"ZOOM" -- Season Seven

WGBH教育基金会要求提供1,709,863美元，用于为Zoom制作20个新节目和新的外联和网络活动。ZOOM是PBS每天半小时的系列节目，面向8至11岁的儿童。ZOOM为观众提供了探索、实验和分享他们的创造力的机会，这是由儿童和儿童独一无二的。该系列节目的影响深远，它为观众提供了一门创新的课程，旨在促进学生获得基本的数学和科学知识，并培养解决问题的技能，这种技能被称为“思维习惯”。第七季的目标是：(1)开发三个新的内容领域--“生存科学”、“侦察科学”和“保护科学”；(2)推出“放大行动和保护”，这是一个新的活动，旨在让孩子们开展保护活动，激发他们的志愿精神，帮助他们理解他们努力背后的科学；(3)为课外项目负责人创建新的科学培训材料；以及，(4)进行总结性评估，以继续衡量Zoom在向目标受众教授数学和科学方面的有效性。该项目的外展活动将包括为儿童、家庭和教育工作者提供的印刷材料。社区组织中与ZOOM相关的活动包括1,450个ClubZOOM科学课外项目和23个ZOOMzone科学博物馆展品。ZOOM目前由261家公共广播电台转播，每周有近500万儿童观看。这个2400页的互动网站每周更新一次，每天吸引近43,000名访问者。

WGBH Educational Foundation is requesting $1,709,863 to produce 20 new shows and new outreach and Web activities for ZOOM. ZOOM is a daily half-hour PBS series targeted to kids ages 8 to 11. Uniquely by and for kids, ZOOM gives its viewers a chance to explore, experiment and share their creativity. The series, along with its far-reaching outreach, offers its audience an innovative curriculum that promotes the acquisition of basic math and science knowledge and the development of problem solving skills called "Habits of Mind." The goals for Season VII are to: (1) develop three new content areas-"Survivor Science," "Sleuth Science," and "Conservation Science"; (2) launch "ZOOM Into Action and Conserve," a new campaign designed to give kids conservation activities to fuel their volunteerism and help them understand the science behind their efforts; (3) create new science training materials for afterschool program leaders; and, (4) conduct summative evaluation to continue to gauge ZOOM's effectiveness at teaching math and science to targeted audiences. Outreach for the project will include print materials for kids, families and educators. ZOOM-related activities at community-based organizations include 1,450 ClubZOOM science afterschool programs and 23 ZOOMzone science museum exhibits. ZOOM currently is carried by 261 public broadcasting stations and is viewed by close to 5 million children per week. The 2,400-page interactive web site is updated weekly and attracts almost 43,000 visitors per day.