Year 7 Rich Task: Scored Assessment Task 2 -

Google Doodle Process Booklet

Student Name:

Due Date:

Marking scheme is attached here.

A Google Doodle is a special Google logo that appears on the Google page
to celebrate holidays and important people, places, and events.

Task: Your task is to create a Google Doodle that celebrates the life
of a famous woman.
Here is an example:

This Google Doodle celebrates the life of botanist Ynes Mexia, who started
studying botany in her 50s. She didn’t finish college yet she discovered several
new species of plants in Central and South America. Today, botanists still study
the 150 000 specimens she brought back from her expeditions.

Consider:

★ Can you still make out the word ‘Google’?

★ What images have been included in the logo? Why is this the case?
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★ How is Ynes Mexia depicted?

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★ Do you get a sense of her personality? How is this achieved?

This second example was created to celebrate 2020 International Women’s
Day. View the video and consider the following:

★ What is the message that is being conveyed in the Google Doodle?

★ How is this achieved?

Famous Women that you can choose from to complete your task:
★ Alicia Alonso (Ballerina)
★ Amelia Earhart (Aviator)
★ Artemisia Gentileschi (Painter)
★ Astrid Lindgren (Writer)
★ Florence Nightingale (Nurse)
★ Maria Reiche (Archeologist)
★ Maya Angelou (Writer)
★ Michaela DePrince (Ballerina)
★ Rita Levi Montalcini (Scientist)
★ Sylvia Earle (Marine Biologist)
★ Ada Lovelace (Mathematician)

Source: Favilli, Elena and Francesca Cavallo. (2017). Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls:
100 tales of extraordinary women. Penguin Books Ltd:Great Britain.
 STEP 1: IDENTIFYING AN AREA OF INTEREST
Have a look through each of the pages above. Choose an ‘extraordinary’ woman that
you would like to focus on in this task.

STEP 2: RESEARCH
Conduct research into your chosen woman. Complete the table below. Don’t forget to
keep a record of where you located the information (bibliography).

The famous woman that I am investigating is: flor

Sub-topics Dot point notes Source/s of information

(if using websites, include date of access)

Date of birth (& death?)

Nationality
(Country that she was born and lived
in)

Occupation
(Job)

Achievements
(Amazing things that this person did)

Quotes (by the person)

What have other people said about the

person?

Personality traits

Why is this woman considered

‘extraordinary’?

STEP 3: PLANNING YOUR GOOGLE DOODLE

Begin to plan what it is you would like to inform the public about your extraordinary woman
in your Doodle. (Remember that this is another form of storytelling!)
 ★ Make a list or create a mind map to plan out your story.
★ Think about your artwork (it should be as original as possible).
★ Are you going to draw your images or find them on the internet (think about
copyright)?

Initial planning

Points to consider Initial planning notes

What ‘story’ will you be trying to
convey in your Google Doodle?

What images will you use to

convey the story?

How will you include the word

GOOGLE?

Will you draw the images or use

images found on the internet?

Have you considered copyright

issues in your planning?

STEP FOUR – DESIGN INSPIRATION

The best way to create a good design is to look at what other designers have done in the past.
Just type ‘google doodle’ in your search engine and see what others have created.
Create a list of some of the features of an effective Google Doodle:

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STEP FIVE – DRAFTING YOUR GOOGLE DOODLE

Here is a Google logo template.
★ Use the template to help create your Google Doodle.
 ★ You may like to print the template and complete the drafts / ‘mock-ups’ by hand.
★ You should attempt to create at least four ‘mock-ups’ in the drafting phase.
★ Things to consider in your ‘mock-up’: a relevant background image, images that
relate to your extraordinary woman, images to use in the word ‘Google’, use of
animations.
★ These ‘mock-ups’ will need to be provided to your teacher as evidence of your
planning for this project.

INSERT YOUR DRAFTS HERE!

STEP SIX – CREATING YOUR GOOGLE DOODLE

You are now ready to create the Google Doodle. Ensure that you include:
★ A relevant background image
★ Changes (animations) in the background image
★ At least two animations that stay in place within the ‘Google’ section of the doodle
★ One animation that involves the movement of an object from one place to another

STEP SEVEN – LINK TO YOUR GOOGLE DOODLE

Include a link to your final Google Doodle Product below:

STEP EIGHT – EXPLANATION OF YOUR GOOGLE DOODLE

In the box below, explain why you have used certain images and animations in your Google
Doodle. In your explanation consider the following: What message were you hoping to
convey about your extraordinary woman? How do the images and animations assist you to
convey this message? (150-200 words)
STEP NINE – SELF-EVALUATION OF YOUR PRODUCT
Answer the following questions:
1. What are you most proud of in regards to your Google Doodle? Why is this the
case?

2. If you were to complete the task again, what would you change about your Google
Doodle? Why?

3. Overall, do you believe that you have created a successful Google Doodle? Explain
your answer.

CHECKLIST
Tick the box on the left when you have completed each of the following:

STEP 1 - Identified an ‘extraordinary’ woman

STEP 2 - Researched
● Completed all of the research table using dot points for each section

STEP 3 - Planned
● Described the story you will ‘tell’ with your Google Doodle
● Researched or sketched possible images to use
● Used copyright protection actions when researching

STEP 4 & 5 - Designed

● Researched past Google Doodles and created a list of features commonly used
● Completed at least 4 Google Doodle mockups on paper

STEP 6 - Created
Created a Google Doodle for the chosen issue that includes;
● A relevant background image
● Changes (animations) to the background image
● At least two animations that stay in place within the ‘Google’ section of the
doodle
● One animation that involves the movement of an object from one place to
another.

STEP 7 - LINKED
Provided a link to the Google Doodle

STEP 8 - EXPLAINED
Provided a 150-200 word explanation of what you were hoping to achieve in the Google
Doodle addressing the following:
● What message were you hoping to convey about your extraordinary woman?
● How do the images and animations assist you to convey this message?

STEP 9 - SELF-REFLECTION
Completed the self-reflection questions.