Bill Nye the Science Guy (TV Series)

小行星9614742 华盛顿州西雅图的公共广播电台KCTS正在为儿童电视连续剧《科学家比尔·奈》制作和发行15集新的半小时剧集。 这些方案考虑的主题包括： 洞穴 丛林动物行为 熵 主页演示湖泊和池塘 猫科动物 对流层与味道 生命周期矿物胶粘剂 原子和分子器官彗星、小行星和流星 该项目还将包括通过提供以下材料向观众、教师和家长进行宣传： 一个教师工具包将分发给全国15万名四年级教师5万份免费的印刷家长指南和15分钟的视频，通过一个非广播和社区合作伙伴团体分发。一个网站，提供系列信息，科学主题，动手实验，以及与Bill Nye和制作团队的电子邮件连接，关于PBS站，教师团体和三个合作组织，女孩公司，国家城市联盟，全国拉腊扎会议（National Conference of La Raza） 洛克曼等铝将进行总结性评估，以扩大对儿童的态度和科学的理解节目的影响的理解。 它还将审查在校受众的规模和组成，并将评估外联材料的使用和价值。

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.