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The Golden Treasures of Google! – Part 4 (Student Initiatives)

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The Golden Treasures of Google! The Fabulous Things You Don’t Know About! Part 4: Student Initiatives

Yep! There’s always more Googley Goodness to share so expect these treasures to keep on coming! Today’s post is focused on some very special initiatives that Google offers for K-12 students. Below are some fantastic ways to let your students shine! These are great ways to tap into your students’ creativity and prepare them for the future.

—>Did you miss Part 1, 2 or 3 in this series?

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This one is first because the deadline to participate in next month! The Google Science Fair is an online competition for ages 13-18. This project encourages students to change the world through scientific inquiry.  This is an amazing opportunity for students, and a chance to further those STEM skills!

 

Below is a YouTube Playlist of the past Google Science Fair Finalists and Winners:

Made With Code

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Made With Code is an exciting project designed to close the gender gap in the programming industry, and give girls and young women fun ways to learn how to code. Fun projects like this dress, and even coding the Christmas Trees at the White House!

The website is loaded with resources, including these fabulous projects.

Watch the video below, and help spread the word to girls and young women!

Doodle 4 Google

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Unleash the creativity in your students with the Doodle 4 Google Competition! This annual competition will return in September 2015 is for grades K-12 and features some major prizes! The National Winner gets their artwork featured on the Google homepage and gets a $30k scholarship for college!Doodles will be grouped and judged by the following grade groups:

  1. Grades K-3
  2. Grades 4-5
  3. Grades 6-7
  4. Grades 8-9
  5. Grades 10-12

View the 2014 Doodle 4 Google Winners

What are your favorite Google Projects and Initiatives? Please share in the comments below.

Kasey Bell will be presenting at the following upcoming events:

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  1. I absolutely adore Made With Code! Even though its geared towards girls, I’ve gotten boys into some of their coding projects as well. Definitely one of my favorite Google projects!!