Bill Nye the Science Guy (TV Series)

华盛顿州西雅图的公共广播电台9614742 BROCK KCTS正在为儿童电视连续剧《科学人比尔·奈》制作和发行15集半小时的新剧集。正在考虑的这些项目的主题包括：洞穴、丛林、动物行为熵家庭演示湖泊和池塘鱼线对流气味和味道生命周期矿物粘合剂原子和分子器官彗星、小行星和流星该项目还将包括与观众、教师、通过提供以下材料向全国150,000名四年级教师分发一套教师资料：向全国150,000名四年级教师分发一份免费的印刷家长指南和15分钟的视频，通过非广播和社区合作伙伴团体Meet a Way Cool Science全国印刷大赛，邀请孩子们在他们的社区Nye Labs Online撰写和插图一位科学家的简介；一个网站，提供一系列信息、科学主题、动手实验，并通过电子邮件连接到Bill Nye和制作团队会议演示文稿和研讨会，介绍该项目的科学教育方法，供PBS电视台、教师团体、三个合作组织，女孩公司，国家城市联盟，和拉扎·洛克曼等人的全国会议将进行总结性评估，以扩大对该节目对儿童对科学的态度和理解的影响的理解。它还将审查在校观众的规模和构成，并将评估外展材料的使用和价值。

9614742 Brock KCTS, the public broadcasting station in Seattle, WA, is producing and distributing15 new half-hour episodes for the children's television series, Bill Nye the Science Guy. Topics being considered for these programs include: Caves Jungles Animal Behavior Entropy Home Demo Lakes and Ponds Felines Convection Smell and Taste Life Cycles Minerals Adhesives Atoms and Molecules Organs Comets, Asteroids, and Meteors The project also will include outreach to viewers, teachers, and parents by providing the following materials: A teachers kit to be distributed to 150,000 fourth-grade teachers nationwide Fifty thousand free copies of a printed parents' guide and 15-minuted video distributed through an off-air off and community partner groups Meet a Way Cool Scientist national print contest in which children will be invited to write and illustrate a profile of a scientist in their community Nye Labs Online, a Web site with series information, science topics, hands-on experiments, and an e-mail connection to Bill Nye and the production team Conference Presentations and workshops about the project's approach to science education for PBS stations, teacher groups, and the three partnering organizations, Girls Incorporated, the National Urban League, and the National Conference of La Raza Rockman Et Al will conduct a summative evaluation to extend the understanding of the show's impact on children's attitudes toward and understanding of science. It also will examine the size and composition of the in-school audience, and will assess the use and value of the outreach materials.