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101 Turtle ManiaIzzie straps on her waders with Annie and her friends to make a local wetland more attractive to turtles.
102 Puppet Power
Izzie joins Anna and her friends to engineer a giant pig puppet for a May Day parade, complete with blinking eyes and a twirling tail.
103 Dolphin Dive
Izzie, Serena and Ceci bond with bottlenosed dolphins, exploring their behavior at the Dolphins Plus Research Center.
104 Digging Archaeology
Izzie unearths the past with Jazzy and Gates, uncovering thousand-year-old Native American artifacts at a Utah dig site.
105 Horsing Around
Izzie joins Zoe and her friends as they “pony up” some science to select the best horse for a riding competition.
106 Blowin’ in the Wind
Izzie’s off the grid with Hannah and her friends, who design and build their own working miniature wind farm.
107 High Tech Fashion
With Project Runway fashion designer Diana Eng, Izzie wires up an electrifying gown with Hallie and her friends.
108 Science Cooks!
Izzie cooks up a taste test with Claire and her friends, who make comfort foods more nutritious (without sacrificing the delicious).
109 Underwater Eco-Adventure
Izzie takes the plunge with Elle and Meg, scuba diving to protect the biodiversity of their favorite Catalina reefs.
110 Robots to the Rescue!
Izzie joins Abby and friends to give a rescue robot a personality makeover so it can do a better job when disaster strikes.
111 Going Green
Izzie joins forces with Mackenzie and friends, putting a lid on school trash by inventing a new use for recycled yogurt cups.
112 Star Power
Izzie reaches for the stars with Avianna and Miranda, as they help cut light pollution in their neighborhood.
Fast Facts About SciGirls, the New Series that Empowers Girls to POWER UP with… Science!
Every girl can be a SciGirl with a groundbreaking new TV show and interactive website that will transform the way tween girls look at science, technology, engineering and math (S.T.E.M.). SciGirls debuts on PBS stations from coast-to-coast this February 2010 (check local listings) and on www.pbskids.org/scigirls. The empowering series has just the right formula to inspire the next generation of scientists and engineers with an engaging combination of actual girls exploring real-world science and math alongside successful female mentors in the field – plus an online destination unlike any other where young viewers can share their own exciting ideas and projects. SciGirls is science for girls, by girls!
- SciGirls, a new PBS KIDS series targeting tween girls, showcases bright, curious real girls putting science, technology, engineering and math to work.
- Each half-hour episode follows a different group of SciGirls and their mentors – professional scientists and engineers – as they investigate the environment, technology, engineering, animal behavior, health and more.
- The integration between SciGirls’ destination website into the TV series and broadcast presence plays perfectly to today’s multi-tasking (and multi-screen-using) tweens.
- The SciGirls website also offers a totally safe social networking environment where girls can connect with science-loving peers.
- The goal of SciGirls is nothing less than changing how millions of girls think about science, technology, engineering and math!
- SciGirls premieres on PBS stations and online nationwide in February 2010. (Please check local listings for airdates and times.)
- Major funding is provided by the National Science Foundation.
- SciGirls Clubs are forming nationwide! To learn more, please contact Margaret Duden at 651-339-1303 or mduden@tpt.org.
The SciGirls creative team is headed by tpt Executive Producer Richard Hudson, creator of the long-running PBS children’s science series Newton's Apple and DragonflyTV. Series Producer is Kathy Shugrue co-creator of Fetch! and producer of Zoom at WGBH. The Izzie animation is created by Soup2Nuts, producers of WordGirl. The website is being developed by Big Bad Tomato Interactive. tpt National Productions’ quality, creativity and innovation have earned both popular and critical acclaim, garnering more than 300 awards for artistic and technical achievement, including 25 national and regional Emmy Awards, the duPont-Columbia Commendation, three Peabody Awards, an Academy Award nomination and awards at major international film festivals. tpt National Productions' websites also have been honored with Parents’ Choice and PBS Web awards, and its outreach resources have been lauded and utilized by educators, community leaders and parents nationwide.
SciGirls is generously funded by The National Science Foundation with additional support from ExxonMobil.
About Twin Cities Public Television, National Productions
tpt National Productions is among the primary content producers for the public television system. In addition to crafting award-winning series, documentaries and specials, tpt National Productions amplifies its reach and impact through innovative websites, educational outreach programs and community engagement initiatives. By creating informative and entertaining content, tpt National Productions deeply engages millions of adults and children around the nation and the world.
tpt National Productions' quality, creativity and innovation have earned both popular and critical acclaim, garnering more than 300 awards for artistic and technical achievement. Honors include 25 national and regional Emmy Awards, the duPont- Columbia Commendation, two Peabody Awards, an Academy Award nomination and awards at the Chicago, New York and Tokyo Film Festivals. tpt National Production's websites have also been honored with Parent's Choice and PBS Web awards, and its outreach resources have been lauded and utilized by educators, community leaders and parents nationwide.
tpt National Productions is based at Twin Cities Public Television in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and is one of the nation's leading public television stations.
