DragonflyTV: A New Science Show for Children

[9909828]双子城公共电视台正在为儿童制作13个半小时的新科学节目，将在公共电视台播出。该节目将以儿童杂志《蜻蜓》（Dragonfly）为基础，展示孩子们自己开发和计划的科学实验。有时，成年科学家会加入孩子们的行列，讲述他们自己的研究、发现和对科学的热爱。该项目的目标是培养儿童对科学和科学探究过程的更大兴趣；展示儿童的科学探索与专业科学家的研究之间的相似之处；突出和促进涉及代表性不足的社区，特别是少数民族和女孩的科学项目。该项目的推广工作将包括每月出版一本《青年研究者实地考察手册》，蜻蜓电视台教师的多页配套插页，将被整合到NSTA小学和中学教师期刊中，以及蜻蜓电视台网站。该项目还将与美国男孩女孩俱乐部和4-H国家科学技术网络建立社区外展伙伴关系。

9909828HUDSONTwin Cities Public TV is producing 13 half-hour programs of a new science show for children to be on public television. The show would be based on the children's magazine, "Dragonfly," and would present children doing science experiments that they developed and planned themselves. From time to time, the children would be joined by adult scientists who tell of their own research, their discoveries, and their love of science. The goals of the project are to foster in children a greater interest in science and the process of scientific inquiry; demonstrate the parallels between children's scientific explorations and the research conducted by professional scientists; and feature and promote science projects involving under-represented communities, particularly ethnic minorities and girls.Outreach for the project will include a monthly "Young Investigator's Field Book," a Dragonfly TV teachers' companion multi-page insert that will be integrated into the NSTA grade school and middle school journals for teachers, and a Dragonfly TV website. The project also will establish community outreach partnerships with the Boys and Girls Clubs of America and the 4-H National Science and Technology Network.