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"Here in New York, we still haven't gotten any snow. But don't worry-these are the snowflakes you're looking for. If you have 20 minutes, a working printer, an X-acto knife, and scissors, you can make these snowflakes inspired by the latest Star Wars flick."

Snowflake Factory Holiday Flash Game - Create your own snowflake. Then spin, rotate, melt or explode it."

"Students at Snowflake Unified School District created a low cost detection system to alert drivers of animal crossing. Students were split into three teams; the software/hardware team, the design team, and the fabrication team. Community members assisted in tasks, such as cutting the metal and Plexiglas needed for the prototype. Students created a working alert system that uses motion detection and signals to light up roads with animal crossings."

"Code.org, the non-profit group that offers a free tutorial in computer programming to students as early as kindergarten, is preparing to unveil its second annual "Hour of Code" lesson, but with an assist from Disney designed to attract more girls to participate. Disney Interactive teamed with Code.org to create a free lesson that teaches students to write computer code that enables Anna and Elsa, the two female characters from Disney's wildly popular "Frozen" movie, to draw snowflakes, snowmen and fractiles."