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Young scientists' mettle pays off: J.M. Robinson team 2nd in national Olympiad.

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| May 24, 2007 | This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Byline: David Perlmutt and Katharine Dale

May 24--Against the 59 best middle-school Science Olympiad teams in the country, they had 50 minutes to chemically analyze food like popcorn or whole milk and write down the contents -- in percentages.

They designed and built an 18-inch-long glider, hoisted by a balloon.

They read topography, and mapped it the way the human eye would see it.

And in the end, after 25 events in three days, the team from Charlotte's Jay M. Robinson Middle School finished second in last weekend's National Science Olympiad at Wichita State University in Kansas.

A tall order, considering many of the schools are affiliated with science departments at…

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