SciGirls
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| Created by | TPT Productions |
| Starring |
Lara Jill Miller Greg Cipes |
| Voices of | Lara Jill Miller Greg Cipes |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 28 (List of episodes) |
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| Executive producer(s) | Marc du Pontavice |
| Producer(s) | Olivier Jean-Marie |
| Running time | 28 minutes |
| Production company(s) |
TPT Productions Soup2Nuts Saban Brands |
| Distributor | PBS |
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| Original network |
PBS Kids Go! (2010–13) PBS Kids (2013–15) |
| Original release | February 13, 2010 – May 22, 2015 |
| External links | |
| Official Website for Kids on PBSkids |
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SciGirls is an American children's television series that premiered on February 12, 2010 on PBS Kids Go!. It is produced by TPT Productions, Soup2Nuts, and Saban Brands. On April 30, 2010 the series went on hiatus until Season 2 on October 12, 2012 to December 14, 2012. The series ended on May 22, 2015. The episodes broadcast on most PBS stations have reruns on the weekends.
It is an educational outreach program for elementary and middle-school children based on proven best practices for science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education for girls. It was launched in February 2011 and produced by Twin Cities Public Television, the episodes are broadcast on most PBS stations, and the project's website is at http://pbskidsgo.org/scigirls. SciGirls is designed to encourage girls to pursue STEM careers, in response to the low numbers of women in many scientific careers.
The show was awarded a Daytime Emmy Award in 2011 for Outstanding New Approaches in a Children's TV Show and Best Emmy for Summer 2011 and Metal Trophy for Winter 2011.SciGirls developed from the award-winning PBS children's television series DragonflyTV.
Alongside Izzie and Jake, episodes feature several different groups of real SciGirls.
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.
The entire approach of SciGirls is based on published research into best practices for engaging girls in STEM. A quarter of a century of studies have converged on a set of common strategies which are built into the project's educational framework, and called the SciGirls Seven:
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