America’s Young Scientist Faced-Off in Science Challenge

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October 11, 2011

ANNOUNCER: 

THE 3M INNOVATION CENTER HOSTED TEN OF AMERICA'S BRIGHTEST MIDDLE SCHOOL SCIENCE STUDENTS AS THEY FACED A SERIES OF CHALLENGES IN THE 13TH DISCOVERY EDUCATION 3M YOUNG SCIENTIST CHALLENGE FOR THE CHANCE TO WIN 25-THOUSAND DOLLARS AND THE TITLE OF “AMERICA’S TOP YOUNG SCIENTIST.”  BRAEDEN BENEDICT FROM RANCHOS PALOS VERDES, CALIFORNIA EMERGED AS THE WINNER. 

BRAEDEN BENEDICT: 

“Winning the competition, it was…amazing…it was so cool and I can’t believe it, I’m still, like, in shock.”

ANNOUNCER: 

DOCTOR. MATT SCHOLZ  IS A 3M SCIENTIST AND  WAS A JUDGE ON THE PANEL EVALUATING THE COMPETITION.  

DR. MATT SCHOLZ:

“Middle school students have been identified as an age-group where their interest in science starts tapering off and we’re trying to re-energize kids of that age to science and get them to love science.”

ANNOUNCER: 

TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE COMPETITION, THE WINNERS AND TO GET INVOLVED IN NEXT YEAR’S EVENT, VISIT YOUNG SCIENTIST CHALLENGE DOT COM.  I’M LEE SHEPHARD.