The document summarizes information about annual academic competitions sponsored by Miami-Dade County Public Schools. It provides results from the recent History Bee and Geography Bee competitions for elementary, middle, and high schools. It also includes background information on the competitions, guidelines for how they are structured, and quotes from presenters about the importance of fair competition for students.

1. “What kids need more than anything is not to win or
lose but a close race, a fair competition where everyone
feels like they’ve got a fighting chance,”
Nicolas Valdes, presenter

2.  There is no doubt that academic competitions
can serve as strong motivators.
 Provides an incentive to study and work hard so
they can be ready to compete at a certain level.
 Builds self-confidence and self-awareness.
(Rogers).
 Creates drive & allows them to achieve
competence.
 Engages self-evaluations and draw conclusions
about their abilities. Damon(1995)

3. History Bee Winners Elementary School
 1st Place - Coral Gables Prep Academy
 2nd Place - Cutler Ridge Elementary
 3rd Place - Key Biscayne K-8 Center
History Bee Winners Middle School
 1st Place - Miami Springs Middle School
 2nd Place - Southwood Middle School
 3rd Place - Youth Co-Op Charter Middle School
 4th Place - MAS @ Zelda Glazer 6-12 Center

7.  MODERATOR
 TIME KEEPER

8.  Each team has 30 seconds to answer the
question.
 First team to have 10 points wins the round,
if it is by two.
 You may use your one challenge at any
time.
 Rounds are 15 minutes long.
 Teams may be disqualified for bringing
study materials.

10.  HISTORY BEE
 The HISTORY Bee is an annual
contest sponsored by Miami
Dade County Public Schools and
hosted by Miami Dade College,
North Campus. The bee, held
every year, is open to
elementary, middle, and high
school grade students.

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12. Ms. Laura Payne, teacher

13.  Which state has a climate suitable for growing citrus fruits—California or Maine?
 You know that oranges and grapefruit are citrus fruits and that they grow in warm places.
Since California's climate is definitely warmer and sunnier than Maine's, you correctly
answer California.
 Which country has the world's largest Muslim population—Indonesia or Mexico?
 If you have studied maps showing world religions, you will know the answer immediately.
If you haven't, you might reason that Mexico was settled by the Spanish, followers of
Christianity not Islam. Either way, you correctly answer Indonesia.
 The North Atlantic current brings warm waters from the tropics to the west coast of which
continent?
 From studying physical maps you know that the North Atlantic is the area of the Atlantic
that lies north of the Equator and that the entire west coast of Europe borders the North
Atlantic, so you correctly answer Europe.
 What is the term for a part of an ocean or sea that cuts far into the bordering landmass
and may contain one or more bays?
 From studying physical features on maps and using your geographical reference book to
learn about physical features, you narrow your choices to two terms: bay and gulf. Since
the word "bay" is used in the question, you eliminate it as a possibility and correctly
answer gulf.

14.  GEOGRAPHY BEE
 The Geography Bee is an annual geography
contest sponsored by Miami Dade County
Public Schools and hosted by Miami Dade
College, North Campus. The bee, held every
year, is open to elementary and secondary
students.

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17. Geography Bee Winners Elementary School
 1st Place - Coral Gables Preparatory Academy
 2nd Place - St. Theresa
 3rd Place - Sunset Elementary
 4th Place - Vineland K-8 Center
Geography Bee Winners Middle School
 1st Place - St. Theresa
 2nd Place - Miami Springs Middle School
 3rd Place - Southwood Middle School
 4th Place - Coral Gables Preparatory Academy
Geography Bee Winners Senior High School
 1st - Place Coral Reef Senior High School
 2nd Place - MAST Academy @ Key Biscayne
 3rd Place - School for Advanced Studies South S.H.S
 4th Place - John A. Ferguson Senior High School

18. Mr. Roland Beck,
Teacher ,Coral Reef SHS

20.  QUESTION:
Among her lesser-known accomplishments, she
lead the Combahee River Raid during the Civil War.
Later, she became active in the Women’s Suffrage
movement, and would reminisced at meetings of
suffragettes that she “never lost a passenger.”
Name this African-American woman most famous
for leading slaves to freedom on the Underground
Railroad.

21. -Harriet Tubman

23.  On what day in 1777 was the American Flag
officially adopted?
 June 14

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