A Girl Scout building a Wind-Up Vehicle

Sparks for Girl Scouts

Hands-on STEM learning that builds confidence and leadership.

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Sparks for Girl Scouts at all stages.

What each level can build

  • Hands building an Art Machine

    Daisies Kindergarten and 1st grade

    Build playful moving inventions with Art Machines. Explore geometry and structural design with Straw Structures.

  • A Mazes pegboard with ramps

    Brownies 2nd and 3rd grade

    Guide a ball from start to finish with Mazes, or build moving creatures from levers and pivots with Linkages.

  • Wind-Up Vehicle parts laid out

    Juniors 4th and 5th grade

    Build a spring-powered car with Wind-Up Vehicles, or launch a rubber-band flyer and test its wings with Flying Machines.

  • Hands building an Electric Vehicle

    Cadettes 6th to 8th grade

    Wire a battery-powered car with Electric Vehicles, or build an air-powered grabber with Monster Claws.

  • Drawbot parts laid out

    Older Girl Scouts

    Lead a Drawbots workshop for a younger troop, or run Sparks at a family STEM night or service project.

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Questions

Do these earn a badge?

Our Sparks aren't matched to a named badge, petal or Journey, and our guides aren't a badge sign-off. This page groups Sparks by level, so choose what fits your troop.

How long does a Spark take?

Most take 30 to 45 minutes. Straw Structures takes 30 to 60. Electric Vehicles, Monster Claws and Drawbots take 45 to 60.

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What Sparks Include
Hands joining straws with connectors
No prep, ready to build.

Small Group Packs come with a bag for each of 10 Scouts, and Class Packs of 25 include a bag for every Scout. Hand them out and start building.

A learner building a Strawbot
Picture guides for every Scout

Illustrated guides show every step, so early readers can build without written instructions.

A Linkages slide: your body also uses pivots and levers
Leader guides and videos

Each Spark has a leader page with a video, slides and a step-by-step plan. Make one along with the guide and you're ready to lead.

Hands joining cardboard Linkages pieces
Made to keep

Every build really works, and every Scout takes theirs home to keep playing.

Daisy / Brownie Scout BundleDaisy / Brownie Scout BundleK-3rdThis pack includes three small group packs of 10 that are all about playful engineering - prototyping, testing, and re-building designs that g...$188.95for 10 · $18.90 per learnerArt MachinesArt MachinesK-5thBuild a kinetic sculpture from levers and fulcra, then turn it into a character with its own story.$8.95per kitWind-Up VehiclesWind-Up Vehicles2nd-8thBuild a car powered by a wind-up spring, then rebuild it to invent a unique vehicle of your own design.$8.95per kitFlying MachinesFlying Machines1st-8thBuild a rubber-band-powered flyer, design symmetrical wings, and test how each design flies.$8.95per kit