OmniBus: A Radio-outreach Science Program for Children

该项目将产生和评估一个试点方案， 半小时科学广播的补充印刷材料 系列为孩子们。 该系列将针对8至10岁的儿童 年龄，但将被设计为包括整个家庭。 每个节目将包括教育歌曲，采访， 故事、电话提问和“动手”实验。 的 辅助材料将提供额外的科学活动， 可以适当地在家里和教室里进行。 这一试验阶段的预算为266 521美元，其中215 940美元用于 由NSF提供。 整个系列一旦制作完成，计划播出 通过儿童广播网。 AAAS将在 负责外联的发展和管理 项目的组成部分。

This project will produce and evaluate a pilot program with supplementary print material for a half-hour science radio series for Children. The series will target children 8 to 10 years old, but will be designed to include the entire family. Each program will consist of educational songs, interviews, stories, call-in questions and "hands-on" experiments. The support material will provide additional science activities that may appropriately be conducted in the home and in classrooms. The budget for this pilot phase is $266,521 of which $215,940 is being provided by the NSF. The full series, once produced, is planned to be broadcast through the Children's Radio Network. The AAAS will be responsible for development and management of the outreach component of the project.//