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Its Google Science Fair time again!

Google logo render - Mark KnolStudents between the ages of 13 and 18 years old from all over the world are eligible to enter this online competition, which is accepting projects until May 18, 2016. This year’s  topic is “#howcanwe make things better with science?”  Teachers can obtain free posters here, and view the prizes. (grand prize is a $50,00 scholarship from Google) Below is a video of Olivia Hallisey, the 2015 grand prize winner, who explained her rapid test for ebola:

With sponsors National Geographic, Lego Education, Scientific American, Virgin Galactic and Google, the list of prizes is very impressive. For more information, students and teachers can go to the Google Science Fair. Good luck!!

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General, School Media Specialist

Science Fair idea generator

google_science_fairAre your students struggling to come up with a great science fair project? Look no further than Google’s Idea Springboard. The easy to use tool lets you “find ideas by combining what you love with what you’re good at and a challenge that you care about.” Are you good at chemistry? How about food science? Maybe you want to find solutions to global warming? How about tackling litter? The Idea Springboard has almost limitless possibilities.

This is part of the Google Science Fair global online competition. Are your students ready to compete with the world? Submissions are due May 19th and the list of prizes include, among many others, a $50,000 grand prize! Not ready for Google? Feel free to explore the website for resources. One option are the lesson plans. They spark student creativity or even teacher’s!