Middle Schoolers in Alaska Take a Camping Trip Instead of a Final Exam

For over 40 years, 8th-grade students at Schoenbar Middle School in Alaska have taken an unusual kind of end-of-year exam . . . a test of survival. The Coast Guard drops them off on an empty island with a couple of supplies. Schoenbar Middle School science teacher Frankie Urquhart explains the rigorous test her students go through.