Do you know which of Brazil’s 26 states borders French Guiana or which current flows into the Gulf Stream? This week, our fourth through eighth grade students are answering questions like this and more. The annual National Geographic Bee began this Monday, and it’s going strong. The “Geo Bee” is an academic competition for schools with grades 4-8 and is intended to encourage teachers to teach and use geography in their classrooms, increase student interest in geography, and increase public awareness of geography and geographical topics.
At the end of this week, classroom winners will move on to grade and school-level competitions. One winner will then be selected to take the qualifying test for the state-level Bee which feeds into a National Bee held in Washington, D.C. in May. Please join us in wishing our students good luck. Stay tuned for updates.
Thursday, January 7, 2010
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