The Google Science Fair was a worldwide (excluding Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Sudan, Myanmar/Burma, Syria, Zimbabwe and any other U.S. sanctioned country[1]) online science competition sponsored by Google, Lego, Virgin Galactic, National Geographic and Scientific American.[2][3][4] It was an annual event spanning the years 2011 through 2018.
The first Google Science Fair was announced in January 2011; entries were due on April 7, 2011, and judging occurred in July 2011. The competition is open to 13- to 18-year-old students around the globe, who formulate a hypothesis, perform an experiment, and present their results.[2][3] All students must have an internet connection and a free Google Account to participate, and the projects must be in English, German, Italian, Spanish, or French.[5] The final submission must include ten sections, which are the summary, an "About Me" page, the steps of the project, and a works cited page.[6] Entries are judged on eight core criteria, which include the student's presentation, question, hypothesis, research, experiment, data, observations, and conclusion.[7] Prizes are awarded to three finalists. The grand prize includes a National Geographic trip to the Galapagos Islands, and a US$50,000 scholarship;[8] finalists will receive a US$15,000 scholarship and assorted packages from sponsoring organizations.[9] While Larry Page and Sergey Brin were PhD students at Stanford University in California, they created Google in January 1996 as a research project; Google employee Tom Oliveri highlighted the company's early days: "Science fairs help students to explore their vision and curiosity through science. Our company was founded on an experiment. We firmly believe that science can change the world", he stated.[10] As of October 28, 2019, no details for the next Google Science Fair have been released.
- ^ Google Inc. "Google Global Science Fair 2011 – Official Rules". Retrieved January 14, 2011.
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- ^ a b Roach, John. "The science fair goes online". MSNBC. Archived from the original on January 14, 2011. Retrieved January 15, 2011.
- ^ Salter, Chuck (January 12, 2011). "Google launches first-ever global online science fair". CNN. Archived from the original on January 27, 2011. Retrieved January 14, 2011.
- ^ Claburn, Thomas (January 11, 2011). "Google Hosts Online Science Contest". Information Week. Retrieved November 21, 2011.
- ^ Google Inc. "Creating your project submission". Retrieved January 14, 2011.
{{cite web}}:|author=has generic name (help) - ^ Google Inc. "Google Global Science Fair 2011". Retrieved January 14, 2011.
{{cite web}}:|author=has generic name (help) - ^ Taylor, Jerome (January 13, 2011). "Google offers $50,000 prize in search for young Einsteins". The Independent. London. Retrieved January 15, 2011.
- ^ Google Inc. "Google Global Science Fair 2011". Retrieved January 14, 2011.
{{cite web}}:|author=has generic name (help) - ^ Vergano, Dan (January 11, 2011). "Google unveils global science fair competition". USA Today. Retrieved January 14, 2011.