North Carolina EWeek

This presentation showcases Cyberchase, an award-winning math mystery cartoon series on PBS KIDS GO! that delights 8-11 year olds with eye-popping action and humor.

A team of curious kids and a wacky cyber bird use math and brainpower to outwit, outsmart and outlast the bad guys in their quest to save Cyberspace.

Check out this presentation if you are interested in using a Cyberchase video during a classroom visit.

Many ZOOM into Engineering (elementary and middle school level) experiments are available in Spanish in addition to English. See http://pbskids.org/zoom/printables/activities/ and look for the ESP designation. This site provides handouts in PDF format that you can print out and take to the classroom. All of the instructions are included, just check and see what supplies you will need and your visit is practically planned! Some example are attached below.

Design Squad is a new PBS television show, outreach campaign, and Web site, premiering during EWeek 2007. Part reality competition, all engineering, and major fun, Design Squad features two teams of real high school kids who use their problem-solving skills to design, construct, and test engineering projects such as a machine that automatically makes pancakes, or motorizing a red wagon that can reach speeds up to 20mph. This material was presented at the initial training session. Additional information is contained in this Powerpoint presentation.

These experiments are suitable for high school students.

These experiments are suitable for middle school students.

• Balloon race
• Balloon race/payload
• Best bounce
• Build a box
• Build a bridge
• Build a tower
• Computer chip company

These experiments are suitable for elementary school students.

• Bicycle helmet design experiment
• Boat float
• Build a bridge
• Build a potato battery
• Build a tower
• Card structure
• Computer assembly
• Engineering background
• Fill the box
• Intel Play ?
  

Our activities are grouped by age level.

• Elementary School
• Middle School
• High School

Several of the activities are suitable for a large age span with background material and approach changing to suit the audience. We now have a few Spanish language activities for bilingual classes. These are also arranged by grade level.

Once again, we will be holding lunchtime training sessions for several of these activities as our spring program approaches.