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Google Science Fair deadline approaching!

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Students, parents, teachers: the Google Science Fair’s deadline is April 4. Scientific American is a media partner, and I am a judge. Here are a few quick reminders.

Students who have registered : Please remind your parents/guardians to respond to the e-mail that Google sent when you signed up. If you didn’t get the e-mail, your parent or guardian can send it to this link. If your parent or guardian doesn’t have e-mail, Google will accept a hard copy of the consent form. Go here to download the PDF. You can then scan the completed form and e-mail it here. Last, please make sure your project site and any supporting presentations and videos are public, and so can be viewed by the judges.

I can’t wait to see the entries!

Mariette DiChristina, Steering Group chair, is dean and professor of the practice in journalism at the Boston University College of Communication. She was formerly editor in chief of Scientific American and executive vice president, Magazines, for Springer Nature.

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