LOOP (wt) Season One

LOOP是一个多平台项目的暂定名，旨在促进6-9岁儿童及其家庭对可持续发展的环境和科学素养。与针对这一年龄组的大多数教育材料不同，LOOP方法要求受众以跨学科的方式了解环境和人类系统的相互联系。该项目由WGBH制作，其核心部分将是为PBS设计的电视连续剧，并附带网络上的数字媒体和广泛的“了解你的世界”推广倡议。美国林务局是该项目的合作伙伴之一。在这个发展阶段，该项目将：-进行前期研究，以获得儿童对环境可持续性的基本了解。-进一步发展和测试LOOP提出的创意风格。-制作一个动画（一个简单的模型）的完整情节和伴随的真人视频，从内容总监输入。-进行形成性评估，评估动画和真人视频的学习效果，为系列制作提供信息。康科德评价小组将进行前期研究，以评估儿童对环境可持续性的认识，并对动画试点进行形成性评价。Global Mechanic是动画制作人。该项目具有以下潜力：(1)告知该领域如何提高幼儿对复杂生态概念的理解；(2)“挑战极限”，探索大众传媒如何支持地方环境调查，促进家庭户外探索。向孩子们介绍系统思维，特别是围绕环境主题的系统思维，可以对他们对STEM的理解和方法做出重大贡献。

LOOP is the working title for a multiplatform project to promote environmental and scientific literacy about sustainability for children ages 6-9 and their families. Unlike most educational materials for this age group, the LOOP approach requires the audience to learn about the interconnectedness of environmental and human systems in a cross-disciplinary manner. Produced by WGBH, the center piece of the project will be a television series designed for PBS with accompanying digital media on the web and an extensive "Get to Know Your World" outreach initiative. The U.S. Forest Service is one of the project's partners.At this development stage, the project will: - Conduct front-end research to obtain a baseline understanding about what kids know about environmental sustainability.- Further develop and test LOOP's proposed creative style. - Produce an animatic (a simple mock-up) of a full episode and accompanying live-action video, with input from Content Directors.- Perform formative evaluation to assess the learning impact of the animatic and live-action video to inform series production.Concord Evaluation Group will conduct the front-end research to assess children's knowledge of environmental sustainability and formative evaluation of the animatic pilot. Global Mechanic is the animation producer. The project has the potential to (1) inform the field on how to enhance young children's understanding of complex ecological concepts; and (2) "push the envelope" by exploring how mass media can support local environmental investigation and promote outdoor family explorations. Introducing children to systems thinking, especially around environmental subjects, could make a significant contribution to their understanding of and approach to STEM.