Can You Doodle?


What is a doodle?
Task 1
Choose one of the definitions in the links below to find out more about the term doodle.

Task 2
Present your definition to the class.

Task 3
Watch the video and discuss the questions below.
  • Is this art? Why?
  • Is this a great talent or skill?
  • Can you doodle?

Task 4
Google Doodles Introduction
Doodles are the fun, surprising, and sometimes spontaneous changes that are made to the Google logo to celebrate holidays, anniversaries, and the lives of famous artists, pioneers, and scientists.

Guess the answers to these questions
  1. How did the idea for doodles originate? 
  2. Google Doodles started by celebrating what type of events?
  3. How many Doodles has Google done?
  4. Who chooses what doodles will be created and how do you decide which events will receive doodles?
  5. Who designs the doodles?
  6. How can Google users/the public submit ideas for doodles?
Task 5

Find out the correct answers by reading the about Doodles page.

Alternatively turn this into a ring a word game.
Instructions: 
  1. Divide the group into teams.
  2. Put a chunk of the text for question 1 in Task 4 on the board.
  3. Team one circles the phrase or word that best answers question 1.
  4. The other team/s can circle the word or phrase or another of their choice.
  5. Peer and Teacher feedback on the answer.
  6. The first right answer gets a point.
  7. Repeat 1-5 for all questions starting with teams taking it in turns to start first.

Task 6
Discuss these questions:

What is the date today?
Is it a special date? Why?


Task 7
Find out more about this event or personality.


Task 8

Choose any date in history by typing in a date in Google Doodle's Search option.
Report about the event/s that you find.