SciGirls TV Series, Website and Outreach - Season Two

SciGirls电视剧，网站和推广是一个跨媒体项目，鼓励和授权女孩追求STEM职业。 这是PBS上第一部专门为8 - 12岁的中学女生设计的电视连续剧。该方法基于性别研究和女孩STEM教育的最佳实践。每一集都有不同的真实的女孩参与活跃的科学调查和工程项目，而该系列则由两个吸引人的动画角色统一起来。 该节目的创新形式锻造了一个独特的链接到网站，这是电视节目本身的一个组成部分。 这一请求将支持：* 制作10个新的电视节目;* 增强SciGirls网站pbs.org; * 使用新技术创建SciGirls智能手机应用程序和互动游戏;* 扩大SciGirls博物馆附属机构的合作;与AAUW和其他科学家和工程师专业组织合作的新SciGirls导师计划;与美国女童子军发展新的伙伴关系。该项目的战略伙伴是全国女童合作项目（NGCP）西雅图费城的富兰克林研究所。 NGCP将SciGirls与其500个以社区为基础的女孩科学项目网络联系起来，富兰克林研究所帮助协调博物馆附属机构，这是一个实施SciGirls外展活动的科学博物馆网络。该项目还将与美国女童子军新的“女童子军领导经验”计划合作，该计划强调STEM学习。 最重要的网络部分是一个社交网络功能，使对科学感兴趣的女孩能够与全国各地的同龄人联系。 到目前为止，已经有超过800，000名独立访客和50，000名注册的“科学女孩”。“SciGirls TV由双子城公共电视台制作，由PBS Plus发行。 《科学女孩》第一季于2010年2月开播，覆盖了超过86%的美国家庭。 此外，所有节目都在pbskids.org上播放，并在iTunes上免费提供。 西班牙文版将在V-me上分发，并将进行两次单独的项目评价。 芭芭拉·弗拉格博士将评估SciGirls如何提高女孩对科学和工程的知识和理解，并让她们对自己在STEM方面的能力更有信心。 Valerie Knight-Williams将与全国课后教育工作者网络一起调查SciGirls外展材料的使用情况。

SciGirls TV Series, Website and Outreach is a transmedia project to encourage and empower girls to pursue careers in STEM. It is the first television series on PBS designed specifically for middle school girls, ages 8 - 12. The approach is based on gender research and best practices for STEM education for girls. Each episode features different real girls in active science investigations and engineering projects, while the series is unified by two appealing animated characters. The innovative format of the show forges a unique link to the Website, which is an integral part of the TV show itself. This request will support: * The production of ten new television episodes;* Enhancement of the SciGirls website on pbs.org; * Use of new technologies to create a SciGirls Smartphone app and interactive games;* Expansion of the SciGirls Museum Affiliates collaborative; a new SciGirls Mentorship Program with the AAUW and other professional organizations of scientists and engineers; and development of a new partnership with the Girl Scouts of the USA.The project's strategic partners are the National Girls Collaborative Project (NGCP) in Seattle and The Franklin Institute in Philadelphia. The NGCP links SciGirls with its network of 500 community-based science programs for girls, and The Franklin Institute helps coordinate the Museum Affiliates, a network of science museums that implements SciGirls outreach activities. The project will also work with the Girl Scouts of America's new "Girl Scout Leadership Experience" program which emphasizes STEM learning. The most significant web component is a social networking feature that allows girls who are interested in science to connect with peers across the nation. To date, there have been over 800,000 unique visitors and 50,000 registered "SciGirls."SciGirls TV is produced by Twin Cities Public Television and distributed by PBS Plus. Launched in February 2010, SciGirls Season One broadcasts reached over 86% of U.S. households. In addition, all programs are streamed on pbskids.org and available on iTunes free of charge. The Spanish version will be distributed on V-me. Two separate project evaluations will be conducted. Dr. Barbara Flagg will evaluate how SciGirls improves girls' knowledge and understanding of science and engineering and gives them greater confidence in their abilities in STEM. Valerie Knight-Williams will investigate the use of SciGirls outreach materials with a national network of after-school educators.