"LAZYBONES": Development Grant for an Engineering Television Series

WGBH正在开发一部面向10至14岁儿童的新电视连续剧《懒骨头》，这是一部工程学游戏节目。每周，懒汉们的八名球员，年龄在17岁到21岁之间，设计出简单的解决方案来解决生活中的艰巨任务。该节目的目的是用幽默和讽刺来吸引目标受众，并将他们转化为工程学的创造力和生产力。该项目的目的是(1)教孩子们通过使用科学和技术来解决现实生活中的问题来学习工程学；(2)帮助弥合孩子们保持对科学和数学感兴趣的关键岁月；以及(3)改善工程学的公众形象，特别是在女孩和少数族裔中。这笔赠款用于该项目的测试视频开发阶段。在这一阶段，WGBH将制作一个测试视频，以进一步评估和完善节目和宣传材料的概念、吸引力和教育内容。

WGBH is developing LAZYBONES (working title), a new television series for 10- to 14-year-olds, that is an engineering game show. Each week LAZYBONES' eight players, aged 17-21, engineer easy solutions to life's arduous tasks. The aim of the program is to use humor and irony to hook its target audience and turn them onto the creativity and productivity of engineering. The purpose of the project is to (1) teach kids to learn about engineering by using science and technology to solve real-life problems; (2) help bridge the critical years for keeping kids interested in science and math, and; (3) improve the public image of engineering, especially among girls and minorities. This grant is for the Test Video Development Phase of the project. During this phase, WGBH will produce a test video in order to further evaluate and refine the concept, appeal and educational content of the show and outreach materials.