July 15th, 2008 - May 17th, 2010 | PROJECT
WGBHs third season of the PBS Design Squad reality series, designed to inspire a new generation of engineers, got teenagers to think smart, build fast, and contend with a wild array of engineering challenges for real-life clients. Targeted to 9- to 12-year-olds, and fun for people of all ages, this fast-paced TV series is the fuel behind a national, multimedia initiative to attract kids to engineering. The project expaned its reach into the middle school classroom to create the first online community where kids can share their real-world engineering projects and provide a richer video viewing experience with embedded "pop-up" commentary.
Project Website(s)
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Project Products
Evaluation of Design Squad, Season 3: Final Report
Team Members
Kate Taylor, Principal Investigator, WGBHMarisa Wolsky, Co-Principal Investigator, WGBH
Funders
Funding Source: NSF
Funding Program: ISE/AISL
Award Number: 0810996
Funding Amount: 2659907
Tags
Audience: Educators | Teachers | Elementary School Children (6-10) | Middle School Children (11-13) | Museum | ISE Professionals
Discipline: Engineering
Resource Type: Project Descriptions
Environment Type: Broadcast Media | Informal | Formal Connections | K-12 Programs | Media and Technology | Websites | Mobile Apps | Online Media