All 40 finalists visited Ketcham Elementary School in Washington, DC to meet with 4th, 5th and 6th graders to share their enthusiasm about science and to officially kick off science fair season at school.
On Monday, October 23 and Tuesday October 24 eight teams of five finalists trekked to the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, MD to compete in unique science challenges – each timed and judged – and battle for more than $100,000 worth of scholarships and special prizes, and the coveted title of "America's Top Young Scientist of the Year." View the photos below to catch the fearless finalists in action.
Forty finalists from across the U.S. gathered in Washington, DC this weekend to kick off the seventh annual Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge. Finalists displayed and explained their winning science fair projects at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History on Sunday, October 22, 2006.
