National Geographic Bee Date Set for Tuesday, January 15th

The rules for the National Geographic Bee are different from a spelling bee, so here is a brief summary of the rules:

· The Preliminary Round is for up to 35 students. There are 7 rounds and in every round, each student is asked a question (most questions give the students two choices for the answer). At the end of 7 rounds, the students with the most points move onto the Final Competition. So, students are not eliminated after a wrong response but instead participate throughout all 7 rounds.

· The Final Competition is for up to 10 students (there are tiebreaker questions at the end of the Preliminary Round if there is a tie). Students answer questions until they answer two incorrectly at which time they are eliminated. When only one student remains, that winning student receives a medal and will take a written test at a later date to qualify for the State National Geographic Bee.

If you are a student interested in participating, either speak to your teacher or to Ms. Davis to get access to some resources. Parents and guardians—you can help your student revise at home using atlases and maps or the National Geographic Bee website or geography games on this website. Or you can contact Ms. Davis for some other ideas on how to prepare.

The location and time of the Bee will be set once we know how many students have signed up. Parents and family members are welcome to attend!