SciGirls Explore the Great Outdoors SciGirls invites children nationwide to explore science in the great outdoors! The PBS series’ seventh and final season, SciGirls in the Parks , takes viewers on a journey of America’s national and state park system, highlighting the adventures of curious, smart, and creative kid scientists. Produced by Twin Cities PBS (TPT), these five new episodes will premiere on May 26 on TPT 2 at 12:30 and online at TPT.org/SciGirls and PBSKids.org/scigirls . SciGirls is an Emmy Award-winning PBS series that has inspired children and families around science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) learning and career paths. SciGirls in the Parks continues this tradition by sharing the stories of real girls—not actors—as they team up with adult STEM role models to learn about citizen science. Citizen science initiatives, held in parks nationwide, help researchers collect data on animal and plant species, water quality and other environmental phenomena. From observing fireflies in South Carolina to tracking marine animals on the Alaska Coast to leading trash clean-ups on the banks of the Mississippi River, these real-life SciGirls pitch in to improve their communities. Although SciGirls in the Park s marks the series’ final season, educational outreach in youth-serving learning spaces nationwide continues, and all SciGirls content remains freely accessible at pbskids.org/scigirls and on SciGirls’ popular YouTube channel. Educators can find all media and standards-aligned activities, available in both English and Spanish, at PBS Learning Media ( pbslm.org ), and parents/caregivers can access resources to help with their children’s STEM learning at scigirlsconnect.org .
A who-done-it mystery
adapted for the stage by KEN LUDWIG directed by RISA BRAININ May 13 – July 2 Passengers aboard the opulent Orient Express awake to learn that a murder has occurred behind locked doors. Thankfully, debonair detective Hercule Poirot is on the train and on the case. Murder on the Orient Express Agatha Christie’s
“For almost twenty years, SciGirls has received sustainable support from the National Science Foundation,” said Sylvia Strobel, TPT’s President and CEO. “This has allowed us to inspire, encourage and excite children, families, and educators with gender-equitable, standards-based STEM content. We are deeply grateful for this opportunity, and excited to leverage our learnings into new science media for youth.”
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