Time Team America And The Science Of Archaeology

这一全面的发展项目将采用多平台方法（电视、实地学校和网站），使公众和得不到充分服务的青年参与考古学研究和发现。该项目将通过建立考古学的实用性作为多个STEM领域的切入点来推进ISE领域的知识和实践，展示它如何回答有关人类起源-文化，历史和自然环境的重要问题。 目标受众包括将观看PBS广播的广大观众。 另一个关键的观众是服务不足的青年谁将参加考古挖掘，并在全国广播精选。 他们将吸引其他服务不足的青年，他们将有机会参加互动式在线虚拟实地学校。 主要的组织伙伴包括科罗拉多的乌鸦峡谷考古中心和4个现场的其他考古组织。 可供选择的节目包括在四个考古遗址拍摄的四个小时的PBS节目，讲述不同文化的故事（美洲原住民，非洲裔美国人，西班牙裔）;现场和在线为代表性不足的青年设计的实地学校;博客，在线讨论和用户生成的视频。该评估将确定电视连续剧，在线内容和现场现场学校对观众的理解，兴趣和围绕考古学背景下的STEM主题的互动的影响。形成性评估将提供投入，并帮助完善电视节目，网站和实地学校。总结性评估将使用各种方法和工件来确定电视连续剧，网站和实地学校的过程成功的程度。 预计这些电视节目将通过广播达到1 300万观众，通过流媒体视频达到30万观众，并有5万独立网站访问者。 从该项目中吸取的经验教训将传播给其他媒体和ISE组织。

This full-scale development project would use a multi-platform approach (TV, Field School, and Web site) to engage public audiences and underserved youth in archaeology research and discovery. The project will advance knowledge and practice in the field of ISE by establishing the utility of archaeology as an entry point to multiple STEM fields showing how it answers important questions about human origins-culture, history, and the natural environment. The target audience includes a broad demographic of viewers who will watch the PBS broadcasts. The other key audience is underserved youth who will participate in the archeology digs and be featured in the national broadcast. They will engage other underserved youth who will have the opportunity to participate in the interactive online virtual field school. Primary organizational partners include the Crow Canyon Archaeology Center in Colorado and other archeology organizations at the 4 field sites. Deliverables include four hours of PBS programming filmed at four archaeological sites telling the stories of diverse cultures (Native American, African American, Hispanic); field schools designed for underrepresented youth both onsite and online; blogs, online discussions, and user-generated videos. The evaluation will determine the impact of the television series, online content, and the on-site Field School on audiences' understanding of, interest in, and interactions around STEM topics within the context of archaeology. Formative evaluation will provide input and help refine the television programs, web site, and field school. The summative evaluation will use a variety of methods and artifacts to determine the degree to which the process of the TV series, web site, and Field School was successful. The television programs are expected to reach 13 million viewers via broadcast, 300,000 via streaming video and 50,000 unique web site visitors. The lessons learned from this project will be disseminated to other media and ISE organizations.