University of Cambridge

High school (ages 12+)
Geography

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/university-of-cambridge

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. When was University of Cambridge built?1209
2. What is the location?Cambridge, England
3. What is the nobel laureates?Has produced more Nobel Prize winners than any other university globally
4. Why is Cambridge famous for science?Many scientists studied or worked there, like James Clerk Maxwell and Watson & Crick, who discovered DNA. It has more Nobel Prize winners than any other university.
5. How does the college system work at Cambridge?The university runs lectures and exams, but each of the 31 colleges admits students, gives small group tutorials called supervisions, and cares for students' living and meals.

Collegiate System: A university structure where academic life is organized around semi-independent colleges providing teaching, accommodation, and community.
Supervisions: Small-group tutorial sessions at Cambridge colleges, offering personalized academic guidance and discussion.
DNA Structure: The double-helix shape of deoxyribonucleic acid, which carries genetic information, famously elucidated by Watson and Crick at Cambridge.