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Monday, October 19, 2015

Fun Contest!! DOODLE 4 GOOGLE


Another contest opportunity for you:

Google wants you to celebrate what makes you unique by challenging you to put a modern twist on the age-old self-portrait!


https://www.google.com/doodle4google/?utm_source=hpp1&utm_medium=hpp&utm_campaign=d4g15


Click on the link above to find out more specific information about this contest!

Some general information:

  • If chosen, your image would be up on the Google homepage for one day!

PRIZES

National Winner

The National Winner will have his or her doodle featured on the U.S. Google.com homepage for one day. He or she will receive:

  • A $30,000 college scholarship
  • A $50,000 Google for Education grant for his or her school
  • A trip to the Google Headquarters in California to meet the Google Doodlers, and the opportunity to nominate a teacher to come on the trip
  • A Chromebook
  • An Android tablet
  • A t-shirt printed with his or her doodle on it

National Finalists

The four National Finalists who do not become the National Winner will have their doodles featured in the Doodle 4 Google gallery. Each National Finalist will receive:

  • A $5,000 college scholarship
  • A trip to the Google Headquarters in California to meet the Google Doodlers
  • An Android tablet
  • A t-shirt printed with his or her doodle on it

State and Territory Winners

The 48 State and Territory winners who do not become National Finalists will have their doodles included in the Doodle 4 Google gallery. Each State and Territory Winner will receive:

  • An Android tablet
  • A t-shirt printed with his or her doodle on it 
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HERE IS THE LINK FOR THE ENTRY FORM:  
https://static.googleusercontent.com/media/www.google.com/en//doodle4google/2015/resources/Doodle4Google_EntryForm.pdf

 

Friday, October 16, 2015

PNW Ch. 1-3 Test Study Guide topics

The 5 regions of WA State
Cities/land forms of the 5 regions of WA State
Comparison/contrast between the coastal & plateau Indians
Why Kennewick man is controversial
Basic geology of wa state 
[ring of fire, rain shadow effect, physical features (what they are & examples), geologic terms, mt st Helens & mt rainier)
The Great Missoula (BRETZ) flood (the basic facts about it – not specific #s)

The importance of the Columbian river to wa state