FETCH! Future Scientists Initiative

Fetch是一部新的PBS电视连续剧，伴随着网络和针对6至10岁儿童的外联活动。该项目通过独特地将真人表演与动画、游戏节目惯例与真人秀节目以及与学者的幽默结合起来，为幼儿带来科学学习。预期的影响是：1)让目标受众了解作为科学家意味着什么，并鼓励他们追求科学事业；2)为外展合作伙伴提供课程，支持内容丰富的ISE活动和在不同环境中的职业探索；以及3)展示如何利用媒体教授实质性科学，并与该领域的其他人分享项目评估的结果。申请的资金将允许该项目扩展科学课程，增加20集新的半小时剧集，并扩大网站，重点关注突出一系列职业的三个新的科学主题：栖息地、结构和化学。此外，资金将支持图书馆和其他为青年服务的组织的新教育资源。FETCH由WGBH制作；内容和外联伙伴包括儿童图书馆服务协会、国家野生动物联合会和美国化学协会，以及3200个青年服务组织的外联伙伴。美国研究所将对该项目进行形成性评估；古德曼研究小组将对该电视节目和《获取未来科学家指南》进行总结性评估。

FETCH is a new PBS television series with accompanying Web and outreach activities targeted to 6- to 10-year olds. The program brings science learning to young children by uniquely blending live-action with animation, game show convention with reality programming, and humor with academics. The intended impacts are to: 1) reach the target audience about what it means to be a scientist and encourage them to pursue a science career; 2) provide outreach partners with curriculum that supports content-rich ISE activities and career explorations in varied settings; and 3) demonstrate how media can be used to teach substantive science and share the results of project evaluation with others in the field. The requested funds will allow the project to expand the science curriculum with 20 new half-hour episodes and expand the Web site, focusing on three new science themes that highlight a range of careers: habitats, structures, and chemistry. In addition, funds will support new educational resources for libraries and other youth-serving organizations. FETCH is produced by WGBH; content and outreach partners include the Association for Library Service to Children, the National Wildlife Federation, and the American Chemical Society in addition to outreach partners in 3,200 youth-serving organizations. American Institute for Research will conduct formative evaluation for the project; Goodman Research Group will conduct summative evaluation of both the television show and the FETCH Future Scientist Guide.