Geography Bee 2006

Each year thousands of schools in the United States participate in the National Geographic Bee using materials prepared by the National Geographic Society. The contest is designed to encourage teachers to include geography in their classrooms, spark student interest in the subject, and increase public awareness about geography. The Bee is designed for students in grades 4-8.

The Wildwood Geography Bee, which has been coordinated by Karen Lowe and Elaine Donoghue since 1996, will start on November 28th. Between then and Dec.8th students in grades 4-6 will be asked seven rounds of questions on U.S. and world geography in their classrooms. Students with the highest scores will advance to the run-off competition on December 13th in order to determine the ten finalists. The championship competition will be held in the Wildwood Gym on January 11th. The winner of that competition will go on to the state bee in Worcester in April, 2006. Help your student to prepare by incorporating geographic places into your dinnertime conversation. Consider keeping a map handy for quick reference, perhaps on the wall in the kitchen.

The Wildwood Library has a wealth of geography study materials, books, atlases, practice questions, etc. that students may borrow to help them prepare for the Bee.

The National Geographic Society has a game, Geo Bee Challenge that posts five new questions every day. It's an easy way to practice for the Bee.