Digital Maker Stage 4 Activity Badge (Raspberry Pi)

Digital Maker Stage 4 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 4 you will demonstrate that you can combine a variety of digital making skills to solve a problem or meet a challenge related to Scouting.

• Using a combination of programming, digital art, digital devices, electronic components, and other appropriate materials, create something that could serve a purpose in a Scouting activity.
• Attend a digital making event and show your work, or help somebody else in your section or another section to work towards a Digital Maker Staged Activity badge.

Top tips:

• For requirement 1, you could make a nature camera or weather station for your Scout meeting place and use the data in other Scouting activities.
• For requirement 2, you could take part in a Raspberry Jam, attend a Code Club, attend a hackathon, or visit a Coderdojo.
• You can help others to work towards any stage of their Digital Maker Staged Activity  badge. If you are an Explorer Scout Young Leader, supporting Beavers, Cubs, or Scouts with their Digital Maker activities would count for this requirement.

The above are only suggestions, and there are lots more things you can try!