Careers (Brownie Try-it)

Please add ways to customize the Careers Try-it activities here, and include useful resources below.

As with all Brownie Try-its, scouts need to complete 4 activities to earn the badge.

Autobiography
Make a list of all the things you like to do - it can include hobbies, schoolwork, sports, or anything at all. Discuss your list with an adult. Which of the things on your list are things people do on the job? Find out about a job that sounds like fun.

Future Jobs
Many jobs that people have today did not even exist many years ago. Interview some adults to find out if they knew as children what jobs they wanted to have as adults. Think about how the world will be when you are older. Make a list of the new kind of jobs you think will be available when you grow up that don't exist now.

Women Pioneers
Find out about famous women inventors and explorers. What were some of the things they did? Can you find women who were pioneers in other fields? Share what you learn with your troop or group.

Career Charades
Divide the troop or group into two teams. Each team should take turns having a girl act out one of the jobs listed below. The other team has to guess what she is. Add other jobs to this list.
 * Bank teller
 * Computer programmer
 * Bus driver
 * Pharmacist
 * Doctor
 * Firefighter
 * Veterinarian
 * Musician
 * TV reporter
 * astronaut
 * Scientist
 * Coach
 * Electrician
 * Teacher
 * Chef
 * Farmer
 * Carpenter
 * Book illustrator
 * Photographer
 * Web site designer

Learn to Earn
Learning how to handle money is important now and for when you get older.

It's your Business
Many women own their own businesses. Create your own one-day business with other girls in your troop or group; for example, a jewelry store that will sell necklaces you've made or an art gallery that sells your own-of-a-kind painting or clay sculptures.