Guiding and Scout Badge

Earn your badge and learn why where you live matters

The Living With Water Guiding and Scout Badge contains lots of fun activities to help your group to learn about water, climate change and preparing for a flood event.

How to get your badge

The badge has five sections, with introductory presentations and a range of games and practical activities. Groups should complete the compulsory activities shown with the green '🟢' in the table below, and a minimum of one other from each section to receive their free Living with Water badge and certificate.

Section 1 - Water Cycle	Section 2 - Water in the environment	Section 3 - Living with Water	Section 4 - Water in the body	Section 5 - Water worldwide
🟢 Introduction to the Watercycle	Litter Pick	🟢 Soak it up & animation	🟢 Body Organs	🟢 WaterAid Introduction
Making a cloud + worksheet	Pond Dipping	Make a rain gauge	Drinking water diary	Making water safe
Water Facts	Waste Warriors Challenge	Investigating materials	Water in the body	Soap and pepper experiment
	Wetland Game	Write a newspaper article	Water footprint	Water quiz
	🟢 Wipes vs Toilet Tissue	Preparing your flood bag	Water meal	WaterAid Challenge
			Water footprint meal challenge

We think these activities could help if you’re working towards other badges too.

All the activities were created by the fabulous Yorkshire Water education team, who also create Yorkshire-wide resources to teach young people all about water, water safety and our environment.