Digital Maker Stage 1 Activity Badge (Raspberry Pi)

Digital Maker Stage 1 Activity Badge (Raspberry Pi)

The Scouts have partnered with the Raspberry Pi Foundation, an amazing charity specialising in bringing digital making to people all over the world, to develop these badge requirements, new for May 2018. The new badge requirements move away from abstract concepts to use digital skills to solve problems, build resilience, help their communities and express themselves.

How to earn the badge:

In stage 1 you will learn what digital making is and how it fits with Scouting and the wider world.

• Show that you know what a computer is and understand that there are lots of uses for digital technology in everyday life. Think about where you see computer systems and technology in your day-to-day life, and about how digital technology helps make things better or easier.
• Create a graphic for a computer game, app, or website. This could be a background scene, character, or other image.
• Write clear instructions for a computer or person to follow to complete a task

Top tips:

• For requirement 2, you could try using a simple drawing tool like the one in Scratch, or use paper and craft materials.
• For requirement 3, you could instruct a friend or a computer character to navigate through a maze. If you’ve created a character in requirement 2, you could try writing instructions for them.