Come connect, learn, and have fun alongside fellow scouts in an evening full of adventure and discovery!
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