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A Life of Science

March 15, 1994 - August 31, 1996 | Media and Technology, Public Programs, Informal/Formal Connections
WGBH Educational Foundation is producing a prime time television series and informal education outreach component entitled 'A Life of Science.' Each of the six one-hour programs in the series will profile a contemporary woman scientist: Lydia Villa-Komaroff, biologist; Melissa Franklin, physicist; Misha Mahowald, computational neuroscientist; Marcia NcNutt, geologist; Lynda Jordan, biochemist; and Patty Jo Watson, archaeologist. The stories will present their scientific quests and careers but also will be about scientific lives. An outreach plan, which centers around a national campaign called 'The Missing Persons Investigation,' will target two primary constituencies: girls and boys 11-14 years of age and their adult teachers and youth service community leaders. The project will serve these audiences in formal school-based settings as well as in the informal settings of community-based organizations and institutions. Beyond these immediate target groups, the outreach project will reach a broad and diverse national public through related activities including demonstrations exhibits, community campaigns at local public television stations, and media partnerships. A comprehensive promotion plan has been devised to inform the public of both the series and the outreach component of the project.

Funders

NSF
Funding Program: ISE/AISL
Award Number: 9355599
Funding Amount: 1113946

TEAM MEMBERS

  • Judith Vecchione
    Principal Investigator
    WGBH
  • Judy Crichton
    Co-Principal Investigator
    WGBH
  • Discipline: General STEM | History/policy/law | Social science and psychology
    Audience: Middle School Children (11-13) | Youth/Teen (up to 17) | General Public | Educators/Teachers | Museum/ISE Professionals
    Environment Type: Media and Technology | Broadcast Media | Public Programs | Community Outreach Programs | Informal/Formal Connections | K-12 Programs
    Access and Inclusion: Women and Girls

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