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SciGirls, a new PBS KIDS series and website targeting tween girls, showcases bright, curious real
girls putting science, technology, engineering and math to work. Each SciGirls episode follows a
different group of girls and their mentor as they use science and engineering to do something
amazing. SciGirls is hosted by Izzie, an animated character, who is fascinated by science and
learns something new from the real girls in every episode.
SciGirls is already reaching millions of girls on TV, online, and in communities across the nation.
On TV— Broadcast nationwide,
SciGirls reaches 86% of American
TV households (DMA coverage).
In the top 25 markets, the
coverage is 96%! As of December
2010, SciGirls episodes have been
broadcast over 10,000 times on
350 PBS stations.
Recycling: Three middle school girls
learn about plastics recycling and work
with a Chemical Engineer to develop a
new market for used yogurt cups.
Wind Power: Four middle school girls
investigate the placement of wind turbines
with a Geographic Information Systems
Specialist and then build their own
miniature wind farm to power a bird bath.
Online— The SciGirls website, hosted on the popular
PBS Kids portal, is a safe social networking
environment where girls can connect, create
personal profiles and avatars, share projects and
watch episodes. Since launching in February
2010, the site has had almost 2 million page views
from 500,000 unique visitors. 40,000 users have
registered to become SciGirls on the website.
On the ground—
The SciGirls outreach program
offers parents and educators
resources, in English and Spanish,
to help support their girls’ efforts.
PARENTS: www.pbs.org/parents/scigirls
TEACHERS: www.pbs.org/teachers/scigirls
OUTREACH: www.tpt.org/scigirls/outreach
Every girl can be a SciGirl!
Season 1 Episode Descriptions
101 Turtle Mania
Izzie 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.
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.
104 Digging Archaeology
Izzie unearths the past with Jazzy and Gates, uncovering
thousand-year-old Native American artifacts at a Utah
dig site.
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.
105 Horsing Around
Izzie joins Zoe and her friends as they “pony up” some
science to select the best horse for a riding competition.
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.
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.
“Cool stuff…
a refreshing new series that shows
science isn’t just for boys.”
-Parenting Magazine
ool girls
Turtle Mania: Four middle sch
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team up with a Nongame Wildlif
duct a
con
to investigate turtle habitat,
build
and
d,
population study at a local pon
.
a turtle basking platform
112 Star Power
Izzie reaches for the stars with Avianna and Miranda, as
they help cut light pollution in their neighborhood.
“...science does indeed seem to be
downright enjoyable [on SciGirls].”
- New York Times
Puppet Power: Four middle school girls
work with a Mechanical Engineer to
construct a giant pig with movable
parts for a community puppet parade.
Science Cooks
!: Four middl
e school
girls create h
ealthier vers
ions of two of
their comfort
foods -- peach
cobbler and
collard green
s – with assi
st
an
ce from a
PhD student
of Nutrition.