PULSE OF THE PLANET'S CHILDREN'S SCIENCE CHALLENGE

该项目将创建广播节目，播客，互联网博客和其他材料，以吸引8-11岁的儿童。 该项目将利用科学挑战竞赛、无线电广播和互动网络功能，展示儿童与科学家和工程师的互动。 为了加强参与，该项目将制作和分发科学家交易卡、科学活动书籍和与项目主题直接相关的其他产品。 项目可交付成果包括150个“地球脉动”广播节目，重点是一组精选的科学家与8-11岁的青少年之间的互动，这些青少年是从鼓励儿童向科学家提出问题和潜在实验的全国性科学挑战中选出的; 60个为儿童设计的播客;儿童和家长对科学实验室和研究场所的现场访问;以及网站功能，包括播客、科学家博客以及相关项目和活动。 项目合作伙伴包括各种企业（例如，体育制造商如K2），媒体（例如，互联网社交网络，如imbee.com、TIME for Kids、Dragonfly TV和Hispanic Communications Network）和教育伙伴关系（如社区科学研讨会和国家科学教师协会）。 服务不足的参与者将通过Celebra la Ciudad科学外展计划获得帮助。 评估员Knight-Williams将进行形成性评估，为广播节目和学习资源的设计提供信息。总结性评价将探讨儿童如何互动和学习听播客，获得和使用活动手册，追求在互联网上的信息，加入imbee.com在线社区和参与教师或家长，而做这些活动。

This project would create radio programs, podcasts, Internet blogs, and other materials to engage children 8-11 years old. Using science challenge competitions, radio broadcasts and interactive web features, this project will showcase children's interactions with scientists and engineers. To reinforce involvement, the project will develop and distribute scientist trading cards, science activity books and other products directly linked to project themes. Project deliverables include 150 Pulse of the Planet radio programs which focus on the interaction between a select group of scientists and youths 8-11, who have been chosen from a nationwide Science Challenge which encourages children to submit questions and potential experiments to scientists; 60 podcasts designed for children; onsite visits by children and parents to science labs and research sites; and website features including podcasts, scientist blogs, and related projects and activities. Project partners include a variety of businesses (e.g., sports manufacturers such as K2), media (e.g., internet social networks such as imbee.com, TIME for Kids, Dragonfly TV, and Hispanic Communications Network) and educational partnerships (e.g. Community Science Workshops and the National Science Teacher's Association.) Underserved participants will be reached through Celebra la Ciencia science outreach programs. The evaluator, Knight-Williams, will carry out formative evaluation to inform the design of the radio programs and learning resources. The summative evaluation will explore how children interact with and learn from listening to the podcasts, getting and using the activity book, pursuing information on the Internet, joining the imbee.com online community and engaging with teachers or parents while doing these activities.