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Earn your Boy Scout and Girl Scout Merit Badges at the Downtown Aquarium! Start earning badges today, call us and book now at 713-315-5112. Each program is only 3 hours and includes a snack.

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Scouts Only! Overnight!

You've seen the aquarium during the day, but at night it can be a whole different world! Bring your troop to Downtown Aquarium. Explore the wacky and wonderful animals and their habitats while earning your next badge. Program activities include interactive programming that fulfills badge requirements, crafts and our Rise 'n Shine breakfast. Bring your sleeping bags and snooze amongst the White Tigers!

Cost: $59.95 per Scout
*actual award not included

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Brownies / Girl Scouts

Science in Action

Program activities include:

  • Making weird glop
  • Blowing up balloons without air
  • Paper chromatography
  • Science in technology hunt

Cost: $24.95 per person (plus tax)
*actual award not included
**This program is only for Brownie Girl Scouts and their adult leaders.

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Junior Girl Scouts

Water Wonders

Dive into Scouting and work on your next badge, Water Wonders. We will cover many of the fundamentals on water and what makes it such an important resource for our animals.
Program activities include:

  • Learning about underwater life
  • Putting water to work
  • Testing salt water vs. fresh water
  • Finding out where water you drink comes from
  • Making your own water cycle
  • Learning how to prevent water shortages

Cost: $24.95 per person (plus tax)
*actual award not included
**This program is only for Junior Girl Scouts and their adult leaders.

Weather Watch

Topics and program activities include:

  • Weather maps
  • Build a cloud
  • Cloud weather
  • Weather smarts
  • Frontal systems
  • Build a weather instrument

Cost: $24.95 per person (plus tax)
*actual award not included
**This program is only for Junior Girl Scouts and their adult leaders.

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Cub Scouts

Science Academic Pin and Belt Loop

Program activities include:

  • Learning about underwater life
  • Getting to know a scientist
  • Using the scientific method
  • Growing plants
  • Building a clay boat
  • Building atoms and molecules
  • Learning about solids, liquids, and gases

Cost: $24.95 per person (plus tax)
*actual award not included
**This program is only for Cub Scouts and their adult leaders.

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