SciGirls
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SciGirls | |
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![]() SciGirls Logo | |
Genre | Educational entertainment Reality television |
Created by | Twin Cities PBS |
Written by | Kerri Grant |
Starring | Lara Jill Miller Greg Cipes |
Voices of | Lara Jill Miller Greg Cipes |
Theme music composer | Eggplant: Steve D'Angelo, Terry Tompkins, Jeff Morrow |
Country of origin | United States |
Original languages | English and Spanish |
No. of seasons | 5 |
No. of episodes | 39 (List of episodes) |
Production | |
Executive producer | Rita K. Karl |
Producers | Angie Prindle Marie Domingo |
Animators | Curious Media Soup2Nuts |
Running time | 28 minutes |
Production companies | TPT Productions Soup2Nuts |
Distributor | PBS |
Release | |
Original network | PBS Kids Go! (2010–2013) PBS Kids (2013–present) CBC Kids POP tv |
Original release | February 11, 2010 present | –
Chronology | |
Preceded by | DragonflyTV, Newton's Apple |
External links | |
Official Website for Kids on PBSkids.org | |
SciGirls Connect Educator Website |
SciGirls is an American live-action/animated children's television series that premiered on February 11, 2010 on PBS Kids. It has a mix of live-action and animated segments. It is produced by Twin Cities PBS and builds on the "real kids doing real science" approach of DragonflyTV.
It is an educational outreach program for elementary school children based on proven best practices for science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education for girls. It was launched in February 2010 and produced by Twin Cities Public Television, the episodes are broadcast on most PBS stations, and the project's website, SciGirls,[1] is designed to encourage girls to pursue STEM careers, in response to the low numbers of women in many scientific careers.[2][3]
Overview[]
Each SciGirls half-hour episode depicts the STEM-themed activities of a group of middle-school girls including engineering a mini-wind farm, creating a turtle habitat, designing an electronic dress, and more. Additionally, women scientists and engineers mentor the girls, demonstrating that interest in STEM subjects can lead to a rewarding lifelong pursuit. The series is unified by two animated characters, Izzie and Jake, who emphasize how science and technology can help solve problems in everyday life. These characters also appear on the series website, which is integrated into the TV episodes.
Episodes[]
Season | Episodes | Season Premiere | Season Finale | |
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1 | 12 | February 11, 2010[4] | April 29, 2010 | |
2 | 10 | October 11, 2012 | December 13, 2012 | |
3 | 6 | April 16, 2015 | May 21, 2015 | |
4 | 6 | February 1, 2018 | March 8, 2018 | |
5 | 5 | December 12, 2019 | January 9, 2020 |
Characters[]
- Izzie (voiced by Lara Jill Miller) is a 12-year-old girl with a constantly expanding assortment of interests. She also acts as the webmaster for the SciGirls website, which hosts a database of science videos following real-life SciGirls. This resource often comes in handy, because whenever Izzie encounters a tricky situation and she is able to zap herself into her computer and follow along with the girls' investigations. Afterward, she is easily able to design a solution to her own dilemma.
- Jake (voiced by Greg Cipes) has known Izzie since they were in preschool and has remained her closest friend. He usually meets up with Izzie at school, online, or around the town. More often than not, Jake finds himself drawn into Izzie's scientific situations.[5]
- Fang, Jake's pet mouse, can often be found helping Jake and Izzie on their STEM-filled adventures.
Alongside Izzie and Jake, each episode features a group of real girls (not actors) working alongside a woman STEM professional.
References[]
- ^ "PBS SciGirls—Science Fun for Tween Girls". SciGirls.
- ^ Parents, PBS KIDS for (May 18, 2021). "About SciGirls | PBS KIDS Shows". PBS KIDS for Parents.
- ^ "TPT National Productions Wins Daytime Emmy For PBS Series "SciGirls"" (PDF). tpt.org. June 20, 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 27, 2011.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on March 20, 2012. Retrieved August 25, 2011.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "SciGirls - Meet the Characters". pbs.org. Archived from the original on March 2, 2010.
External links[]
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- 2010s American animated television series
- 2020s American animated television series
- 2010s American children's television series
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- 2010s American reality television series
- 2020s American reality television series
- American children's animated education television series
- American children's reality television series
- American flash animated television series
- American television series with live action and animation
- Animated television series about children
- English-language television shows
- Middle school television series
- PBS Kids shows
- PBS original programming
- Science education television series
- Television series by Soup2Nuts