In-Person Scout Day: Architecture

$21 per person. All scouts, youth, and adults in attendance must purchase a ticket.

Advance registration required.

Eastern State is thrilled to invite members of Scouting America, Girl Scouts of the USA, and all youth to participate to join us in-person for Scout Day: Architecture! Each scout, child, and adult in attendance must purchase a separate ticket; all sales are final. Tickets are sold in half-hour entry times, and you can plan to be at the historic site for about two hours. Participants will listen to the historic site audio tour then participate in three hands-on activity stations.  

Members of Scouting America will qualify for an Architecture Merit Badge and Girl Scouts can complete the STEM Career Exploration badge and the Think Like an Engineer Journey by participating in these activities and the requirements listed below:

Scouting America:

• Members of Scouting America must complete requirements 1a and 4 on their own to qualify for their Architecture Merit Badge. These requirements can be completed before or after Scout Day at Eastern State. It is the responsibility of the scout to review their building sketch and scale drawing with their troop leader before submitting their blue card for the Architecture Merit Badge. The blue card (which scouts will receive at Eastern State or via email) will have requirements 1a and 4 prefilled for convenience:
• Requirement 1a: Tour your community and list the different types of buildings you see. Try to identify buildings that can be associated with a specific period of history or style of architecture. Make a sketch of the building you most admire.
• Requirement 4: Measure a room such as one where you live or where your troop meets. Make an accurately scaled drawing of the room’s floor plan showing walls, doors, closets, windows, and any built-in furniture or cabinets. Neatly label your drawing with the following: your name, the date, what room you drew, and the scale of the drawing. (Drawing scale: 1⁄4 inch = 1 foot)

Girl Scouts of the USA: 

• Members of Girl Scouts of the USA can use their confirmation email or completed in-person activity packet to self-report completion of the requirements for the STEM Career Exploration badge to their troop leader. 
• To finish the Think Like an Engineer Journey, Girl Scouts must complete three hands-on design challenges independently at another time. Examples of appropriate hands-on challenges based on scout level can be found HERE. It is the responsibility of each Girl Scout to complete and report these activities to their troop leader.

In-Person Scout Day runs rain or shine. There are no refunds for cancellations or unused tickets. Still have questions? Email us, [email protected].

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