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2016 Breakthrough Junior Challenge with Priscilla Chan | National Geographic


the breakthrough junior challenge is a

the breakthrough junior challenge is a video competition in which we invite you

video competition in which we invite you

video competition in which we invite you to submit a creative and exciting

to submit a creative and exciting

to submit a creative and exciting explanations of ideas in math and

explanations of ideas in math and

explanations of ideas in math and science last year Ryan Chester won the

science last year Ryan Chester won the

science last year Ryan Chester won the first breakthrough junior challenge

first breakthrough junior challenge

first breakthrough junior challenge prize make a video about science I loved

prize make a video about science I loved

prize make a video about science I loved science and I’ve made videos my whole

science and I’ve made videos my whole

science and I’ve made videos my whole life it was the perfect thing for me to

life it was the perfect thing for me to

life it was the perfect thing for me to do I learned a lot by looking at all the

do I learned a lot by looking at all the

do I learned a lot by looking at all the finalists videos Ryan talked about

finalists videos Ryan talked about

finalists videos Ryan talked about Einstein’s theory of special relativity

Einstein’s theory of special relativity

Einstein’s theory of special relativity and it’s complicated and Ryan brings it

and it’s complicated and Ryan brings it

and it’s complicated and Ryan brings it to life through physical experiences

to life through physical experiences

to life through physical experiences that you and I can relate to no one had

that you and I can relate to no one had

that you and I can relate to no one had ever explained it to me

ever explained it to me

ever explained it to me time-travel is something that sounds

time-travel is something that sounds

time-travel is something that sounds like magic but there’s actually a way to

like magic but there’s actually a way to

like magic but there’s actually a way to explain it using science by teaching you

explain it using science by teaching you

explain it using science by teaching you really understand a lot more when you

really understand a lot more when you

really understand a lot more when you engage in the idea that you’re really

engage in the idea that you’re really

engage in the idea that you’re really excited about you start to understand it

excited about you start to understand it

excited about you start to understand it in a deeper way than ever before that

in a deeper way than ever before that

in a deeper way than ever before that allows you to both internalize and share

allows you to both internalize and share

allows you to both internalize and share with other people it’s always better to

with other people it’s always better to

with other people it’s always better to know things rather than not to know them

know things rather than not to know them

know things rather than not to know them there’s no limit to what your video can

there’s no limit to what your video can

there’s no limit to what your video can be like we want the breakthrough junior

be like we want the breakthrough junior

be like we want the breakthrough junior challenge to be a competition that

challenge to be a competition that

challenge to be a competition that engages kids from all over the world

engages kids from all over the world

engages kids from all over the world last year we got submission from 80

last year we got submission from 80

last year we got submission from 80 countries and this year we would love

countries and this year we would love

countries and this year we would love for kids that haven’t been previously

for kids that haven’t been previously

for kids that haven’t been previously engaged in all different parts of the

engaged in all different parts of the

engaged in all different parts of the world to submit their ideas and their

world to submit their ideas and their

world to submit their ideas and their interpretations of things that are

interpretations of things that are

interpretations of things that are important to math and science it’s

important to math and science it’s

important to math and science it’s pretty exciting you win a 250 thousand

pretty exciting you win a 250 thousand

pretty exciting you win a 250 thousand dollar college scholarship which is

dollar college scholarship which is

dollar college scholarship which is crazy that’s pretty much covering an

crazy that’s pretty much covering an

crazy that’s pretty much covering an entire four-year college education where

entire four-year college education where

entire four-year college education where ever you want to go winning that has

ever you want to go winning that has

ever you want to go winning that has been incredible if I could really afford

been incredible if I could really afford

been incredible if I could really afford to go to whatever college I wanted I

to go to whatever college I wanted I

to go to whatever college I wanted I also got accepted to Harvard which I

also got accepted to Harvard which I

also got accepted to Harvard which I never expected you also win a prize for

never expected you also win a prize for

never expected you also win a prize for your science teacher that’s been your

your science teacher that’s been your

your science teacher that’s been your mentor through this process and your

mentor through this process and your

mentor through this process and your school gets a lab it’s brought a lot of

school gets a lab it’s brought a lot of

school gets a lab it’s brought a lot of attention to my school and my city the

attention to my school and my city the

attention to my school and my city the mayor of North Royalton proclaimed

mayor of North Royalton proclaimed

mayor of North Royalton proclaimed February 8th Ryan chess

February 8th Ryan chess

February 8th Ryan chess today which was completely unexpected

today which was completely unexpected

today which was completely unexpected but awesome I can’t guarantee that

but awesome I can’t guarantee that

but awesome I can’t guarantee that you’ll have a day named after you we can

you’ll have a day named after you we can

you’ll have a day named after you we can really advocate for it but I can promise

really advocate for it but I can promise

really advocate for it but I can promise you that you’ll have a day that you

you that you’ll have a day that you

you that you’ll have a day that you won’t forget visiting us in Silicon

won’t forget visiting us in Silicon

won’t forget visiting us in Silicon Valley participating in the breakthrough

Valley participating in the breakthrough

Valley participating in the breakthrough Prize ceremony the challenge gave

Prize ceremony the challenge gave

Prize ceremony the challenge gave students the chance to become teachers

students the chance to become teachers

students the chance to become teachers themselves and make a short film about a

themselves and make a short film about a

themselves and make a short film about a big scientific idea it’s really a

big scientific idea it’s really a

big scientific idea it’s really a merging of people from all different

merging of people from all different

merging of people from all different fields that really believe in the power

fields that really believe in the power

fields that really believe in the power of science and math changing the world

of science and math changing the world

of science and math changing the world and wanting you to be part of that

and wanting you to be part of that

and wanting you to be part of that movement and now the winner of the

movement and now the winner of the

movement and now the winner of the breakthrough junior challenge I’m proud

breakthrough junior challenge I’m proud

breakthrough junior challenge I’m proud of you Ryan

of you Ryan

of you Ryan and honored to be your teacher

Wow it just kind of seems like a dream

Wow it just kind of seems like a dream looking back on it my life really has

looking back on it my life really has

looking back on it my life really has changed since November if you’re

changed since November if you’re

changed since November if you’re thinking of taking part in the

thinking of taking part in the

thinking of taking part in the breakthrough junior challenge this year

breakthrough junior challenge this year

breakthrough junior challenge this year definitely do it go to breakthrough

definitely do it go to breakthrough

definitely do it go to breakthrough junior challenge org to submit your

junior challenge org to submit your

junior challenge org to submit your video Ryan Chester has a day that’s

video Ryan Chester has a day that’s

video Ryan Chester has a day that’s amazing

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