Richard Ambrose and Jonny Phillips visit a state-of-the-art milking station that is fully automated and can milk 70 cows three times a day. ➡ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/NatGeoSubscribe About I Didn’t Know That: Two industrial scientists, Richard Ambrose and Jonny Phillips, explain the science behind everyday life… from microwave ovens to beating …
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How well do you know your geography? Watch the top ten students compete for scholarships totaling $50,000 on the National Geographic Channel on Thursday, May 23 at 7 p.m. The finals will be broadcast later on public television stations. Check local listings. ➡ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/NatGeoSubscribe About National Geographic: National Geographic …
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Matthew Janson is a 14-year-old 8th grader at Randolph Middle School in Charlotte. He’s captain of his school’s National Academic League Team. His particular interest is birds. He hopes to become an ornithologist and would like to go to New Guinea to see the birds-of-paradise. The best place he’s been …
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Luke Bowman is a 14-year-old 8th grader from Jamestown, west of Fargo, representing Jamestown Area Homeschoolers, Jamestown. He enjoys playing board games, especially Settlers of Catan, Monopoly and Risk. He finds geography most interesting when viewed from a historical perspective. ➡ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/NatGeoSubscribe About National Geographic: National Geographic is the …
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Kyle Yu is a 12-year- old 7th grader at Lee Burneson Middle School in Westlake, a suburb of Cleveland. He plays the clarinet and enjoys skiing, biking, hiking and swimming. He is interested in history. The coolest place he’s been is the Grand Canyon, where he hiked and went on …
Read More »RI Finalist | National Geographic Bee 2013
Jake Polatty is a 12-year-old 7th grader from Narragansett, representing Rhode Island Home Educators, North Kingstown. In March, his Mathcounts team placed 3rd in the state. He’s studying Chinese and Spanish and loves playing on his flag football team, skiing, snowboarding and rock climbing. ➡ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/NatGeoSubscribe About National Geographic: …
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Conrad Oberhaus is a 13-year-old 7th grader at Daniel Wright Junior High School in Lincolnshire, a suburb of Chicago. He represented Illinois at the 2012 National Geographic Bee. He has won multiple presidential physical fitness awards and state and national chess awards. He earned a black belt in tae kwon …
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Neha Middela is 11 years old and in the 6th grade at Detroit Country Day School in Beverly Hills, north of Detroit. In her free time she likes to doodle, dance, write, eat chocolate and watch TV. Among those she admires is Pakistani school pupil Malala Yousafzai, because she stood …
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Abhinav Karthikeyan is a 10-year-old 4th grader at Clearspring Elementary School in Damascus, near Washington, D.C. He’s participated in several chess tournaments, collects state quarters and likes watching news and weather channels and reading. If he could be anyone else, he’d be U.S. president. ➡ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/NatGeoSubscribe About National Geographic: …
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