Challenge 1:
Design x Technology

Hi Legends!

We are super stoked that you have joined our Future New Worlds Tour! Welcome to Challenge #1 of the 6 challenges on our itinerary!

This year the National Science Week’s theme is Innovation: powering future industries.

For us at Girls Day Out in STEM we have worked with our awesome partners to give you the chance to see how they are powering the future of jobs and their industries.

Our challenges will use your creativity and problem-solving skills which are essential for the 21st century. Yet equally important is the belief in yourself and to come just as you are!! 😊 So that is why throughout this tour we are combining fun with skill building that you will enjoy.

Dear Future, we are ready! Let’s go…🚀

>>>>> Innovation: powering future industries

Google’s core mission is to organise the world’s information and make it universally accessible and useful.

Our world has become more visually orientated, so design is important.

Doodle, for example, can get across a message very simply and effectively by its use of design - such as building awareness of international days, celebrating people, places and events!

>>>>> Challenge#1: Google Doodle

Listen to Google ChromeOS Software Engineer Cassy to learn about:

🌈her own computer science journey!

🌈what is a doodle?

🌈how to create your own doodle for National Science Week!!

Some ground rules from Google before we start:

While it is ok to use the Google logo for this challenge, it isn’t ok to use it anywhere else or outside of this activity! Also please stay positive and supportive towards others in the Scratch community.

🌈What you will need

  1. Cassy’s doodle video webinar

  2. A device

  3. Access to the internet

  4. Link to Scratch coding

Steps:

  1. Listen to Cassy’s video.

🌈Tip: listen to the video using the cc button to see the transcript to make it easier to understand.

🌈Tip: feel free to pause the video at anytime as you work through this challenge!

2. Go to the following website and use this link: https://csfirst.withgoogle.com/c/cs-first/en/my-google-logo/overview

Click on the link.

You should see the title My Google Logo.

3. Click START to begin your challenge!

4. You will get a welcome page.

Click: continue without signing in.

Now you are in Scratch CS First 👏👏👏

5. Click the Start Lesson button to begin the activity. You can pause this video at any time and work through the introduction to Scratch video for tips and pointers on how to code your Google doodle!

6. Now go back and listen again to Cassy about how to create your Google doodle for National Science Week 2023!

🌈You can pick her up at 06:19 on her video!

7. Now its your turn to be creative and make your own Google doodle!

🌈Tip: You can pause Cassy’s video anytime as you explore and play with Scratch to build out your own Google doodle.

🌈Adding in an image:

🌈Changing the background:

🌈Animate to make your letter bounce

8. More Google doodle animation fun!

🌈Click on this link to learn more ways about how to use Scratch to animate your doodle: https://csfirst.withgoogle.com/c/cs-first/en/animate-a-name/animate-a-name/animate-a-name.html

🌈Tinker and experiment until you are satisfied with your logo.

🌈Remember this logo is just for you and this challenge!

🌈We hope you loved coding with Cassy from Google 👏👏👏

>>>>> Time Capsule ⏳

Save your work and share with us at hello@gdostem.com.au Remember to put Google Challenge #1 in the subject of your email 😊

Now that you have shared with us your Google challenge you are now in the Google prize draw for some awesome Google goodies!!

Your work might be displayed in our dynamic time capsule photo gallery and on our socials.

Why not chat with your peer network: friends, classmates or siblings and see if they can do a Google doodle ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

>>>>> Bonus question 🚀

Send in your answer to hello@gdostem.com.au and you can WIN an awesome Careers with STEM magazine👏👏👏

1. Now that you have seen the video, can you write and tell us what you think a software engineer does.

2. Without explaining to your parents/guardian, we’d like to know what they think a software engineer does, so ask your parents/guardians what they think someone who works as a software engineer does. Then write and tell us what they said.

3. How does your answer and your parents/guardians’ answer compare?

Grand Prize: whoo-hoo!!🏆

If you complete all of the challenges, you will be in the Grand Prize DRAW for an iPad 10 (yellow, 264 GB with Wi-Fi) from our friends at Telstra!

Please note that the iPad does not come with a data plan, pre-paid plan or sim card.

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