"ZOOM" -- Season Seven

WGBH教育基金会要求1 709 863美元为ZOOM制作20个新节目和新的外联和网络活动。 ZOOM是一个每天半小时的PBS系列，针对8至11岁的孩子。 ZOOM专为儿童设计，让观众有机会探索，实验和分享他们的创造力。 该系列节目沿着其深远的影响，为观众提供了一门创新课程，促进基础数学和科学知识的获取以及称为“思维习惯”的解决问题技能的发展。“第七季的目标是：（1）开发三个新的内容领域-“幸存者科学”，“侦探科学”和“保护科学”;（2）推出“ZOOM Into Action and Conserve”，这是一项新的活动，旨在为孩子们提供保护活动，以促进他们的志愿服务，并帮助他们了解他们努力背后的科学;（3）为课后项目负责人创建新的科学培训材料;以及（4）进行总结性评估，以继续衡量ZOOM在向目标受众教授数学和科学方面的有效性。 该项目的推广将包括为儿童、家庭和教育工作者提供印刷材料。 社区组织的ZOOM相关活动包括1，450个ClubZOOM科学课外项目和23个ZOOMzone科学博物馆展览。 ZOOM目前由261个公共广播电台播放，每周有近500万儿童收看。 这个2 400页的互动网站每周更新，每天吸引近43 000名访问者。

WGBH Educational Foundation is requesting $1,709,863 to produce 20 new shows and new outreach and Web activities for ZOOM. ZOOM is a daily half-hour PBS series targeted to kids ages 8 to 11. Uniquely by and for kids, ZOOM gives its viewers a chance to explore, experiment and share their creativity. The series, along with its far-reaching outreach, offers its audience an innovative curriculum that promotes the acquisition of basic math and science knowledge and the development of problem solving skills called "Habits of Mind." The goals for Season VII are to: (1) develop three new content areas-"Survivor Science," "Sleuth Science," and "Conservation Science"; (2) launch "ZOOM Into Action and Conserve," a new campaign designed to give kids conservation activities to fuel their volunteerism and help them understand the science behind their efforts; (3) create new science training materials for afterschool program leaders; and, (4) conduct summative evaluation to continue to gauge ZOOM's effectiveness at teaching math and science to targeted audiences. Outreach for the project will include print materials for kids, families and educators. ZOOM-related activities at community-based organizations include 1,450 ClubZOOM science afterschool programs and 23 ZOOMzone science museum exhibits. ZOOM currently is carried by 261 public broadcasting stations and is viewed by close to 5 million children per week. The 2,400-page interactive web site is updated weekly and attracts almost 43,000 visitors per day.