This year’s  theme, “Project Humanity,” was selected by a team of students to focus on exploring solutions to create solutions to address issues of equity, social justice, and environmental impact.  

Judging Criteria

Teams will build apps and wireframe prototypes to address problems relevant to the hackathon theme. They will focus on how their solutions will improve their lives and their community.

 

Student teams can build wireframes, partially and/or fully functioning apps to represent their ideas.

 

Rating

Judge each of the following items on a scale of 1-5, with 1 being “did not meet expectations” and 5 being “exceeded expectations”

 

Discovery, Design and Build Process

Did the team find a unique way to approach the problem?

Did the team research the problem and present their findings?

Did the team solve a problem for the project humanity theme?                                                _____/5

 

Social Impact

Would the app appeal to girls 12-17 to use?

Can this app help a significant number of people?

Does the app solve a real problem in the community or the life of youth?                              _____/5

 

Presentation

Was the demo engaging and interesting?

Did the team work together to present the app?

Did the team explain the problem, the opportunity and the solution?                                      _____/5

 

Final Product

Did the group successfully create a wireframe, prototype or app?

Did the teams create an app that reflected realistic navigation?

Did the team mention coding and development vocabulary?                                                    _____/5

 

 



Eligibility

  • Girls ages 12-17
  • No coding experience required
  • Teams of 2-5

Requirements

  • Presentation deck 
  • Appery.io app or test link 

Prizes

$3,480 in prizes
First Place
4 winners

$500 for each girl on the first place team

Second Place
4 winners

1 Motorola Moto 360 Watch for each girl on the second place team

Third Place
4 winners

1 pair of headphones for each girls on the third place team

Honorable Mention
4 winners

$10 gift card for each girl on the honorable mention team

Honorable Mention
4 winners

$10 gift card for each girl on the honorable mention team

Judges

Will be Announced

Will be Announced

Judging Criteria

  • Discovery, Design and Build Process
    Did the team find a unique way to approach the problem? Did the team research the problem and present their findings? Did the team solve a problem for the project humanity theme?
  • Social Impact
    Would the app appeal to girls 12-17 to use? Can this app help a significant number of people? Does the app solve a real problem in the community or the life of youth?
  • Presentation
    Was the demo engaging and interesting? Did the team work together to present the app? Did the team explain the problem, the opportunity and the solution?
  • Final Product
    Did the group successfully create a wireframe, prototype or app? Did the teams create an app that reflected realistic navigation? Did the team mention coding and development vocabulary?

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