Stuff for young people

If you are a young person then there are science opportunities specifically set up for you.  Any content on this site that has specific attributes which are tailored to anyone under 18 can be found here.  Use the filter below to find stories, projects and events that interest you (use CTRL or CMD to select multiple items).

Kano

Project Goal: 
Teach kids basic principles of computer science from construction of a computer to programming a game.
Your Role: 
Assemble the kit, make your own game, learn computer science.
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Website: 
Kano website

Google Science Fair 2013

Join 13-18 year olds around the world in a science fair competition.  In addition to becoming part of a large community which garners lots of attention, there are opportunities to win amazing prizes and have access to sources of inspiration.Tune into Google Hangout for the kickoff on February 12th at 2PM EST.

Date/Time: 
Wednesday, January 30, 2013 - 2:00pm
Website: 
Google Science Fair website
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Jack Andraka

Nov
16

The loss of a close family friend motivated Jack Andraka to do something about pancreatic cancer. He read as much could from free and online sources and developed an idea for how he could find a reliable and inexpensive test to detect this disease much sooner than current methods. He contacted 200 research professionals in hopes of finding one that would provide laboratory space for him to test his ideas. Only one gave him a chance and at the age of 15 he developed a $0.03 strip that can detect pancreatic cancer in the early stages, when a patient's survival is nearly 100%.

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Google Science Fair 2013

Project Dates: 
2014-01-01 to 2014-09-23
Project Goal: 
Promote scientific discovery amongst youth around the world.
Your Role: 
Compete in an online competition by developing an hypothesis, performing an experiment and presenting your results.
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Website: 
Google Science Fair

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