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Description

Investigate innovative women in the history of aviation (Story and Craft)

Resources

Per Brownie
1 Wooden Clothes Peg(Optional Coloured Pegs)
2 Lollipop Sticks (Optional Coloured Sticks)
4 Match Sticks (Optional Coloured Sticks)
Template containing story of Amelia Earhart on card

Shared within Unit
Markers
Writing Pencils
Pritt Stick or Hot Glue Gun (to be used by Leader)

Instructions

Aim of Badge: To learn more about the aviation industry and the roles women play within it

This Badge has 4 options of which all must be completed

Introduction:

 Read story about Amelia Earhart to the Brownies (See overleaf)
Other famous female pilots that could be discussed
 Therese Peltier- On the 8th July 1908 she became the 1st female to fly as a passenger
 Raymonde de Laroche-1st female to earn a pilot license
 Amy Johnson-1st female to fly from England to Australia
 Gráinne Cronin-1st Aer Lingus Female Pilot

Instructions

• Each Brownie will need a wooden clothes peg, two lollipop sticks, four match sticks and the template (see overleaf)
• Brownies can colour in the lollipop sticks, match sticks and pegs, alternatively you can use colouring lollipop sticks and match sticks
• Using pritt stick or a hot glue gun stick the lollipop sticks on to the top and bottom of the open side of the peg
• Glue the match sticks onto the closed end of the peg
• Insert the template containing the story of Amelia Earhart into the closed end of the peg

Additional Activity

The template has been left blank on the reverse so that a variety of ideas can be used for filling it, below are just some of the examples
 Brownies Name
 Brownies Name using the Phonetic Language of Aviation (Linked with Option 4 of Aviation Badge)
 Wherever in the world the Brownie would love to fly their plane

Acknowledgement/Source:
https://i.pinimg.com/originals/67/71/cb/6771cba4a812b634e01e41be33742933.jpg
https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/explore/history/amelia-earhart/

Attachments/Template needed for activity? Yes 2 pages

Tags

• aer lingus
• aviation
• science
• STEM
• Women

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